UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549



FORM 10-Q



(Mark One)

[X]

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGEACT OF 1934



For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2008



or



[ ]

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIESEXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



For the transition period from _________to _________



Commission file number 0-12438



REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATES LIMITED V

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



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|California                      | 95-3768810         
|(State or other jurisdiction of | (I.R.S. Employer   
|incorporation or organization)  | Identification No.)



55 Beattie Place, PO Box 1089

Greenville, South Carolina  29602

(Address of principal executive offices)



(864) 239-1000

(Registrants telephone number, including area code)



Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  [X] Yes  [ ] No



Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.



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|Large accelerated filer [ ]                                             | Accelerated filer [ ]        
|Non-accelerated filer [ ]
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company) | Smaller reporting company [X]



Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). [ ] Yes  [X] No











PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION





ITEM 1.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS





REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATES LIMITED V

Balance Sheets

(in thousands)





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|                                                     | March 31,   | December 31,
|                                                     | 2008        | 2007        
|                                                     | (Unaudited) | (Note)      
|ASSETS                                               |             |             
|Cash and cash equivalents                            | $    97     | $   110     
|Receivables  limited partners                       | 2           | 2           
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|Total assets                                         | $99         | $112        
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|LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' (DEFICIENCY) CAPITAL       |             |             
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|Liabilities                                          |             |             
|Accounts payable and accrued expenses                | $    15     | $    16     
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|Contingencies (Note 4)                               |             |             
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|Partners' (deficiency) capital                       |             |             
|General Partners                                     | (147)       | (147)       
|Limited Partners                                     | 231         | 243         
|                                                     | 84          | 96          
|Total liabilities and partners' (deficiency) capital | $99         | $112        
|                                                     |             |             





Note:

The balance sheet at December 31, 2007 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date but does not include all the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.





See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements













REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATES LIMITED V

Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

(in thousands, except per interest data)







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|                                                     | Three Months Ended
|                                                     | March 31,         
|                                                     | 2008               | 2007   
|Revenues:                                            |                    |        
|Interest income                                      | $1                 | $2     
|                                                     |                    |        
|Operating expenses:                                  |                    |        
|Legal and accounting                                 | 8                  | 10     
|Management fees  corporate general partner (Note 3) | 1                  | 1      
|Administrative                                       | 4                  | 3      
|Total operating expenses                             | 13                 | 14     
|                                                     |                    |        
|Net loss                                             | $(12)              | $(12)  
|                                                     |                    |        
|Net loss allocated to general partners (1%)          | $   --             | $   -- 
|Net loss allocated to limited partners (99%)         | (12)               | (12)   
|                                                     | $(12)              | $(12)  
|                                                     |                    |        
|Net loss per limited partnership interest (Note 1)   | $(1.54)            | $(1.54)





See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements













REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATES LIMITED V

Statement of Changes in Partners' (Deficiency) Capital

(Unaudited)

(in thousands, except interest data)







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|                               | General  | Limited  |      
|                               | Partners | Partners | Total
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|Partnership interests (A)      |          | 7,775    |      
|                               |          |          |      
|Partners' (deficiency) capital |          |          |      
|at December 31, 2007           | $ (147)  | $  243   | $  96
|                               |          |          |      
|Net loss for the three months  |          |          |      
|ended March 31, 2008           | --       | (12)     | (12) 
|                               |          |          |      
|Partners' (deficiency) capital |          |          |      
|at March 31, 2008              | $(147)   | $231     | $84  



(A)

Consists of 7,775 partnership interests at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007.





See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements













REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATES LIMITED V

Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

(in thousands)







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|                                                      | Three Months Ended
|                                                      | March 31,         
|                                                      | 2008               | 2007   
|Cash flows from operating activities:                 |                    |        
|Net loss                                              | $  (12)            | $  (12)
|Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in |                    |        
|operating activities:                                 |                    |        
|Decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses     | (1)                | (8)    
|Net cash used in operating activities                 | (13)               | (20)   
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|Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents             | (13)               | (20)   
|Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period        | 110                | 143    
|                                                      |                    |        
|Cash and cash equivalents, end of period              | $97                | $123   





See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements













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|REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATES LIMITED V
|Notes To Financial Statements   
|(Unaudited)                     





NOTE 1  ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES



Organization



The information contained in the following notes to the unaudited financial statements is condensed from that which would appear in the annual audited financial statements; accordingly, the financial statements included herein should be reviewed in conjunction with the financial statements and related notes thereto contained in the annual report for the year ended December 31, 2007 prepared by Real Estate Associates Limited V (the "Partnership"). Accounting measurements at interim dates inherently involve greater reliance on estimates than at year end. The results of operations for the interim period presented are not necessarily indicative of the results for the entire year.



