Extensa develops and invests in commercial, industrial, and residential real estate. A subsidiary of holding company Ackermans & van Haaren, the company manages a portfolio worth more than E500 million ($650 million), including the holdings of publicly traded real estate investment trust Leasinvest Real Estate , in which Extensa owns a 30% stake. Extensa also redevelops inner-city properties for a combination of office, retail, and living space. The company is looking to Central and Eastern Europe for expansion and has offices in Romania, Slovakia, and Turkey, in addition to its core markets Belgium and Luxembourg.

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.

Tokyu Land builds up the land of the rising sun. One of Japan's top property developers, the company provides design, development, and construction services in almost every market in the industry: luxury apartments and condominiums, office buildings, resorts and hotels, golf courses, urban retail facilities, and senior housing. Its subsidiaries and affiliates offer related activities, such as property management and marketing, leasing, and logistics. The company also provides commercial real estate asset management and advisory services.

Essex Property Trust, Inc., a real estate investment trust (REIT), engages in the ownership, operation, management, acquisition, development, and redevelopment of apartment communities primarily in the West Coast of the United States. It has a 90.9% general partner interest in Essex Portfolio, L.P. As of September 4, 2008, the company owned interests in 133 communities comprising 26,790 units, as well as had 1,658 units in active development. The company has elected to be taxed as a REIT and would not be subject to federal income tax on the portion of its income that is distributed to stockholders. Essex Property Trust was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Developers Diversified Realty Corporation (DDR) operates as a real estate investment trust (REIT) in the United States. The company engages in acquiring, developing, redeveloping, owning, leasing, and managing shopping centers, mini-malls, and lifestyle centers. As of February 5, 2007, it owned or managed approximately 461 shopping centers and 7 business centers, as well as 1,170 acres of undeveloped land. The company qualifies as a REIT for federal income tax purposes. As a REIT, the company would not be subject to federal income tax to the extent that it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its shareholders. DDR was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Beachwood, Ohio.

The Richard E. Jacobs Group has long been one of the nation’s most established and respected owners, developers, and managers of commercial real estate. It was founded in 1955 by the late Richard E. Jacobs and his late brother David H. Jacobs and is headquartered in suburban Cleveland, Ohio. The Jacobs Group was among the early pioneering companies in the development of major enclosed regional shopping malls across America.

Lai Sun Development Company Limited is a member of the Lai Sun Group. The Company is well diversified and its principal activities include: property development, property investment, hotels, media and entertainment. The Company was listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited in March 1988.

Manhattan Loft Corporation (MLC) buys disused industrial buildings and warehouses and converts them into residential lofts. When developers were faced with a shortage of residential land in the UK, chief executive Harry Handelsman found inspiration -- and opportunity -- in the lofts of New York's SoHo neighborhood. He is credited with introducing loft living to London with the establishment of MLC in 1992. The firm also builds some of its properties outright, and has started building office and mixed-use projects. MLC has built properties in England, Wales, and Germany.

IVG Immobilien AG has a local presence in the major European cities and can draw upon a broad spectrum of know how and a large experience in asset management.IVG’s focus lies on the core business asset management with stable and consistent income.IVG Caverns constructs, operates, and leases some 40 underground caverns in Germany for oil and gas storage, and holds the development rights for at least 90 more.

New World China Land Limited Company Profile New World China Land is the flagship division of the New World Group in mainland China. The company is one of the country's largest national developers -- its projects include residential estates, serviced apartments, villas, offices, shopping centers, resorts, hotels, and mixed-use complexes. Its real estate portfolio includes 37 development projects spanning more than 15 cities. New World China Land is working on a number of projects for the redevelopment of the old city centers of Beijing and Tianjin. The company has been in operation since the early 1980s.

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