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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.

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.

Lion Gables Residential Trust (LGRT) is a privately-owned real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns, develops, and manages apartment complexes, mainly in the southern US. The company, which also manages properties for third parties, oversees approximately 35,000 apartment homes and more than 60 apartment communities with some 17,000 units. The company targets "affluent renters-by-choice" through its focus on luxury properties in upscale, high-growth urban areas, rather than outlying suburban complexes. In 2005 Gables Residential was acquired by a private partnership sponsored by ING Clarion Partners, a part of Dutch financial giant ING Groep.

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., a real estate investment trust (REIT), engages in acquiring, owning, and operating apartment communities primarily in the Sunbelt region of the United States. As of December 31, 2007, Mid-America owned 100% of 137 properties representing 40,248 apartment units. Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. qualifies as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code. As a REIT, it would not be subject to federal income tax to the extent it distributes 90% of taxable income to its shareholders. Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. was founded in 1977 and is based in Memphis, Tennessee.

Senior Housing Properties Trust (SNH) is a real estate investment trust, or REIT, which owns independent living and assisted living communities, continuing care retirement communities, nursing homes, wellness centers, and medical office, clinic and biotech laboratory buildings located throughout the United States. All of our properties are triple net leased, meaning that each tenant pays us rent, and also is responsible to pay all operating costs, taxes, insurance and maintenance costs that arise from the ownership and use of our property.SNH was created by CommonWealth REIT (NYSE: CWH) in 1998 and spun out to CWH's shareholders in 1999 as a separate publicly traded REIT on the New York Stock Exchange. We have been investment grade rated since 2010 and we are included in a number of financial indices, including the Russell Index 1000®, the MSCI US REIT Index, the S&P REIT Composite Index, the S&P 400 and the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT United States Index.

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