Chatham Lodging Trust was formed in 2009 to acquire upscale extended-stay hotels, including Residence Inn by Marriott, Homewood Suites by Hilton, and Summerfield Suites by Hyatt. To a lesser extent, the firm will also buy select-service and full-service hotels. The REIT seeks properties being sold at a discount, particularly hotels located in the largest US metropolitan markets. The REIT operates through its Chatham Lodging, L.P. subsidiary. Chatham went public in 2010 and within months used proceeds from the offering to build up a portfolio of more than 10 Homewood Suites and other properties.

The mission of The Rockefeller Group is to deliver outstanding performance and superior results on behalf of our shareholders, clients and employees in the areas of investment management, real estate development and real estate services. As an investment manager, we strive to create value, maximize return potential and to serve as a qualified fiduciary to an international clientele of public and private investors.

Deerfield Capital Corp acquired Charlotte-based Nova Credit Investment Management in 2010; it now plans to merge with Commercial Industrial Finance Corp (CIFC), which has some $6 billion under management.Specialty finance company Deerfield Capital grazes on a green pasture of investments. Through its subsidiaries, Deerfield Capital Management (DCM) and Columbus Nova Credit Investments, the company invests in and manages client assets such as residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS), bank loans, government securities, and asset-backed securities. They offer some 30 investment products, including separately managed accounts and a private investment fund. Deerfield has some $9.4 billion of assets under management.

UMH Properties, Inc. (UMH) is a real estate investment trust. The firm engages in the ownership and operation of manufactured home communities. It leases manufactured home spaces to private manufactured home owners, as well as leases homes to residents. The firm invests in the real estate markets of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Tennessee. In addition, it invests in debt and equity securities of REITs. United Mobile Homes was incorporated in 1968. The company was formerly known as United Mobile Homes, Inc. UMH Properties is based in Freehold, New Jersey.

ProLogis will help you spread the word -- or at least help you spread the goods. The industrial real estate investment trust (REIT) acquires and develops warehouses and distribution facilities for some 4,000 retailers and manufacturers such as MolsonCoors and Unilever. It owns more than 2,400 properties in Asia, Europe, and North America. All together, ProLogis owns, manages or is developing more than 475 million sq. ft. of space. The company is selective about development and usually only develops pre-leased properties. Its fund management operations oversee long-term property investments. ProLogis holds about 30% of publicly traded ProLogis European Properties.

Prudential Fox Roach will hope you find your own piece of Philly's rock. The company is the largest residential brokerage firm in the greater Philadelphia area, which includes southeast Pennsylvania and parts of New Jersey, Maryland, and Delaware. (It calls itself the largest single-market firm in the US.) Prudential Fox Roach has more than 60 offices; it provides mortgage, transfer, and insurance services through The Trident Group. CEO Lawrence Flick controls the company, which is member of The Prudential Real Estate Affiliates. Prudential Fox Roach traces its roots back to the 1886 founding of Fox Real Estate and Roach Brothers Realtors in 1948.

The Shaner Hotel Group buys, renovates, repositions, re-brands, and builds hotels. The company owns and manages more than 20 hotels containing around 3,500 rooms in 15 states, mainly in the East and the South. Shaner's hotels are affiliated with several major brands, including Hampton Inn, Holiday Inn, Marriott, and Radisson. In addition to maintaining its existing portfolio of hotels, the company also is working together with investors and colleges and universities to develop new hotels on or near campuses. Shaner is affiliated with business services outsourcing firm Shaner Solutions.

ECC Capital Corporation, a real estate investment trust (REIT), invests in residential mortgage loans in the United States. It owns and manages interests in securitization trusts, which issues securities collateralized by residential real estate mortgages. The company qualifies as a REIT for federal income tax purposes. As a REIT, it would not be subject to federal income tax to the extent that it distributes at least 90% of its REIT taxable income to its shareholders. ECC Capital Corporation was founded in 2004 and is based in Irvine, California.

Wilmorite is a leading commercial real estate development and management company. With more than six decades of experience, the company has a reputation as one of America's top builders, construction managers and real estate developers. Wilmorite has a long history of successful joint ventures and takes pride in the years of repeat business and strong relationships. It is a company that is continually looking for new and innovative ways to approach projects. This is apparent in the numerous diverse projects including state-of-the-art shopping centers, academic facilities, large first-class hotels, casinos, resorts and detailed renovations.During the last twenty years, the company's construction division has benefited from close working relationships with some of New York's most renowned institutions. The versatility to build everything from standard dormitories and apartment-style suites to entire Greek living communities has resulted in thousands of beds for on-campus student housing.

PICOR provides a full range of commercial property brokerage and management services, primarily in and around Tucson, Arizona. The company handles sales and leasing, consulting, financing, and asset management. PICOR manages some 2.5 million sq. ft. of space (including retail, office, industrial, corporate, government, and medical properties) throughout southern Arizona and border towns of Mexico. PICOR is a member of global real estate group Cushman & Wakefield. President Michael Hammond founded PICOR in 1985; nine years later he established the PICOR Charitable Foundation, which focuses on youth organizations in the company's market area.

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