In the opinion of the Partnerships management, the accompanying unaudited financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting primarily of normal recurring accruals) necessary to present fairly the financial position as of March 31, 2008, and the results of operations and changes in cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.



The general partners share a one percent interest in profits and losses of the Partnership. The limited partners share the remaining 99 percent interest which is allocated in proportion to their respective investments.  The general partners of the Partnership are National Partnership Investments Corp. (NAPICO or the Corporate General Partner) and National Partnership Investment Associates II.  The Corporate General Partner is a subsidiary of Apartment Investment and Management Company (AIMCO), a publicly traded real estate investment trust.



Basis of Presentation



The accompanying unaudited financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.



Method of Accounting for Investments in and Advances to Local Limited Partnerships



The investments in local limited partnerships (the Local Limited Partnerships) are accounted for on the equity method.



Net Loss Per Limited Partnership Interest



Net loss per limited partner interest is computed by dividing the limited partners' share of net loss by the number of limited partnership interests outstanding at December 31 of the prior year. The number of limited partnership interests was 7,775 at December 31, 2007 and 2006.



FASB Interpretation No. 46



As of December 31, 2004, the Partnership adopted FASB Interpretation No. 46 Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities (or FIN 46) and applied its requirements to all Local Limited Partnerships in which the Partnership held a variable interest.  FIN 46 addresses the consolidation by business enterprises of variable interest entities.  Generally, a variable interest entity, or VIE, is an entity with one or more of the following characteristics:  (a) the total equity investment at risk is not sufficient to permit the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support; (b) as a group the holders of the equity investment at risk lack (i) the ability to make decisions about an entitys activities through voting or similar rights, (ii) the obligation to absorb the expected losses of the entity, or (iii) the right to receive the expected residual returns of the entity; or (c) the equity investors have voting rights that are not proportional to their economic interests and substantially all of the entitys activities either involve, or are conducted on behalf of, an investor that has disproportionately few voting rights.  FIN 46 requires a VIE to be consolidated in the financial statements of the entity that is determined to be the primary beneficiary of the VIE.



The Partnership holds a variable interest in one VIE for which the Partnership is not the primary beneficiary.  This VIE consists of a Local Limited Partnership in which the Partnership acquired an interest prior to the adoption of FIN 46 that is directly engaged in the ownership and management of an apartment property with 40 units.  The Partnership is involved with this VIE as a non-controlling limited partner equity holder. As of March 31, 2008, the Partnership continued to hold a variable interest in the same VIE as determined upon adoption of FIN 46. The Partnerships maximum exposure to loss as a result of its involvement with the unconsolidated VIE is limited to the Partnerships recorded investment in and receivable from this VIE, which was zero at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007.  The Partnership may be subject to additional losses to the extent of any financial support that the Partnership voluntarily provides in the future.



Recent Accounting Pronouncement



In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 157, Fair Value Measurements. SFAS No. 157 defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. SFAS No. 157 applies whenever other standards require assets or liabilities to be measured at fair value and does not expand the use of fair value in any new circumstances. SFAS No. 157 establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the information used in developing fair value estimates. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets and the lowest priority to unobservable data, such as the reporting entitys own data. SFAS No. 157 requires fair value measurements to be disclosed by level within the fair value hierarchy. In February 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position No. FAS 157-2, Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157, which deferred the effective date of SFAS No. 157 for all nonrecurring fair value measurements of non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities until fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008.  The provisions of SFAS No. 157 are applicable to recurring fair value measurements of financial assets and liabilities for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, which for the Partnership is generally limited to annual disclosures required by SFAS No. 107.  The Partnership adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 157 during the three months ended March 31, 2008, and at that time determined no transition adjustment was required.



