Aviv REIT sees a healthy future in health care-related real estate. The real estate investment trust (REIT) invests in health care properties consisting primarily of skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). Aviv leases its facilities to local, regional, and national operators throughout the US. The REIT's portfolio includes more than 150 properties with some 15,000 licensed beds in 20 states. Operators include Daybreak, Cathedral Rock, and Sunbridge. Although the REIT was formed in 2008 to pursue an IPO, the company has been in the business of financing operators of SNFs for more than 25 years through predecessor entities. Aviv postponed its IPO in late 2009, to possibly be rescheduled for a later date.

Anworth Mortgage Asset Corporation is a real estate investment trust. It invests primarily in United States agency mortgage-backed securities issued or guaranteed by United States government sponsored entities, such as Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, or an agency of the United States government, such as Ginnie Mae, including mortgage pass-through certificates, collateralized mortgage obligations, and other real estate securities, on a leveraged basis. The company’s portfolio includes agency mortgage-backed securities comprising agency adjustable-rate mortgage-backed securities, agency hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage-backed securities, agency fixed-rate mortgage-backed securities, and agency floating-rate collateralized mortgage obligations. The company qualifies as a REIT for federal income tax purposes. It would not be subject to federal corporate income taxes if it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its stockholders. Anworth Mortgage Asset Corporation was founded in 1997 and is based in Santa Monica, California.

Brandywine Realty Trust is a publicly owned real estate investment firm. The firm engages in the engaged in the ownership, management, leasing, acquisition, and development of office and industrial properties. It primarily manages Class-A, suburban and urban office portfolio. The firm invests in the real estate markets of the United States. Brandywine Realty Trust was founded in 1985 and is based in Radnor, Pennsylvania with additional offices in Mount Laurel, New Jersey; Richmond, Virginia; Dallas, Texas; Falls Church, Virginia; Oakland, California; Austin, Texas, and Carlsbad, California.

Abbey plc develops residential properties -- mainly single-family homes and apartments -- in the UK, Ireland, and the Czech Republic. Its homebuilding division sells more than 450 homes annually, with an average selling price in the neighborhood of E184,000 ($225,000). Abbey experienced fewer home sales at lower prices during the economic recession. Homebuilding in Prague also was delayed due to economic conditions. The company's M&J Engineering subsidiary manages and leases industrial plants and equipment. Chairman Charles Gallagher, through Gallagher Holdings, controls about 41% of Abbey.

Safeguard Properties is the largest privately held mortgage field services company in the country. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio and founded in 1990 by Robert Klein, Safeguard inspects and maintains defaulted and foreclosed properties for a wide range of clients in the mortgage industry, from local loan servicing companies to national publicly traded mortgage servicing corporations. The company has grown from a regional preservation company with a few employees and a handful of contractors performing services in the Midwest, to a national company providing services in 50 states, the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. Safeguard is supported by a nationwide network of subcontractors trained and qualified to perform all requested superintendence, preservation and maintenance functions anywhere in the country. Safeguard is an industry leader in providing relevant, timely, and strategic information to our clients, vendors, and the industry as a whole. Safeguards' All Client Alerts (ACA's) provide industry updates and news on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis. Safeguard is a prime sponsor of most industry conferences including USFN, MBA, REOMAC, CMBA, Five Star and AFN. We are also proud to organize and facilitate the annual National Property Preservation Conference which is attended by representatives from all facets of the industry, including HUD, FNMA, Freddie Mac, VA, field service companies and mortgage servicing corporations.

Hysan’s foundations in property investment, development and management were built over 80 years ago when the Company’s founding Lee family first started acquiring plots of land in “East Point” (as Causeway Bay was then called) used previously for homes, offices and godowns for a british trading company. A public garden and entertainment ground were constructed on the site, and were named collectively as The Lee Gardens. The Lee Theatre was also built for chinese opera and other stage performances.

CLS Holdings plc is a property investment company which has been listed on the London Stock Exchange since 1994. The company has a market capitalisation in excess of £233.3m and a property portfolio in London, France, Germany and Sweden valued at £813.0m (31 December 2009). CLS has invested primarily in office buildings let on long leases in order to achieve stable cash flows. Its established local management operate from offices in London, Paris, Stockholm and Hamburg and their priority is to meet the requirements of tenants by providing high quality premises with efficient and proactive management services incorporating the latest technical and IT facilities.

Allied Home Mortgage is the largest privately held lender and broker in the US, with hundreds of offices making thousands of residential mortgage loans in almost every state and the Virgin Islands. Allied can make a mortgage loan directly, or through one of our established relationships with national, regional and local lenders, allowing us to deliver a wide range of loan products to our customers. In fact, we don’t think anyone in the country offers more types of loan products than Allied. Combined with the energy of branch managers who have the freedom to respond to local market conditions, Allied has been the leader in residential mortgage lending since it was founded in 1991.With the experience of originating over $15 billion in loans in one year and as many as 12,000 loans in one month, Allied Home Mortgage has the experience, background and strength of a major force in lending nationwide. With our extensive administrative and product assistance, the Allied staff of professionals proves its commitment to extraordinary customer service every day. We were even named one of the Top 25 Tech-Savvy Mortgage Companies by Broker magazine for 4 years in a row. Need more reasons to choose Allied? Our size and experience allows our mortgage professionals to stay well informed on current trends, and we are constantly shopping the lending market, offering you greater convenience, more choices, and quicker loan approval. Allied Home Mortgage – your lender for life.

LaSalle Hotel Properties is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT) that invests in, renovates, and leases luxury full-service hotel properties in the US. It owns about 35 hotels in about a dozen states. Its hotels, which together have about 8,500 rooms, are typically located in major urban markets near convention centers, business districts, and resorts. The properties are managed by outside hotel operators under such brand names as Marriott, Sheraton, and Hilton. Among its properties are Hilton San Diego Resort and Spa and Hotel Deca in Seattle. LaSalle Hotel Properties became self-managing in 2001 after three years under the wing of Jones Lang LaSalle.

Entertainment Properties Trust, a real estate investment trust (REIT), develops, owns, leases, and finances entertainment and related properties in the United States and Canada. Its properties include megaplex theatres, entertainment retail centers, and destination recreational and specialty properties. As of December 31, 2007, the company had a real estate portfolio of 79 megaplex theatre properties located in 26 states in the U.S. and Ontario, Canada; 1 additional theatre property under development; 8 entertainment retail centers located in Westminster, Colorado, New Rochelle, New York, White Plains, New York, Burbank, California, and Ontario, Canada; and 1 additional entertainment retail center under development and land parcels leased to restaurant and retail operators. Entertainment Properties Trust qualifies as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code and would not be subject to federal income tax to the extent that it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its shareholders. The company was founded in 1997 and is based in Kansas City, Missouri.

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