HCP is a self-administered real estate investment trust (REIT) that invests in, develops, and manages real estate that it leases to health care facilities, including senior living and skilled nursing facilities, hospitals, medical office buildings, and biotech and pharmaceutical laboratories. It has interests in about 700 properties in more than 40 states and Mexico, though nearly half of its holdings are in California and Texas. The company also provides mortgages and other financing to health care providers.

Place Properties, an affiliated group of companies, is a privately held diversified real estate company with expertise in developing, acquiring and managing award-winning housing communities in college and military markets. Since 1995, the affiliated companies have developed over 33,000 beds nationwide valued at more than $1.4 billion. In 2008, Place Properties was ranked the #10 Builder in the Top 50 Builders nationally.Place Properties student and military housing communities offer convenience, upgraded apartment features and stylish amenities, all for a great value. With housing communities near colleges, universities and military bases around the nation, living in a Place community is the perfect housing choice.

Beginning in 1985, Income Opportunity Realty Investors, Inc. has been committed to creating greater shareholder value through the acquisition, financing, operation and sale of real estate across the United States. IORI is traded on the American Stock Exchange under the symbol "IOT."Income Opportunity's principal source of revenue is in rents from property operations. Under Income Opportunitity Realty Investors, properties referred to as "undervalued" or "underperforming," are given added value by physical improvements and management improvements. The 14 properties owned by Income Opportunity are held for investment in three different geographic regions of the US—the Southeast, Southwest and Pacific.

American Spectrum Realty, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the ownership, management, and operation of income-producing properties in the United States. As of December 31, 2008, it owned and operated 29 properties, which consisted of 23 office buildings, 5 industrial properties, and 1 retail property. The company was founded in 2000 and is based in Houston, Texas.

Hillwood Development invests in and develops commercial, industrial, and residential property throughout the US. Many of Hillwood's properties are located in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Projects in the group's portfolio include AllianceTexas, a mixed-use airport development; and the American Airlines Center, a sports and entertainment arena. Hillwood Residential develops master-planned communities, primarily in the Dallas area; its luxury properties arm has developed projects in Hawaii and Costa Rica, among other locations. Hillwood also invests in and sells land. Chairman Ross Perot, Jr., founded Hillwood Development in 1988.

Brookfield Properties is making big ripples in the commercial property market. Doing business as Brookfield Office Properties, the company owns stakes in about 100 commercial properties around the world. It primarily invests in properties in large cities including Boston, Houston, Los Angeles, Calgary, Toronto, and Washington, DC. The company's portfolio totals some 70 million sq. ft. and includes most of Manhattan's World Financial Center; Brookfield also has a handful of properties in the development pipeline. Tenants include Merrill Lynch, CIBC, JPMorgan Chase, and Target Corporation. Brookfield plans to spin off its residential property assets to concentrate on expanding its global office portfolio.

Peel has and will continue to put down very strong roots by recycling capital and retaining its investments. Peel has a long term horizon; there is no interest in quick fixes. Corporate policy is to actively manage the diverse portfolio improving the quality of the Group’s interests and properties.By improving the quality of the Group’s assets, whether property, land, air or water, Peel is looking to bring benefits to the local areas and communities where it operates.

Glimcher Realty Trust operates as a real estate investment trust (REIT) in the United States. It owns, leases, acquires, develops, and operates a portfolio of retail properties, including regional and super regional malls, as well as community shopping centers. As of December 31, 2007, the company managed and leased 27 properties, including 23 malls and 4 community centers located in the states of Ohio, West Virginia, California, Florida, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Oregon, Tennessee, and Washington. Glimcher Realty Trust has elected to be taxed as a REIT and would not be subject to corporate income tax on that portion of its net income that is distributed to shareholders. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.

LREIT was established in 2002. Contrary to its name, Lanesborough REIT (LREIT) doesn't invest in lanes and boroughs. Instead, the real estate investment trust invests in primarily residential properties and other real estate in Canada. It owns some 25 apartment buildings and a handful of commercial and senior housing properties. Many of its residential assets are located in Fort McMurray, Alberta, a boomtown gateway to one of the world's largest proven oil reserves. The REIT hasn't been immune to the effects of the overall real estate decline, though. In 2009 it sold more than a dozen properties to raise funds for debt repayments and to shore up working capital.

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.

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