CB Richard Ellis Investors (CBRE Investors) often has that urge. By 1998 CBRE Investors had $6 billion of assets under management in separate accounts and commingled funds. That same year CB Commercial, as the parent company was then known, acquired Richard Ellis International to create CB Richard Ellis, the leading global real estate services organization.

Pacific Property Company is rather specific when it invests in multifamily residential properties. The company typically buys apartment communities, makes improvements to the properties, and sells them within five years. In the past Pacific Property Company mainly focused on California's coast and the Pacific Northwest. However, it has branched out with new investments in the Mid-Atlantic. Its portfolio includes some about 30 apartment properties. Since Pacific Property Company was established, it has acquired more than $2 billion in real estate assets. The company is part of the Marcus & Millichap group. CEO Alfred Pace co-founded Pacific Property Company in 1998.

Caledonian Trust is a property investment and development company based in Edinburgh established in 1972. The company was admitted to AIM on 22 September 1995.On 30 June 2006 shareholders' funds were £26.4m equivalent to 222.5p per share. There were 225 shareholders including 3 institutions. The Directors controlled over 85% of the shares. On 30 June 2006 the Group's portfolio comprised by value 37.7% office investment property 36.9% retail property, 3.6% industrial property, and 21.8% development property.

Kravco Simon through its predecessor Kravco Company has been in business for over fifty years. During that time, the former Kravco Company established itself as a leading real estate development and asset management company specializing in regional shopping malls and community shopping centers. Kravco Simon currently manages and leases approximately 11.0 million square feet of regional enclosed shopping centers. In addition, Kravco Simon currently manages in excess of 1.5 million square feet of community, lifestyle, & office centers. Kravco Simon's largest mall, The Court and The Plaza at King of Prussia, is the second largest mall in the United States and has eight department stores.Kravco Simon Company was formed in the fourth quarter of 2003 as a result of Simon Property Group, an Indianapolis, Indiana- based REIT, increasing its ownership interests in Kravco Investments L.P. (KI) and in Kravco Company (KC), its affiliated property management company.The name change from Kravco Company (KC) to Kravco Simon Company (KSC) was done to reflect the new ownership structure. Arthur L. Powell, one of the original founders of KC, and family members remain active in the company and sit on the new Board of Directors. Arthur Powell is Chairman and his son, Jon R. Powell, President. Other members of the Board include: James Barkley, Richard S. Powell, Richard S. Sokolov, and Stephen Sterrett.

iMortgage Services provides a range of outsourced services -- including real estate appraisal, title insurance and abstracts, property reports, fraud inspections, document preparation, and settlement, closing, and escrow services -- to the financial services industry. The company is licensed to operate in about 35 states and has workshare relationships in place in the remainder. Founded in 2000, iMortgage Services (not to be confused with Arizona-based mortgage banker imortgage.com) is owned by CEO Brian Uffelman and president Shawn McCall.

Founded in 1980, AMLI evolved from a private real estate development company to, in 1994, a publicly traded real estate investment trust. In February 2006, AMLI became a private company again through a $2.1 billion transaction with the Prime Property Fund, a core, open-ended, institutional real estate fund managed by Morgan Stanley. Prime owns or has an investment interest in approximately $9 billion of high-quality, diverse real estate assets including retail, office, multifamily, hotel, and industrial properties located in major markets throughout the United States. Prime's acquisition of the AMLI platform was a strategic transaction designed to provide institutional investors a nationally respected branded owner, developer and manager of luxury apartment communities.AMLI is one of the preeminent multifamily companies in the nation. The company is focused on the development, acquisition and management of luxury apartment communities. AMLI is committed to customer service and providing our residents a worry-free, high-value living experience in our communities. AMLI® is a brand name representing high quality, exceptional service and superior value.

Acadia owns or has interests in some 80 properties -- mostly shopping centers anchored by a grocery store, drug store, or big box store -- that contain more than 10 million sq. ft. of leasable space. It also has investments in self-storage properties, mortgage loans, and other real estate interests. The company's largest tenants include A&P, SUPERVALU, The TJX Companies, and Wal-Mart.A self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT), Acadia Realty acquires, redevelops, and manages retail properties in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Midwest. The REIT specializes in community shopping centers and mixed-use properties in urban areas.

Societe Fonciere Lyonnaise (SFL) owns and manages property primarily located in Paris (about 75% of rents come from the Central Business District and Western region). SFL's holdings -- about 400,000 sq. meters of space, are dominated by office and retail buildings (93% of the portfolio); it also owns retail centers and parking lots. The firm adopted SIIC -- France's REIT-like structure -- status in 2004. SFL was established in 1879 by Henri Germain, also the founder of prominent French bank Credit Lyonnais.

The Company is a joint stock corporation organized under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg qualifying as a securitization company under the Luxembourg Securitization Law of March 22, 2004. Our core business is the ownership and management of a geographically diversified and well maintained residential property portfolio throughout Germany.

Cofinimmo is the leading listed Belgian real estate company specialising in rental property (offices, healthcare properties, corporate operating properties and public properties).Our company focuses on creating value for our shareholders and close client relationship while optimising the composition and quality of the portfolio over the long term.We are listed on Euronext Brussels and included in the BEL20 index. As a company, we also benefit from the Belgian fiscal Sicafi regime and the French SIIC regime. These statuses grant us exemption from corporate income tax on rental income and realised capital gains, a.o. in exchange for a complulsary profit distribution policy.

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