American Capital Agency Corp. (AGNC) operates as a real estate investment trust (REIT). It invests in agency pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations for which the principal and interest payments are guaranteed by a U.S. Government agency or a U.S. Government sponsored entities. The company funds its investments primarily through short-term borrowings structured as repurchase agreements. It has elected to be taxed as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. As a REIT, the company would not be subject to U.S. federal or state corporate taxes on its taxable net income to the extent that the company distributes its annual taxable net income to its stockholders. AGNC is externally managed and advised by American Capital Agency Management, LLC, a subsidiary of a wholly-owned portfolio company of American Capital, Ltd., an alternative asset manager included in the S&P 500. American Capital Agency Corp. was founded in 2008 and is based in Bethesda, Maryland.

Safestore Holdings operates and rents self-managed storage units throughout the UK and France to business and domestic clients. The company owns nearly 100 centers in the UK and more than 20 in Paris under the Une Pice en Plus name. Units are equipped with 24-hour closed-caption TV surveillance, intruder alarms, and sophisticated electronic access controls. In partnership with Europcar, Safestore also assists customers with moving van rentals. Acquisitions in the mid 2000s (Mentmore and Storage World) helped Safestore become UK's largest storage provider. Safestore is constantly growing, opening four to six new stores each year.

Intervest Offices invests in office properties throughout its Belgian homeland. Intervest's holdings include semi-industrial buildings, warehouses, and high-tech structures. About three-quarters of its portfolio consists of office buildings, while approximately 35% of its holdings reside in the Brussels metro area. The company targets blue-chip tenants for its relatively new properties, which are primarily located outside town centers. Intervest Offices commanded a $733 million (E585 million) portfolio by the end of 2005. The company was founded in 1996.

Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (PREIT) is a publicly owned equity real estate investment trust. The firm manages owns, manages, develops, acquires, and leases mall and power and strip centers primarily in the Eastern United States. It also provides management, leasing, and development services to affiliate and third party property owners. Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust was founded in 1960 and is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Kenmore invests in and develops commercial properties throughout the UK, Europe, and the Middle East. The company acquires (independently and in joint-venture arrangements) land for development as well as existing buildings for refurbishment; its portfolio is comprised of industrial, office, and retail properties. Kenmore, in a partnership with other investors, controls a 93-store grocery chain in Sweden; it also holds interests in France and Norway. Chairman John Kennedy founded Kenmore in 1986. Kenmore announced a restructuring in 2009, placing 21 companies in its group into administration and two other into receivership.

DiamondRock Hospitality must be an investor's best friend. Operating as an umbrella partnership real estate investment trust (UPREIT), DiamondRock primarily functions through its taxable REIT subsidiary Bloodstone TRS. It owns (but does not operate) about 20 upper upscale full-service hotels with more than 9,500 rooms in North America, with an emphasis on such markets as New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, and Atlanta. Its hotels are all operated under brands owned by Marriott International, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, and Hilton Worldwide.

Capital Trust, Inc. is a finance and investment management company focused on the commercial real estate industry. Capital Trust's professionals combine extensive real estate experience and capital markets expertise with a broad network of relationships to originate, underwrite, structure, close and manage real estate-related debt and other investments.Since its inception in 1997, Capital Trust has established itself as a leader in the field of commercial real estate finance. Capital Trust has one of the deepest and most experienced investment management teams in the sector, led by Stephen D. Plavin (CEO), Geoffrey G. Jervis (CFO) and Thomas C. Ruffing (COO).Capital Trust is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "CT" and is headquartered in New York City. The company is organized as a real estate investment trust (REIT).

Heiwa Real Estate Co was formed by Japan's stock exchanges in 1947 to manage their properties.Heiwa Real Estate tries to find a little serenity in the Japanese stock market. The company, whose name translates to "peace," owns the buildings which house the Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Kyoto, and Fukuoka stock exchanges. The company's four divisions are real estate leasing, housing sales, asset development and securitization, and brokerage. To regain its fiscal tranquility following upheavals in the Japanese economy, Heiwa has broadened its holdings by buying less-specialized office and commercial properties. Heiwa also runs a nursing home and a building maintenance and contract construction business through its subsidiaries.

JPI may have the keys to your next place Founded in 1989, today our Asset Management team acts as a managing general partner, providing an owner’s perspective in the underwriting, marketing and management of communities. Through the development of pricing and marketing strategies, as well as strategic capital expenditures, the JPI Team helps maximize net operating income and create long-term value for our Customers and Partners.

Regency Centers Corporation operates as a real estate investment trust. The company, through its subsidiaries, owns, operates, and develops community and neighborhood shopping centers that are tenanted by grocers, category-leading anchors, specialty retailers, and restaurants. As of December 31, 2006, it owned 218 retail shopping centers located in 22 states and held partial interests in 187 retail shopping centers through joint ventures located in 24 states and the District of Columbia. The company is qualified as a real estate investment trust (REIT) under the Internal Revenue Code. As a REIT, its net income would be exempt from federal taxation to the extent that it is distributed as dividends to shareholders. The company was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida.

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