Centro Properties may have taken the phrase "shop 'til you drop" a bit too literally. Centro owns, develops, manages, and leases retail properties in the US, Australia, and New Zealand. Through funds, it oversees a portfolio of approximately 400 properties leased to supermarkets, department stores, and other retailers. Centro entered the US in 2006 with its acquisition of Heritage Property Investment Trust; it followed that up with the $6.2 billion purchase of New Plan Excel Realty Trust in 2007. Unfortunately, the rapid growth meant big debt, just as the global credit squeeze took root.

Overseas Union Enterprise (OUE) develops and manages retail, commercial, and residential properties and operates five-star hotels through its Meritus Hotels and Resorts subsidiary. Meritus operates some seven five-star hotels in Asia that include its flagship Meritus Mandarin Singapore and Shanghai JC Mandarin in China. OUE, which has traditionally been known as a hospitality company, aims to expand its hotel properties as well as diversify its portfolio by owning and managing prime commercial properties such as the Mandarin Gallery -- a shopping mall undergoing a $200 million renovation.

Aviv REIT sees a healthy future in health care-related real estate. The real estate investment trust (REIT) invests in health care properties consisting primarily of skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). Aviv leases its facilities to local, regional, and national operators throughout the US. The REIT's portfolio includes more than 150 properties with some 15,000 licensed beds in 20 states. Operators include Daybreak, Cathedral Rock, and Sunbridge. Although the REIT was formed in 2008 to pursue an IPO, the company has been in the business of financing operators of SNFs for more than 25 years through predecessor entities. Aviv postponed its IPO in late 2009, to possibly be rescheduled for a later date.

SEA Holdings Limited is a Hong Kong publicly listed company with a distinguished history in the business community dating back to over half a century. The Group was founded in 1956 under the name of South-East Asia Investment And Agency Company, Limited, which was listed on both the Far East and Kam Ngan Stock Exchanges in Hong Kong in 1973. In 1989, S E A Holdings Limited, a company incorporated in Bermuda, became the listed and holding company of the Group. Its shares (Stock code: 251) are listed and traded on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Church Loans & Investments Trust ® was founded in Amarillo, Texas in May 1959 and was organized to assist churches with their financing needs for new construction or remodeling, the refinance of existing debt and/or the purchase of new property. The company operates as a real estate investment trust. Church Loans has made over 2,000 loans in approximately 47 states and would be pleased to consider your request for your financing needs in anywhere in the United States of America.The management of Church Loans aggressively pursues new loans, both interim and permanent, to churches and other selected projects such as assisted living centers. Although Church Loans has the authority to engage in the business of buying, selling and leasing of real estate, Church Loans restricts its business activities primarily to making loans to churches and other nonprofit organizations which are secured by a first mortgage on real estate owned by such borrowers.

HomeServices of America, Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway affiliate based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has streamlined the experience for our clients, smoothing out the roadblocks to ensure that your individual needs are met – and taken care of.As the second largest, full-service independent residential real estate brokerage firm and the largest brokerage-owned settlement services (mortgage, title, escrow and insurance) provider in the U.S., we have the strength, expertise, and most importantly, commitment to help with virtually any real estate-related need.

Founded in 1992 by our parent company, international investment firm Capital Guidance, we are one of the nation’s leading investors, developers and operators of retail and mixed-use real estate. Our portfolio includes 20 million square feet across the United States and we employ over 200 dedicated professionals.At Madison Marquette our projects are distinctive and create a real sense of place for the communities they serve. We think creatively about how to transform each property while strictly adhering to disciplined standards of performance and quality. As a result, our 15-year track record is among the best in the industry. We are headquartered in Washington, D.C. and maintain a local presence in the major markets where we invest and operate, including offices in Philadelphia, New York, Fort Lauderdale, San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Charlotte and Seattle. Our affiliate, Madison Retail Group, provides specialty leasing and tenant representation services from their headquarters in Washington, D.C. and New York City.

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.

Rancho Mission Viejo is doin' it 'til the cows come home. The working cattle ranch is 23,000 acres of land in Southern California's Orange County, including more than 500 acres of citrus groves. It is a producer of lemons, as well as avocados, beans, and barley. Purchased in 1882 by Richard O'Neill, Sr. and James Flood, the ranch has been owned and managed by members of the O'Neill family and its descendants. A majority of the land is reserved as permanent open space for parks and wilderness reserves, while other portions are leased out for business and industrial uses, such as sand and gravel mining, seed collection and plant growing, and aerospace, telecommunications, and utilities operations.

Driven... Anthem Properties is a 100-person real estate investment, development and management company operating in Western Canada, headquartered in Vancouver, B.C. The group principally pursues retail and multi-family residential asset classes. The Anthem portfolio is currently comprised of 3.5 million square feet of retail, 50 acres of urban and suburban land held for future development, and approximately 1,000 residential condominium units under construction.

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