In 2007 C-BASS bought Fieldstone Investment Corporation, which signaled the beginning of the end when Fieldstone's mortgage unit declared bankruptcy. C-BASS could not meet lenders' margin calls and had to throw in the towel itself and begin liquidation. It filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in November 2010. When the subprime market got fishy, C-BASS had to be thrown back. Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization (C-BASS) purchased and securitized credit-sensitive and nonperforming single-family residential mortgages, investing in whole loans, subordinated securities, and properties on the verge of being foreclosed upon. It also developed loan-default management technology.

Northacre has successfully designed, developed and marketed over £1.5bn of prime residential sites in London, a track record unrivalled by any other residential developer.The Bromptons, The Phillimores, Observatory Gardens, Earls Terrace, Kings Chelsea, and most recently, The Lancasters are some of London’s finest and sought after addresses. Northacre’s signature of generously proportioned apartments within signature buildings repeatedly attracts a unique following of discerning buyers.

Prudential Fox Roach will hope you find your own piece of Philly's rock. The company is the largest residential brokerage firm in the greater Philadelphia area, which includes southeast Pennsylvania and parts of New Jersey, Maryland, and Delaware. (It calls itself the largest single-market firm in the US.) Prudential Fox Roach has more than 60 offices; it provides mortgage, transfer, and insurance services through The Trident Group. CEO Lawrence Flick controls the company, which is member of The Prudential Real Estate Affiliates. Prudential Fox Roach traces its roots back to the 1886 founding of Fox Real Estate and Roach Brothers Realtors in 1948.

Formed in 1860, Principality Building Society is one of the largest financial institutions in the principality of Wales. Familiarly known as The Principality, the mutual organization (that's coop in American) provides a range of financial services including mortgages, savings, insurance, and shareholder's pensions to 420,000 members through approximately 50 branches. Owning assets of over £5 billion, The Principality also owns real estate agency Peter Alan Ltd., which owns and operates some thirty locations in South Wales. The company offices have been in the same building since 1914.

ProLogis will help you spread the word -- or at least help you spread the goods. The industrial real estate investment trust (REIT) acquires and develops warehouses and distribution facilities for some 4,000 retailers and manufacturers such as MolsonCoors and Unilever. It owns more than 2,400 properties in Asia, Europe, and North America. All together, ProLogis owns, manages or is developing more than 475 million sq. ft. of space. The company is selective about development and usually only develops pre-leased properties. Its fund management operations oversee long-term property investments. ProLogis holds about 30% of publicly traded ProLogis European Properties.

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.

Coldwell Banker was founded during a housing crisis following the 1906 California Earthquake. Now a part of international real estate group Realogy Corporation, the firm's franchise members provide residential property brokerage services as well as refinancing and related support services. Upscale arm Coldwell Banker Previews International markets and sells luxury homes and resorts. There are more than 3,500 independently owned and operated Coldwell Banker offices in the US, Canada, Latin America, Europe, and Asia.

Corio is a retail property company. It specialises in the selection, development, redevelopment and management of shopping centres. Currently Corio has operations in six countries: the Netherlands, where its headquarters are located, France, Italy, Spain, Turkey and Germany. The company’s shares are traded on Euronext NYSE in Amsterdam. Under Dutch law Corio is a closedend fiscal investment institution (FBI). It has a SIIC status in France. As of March 2008, Corio has been included in the Dutch blue-chip index of 25 leading shares, the AEX and the FTSE4 Good index. Corio wants to create favourite meeting places: sustainable centres where people like to meet, spend their leisure time and shop; places they want to return to.

AvalonBay Communities, Inc. engages in the development, redevelopment, acquisition, ownership, and operation of multifamily communities in the United States. As of January 31, 2009, the company owned or held a direct or indirect ownership interest in 164 operating apartment communities comprising 45,728 apartment homes in 10 states and the District of Columbia. It also held a direct or indirect ownership interest in 14 communities under construction, as well as held rights to develop an additional 27 communities. The company’s markets are located in New England, the New York/New Jersey metro area, the Mid-Atlantic, the Midwest, the Pacific Northwest, and the Northern and Southern California regions of the United States. AvalonBay Communities has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust and would not be subject to federal corporate income taxes if it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its stockholders. AvalonBay Communities, Inc. was founded in 1978 and is based in Arlington, Virginia.

Cohen & Company merged with external manager Cohen Brothers in late 2009. The combined company has access to greater capital resources, allowing it to pursue more investment opportunities in a distressed market.Cohen & Company is an investment firm with a focus on credit-related fixed income assets. The company's asset management division invests in domestic trusts, international hybrid securities and real estate debt, and other investment types; it manages some $16 billion in assets. Cohen & Company also has a capital markets division, which issues, sells, and trades corporate and securitized products. Formerly a specialty finance real estate investment trust (REIT) named Alesco Financial.

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