UNITED STATES
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, DC 20549


                                   FORM N-Q
            QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
                        MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

                 Investment Company Act file number: 811-21206


                          AEW Real Estate Income Fund
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              (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)


     399 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts         02116
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      (Address of principal executive offices)        (Zip code)


                          Coleen Downs Dinneen, Esq.
                   IXIS Asset Management Distributors, L.P.
                              399 Boylston Street
                          Boston, Massachusetts 02116
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                    (Name and address of agent for service)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (617) 449-2810

Date of fiscal year end: January 31

Date of reporting period: April 30, 2007



ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

The AEW Real Estate Income Fund was liquidated on April 13, 2007. As of
April 30, 2007, the Fund did not hold any securities.



ITEM 2. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

The registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer
have concluded that the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures are
sufficient to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the
registrant in this Form N-Q was recorded, processed, summarized and reported
within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's
rules and forms, based upon such officers' evaluation of these controls and
procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report.

There were no changes in the registrant's internal control over financial
reporting that occurred during the registrant's last fiscal quarter that has
materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

ITEM 3. EXHIBITS

(a)(1) Certification for the Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule
       30a-2(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)),
       filed herewith.

(a)(2) Certification for the Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule
       30a-2(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)),
       filed herewith.



                                  SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the
Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                                 AEW Real Estate Income Fund

                                 By:    /s/ John T. Hailer
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                                 Name:  John T. Hailer
                                 Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
                                 Date:  June 25, 2007

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the
Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed by the following
persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates
indicated.

                                 AEW Real Estate Income Fund

                                 By:    /s/ John T. Hailer
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                                 Name:  John T. Hailer
                                 Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
                                 Date:  June 25, 2007

                                 By:    /s/ Michael C. Kardok
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                                 Name:  Michael C. Kardok
                                 Title: Treasurer
                                 Date:  June 25, 2007