Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. operates as a real estate investment trust (REIT). The trust invests in real estate related bridge and mezzanine loans, preferred and direct equity, mortgage-backed securities, discounted mortgage notes, and other real estate related assets. It offers bridge financing products to borrowers who seek short term capital to be used in an acquisition of property. Arbor Realty Trust offers mezzanine loans, which are loans subordinate to a conventional first mortgage loan and senior to the borrower’s equity in a transaction. It provides financing by making preferred equity investments in entities that own real property. The trust also invests in mortgage-related securities. Arbor Realty Trust qualifies as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code. As a REIT, the trust would not be subject to federal income tax if it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its shareholders. Arbor Commercial Mortgage, LLC serves as the manager and advisor to the trust. Arbor Realty Trust was formed in 2003 and is based in Uniondale, New York.

A slumping real estate market and mounting debt has forced the struggling firm into a $10 billion restructuring plan and in 2008 it announced plans to sell stakes in several of its holdings, including shopping mall developer Riofisa and France's Societe Fonciere Lyonnaise.Inmobiliaria Colonial is a holding company with lots of holdings, but some may slip from its grasp. The real estate firm develops, owns, and manages premium office buildings, shopping centers, and business parks, mainly in Paris, Madrid, and Barcelona. Colonial is also involved in housing development. Its holdings total more than 3 million sq. m. of leasable space, plus approximately 1.5 million sq. m. of land.

Founded in 1834, the company is one of the oldest and largest diversified conglomerates in the Philippines. Its flagship holding is Bank of the Philippine Islands, one of the country's largest banks. In addition, Ayala owns interests in insurance, real estate, telecommunications, infrastructure, electronics, and automotive dealerships. Subsidiary Ayala Land invests in and develops commercial real estate; Manila Water distributes water and operates sewer systems in Manila. The minority-owned Globe Telecom offers international wireless connectivity services.

Klépierre loves to hear the clip-clop of feet through its properties. The firm owns some 275 shopping centers throughout Continental Europe, most of them acquired from or developed in cooperation with Spanish grocery retailer Centros Comerciales Carrefour . It also owns office properties in the Paris metropolitan area. Subsidiary Ségécé and its subsidiaries provide property management services for Klépierre and for other owners, with a total of about 375 properties under management. In 2003 Klépierre chose to operate under France's new SIIC tax classification, similar to a real estate investment trust (REIT) in the US. French banking giant BNP Paribas owns about 52% of the company.

Hansteen Holdings gives European companies a place to call home. A commercial real estate investment trust (REIT), Hansteen Holdings acquires, invests in, and leases industrial properties in Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and the UK. The company manages a portfolio of more than 100 properties totaling more than 2 million sq. meters of warehouse, office building, distribution, and other commercial space. It seeks to acquire low-cost, vacant (or occupied) properties that it subsequently invests in, leases out, and in some cases, sells. Co-CEOs Morgan Jones and Ian Watson founded Hansteen in 2005.

London & Associated Properties prefers to associate itself with retail investment opportunities. The firm owns and manages retail properties in popular shopping districts throughout the UK. With a portfolio valued at more than 300 million, L&A generally acquires shopping centers and refurbishes or redevelops them. It has a joint venture with Lloyds Banking Group's Bank of Scotland to buy and develop properties. Tenants include Waitrose supermarket, Topshop, Zara, and Travelodge. L&A also holds a 42% stake in Bisichi Mining, an overseas mining and mining finance firm, which operates in the UK and South Africa.

Campus Apartments is one of the nation's largest developers, owners, and managers of student housing, with more than 26,000 beds in 23 states serving over 70 colleges and universities across the country.Since our founding in 1958, we've maintained the sole focus of providing high quality housing to college and university communities. With over $1 billion in assets under management, our portfolio consists of garden-style, mid-rise, and high-rise assets, as well as mixed-use and urban scattered-site housing.In 2006, we launched a $1.1 billion venture with GIC RE, the Government of Singapore's Real Estate Investment Arm, geared toward the acquisition, development and consolidation of university-related real estate. Our capital resources, coupled with a creative and flexible approach, strong balance sheet, and reputation as a "best-in-class" operator, have positioned our firm as a partner of choice among colleges and universities, local and regional developers, and investors seeking 3rd party services.A commitment to excellence, integrity, and smart growth are the hallmarks of our company. Our management team remains anchored to our founder's simple mission of providing high quality, well-managed real estate that exceeds the expectations of residents, university administrators, business partners and other stakeholders within the communities that we serve.

First Hartford Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the purchase, development, ownership, management, and sale of real estate properties in the United States. It owns interests in various properties used as shopping centers, colleges, restaurants, police stations, and apartments located in Connecticut, New Jersey, Texas, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Maine. The company was incorporated in 1909 and is based in Manchester, Connecticut.

St Modwen Properties PLC and Stan Clarke became its Chairman with Anthony Glossop, formerly Chief Executive of Redman Heenan, as its Managing Director. St Modwen then comprised a small but experienced development team, operating through a network of regional offices with a tradition of working in partnership with landowners and local authorities, and a useful rental income arising from the rump of Redman Heenan and two property investment companies owned by Stan Clarke and Jim Leavesley which had been included in the take-over. It had net assets of 10p per share and in its first financial period achieved pre-tax profits of just over £1million.

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.

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