NOTE 2 - INVESTMENTS IN AND ADVANCES TO LOCAL LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS



As of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the Partnership holds limited partnership interests in two limited partnerships. The Local Limited Partnerships owned, as of March 31, 2008, residential low-income rental projects consisting of 88 apartment units.  The mortgage loans of these projects are payable to or insured by various governmental agencies.



The Partnership, as a limited partner, does not have a contractual relationship with the Local Limited Partnerships or exercise control over the activities and operations, including refinancing or selling decisions, of the Local Limited Partnerships that would require or allow for consolidation. Accordingly, the Partnership accounts for its investments in the Local Limited Partnerships using the equity method. The Partnership is allocated profits and losses of the Local Limited Partnerships based upon its respective ownership percentage of 99%. Distributions of surplus cash from operations from one of the two remaining Local Limited Partnerships is restricted by the Local Limited Partnerships Regulatory Agreements with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). These restrictions limit the distribution to 6% of the initial invested capital. The excess surplus cash is deposited into a residual receipts reserve, of which the ultimate realization by the Partnership is uncertain as HUD frequently retains it upon sale or dissolution of the Local Limited Partnership. For the other Local Limited Partnership distributions of surplus cash are not restricted. The Partnership is allocated profits and losses and receives distributions from refinancings and sales in accordance with the Local Limited Partnerships partnership agreements. These agreements usually limit the Partnerships distributions to an amount substantially less than its ownership percentage in the Local Limited Partnership.



The individual investments are carried at cost plus the Partnerships share of the Local Limited Partnerships profits less the Partnerships share of the Local Limited Partnerships losses, distributions and impairment charges. The Partnership is not legally liable for the obligations of the Local Limited Partnerships and is not otherwise committed to provide additional support to them. Therefore, it does not recognize losses once its investment in each of the Local Limited Partnerships reaches zero.  Distributions from the Local Limited Partnerships are accounted for as a reduction of the investment balance until the investment balance is reduced to zero. When the investment balance has been reduced to zero, subsequent distributions received are recognized as income in the accompanying statements of operations.



For those investments where the Partnership has determined that the carrying value of its investments approximates the estimated fair value of those investments, the Partnerships policy is to recognize equity in income of the Local Limited Partnerships only to the extent of distributions received and amortization of acquisition costs from those Local Limited Partnerships. Therefore, the Partnership limits its recognition of equity earnings to the amount it expects to ultimately realize.



As of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the investment balance in both of the Local Limited Partnerships had been reduced to zero.



The following are unaudited condensed combined estimated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 of the Local Limited Partnerships in which the Partnership has invested (in thousands):



UNAUDITED CONDENSED COMBINED ESTIMATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS



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|                              | Three Months Ended
|                              | March 31,         
|                              | 2008               | 2007  
|Revenues:                     |                    |       
|Rental income                 | $  169             | $  167
|Other income                  | 14                 | 3     
|Total Revenues                | 183                | 170   
|Expenses                      |                    |       
|Depreciation and amortization | 27                 | 28    
|Financial expenses            | 43                 | 44    
|Operating expenses            | 114                | 96    
|Total Expenses                | 184                | 168   
|Net (loss) income             | $(1)               | $2    



The current policy of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is to not renew the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) Contracts on a long term basis on the existing terms. In connection with renewals of the HAP Contracts under current law and policy, the amount of rental assistance payments under renewed HAP Contracts will be based on market rentals instead of above market rentals, which may not be the case under existing HAP Contracts.  The payments under the renewed HAP Contracts may not be in an amount that would provide sufficient cash flow to permit owners of properties subject to HAP Contracts to meet the debt service requirements of existing loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration of HUD (FHA) unless such mortgage loans are restructured.  In order to address the reduction in payments under HAP Contracts as a result of current policy, the Multi-family Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (MAHRAA) provides for the restructuring of mortgage loans insured by the FHA with respect to properties subject to the Section 8 program.  Under MAHRAA, an FHA-insured mortgage loan can be restructured into a first mortgage loan which will be amortized on a current basis and a low interest second mortgage loan payable to FHA which will only be payable on maturity of the first mortgage loan.  This restructuring results in a reduction in annual debt service payable by the owner of the FHA-insured mortgage loan and is expected to result in an insurance payment from FHA to the holder of the FHA-insured loan due to the reduction in the principal amount. MAHRAA also phases out project-based subsidies on selected properties serving families not located in rental markets with limited supply, converting such subsidies to a tenant-based subsidy.



