The Macerich Company operates as a real estate investment trust (REIT) in the United States. The company, through its majority-owned partnership, The Macerich Partnership, L.P., engages in the acquisition, ownership, development, redevelopment, management, and leasing of regional and community shopping centers. As of June 30, 2005, it owned or had ownership interests in 76 regional shopping centers, 20 community shopping centers, and 2 development/redevelopment projects. The Macerich Company has elected to be treated as a REIT under Sections 856 through 858 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. As a REIT, the company would not be subject to federal income tax, provided that it distributes at least 90% of taxable income to its shareholders. The company was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, California.

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.

Picerne Real Estate Group is one of the largest diversified real estate management and development firms in the country. Picerne is a leader in providing high-quality housing in markets throughout the United States. Picerne is a full service construction, design, development, management and acquisition real estate firm.

Ventas, Inc. owns about 600 health care properties, including some 250 senior housing communities, about 200 skilled nursing facilities, and some 150 hospitals and medical office buildings. Its properties are located throughout the US and in two Canadian provinces; California and Illinois are its largest markets. Ventas leases more than a third of its properties to long-term care providers Sunrise Senior Living, Brookdale Senior Living, and Kindred Healthcare.

Heron International has begun development of Heron Tower at 110 Bishopsgate in the City of London. The new office building will be completed by the first quarter 2011. Heron Tower is a multi-occupied building which will provide world class office space, setting the standards for offices of the future. Its design is both visionary and environmentally focused. Heron Tower has been designed by the leading international architectural practice Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF), a firm recognised for design excellence and innovation in tower buildings. At 202 metres (663ft) in height, with a 28 metre mast, the 46 storey tower will be one of the tallest towers in the City of London.

Millennium Partners has created an unparalleled portfolio of mixed-use properties that include five-star hotels, luxury condominiums, state-of-the-art entertainment complexes, world-class spa and fitness facilities and class-A office space. Each property is unique in character and design, providing luxurious and comfortable environments in which to live, work, shop, exercise and be entertained. The result is a collection of assets beyond compare.

Evergrande's urban developments aim to mimic Neverland. Evergrande (formerly Hengda Real Estate Group) is a residential real estate developer in mainland China. Its multi-phase Jinbi development in Guangdong Province has more than 20,000 apartments in dozens of high-rise buildings. (Real estate agency E-House leases the apartments). Now the group has more than 50 other developments planned for 25 cities across China, including resort complexes with hotels, sports arenas, and other tourist-related activities.

Coventry Building Society was set up to construct houses in the 1800s. Coventry acquired smaller building society Stroud & Swindon in 2010.Yanks may confuse it with bricks and mortar, but in the UK it stands for building for the future. Coventry Building Society, one of the top financial cooperatives in the UK, serves more than one million members. The building society has diversified over the years to offer mortgage banking, investment, personal loans ranging from £1,000 to £15,000 ($1,600 to $25,000), health and travel insurance services, and online banking. The society has more than £18 billion ($27 billion) in assets under management.

Hudson Pacific Properties wants to be the landlord to the stars. Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. buys and manages office space in Northern and Southern California, in cities such as Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, and San Francisco. It owns about 10 properties totaling some 2 million sq. ft., including the Technicolor Building and two production studios on Hollywood's Sunset Boulevard. It also owns about 1.5 million sq. ft. of undeveloped land adjacent to its Hollywood production studios. Tenants include ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, and Technicolor. Hudson went public in a 2010 initial public offering (IPO) and intends to operate as a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT).

Citycon launched several development projects in Finland. Jyväskylän keskustassa tehtiin Forumin perusteellinen remontti ja Espoossa uudistettiin kauppakeskus Espoontori. Jyväskylä in the center of the Forum was a thorough renovation and reform of Espoo Espoo's Square shopping center. Helsingin Myllypurossa ja Vantaan Martinlaaksossa aloitettiin uusien ostareiden rakentaminen vanhojen purettujen ostoskeskusten tilalle. Myllypuro, Helsinki and Vantaa, Martin started in the valley of the new shop thigh construction of shopping centers dismantled the old one. Espoontori avattiin uusitettuna marraskuussa ja Forum joulukuun alussa. Espoontori uusitettuna opened in November and the Forum in early December. Lokakuussa valmistui Åkersberga Centrumin laajennusosa, vanhan puolen uudistaminen jatkuu kevääseen 2011. In October, graduated Åkersberga Centrum extension of the old Reform Party will continue until spring 2011. Yhtiö jatkoi ydinliiketoimintaansa kuulumattomien kohteiden myyntiä Ruotsissa. The company continued its non-core items in the sale of Sweden.

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