Thor Equities is a thundering force in the world of real estate. The company buys, renovates, and manages retail, mixed-use, and other commercial properties in urban centers in the US. It oversees a portfolio of more than 12 million sq. ft. in New York City, Chicago, Atlanta, and other cities. Subsidiary Thor Urban Development specializes in developing shopping centers in urban ethnic markets. Thor Equities owns much of the venerable Coney Island boardwalk and plans to redevelop it. Chairman and CEO Joseph Sitt founded the company in 1986.

Ebby Halliday has been selling homes in Dallas and is, today, a household name. The Ebby Halliday, REALTORS inventory in 1945, consisted of some 52 houses built on the old Walnut Hill Golf Course in North Dallas. The successful marketing of these hard-to-sell, hard-to-finance, experimental insulated cement homes formed the springboard for the steady growth of Ebby Halliday, REALTORS as we know it today -- one of the largest privately owned residential real estate firms in the country.

Chatham Lodging Trust was formed in 2009 to acquire upscale extended-stay hotels, including Residence Inn by Marriott, Homewood Suites by Hilton, and Summerfield Suites by Hyatt. To a lesser extent, the firm will also buy select-service and full-service hotels. The REIT seeks properties being sold at a discount, particularly hotels located in the largest US metropolitan markets. The REIT operates through its Chatham Lodging, L.P. subsidiary. Chatham went public in 2010 and within months used proceeds from the offering to build up a portfolio of more than 10 Homewood Suites and other properties.

Host Hotels & Resorts will leave the chandelier on for you. The largest hotel real estate investment trust (REIT) in the US, Host Hotels owns some 120 luxury and upscale hotels in North America, South America, and Europe. Most of its hotels operate under the Marriott and Ritz-Carlton brands and are managed by sister firm Marriott International. Other brands include Four Seasons and Hyatt. To maintain its REIT status, the company operates through majority-owned Host Hotels & Resorts LP. All properties are leased to management firms. Host Hotels holds interests in several partnerships, including a 49% stake in Tiburon Golf Ventures, which operates a golf course in Florida.

PS Business Parks, Inc., a real estate investment trust (REIT), together with its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, development, ownership, and operation of commercial properties primarily multi-tenant flex, office, and industrial space. As of December 31, 2007, the company owned and operated approximately 19.6 million rentable square feet of commercial space located in Arizona, California, Florida, Maryland, Oregon, Texas, Virginia, and Washington, as well as managed approximately 1.4 million rentable square feet. It also owned approximately 6.4 acres of land in Northern Virginia; 14.9 acres in Portland, Oregon; and 10.0 acres in Dallas, Texas for the development of commercial properties. PS Business Parks has elected to be taxed as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code and would not be subject to federal income tax to the extent it distributes at least 90% of its REIT taxable income to its shareholders. The company was founded in 1983. It was formerly known as Public Storage Properties XI, Inc. and changed its name to PS Business Parks, Inc. in 1998. The company is based in Glendale, California.

Colliers International UK plc is part of Colliers International, now the world’s third largest commercial real estate organisation with 480 offices in 61 countries.In the UK we employ over 700 people in 13 main offices and we understand how important in-depth local knowledge is to our clients.

The Trump Organization knows all about gilding the lily. Run by flamboyant, modern-day King Midas/media czar Donald Trump, The Trump Organization owns several pieces of high-end real estate in the Big Apple. Properties include Trump International Hotel & Tower, Trump Tower, and 40 Wall Street. It also owns and operates hotels, resorts, residential towers, and golf courses in major US markets and abroad. Trump Organization holds a stake in Trump Entertainment Resorts, the troubled owner and operator of the Trump Taj Mahal, Trump Plaza, and Trump Marina casinos in New Jersey's Atlantic City.

American Spectrum Realty, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the ownership, management, and operation of income-producing properties in the United States. As of December 31, 2008, it owned and operated 29 properties, which consisted of 23 office buildings, 5 industrial properties, and 1 retail property. The company was founded in 2000 and is based in Houston, Texas.

Llanmoor Development Co. Limited develops a range of residential properties from small select enclaves to multi-phase residential communities in the South Wales region of the UK. The company's homes, built under the Llanmoor Homes brand, range from three- and four-bedroom detached homes to two- and three-bedroom semi-detached homes. With more than 2,000 homes already under its belt, the company has been developing properties for three decades. Llanmoor Development Co. is owned and managed by the Grey family through multiple offices in South Wales.

ConopCo is the go-to firm for many of Chicago's largest fortune 500 firms and developers, providing project and development management services for their most important projects. ConopCo was founded by William G. Conopeotis (Learn more about Mr. Conopeotis) in 1999. In the past eight years ConopCo has amassed $55 million in assets under property management, and has successfully managed interior and built to suit projects valued at over $350 million. Mr. Conopeotis has been involved in over 7 million square feet of base building / build-to-suit projects, and brings unique knowledge and expertise to all aspects of a project, from base building development to world-class interior build-outs. Mr. Conopeotis has been involved on over 4.5 million square feet of interior projects, with eighteen of his 140 interior projects being between 100,000 square feet and 380,000 square feet. Under his leadership our firm has successfully served over 60 clients, and has consistently been ranked as one of the nations top independent project management firms.

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