Canadian Real Estate Investment Trust was established in 1984 and became a public REIT when the trusts were introduced in Canada in 1993. Canadian Real Estate Investment Trust (CREIT) owns or has stakes in more than 150 industrial, retail, and office properties in urban areas throughout Canada as well as one retail property in Chicago. The company's holdings total more than 20 million sq. ft. of leasable space; industrial properties consist of nearly 8 million sq. ft. and retail properties make up more than 6 million sq. ft., while office properties comprise the remainder. Most of its properties are located in major metropolitan areas such as Toronto; Halifax, Nova Scotia; and Calgary and Edmonton, Alberta.

Home Group is one of the UK's leading providers of affordable housing for rent or sale. Founded in 1935 the company manages approximately 52,000 rental homes throughout England and Scotland; it builds or refurbishes some 2,000 additional properties each year. The company conducts business through its various divisions, including Nashayman, which focuses on ethnic minority communities, and Stonham, which serves the homeless, the elderly, victims of domestic violence, people with mental or physical difficulties, and refugees. Live Smart @ Home is Home Group's commercial arm, providing middle-market rental and owner-occupied housing, including BoKlok prefabricated homes manufactured by IKEA.

Great Atlantic Management Company offers apartment locator services. The late Edwin Joseph founded Great Atlantic Management in 1964. His wife, Adrianne Ryder-Cook Joseph now oversees the company. What's so great about Great Atlantic Management? The firm owns and manages some 10,000 apartment units and 500,000 sq. ft. of commercial real estate in the southeastern US, that's what. The multifamily properties feature garden and townhouse-style apartments; several complexes in the Hampton Roads, Virginia, area are on the waterfront. Great Atlantic Property Management's apartment complexes are primarily located along the coast of Virginia

Most Cheshires have nine lives. This one has had more than that, and is still alive to tell about it. The Cheshire Building Society is the product of more than a dozen mergers dating back to the 1960s. The Society provides savings accounts, mortgage financing and brokerage, real estate leasing and sales, investments, and insurance. With more than 450,000 members, it operates a network of more than 40 branches and about 15 Cheshire Estate Agency property service branches throughout northwest England. Nationwide Building Society, the world's largest building society with assets of more than £200 billion ($333 million), acquired Cheshire Building Society in December 2008.

Duke Realty Corporation operates as a real estate investment trust (REIT) in the United States. It offers leasing, property and asset management, development, construction, build-to-suit, and other tenant-related services. As of December 31, 2006, Duke Realty owned approximately 721 industrial, office, and retail properties comprising 113.8 million rentable square feet, as well as owned 6,400 acres of unencumbered land for development. The company has elected to be taxed as REIT under the Internal Revenue Code. As a REIT, it would not be subject to federal income tax purposes, provided that it distributes at least 90% of its REIT taxable income to its shareholders. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana with regional offices in Alexandria, Virginia; Atlanta, Georgia; Cincinnati, Columbus, and Cleveland, Ohio; Chicago, Illinois; Dallas and Houston, Texas; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Nashville, Tennessee; Orlando, Florida; Phoenix, Arizona; Raleigh, North Carolina; St. Louis, Missouri; and Tampa and Weston, Florida.

Big Yellow Group may conjure up an image of giant bananas, but they want their storage properties to be the main appeal. The company owns and operates some 60 self-storage facilities in the UK (and has several more under development), most of which are located in London. Closing in on 3.5 million square feet of space, Big Yellow acquires and develops its distinctive big yellow storage sites at highly visible locations; it offers 24-hour security and unlimited visits to it customers. Expanding outside the UK, the company has acquired property in the United Arab Emirates. In 2009, Big Yellow acquired the 10-unit Armadillo Self Storage portfolio. Big Yellow became a real estate investment trust (REIT) in 2007.

MHI Hospitality owns seven full-service hotels operating under the Hilton, Holiday Inn, Sheraton, and Crowne Plaza brands in the mid-Atlantic and southeastern US. The company also holds a minority stake in another hotel, has two under development, and owns leasehold interests in common areas of the Shell Island Resort in Wilmington, North Carolina. MHI Hotel Services, which spun off MHI Hospitality in 2004, manages the REIT's properties. Executive officers and board members of MHI Hospitality collectively own more than a quarter of the company.

JER Investors Trust Inc., a specialty finance company, originates and acquires a portfolio of commercial real estate structured finance investments. Its target investments include commercial real estate structured finance products, such as commercial mortgage backed securities, mezzanine loans, and B-Note participations in mortgage loans, as well as whole commercial mortgage loans, loans to real estate companies, preferred equity, net leased real estate, and residential mortgages and related securities. JER Investors Trust Inc. was founded in 2004 and is based in McLean, Virginia.

Maui Land & Pineapple Company, Inc. engages in the resort and community development businesses. The companys Community Development segment provides real estate entitlement, development, construction, sales, leasing, real estate brokerage, and water and sewage transmission services. It leases commercial and residential properties; and provides license and lease arrangements for the use of buildings, facilities, land, and trade names. Maui Land & Pineapple Companys Resort segment operates 2 championship golf courses, a tennis facility, a spa, retail outlets, a hotel, residences and clubs, a bay, 8 residential neighborhoods, a commercial space, and restaurants, as well as approximately 700 single-family residential lots, condominiums, and homes.

Charles R. Wilson & Associates, Inc. believes that each employee contributes directly to the growth and success of the company. In fact, one of our objectives is to provide a work environment that is conducive to both the personal and the professional growth of our employees.They associates stay on the leading edge of trends and issues affecting your business, including market conditions, sales, operating data and investment issues. And we do not limit our specialization to just a few property types.

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