Home Group is one of the UK's leading providers of affordable housing for rent or sale. Founded in 1935 the company manages approximately 52,000 rental homes throughout England and Scotland; it builds or refurbishes some 2,000 additional properties each year. The company conducts business through its various divisions, including Nashayman, which focuses on ethnic minority communities, and Stonham, which serves the homeless, the elderly, victims of domestic violence, people with mental or physical difficulties, and refugees. Live Smart @ Home is Home Group's commercial arm, providing middle-market rental and owner-occupied housing, including BoKlok prefabricated homes manufactured by IKEA.

Hospitality Properties Trust, a real estate investment trust (REIT), engages in buying, owning, and leasing hotels. The company’s hotels are operated as Courtyard by Marriott, Residence Inn by Marriott, Staybridge Suites by Holiday Inn, Candlewood Suites, AmeriSuites, Prime Hotels and Resorts, Homestead Studio Suites, TownePlace Suites by Marriott, and SpringHill Suites by Marriott or Marriott Hotels and Resorts. As of June 30, 2005, it owned 298 hotels located in 38 states in the United States; Puerto Rico; and Ontario, Canada. The company’s hotels are primarily designed for business, governmental, and family travelers. As a REIT, the company would not be subject to federal income tax provided it distributes at least 90% of its REIT taxable income to its stockholders. Hospitality Properties was formed in 1995 and is based in Newton, Massachusetts.

Sinolink Worldwide Holdings Limited (Stock Code:1168.HK, "Sinolink" or "The Company") was established in 1992 and successfully listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 1998. It is an experienced China-based premier property developer with a proven track record in developing large scale property projects in Shenzhen and Shanghai. The Company's headquarters is in Hong Kong and its mainland headquarters is located in Shenzhen China. The Company is currently one of the 200 Hang Seng Composite constituent stocks and is also one of the 86 listed companies in the Hang Seng Mainland Composite.

The Shelter Group was founded in 1977.The Shelter Group can give you shelter (or more likely sell it to you). The company invests in, develops, renovates, and manages residential real estate in the eastern US. Its $2 billion portfolio, including assets managed for others, spans about a dozen states and consists primarily of multifamily and senior living communities. Apartment communities range from affordable to mid-market to luxury level, and senior housing properties (Park View and Bright View communities) range from more independent to assisted-living models. Many of the company's properties are located in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Florida.

John D. Oil and Gas (formerly Liberty Self-Stor) has shed its storage sheds in favor of oil and natural gas extraction in northeastern Ohio and the Appalachian Basin. In 2008 John D. Oil and Gas reported proved reserves of 2.1 billion cu. ft. of natural gas and 17,500 barrels of oil. That year it had 49 net productive wells. The company also owns and manages Kykuit Resources, LLC, which leases natural gas and oil rights to more than 203,840 acres in the Montana Breaks region in Montana. Chairman and CEO Richard Osborne owns 46% of John D. Oil and Gas.

Corporate Office Properties Trust, a real estate investment trust (REIT), engages in the acquisition, development, ownership, management, and leasing of suburban office properties. As of December 31, 2005, the company’s portfolio consisted of 165 office properties; 14 wholly owned office properties under construction or development; and land parcels totaling 311 acres. As of the above date, the company, through joint ventures, owned 18 operating properties, 2 office properties, and land parcels totaling 138 acres. As an REIT, it would not be taxed on the portion of its income, which is distributed to shareholders, provided it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income. Corporate Office Properties Trust was founded in 1988 and is based in Columbia, Maryland.

DiamondRock Hospitality must be an investor's best friend. Operating as an umbrella partnership real estate investment trust (UPREIT), DiamondRock primarily functions through its taxable REIT subsidiary Bloodstone TRS. It owns (but does not operate) about 20 upper upscale full-service hotels with more than 9,500 rooms in North America, with an emphasis on such markets as New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, and Atlanta. Its hotels are all operated under brands owned by Marriott International, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, and Hilton Worldwide.

Breslin Realty has widespread experience in tenant relations, negotiations, landlord representation, land planning and development, real estate appraising, property management, construction and creative financing. With extensive knowledge of the New York tri-state area and consumer purchasing habits, the company offers expert retail leasing services, providing specialist brokers for a variety of national retailers.

The Durst Organization has been a family-run real estate company grounded in simple but profound principles: Innovation. Integrity. Community. Sustainability. Today, those founding principles continue to guide The Durst Organization, prompting its leadership in environmentally responsible building practices and informing the company’s long-term approach to development.

Lend Lease is one of the world’s leading fully integrated property solutions providers, with strong development, investment management, project and construction management and asset and property management capabilities.Founded in Sydney in 1958 by Dutch immigrant and innovator Dick Dusseldorp, the group was born out of a vision to create a company that could successfully combine four disciplines; property, financing, development and investment.

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