Crescent Resources, LLC has emerged as a leader in the growing real estate markets in the southeastern and southwestern United States. The company adds value to the land entrusted to it, whether it be through land management, a commercial development or a residential community. Crescent Resources is a real estate development and land management company comprised of dedicated people with uncompromising integrity. We are committed to excellence in serving our customers, developing the potential of our employees, honoring the obligations of our owners, and caring for the environment and communities we serve.

Steadfast Income REIT knows the need for affordable housing is one constant in real estate. Steadfast Income REIT, Inc., operating as an umbrella partnership real estate investment trust (UPREIT), was formed to invest in multifamily residential properties with a focus on the middle-income, senior, and government-assisted housing across the US. The REIT is also open to buying industrial warehouses and other real estate. Steadfast Secure Income REIT is externally advised by Steadfast Income Advisor; both are part of the Steadfast Companies real estate group. Steadfast Income REIT went public in 2010. Steadfast Income REIT, Inc. plans to use proceeds from the stock offering to build its portfolio; it bought its first property soon after the IPO.

CenterPoint Properties is focused on the development, ownership and intensive management of industrial real estate and related rail, road and port infrastructure. We add value to our customers through forward-thinking solutions aimed at enhancing supply chain and operating efficiencies. We seek long term relationships with customers, public and private business partners, internal colleagues and the communities where we invest and operate.

U-Store-It Trust invests in self-storage facilities. The real estate investment trust (REIT) owns approximately 375 facilities totaling more than 23 million sq. ft. of rentable space in more than 25 states and Washington, DC. Amenities at its self-storage properties include security systems and wider aisles for larger vehicles, as well as climate-controlled units and outdoor storage for vehicles and boats at selected sites. U-Store-It also sells storage-related items such as packing supplies and locks to tenants, who typically rent units on a month-to-month basis. The company manages self-storage facilities for third parties, as well.

Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited (HDFC) provides financing for home ownership and insurance products throughout India. The company's home loans are sold at about 50 Home Loan Services India offices and about 100 third-party locations. HDFC also offers process outsourcing, credit and risk assessment, and related banking services through its subsidiaries and affiliate companies. HDFC has supplemental operations in the UK and the Middle East. The late Hasmukhbhai Parekh founded the company in 1977; chairman Deepak Parekh joined HDFC in 1978.

Tian An China Investments develops commercial and residential properties throughout China and Hong Kong. Predominantly a developer of high-rise apartment complexes, Tian An China also invests in and develops villas, office buildings, hotels, and other commercial properties. It also sells cement products. The group's available land bank stands at approximately 5.2 million sq. meters; property development accounts for about two-thirds of all revenues. Hong Kong holding company Allied Properties (H.K.) is Tian An China's largest shareholder.

Transcontinental Realty Investors, Inc. acquires, develops, and owns residential and commercial real estate properties through acquisitions, leases, and partnerships in the United States. The company leases apartment units to residents; leases office, industrial, and retail space to various for-profit businesses, as well as to local, state, and federal agencies; and leases trade show and exhibit space to temporary, as well as long-term tenants. In addition, its real estate properties consist of commercial properties, including office buildings, industrial warehouses, and shopping centers; apartments; and new properties, such as apartment homes. Further, the company invests in unimproved land and apartment development and construction, and mortgage loans on real estate, including first, and wraparound and junior mortgage loans. Additionally, it originates its mortgage loans, and acquires existing mortgage notes directly from builders, developers, and property owners, as well as through mortgage banking firms, commercial banks, and other qualified brokers. As of September 30, 2008, its properties consisted of 29 commercial buildings, including 20 office buildings, 5 commercial warehouses, and 4 retail centers; 51 apartment communities; and 7,425 acres of developed and undeveloped land. The company was founded in 1983 and headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Transcontinental Realty Investors, Inc. is a subsidiary of American Realty Investors, Inc.

In 2009 HOMEQ Corporation converted from an income trust to a corporation in order to operate CHIP as a deposit-taking bank; CHIP plans to change its name to HomEquity Bank. HOMEQ (formerly known as Home Equity Income Trust) invests directly and indirectly in reverse mortgages originated by its Canadian Home Income Plan (CHIP) subsidiary. Reverse mortgages allow homeowners over the age of 60 to stay in their homes while turning part of their home equity into a cash loan (CHIP typically loans up to about a third of the home's value); no interest or principal on the loan is due until the house is sold. HOMEQ's portfolio contains some 7,000 reverse mortgages worth more than $800 million

MPI / Mall Properties, established by founder and chairman Morton L. Olshan in 1968, is a full service real estate development and investment firm, with complete construction, financing, leasing and management capabilities.Together with its two wholly owned affiliates, Janoff & Olshan and Olshan Hotel Management, the company employs over 1,250 people, including over twenty professionals. Mall Properties has been engaged in all forms of real estate development with great emphasis on retail, residential, hotel and mixed use properties.

Stockland invests as a sole owner, as well as co-investing with other entities, including HBOS's Bank of Scotland and Citigroup Private Bank. Aussie property firm Stockland Corporation bought Halladale in 2007.

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