When the HAP Contracts are subject to renewal, there can be no assurance that the Local Limited Partnerships in which the Partnership has an investment will be permitted to restructure its mortgage indebtedness under MAHRAA. In addition, the economic impact on the Partnership of the combination of the reduced payments under the HAP Contracts and the restructuring of the existing FHA-insured mortgage loans under MAHRAA is uncertain.



NOTE 3 - TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATED PARTIES



Under the terms of the Restated Certificate and Agreement of Limited Partnership, the Partnership is obligated to NAPICO for an annual management fee equal to 0.4 percent of the Partnerships original remaining invested assets of the Local Limited Partnerships and is calculated at the beginning of each year. Invested assets are defined as the costs of acquiring project interests, including the proportionate amount of the mortgage loans related to the Partnerships interests in the capital accounts of the respective partnerships.  The fee was approximately $1,000 for each of the three month periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007.



NOTE 4  CONTINGENCIES



The Corporate General Partner is involved in various lawsuits arising from transactions in the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of management and the Corporate General Partner, the claims will not result in any material liability to the Partnership.











ITEM 2.

MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS



The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a safe harbor for forward-looking statements in certain circumstances. Certain information included in this Report contains or may contain information that is forward-looking, including, without limitation, statements regarding the Partnerships future financial performance, and the effect of government regulations. Actual results may differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements and, in addition, will be affected by a variety of risks and factors that are beyond the Partnerships control including, without limitation: national and local economic conditions; the general level of interest rates; the terms of governmental regulations that affect the Partnership and its investment in limited partnerships and interpretations of those regulations; the competitive environment in which the Partnership operates; financing risks, including the risk that the Partnerships cash flows from operations may be insufficient to meet required payments of principal and interest; real estate risks, including fluctuations in real estate values and the general economic climate in local markets and competition for tenants in such markets; litigation, including costs associated with prosecuting or defending claims and any adverse outcomes; and possible environmental liabilities, including costs, fines or penalties that may be incurred due to necessary remediation of contamination of properties presently owned or previously owned by the limited partnerships in which the Partnership has invested in.  Readers should carefully review the Partnerships financial statements and the notes thereto and the other documents the Partnership files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.



The Corporate General Partner monitors developments in the area of legal and regulatory compliance.



Liquidity and Capital Resources



The Partnerships primary sources of funds include interest income earned from investing available cash and the receipt of distributions from Local Limited Partnerships in which the Partnership has invested.  It is not expected that either of the Local Limited Partnerships in which the Partnership has invested will generate cash flow sufficient to provide for distributions to the Partnerships limited partners in any material amount. An infrequent source of funds would be funds received by the Partnership as its share of any proceeds from the sale of a property owned by a Local Limited Partnership or the Partnerships sale of its interest in a Local Limited Partnership. There were no distributions made by the Partnership to its limited partners during the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007.



The properties in which the Partnership has invested, through its investments in the Local Limited Partnerships, receive one or more forms of assistance from the Federal Government.  As a result, the Local Limited Partnerships ability to transfer funds either to the Partnership or among themselves in the form of distributions, loans or advances is generally restricted by these government assistance programs. These restrictions, however, are not expected to impact the Partnerships ability to meet its cash obligations.



Distributions received from Local Limited Partnerships are recognized as a return of capital until the investment balance has been reduced to zero. Subsequent distributions received are recognized as income. A distribution of less than $1,000 was received during the three months ended March 31, 2008.  There were no distributions received during the three months ended March 31, 2007.



