GVA Grimley is the go-to guy for UK property advice. The firm provides property consultancy services to owners, tenants, developers, investors, lenders, and landowners through a network of more than a dozen offices located throughout the UK. Acquisitions, sales and development, building consultancy, corporate occupier services, and investment advice are just a few offerings among its array of services aimed at both public- and private-sector clients. Its client roster has included the likes of BHP Billiton, Ernst & Young, and the Royal Bank of Scotland Group. GVA Grimley is a member of GVA Worldwide.

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.

Verde Realty is looking to make some green in the southwestern US and Mexico real estate markets. A self-managed and self-administered real estate investment trust (REIT), Verde Realty acquires and manages multi-family residential and industrial properties located in Texas, Mexico, and New Mexico. Its portfolio consists of more than a dozen apartment complexes located in Austin, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio, as well as about 85 industrial distribution facilities in El Paso and McAllen, Texas and northern Mexico. Other holdings include several thousand acres of undeveloped land in New Mexico. Verde Realty was formed in 2006; it filed an initial public offering in early 2010.

Hatteras Financial Corp. Company Profile Hatteras Financial hopes for smooth sailing on the sometimes tumultuous seas of mortgage investing. The company is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that invests in adjustable-rate and hybrid adjustable-rate single-family residential mortgages guaranteed by a US government agency or a government-backed company such as Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae, or Freddie Mac. Hatteras Financial's investment portfolio, valued at some $7 billion, consists mostly of hybrid adjustable-rate loans with terms of three to five years. Hatteras Financial is externally managed by Atlantic Capital Advisors.

Archstone is a recognized leader in apartment operations with a portfolio concentrated in many of the most desirable neighborhoods in the nation. Our communities reside in Washington DC, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, New York, Seattle and Boston metropolitan areas, to name a few. Backed by industry-leading customer service guarantees, Archstone strives to provide great apartments and great service to our customers.

Hotel Properties Limited (HPL) actually doesn't limit itself to hotel properties. The property investment, development, and management company has real estate holdings including hotels, condominiums, shopping centers, and office buildings in Asia, Australia, and Europe. It owns about 20 upscale hotels with a combined 4,000 rooms in tourist destinations, including resorts in Bali, Singapore, and the Maldives. Its hotel brands include Four Seasons and Hilton. Subsidiaries HPL Hotels & Resorts and Concorde Hotels and Resorts provide hotel management services.

Century 21 provides franchises for one of the world's largest residential real estate sales networks, with more than 8,900 offices in some 70 countries and territories worldwide. While homes are its core focus, the company also helps customers buy and sell commercial and vacation properties and provides relocation services for individuals, corporations, and members of the military. Century 21 Fine Homes & Estates offers services for seekers of luxury homes. Realogy Corporation licenses the Century 21 name, among several other major real estate brands.

Like the mythical phoenix rising out of the ashes, Arizona Land Income gained new life as Pacific Office Properties Trust. The real estate investment trust (REIT) largely languished in inactivity for years, but in 2008 joined forces with private commercial property owner Shidler Group. The combined company owns more than 20 commercial properties with some 4.7 million sq. ft. of leasable space in the western US. The REIT is the largest office building owner in Honolulu. Chairman Jay Shidler, who founded Shidler Group and has had success with other REITS including Corporate Office Properties Trust and First Industrial Realty Trust, owns 94% of Pacific Office Properties Trust.

Kilroy is still here, especially if you're referring to Southern California. A real estate investment trust (REIT), Kilroy Realty owns, manages, and develops office and industrial properties, mostly in suburban Orange County, San Diego, and Los Angeles. Its portfolio includes more than 90 office and 40 industrial properties, including the Kilroy Airport Center in Long Beach and the Westside Media Center in Los Angeles. Among its more than 285 tenants are large and small businesses including Intuit, Bridgepoint Education Scripps Health, and DIRECTV. Kilroy Realty Corporation also develops properties for itself and for other parties. It owns about 12 million sq. ft. of rentable space.

Canary Wharf once had little to sing about -- but now it is chirping away. Perched three miles from the Bank of England in the revitalized Docklands of London, Canary Wharf was real estate mogul Paul Reichmann's 97-acre solution to the city's problems of high rents and scarce office space. The office and retail complex, when complete, will total around 20 million sq. ft. of space. The existing portions of Canary Wharf (more than 14 million sq. ft.) are 95% leased, with more construction underway. Songbird Estates, a consortium led by Morgan Stanley, owns a majority of Canary Wharf.

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