The Amend Group has amended its name, as well as its game. Formerly called WorkPlaceUSA, the group has returned to its old moniker and its old roots after downsizing some operations when real estate development slowed. Founded in 1989 by CEO and owner John Amend, the company offers tenant brokerage and lease administration services for commercial real estate projects. The firm also offers interior design, project management, development, and construction management. The company has also been part of Neiman Marcus' Christmas book offerings, building a 5,000-sq.-ft.

Pivotal Group is a diversified investment company primarily focused on private equity and real estate.At its inception, the firm capitalized on profitable market niches by acquiring, developing and managing investment grade commercial real estate properties in the Southwest. Over the years, its portfolio expanded to include master-planned developments and landmark properties throughout the nation.

The Related Group is America’s leading developer of sophisticated metropolitan living and the largest multi-family real estate development firm. Founded by Chairman Jorge M. Pérez, The Related Group has earned a national reputation for its visionary design and development of luxury condominiums, mixed-use center and affordable rental properties – often in emerging or undiscovered neighborhoods. And since its inception, the privately-held company has built and managed more than 77,000 condominium and apartment residences in major markets throughout Florida.

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. is a public real estate investment trust. It engages in acquisition, development, and management of properties. The fund invests in the real estate markets of United States. Its portfolio consists of enclosed malls and open-air centers. CBL & Associates Properties is based in Oak Brook, Illinois. CBL & Associates Properties was founded in 1978 and is based in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Equity Residential, a real estate investment trust (REIT), engages in the acquisition, development, and management of multifamily properties in the United States. As of December 31, 2007, it owned and invested in 579 properties in 24 states and the District of Columbia consisting of 152,821 units. The company qualifies as a REIT for federal income tax purposes. As a REIT, it would not be subject to federal income tax to the extent that it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its shareholders. Equity Residential was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

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.

Beacon Capital Partners was formed in 1998 after predecessor public REIT Beacon Properties merged with Equity Office Properties Trust in a $4 billion transaction. Beacon earns its bacon by collecting offices. A private real estate investment trust (REIT), Beacon Capital Partners invests in, renovates, and operates commercial and mixed-use properties in major metropolitan markets throughout the US. Beacon also has properties in London and Paris. It buys properties that can be improved through redevelopment, repositioning, or through managing the capital markets, after which it sells its holdings at a profit. The company manages investment funds on behalf of institutional, corporate, and government investors.

Sare Holding builds homes and apartments throughout eight states in central Mexico that are aimed at the low-, middle-, and high-income markets. Sare also derives part of its profit from brokerage services, subleasing, co-proprietor construction, and land sales. The company has benefited from Mexican President Vicente Fox's recent drive to build more homes for the poor and upgrade the country's housing stock. It also signed a $25 million strategic alliance with GMAC Hipotecaria in 2005 to acquire new land reserves.

PM Realty Group serves corporations, government agencies, and investors through 25 regional and divisional offices. Clients include Chevron, JPMorgan Chase, and TIAA-CREF. The firm was founded in 1954 as the Fletcher Emerson Company; it later became Property Management Systems and emerged as PM Realty after a 1990 buyout.PM Realty Group keeps its properties running day and night. The company manages a $25 billion client portfolio (some 160 million sq. ft. of office, retail, residential, and industrial space) of real estate throughout the US. It provides services including property management, marketing and leasing, construction and development services, and investment management.

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.

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