As of March 31, 2008 and 2007, the Partnership has cash and cash equivalents of approximately $97,000 and $123,000, respectively. Cash and cash equivalents are on deposit with a financial institution earning interest at market rates. The amount of interest income varies with market rates available on deposits and with the amount of funds available for investment. Cash equivalents can be converted to cash to meet obligations of the Partnership as they arise.  The Partnership intends to continue investing available funds in this manner.



Results of Operations



At March 31, 2008, the Partnership has investments in two Local Limited Partnerships, both of which own housing projects that were substantially all rented. The Partnership, as a limited partner, is entitled to 99% of the profits and losses of the Local Limited Partnerships.  The Partnership, as a limited partner, does not have a contractual relationship with the Local Limited Partnerships or exercise control over the activities and operations, including refinancing or selling decisions, of the Local Limited Partnerships that would require or allow for consolidation.  Accordingly, the Partnership accounts for its investment in the Local Limited Partnerships using the equity method. Thus the individual investments are carried at cost plus the Partnerships share of the Local Limited Partnerships profits less the Partnerships share of the Local Limited Partnerships losses, distributions and impairment charges.  However, since the Partnership is not legally liable for the obligations of the Local Limited Partnerships, or is not otherwise committed to provide additional support to them, it does not recognize losses once its investment in each of the Local Limited Partnerships reaches zero. Distributions from the Local Limited Partnerships are accounted for as a reduction of the investment balance until the investment balance is reduced to zero. Subsequent distributions received are recognized as income in the accompanying statements of operations. For those investments where the Partnership has determined that the carrying value of its investments approximates the estimated fair value of those investments, the Partnerships policy is to recognize equity in income of the Local Limited Partnerships only to the extent of distributions received and amortization of acquisition costs from those Local Limited Partnerships. Therefore, the Partnership limits its recognition of equity earnings to the amount it expects to ultimately realize.



A distribution of less than $1,000 was received during the three months ended March 31, 2008. There were no distributions received during the three months ended March 31, 2007.



The current policy of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is to not renew the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) Contracts on a long term basis on the existing terms.  In connection with renewals of the HAP Contracts under current law and policy, the amount of rental assistance payments under renewed HAP Contracts will be based on market rentals instead of above market rentals, which may be the case under existing HAP Contracts.  The payments under the renewed HAP Contracts may not be in an amount that would provide sufficient cash flow to permit owners of properties subject to HAP Contracts to meet the debt service requirements of existing loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration of HUD (FHA) unless such mortgage loans are restructured. In order to address the reduction in payments under HAP Contracts as a result of current policy, the Multi-family Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (MAHRAA) provides for the restructuring of mortgage loans insured by the FHA with respect to properties subject to the Section 8 program. Under MAHRAA, an FHA-insured mortgage loan can be restructured into a first mortgage loan which will be amortized on a current basis and a low interest second mortgage loan payable to FHA which will only be payable on maturity of the first mortgage loan.  This restructuring results in a reduction in annual debt service payable by the owner of the FHA-insured mortgage loan and is expected to result in an insurance payment from FHA to the holder of the FHA-insured loan due to the reduction in the principal amount. MAHRAA also phases out project-based subsidies on selected properties serving families not located in rental markets with limited supply, converting such subsidies to a tenant-based subsidy.



When the HAP Contracts are subject to renewal, there can be no assurance that the Local Limited Partnerships in which the Partnership has an investment will be permitted to restructure its mortgage indebtedness under MAHRAA. In addition, the economic impact on the Partnership of the combination of the reduced payments under the HAP Contracts and the restructuring of the existing FHA-insured mortgage loans under MAHRAA is uncertain.



Operating expenses, other than management fees, consist of legal and accounting fees for services rendered to the Partnership and administrative expenses.  Legal and accounting fees were approximately $8,000 and $10,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The decrease in legal and accounting fees is primarily due to a decrease in the cost associated with the annual audit for the Partnership.  Administrative expenses remained relatively constant for the comparable period.



A recurring partnership expense is the annual management fee. The fee is payable to the Corporate General Partner of the Partnership and is calculated at 0.4 percent of the Partnership's original remaining invested assets of the Local Limited Partnerships at the beginning of each year. The management fee is paid to the Corporate General Partner for its continuing management of partnership affairs. The fee is payable beginning with the month following the Partnership's initial investment in a Local Limited Partnership. Management fees were approximately $1,000 for both of the three month periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007.



