Transcontinental Realty Investors, Inc. acquires, develops, and owns residential and commercial real estate properties through acquisitions, leases, and partnerships in the United States. The company leases apartment units to residents; leases office, industrial, and retail space to various for-profit businesses, as well as to local, state, and federal agencies; and leases trade show and exhibit space to temporary, as well as long-term tenants. In addition, its real estate properties consist of commercial properties, including office buildings, industrial warehouses, and shopping centers; apartments; and new properties, such as apartment homes. Further, the company invests in unimproved land and apartment development and construction, and mortgage loans on real estate, including first, and wraparound and junior mortgage loans. Additionally, it originates its mortgage loans, and acquires existing mortgage notes directly from builders, developers, and property owners, as well as through mortgage banking firms, commercial banks, and other qualified brokers. As of September 30, 2008, its properties consisted of 29 commercial buildings, including 20 office buildings, 5 commercial warehouses, and 4 retail centers; 51 apartment communities; and 7,425 acres of developed and undeveloped land. The company was founded in 1983 and headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Transcontinental Realty Investors, Inc. is a subsidiary of American Realty Investors, Inc.

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.

SunCor has a history of planning, developing and building award-winning projects throughout the mountain west region in a variety of categories for more than 20 years.Founded in 1986, SunCor is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pinnacle West Capital Corporation, a publicly traded company (NYSE: PNW). Pinnacle West Capital Corporation is also the holding company for Arizona Public Service, Arizona's largest electric utility.

BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. company acquires, develops, leases, and manages research laboratories and offices for biotechnology companies, pharmaceutical firms, research institutions, and other life science tenants. BioMed owns more than 70 properties in about a dozen states; the properties contain around 120 buildings and total approximately 11 million sq. ft. of rentable space. The REIT's preferred markets include research and development hubs such as Boston, New York, San Diego, San Francisco, and Seattle.

Inland Real Estate Corporation, a real estate investment trust (REIT), engages in the ownership, operation, and development of shopping centers and single-tenant retail properties in the Midwest region of the United States. As of December 31, 2007, the company owned interests in 152 investment properties, comprising 70 neighborhood retail centers totaling approximately 4,397,000 gross leasable square feet; 20 community centers totaling approximately 3,007,000 gross leasable square feet; 28 power centers totaling approximately 4,622,000 gross leasable square feet; 1 lifestyle center totaling approximately 562,000 gross leasable square feet; and 33 single-user properties totaling approximately 2,139,000 gross leasable square feet. Inland Real Estate Corporation 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 stockholders. The company was formed in 1994 and is based in Oak Brook, Illinois.

Boston Properties, Inc., a real estate investment trust (REIT), together with its subsidiaries, engages in the ownership and development of office properties. Its properties are located in Boston, Massachusetts; Washington, D.C.; midtown Manhattan, New York; San Francisco, California; and Princeton, New Jersey. As of December 31, 2008, the company owned interests in 147 properties, totaling approximately 49.8 million net rentable square feet and structured parking for vehicles containing approximately 11.2 million square feet. Its properties also included 143 office properties, 1 hotel, and 3 retail properties. In addition, the company owned or controlled an undeveloped land totaling approximately 509.3 acres. Boston Properties, Inc. has elected to be taxed as REIT under the Internal Revenue Code and would not be subject to federal income taxes, if it distributes approximately at least 90% of its taxable income to its shareholders. Boston Properties, Inc. was founded in 1970 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

The Treasury Holdings Group is one of Ireland's largest and most successful property companies. Established in Dublin in 1989 by Richard Barrett and John Ronan, Treasury has been a pioneer in Dublin's growing property market and has been consistently ahead of the market in identifying and capitalising on property trends. The Group currently controls an investment and development property portfolio worth in excess of €4 billion. Treasury is a major shareholder in Real Estate Opportunities plc.

IPI SpA Company Profile IPI knows real estate is all about "posizione, posizione, posizione" (location, location, location). IPI's operating subsidiaries provide property management and financing services (primarily in Italy) and are actively involved in residential and commercial development projects. In addition to these activities, the firm offers real estate consultancy services to commercial clients and invests in other property companies. Real estate magnate Danilo Coppola stepped down as IPI's chairman in 2007 amidst an investigation into criminal associations.

Unibail-Rodamco will always have Paris -- along with the rest of Europe. The commercial property investor operates shopping centers, offices and convention and exhibition halls in five regions: France, the Netherlands, Spain, Nordic countries, and central Europe. Retail space accounts for nearly 75% of its portfolio and the company has about 100 shopping centers totaling more than 3 million square meters in 13 countries. The company has more than 430,000 square meters of office space concentrated in business districts. Unibail-Rodamco also operates convention and exhibition space in Paris through a joint operation with the Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Grainger is one of the UK's largest public residential property investment firms Established in Newcastle in 1912, Grainger directly owns £2.1bn of property assets and has £2.8bn of property assets under management. Grainger is also the property manager for approximately 26,400 properties in the UK and Germany.

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