John L. Scott is no John Doe when it comes to real estate in the Northwest. The company, which does business as John L. Scott Real Estate, is well-known for providing residential real estate brokerage services through some 145 offices (about 100 of which are franchised) and more than 4,000 affiliated agents in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. In addition to its brokerage offerings, the company partners with others to provide financing, title, escrow, and other services. Scottish immigrant John L. Scott founded the family-owned company in 1931.

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation provides assistance for affordable rental housing. Together, Fannie and Freddie guarantee some 70% of all new home loans in the US. Due to losses related to the subprime mortgage crisis, the federal government seized both Fannie and Freddie in September 2008.These siblings know there's no place like home. Government-sponsored enterprises Freddie Mac (officially Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation) and Fannie Mae were established to buy residential mortgages and boost the nation's housing market. They do so by purchasing mortgages from lenders and packaging them for resale, thereby mitigating risk and allowing lenders to provide mortgages to those who may not otherwise qualify.

Milestone Properties, Inc. is a commercial real estate company specializing in the ownership and management of shopping center properties. Milestone is on a program of acquiring well-located non-anchored strip shopping centers throughout the United Statesone in Arizona and the other in California. Anchor tenants include J. C. Penney and Rite Aid. (Concord Milestone Plus sold an Arizona property in 2007.) The company was established in 1986 to invest in commercial real estate. Its general partner, CM Plus Corporation, is a subsidiary of real estate investment firm Milestone Properties.

Nationwide Health Properties is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that invests in residential care facilities and medical office buildings throughout the US. It owns a portfolio of more than 600 properties, including senior housing facilities and long-term care facilities, which it leases to health care operators. Most of the REIT's properties are leased under long-term triple-net leases, under which the tenant pays for all expenses including property taxes, maintenance, and insurance. Nationwide Health Properties' largest tenants are Brookdale Senior Living and Hearthstone Senior Services, each accounting for more than 10% of total revenues.

Chinese Estates Group (the "Group") is one of the leading property developers in Hong Kong. The Group comprises of three companies publicly listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, namely Chinese Estates Holdings Limited Chinese Estates' core businesses comprise of property investment for rental and property development for sale. The Group focuses primarily in Hong Kong, and actively increases exposures in Macau and mainland China in the recent years.

Agile Property Holdings is nimbly building residential communities all over mainland China. The company develops large-scale residential projects; most are townhouse-style, but a few are multi-story towers. It has about 50 properties in 20 cities throughout China, many of which are concentrated in the Pearl River Delta region. Altogether, Agile Property owns a land bank of 300 million sq. ft. (5 million of which is developed.) The company is also engaged in property management and interior design.

Eastern Light Capital, Incorporated, a real estate investment trust (REIT), operates as a specialty mortgage finance company in the United States. Its mortgage investment business invests in non-conforming residential mortgage loans. The company’s mortgage banking business engages in the origination, purchase, and sale of conforming and non-conforming mortgage loans secured by first liens and junior liens on one-to-four single family residential properties. It originates loans from mortgage bankers, mortgage brokers, or existing borrower relationships. The company qualifies as a REIT for federal income tax purposes. It generally would not be subject to federal corporate income taxes if it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its stockholders. Eastern Light Capital, Incorporated was formerly known as Capital Alliance Income Trust, Ltd and changed its name to Eastern Light Capital, Incorporated in July 2008. Eastern Light Capital was founded in 1995 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Cafaro Company hits the long ball with its small-town malls and shopping centers. Cafaro develops, owns, and operates approximately 50 retail properties in about a dozen states in the Midwest, mid-Atlantic, and Northwest US. The facilities total more than 30 million sq. ft. of leasable commercial space. Some malls feature adjacent entertainment facilities, such as the 6,400-seat baseball stadium for the Mahoning Valley Scrappers behind a Cafaro Company mall in Niles, Ohio. Founded in the 1940s by William M. Cafaro, the company is still owned and operated by the family, which is involved in local and state politics.

Americold Realty Trust is keeping temperatures low to make revenues grow. The company owns more than 180 temperature-controlled warehouses that are part of the supply chain serving food producers, distributors, and retailers who rent space to store frozen and perishable food products. A majority of its warehouse facilities are located in the US; they are operated by subsidiary and distribution services provider AmeriCold Logistics. Internationally, Americold Realty Trust owns and operates warehouses in Argentina, Australia, and New Zealand. The company acquired more than 50 facilities from VersaCold in 2010. Americold filed to go public, but shelved its plans that year due to market conditions.

John Laing is a specialist owner, operator and manager of public sector infrastructure assets in the UK and internationally. By combining our skill in the management of development risk, project financing, asset management and operations with those of our chosen partners and the project supply chain we have built an enviable reputation as a market leader in the privately financed form of infrastructure renewal and modernisation, long recognised as a key element of public sector procurement policy.

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