The Partnership, as a limited partner in the Local Limited Partnerships in which it has invested, is subject to the risks incident to the management and ownership of improved real estate. The Partnership investments are also subject to adverse general economic conditions, and, accordingly, the status of the national legislation which could increase vacancy levels, rental payment defaults, and operating expenses, which in turn could substantially increase the risk of operating losses for the projects.



Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements



The Partnership owns limited partnership interests in unconsolidated Local Limited Partnerships, in which the Partnerships ownership percentage is 99%.  However, based on the provisions of the relevant partnership agreements, the Partnership, as a limited partner, does not have control or a contractual relationship with the Local Limited Partnerships that would require or allow for consolidation under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (see Note 1  Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies of the financial statements in Item 1. Financial Statements).  There are no lines of credit, side agreements or any other derivative financial instruments between the Local Limited Partnerships and the Partnership.  Accordingly the Partnerships maximum risk of loss related to these unconsolidated Local Limited Partnerships is limited to the recorded investments in and receivables from the Local Limited Partnerships.  See Note 2  Investments In and Advances to Local Limited Partnerships of the financial statements in Item 1. Financial Statements for additional information about the Partnerships investments in unconsolidated Local Limited Partnerships.



Other



AIMCO and its affiliates owned 876.60 Units ("the Units") (or 1,753.20 limited partnership interests) in the Partnership representing 22.55% of the outstanding Units as of March 31, 2008. A Unit consists of two limited partnership interests. A number of these Units were acquired pursuant to tender offers made by AIMCO or its affiliates. It is possible that AIMCO or its affiliates will acquire additional Units in exchange for cash or a combination of cash and units in AIMCO Properties, L.P., the operating partnership of AIMCO either through private purchases or tender offers. Pursuant to the Partnership Agreement, unitholders holding a majority of the Units are entitled to take action with respect to a variety of matters that include, but are not limited to, voting on certain amendments to the Partnership Agreement and voting to remove the Corporate General Partner. Although the Corporate General Partner owes fiduciary duties to the limited partners of the Partnership, the Corporate General Partner also owes fiduciary duties to AIMCO as its sole stockholder.  As a result, the duties of the Corporate General Partner, as corporate general partner, to the Partnership and its limited partners may come into conflict with the duties of the Corporate General Partner to AIMCO as its sole stockholder.



FASB Interpretation No. 46



As of December 31, 2004, the Partnership adopted FASB Interpretation No. 46 Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities (or FIN 46) and applied its requirements to all Local Limited Partnerships in which the Partnership held a variable interest.  FIN 46 addresses the consolidation by business enterprises of variable interest entities.  Generally, a variable interest entity, or VIE, is an entity with one or more of the following characteristics:  (a) the total equity investment at risk is not sufficient to permit the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support; (b) as a group the holders of the equity investment at risk lack (i) the ability to make decisions about an entitys activities through voting or similar rights, (ii) the obligation to absorb the expected losses of the entity, or (iii) the right to receive the expected residual returns of the entity; or (c) the equity investors have voting rights that are not proportional to their economic interests and substantially all of the entitys activities either involve, or are conducted on behalf of, an investor that has disproportionately few voting rights.  FIN 46 requires a VIE to be consolidated in the financial statements of the entity that is determined to be the primary beneficiary of the VIE.



The Partnership holds a variable interest in one VIE for which the Partnership is not the primary beneficiary.  This VIE consists of a Local Limited Partnership in which the Partnership acquired an interest prior to the adoption of FIN 46 that is directly engaged in the ownership and management of an apartment property with 40 units.  The Partnership is involved with this VIE as a non-controlling limited partner equity holder. As of March 31, 2008, the Partnership continued to hold a variable interest in the same VIE as determined upon adoption of FIN 46. The Partnerships maximum exposure to loss as a result of its involvement with the unconsolidated VIE is limited to the Partnerships recorded investment in and receivable from this VIE, which was zero at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007.  The Partnership may be subject to additional losses to the extent of any financial support that the Partnership voluntarily provides in the future.



Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates



The financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States which require the Partnership to make estimates and assumptions. The Partnership believes that of its critical accounting policies, the following may involve a higher degree of judgment and complexity.



Method of Accounting for Investments in Local Limited Partnerships



The Partnership, as a limited partner, does not have a contractual relationship with the Local Limited Partnerships or exercise control over the activities and operations, including refinancing or selling decisions, of the Local Limited Partnerships that would require or allow for consolidation. Accordingly, the Partnership accounts for its investments in the Local Limited Partnerships using the equity method. The Partnership is allocated profits and losses of the Local Limited Partnerships based upon its respective ownership percentage of 99%. Distributions of surplus cash from operations from one of the two remaining Local Limited Partnerships is restricted by the Local Limited Partnerships Regulatory Agreements with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). These restrictions limit the distribution to 6% of the initial invested capital. The excess surplus cash is deposited into a residual receipts reserve, of which the ultimate realization by the Partnership is uncertain as HUD frequently retains it upon sale or dissolution of the Local Limited Partnership. For the other Local Limited Partnership distributions of surplus cash are not restricted. The Partnership is allocated profits and losses and receives distributions from refinancings and sales in accordance with the Local Limited Partnerships partnership agreements. These agreements usually limit the Partnerships distributions to an amount substantially less than its ownership percentage in the Local Limited Partnership.



The individual investments are carried at cost plus the Partnerships share of the Local Limited Partnerships profits less the Partnerships share of the Local Limited Partnerships losses, distributions and impairment charges. The Partnership is not legally liable for the obligations of the Local Limited Partnerships and is not otherwise committed to provide additional support to them. Therefore, it does not recognize losses once its investment in each of the Local Limited Partnerships reaches zero. Distributions from the Local Limited Partnerships are accounted for as a reduction of the investment balance until the investment balance is reduced to zero. When the investment balance has been reduced to zero, subsequent distributions received are recognized as income in the accompanying statements of operations.



For those investments where the Partnership has determined that the carrying value of its investments approximates the estimated fair value of those investments, the Partnerships policy is to recognize equity in income of the Local Limited Partnerships only to the extent of distributions received and amortization of acquisition costs from those Local Limited Partnerships. Therefore, the Partnership limits its recognition of equity earnings to the amount it expects to ultimately realize.



ITEM 4.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES



(a)

Disclosure Controls and Procedures.



The Partnerships management, with the participation of the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the Corporate General Partner, who are the equivalent of the Partnerships principal executive officer and principal financial officer, respectively, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Partnerships disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act)) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on such evaluation, the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the Corporate General Partner, who are the equivalent of the Partnerships principal executive officer and principal financial officer, respectively, have concluded that, as of the end of such period, the Partnerships disclosure controls and procedures are effective.



(b)

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting.



There have been no significant changes in the Partnerships internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the fiscal quarter to which this report relates that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Partnerships internal control over financial reporting.













PART II - OTHER INFORMATION





ITEM 5.

OTHER INFORMATION



None.



ITEM 6.

EXHIBITS



See Exhibit Index.















SIGNATURES







Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.



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|                  | REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATES LIMITED V          
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|                  | By:
National Partnership Investments Corp.
|                  | Corporate General Partner                 
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|Date: May 9, 2008 | By:   /s/Martha L. Long                   
|                  | Martha L. Long                            
|                  | Senior Vice President                     
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|Date: May 9, 2008 | By:   /s/Stephen B. Waters                
|                  | Stephen B. Waters                         
|                  | Vice President                            



















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|REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP V
|EXHIBIT INDEX                               





Exhibit

Description of Exhibit





3

Articles of incorporation and bylaws: The registrant is not incorporated. The Partnership Agreement was filed with Form S-11 #266171 which is hereby incorporated by reference.



10

Material contracts: The registrant is a party to the following material contracts, the Restated Certificate and Agreement of Limited Partnership dated May 7, 1982, and the nineteen contracts representing the Partnership's Investment in Local Limited Partnerships as previously filed at the Securities Exchange Commission, File #277645 which is hereby incorporated by reference.



31.1

Certification of equivalent of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.



31.2

Certification of equivalent of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.



32.1

Certification of the equivalent of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.