Campus Crest went public via a 2010 IPO and plans to qualify as a real estate investment trust (REIT). College dorms have moved beyond cinder block walls and Murphy beds, thanks to Campus Crest Communities. The company develops, builds, and manages on- and off-campus student housing apartment communities at medium-sized colleges and universities. Campus Crest owns interests in more than 25 communities, which are branded as The Grove, located mostly in the South. Its properties feature furnished apartments with such amenities as a pool, library, volleyball and basketball courts, fitness center, tanning beds, and gated entry with keyed bedroom locks. The student-friendly rents include utilities.

Coventry Building Society was set up to construct houses in the 1800s. Coventry acquired smaller building society Stroud & Swindon in 2010.Yanks may confuse it with bricks and mortar, but in the UK it stands for building for the future. Coventry Building Society, one of the top financial cooperatives in the UK, serves more than one million members. The building society has diversified over the years to offer mortgage banking, investment, personal loans ranging from £1,000 to £15,000 ($1,600 to $25,000), health and travel insurance services, and online banking. The society has more than £18 billion ($27 billion) in assets under management.

Grubb & Ellis Company (NYSE: GBE) is one of the largest and most respected commercial real estate services and investment companies in the world. Our 6,000 professionals in more than 100 company-owned and affiliate offices draw from a unique platform of real estate services, practice groups and investment products to deliver comprehensive, integrated solutions to real estate owners, tenants and investors. The firm’s transaction, management, consulting and investment services are supported by highly regarded proprietary market research and extensive local expertise. Through its investment subsidiaries, the company is a leading sponsor of real estate investment programs that provide individuals and institutions the opportunity to invest in a broad range of real estate investment vehicles, including public non-traded real estate investment trusts (REITs), mutual funds and other real estate investment funds.

iMortgage Services provides a range of outsourced services -- including real estate appraisal, title insurance and abstracts, property reports, fraud inspections, document preparation, and settlement, closing, and escrow services -- to the financial services industry. The company is licensed to operate in about 35 states and has workshare relationships in place in the remainder. Founded in 2000, iMortgage Services (not to be confused with Arizona-based mortgage banker imortgage.com) is owned by CEO Brian Uffelman and president Shawn McCall.

McShane Development Company invests in and develops office, health care, and industrial real estate throughout the US. It offers build-to-suit development as well as redevelopment and turnkey projects; most of its portfolio is located in Illinois. McShane Development also plans multifamily and business park projects. The company is the investment arm of The McShane Companies, which also includes McShane Construction and Cadence McShane Construction. McShane Corporation has offices in Austin and Houston, Texas; Chicago; Irvine, California; and Phoenix. CEO James McShane founded the company in 1988.

Schostak is committed to a variety of civic and charitable organizations within the community. The company and family contributes to programs which support our troops overseas, stem cell research, and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Within the metropolitan Detroit community, the company is actively involved in The New Detroit Science Center, The Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit Opera House, Detroit Zoo, and Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan.

ZipRealty, Inc. provides home sellers and buyers with an innovative real estate solution. By using the efficiencies of the Internet, we have streamlined the real estate process and are able to pass significant savings on to our clients. Our licensed ZipRealty Agents have years of experience in the areas they serve, allowing you to save thousands, without compromising on service.

Susquehanna Real Estate is a York, PA based real estate development and consulting company, established over twenty years ago as the real estate division of Susquehanna Pfaltzgraff Co., a national corporation with divisions in dinnerware, radio broadcasting, cable systems, internet services and e-business products.

Atenor is narrowing its focus. The company, a real estate developer and private equity firm, operates through more than a dozen mostly real estate subsidiaries in the development, construction, and renovation of high-end office buildings. Once the properties (located in Belgium and Luxembourg) are built out and occupied, Atenor sells them for a profit, usually in one to three years. The company sold three of its investment companies in 2005 and plans to leave private equity funding completely. Once Atenor sells its investment firms, it plans to move into residential and retail development.

Hostmark Hospitality Group manages 38 properties with more than 6,700 rooms in 15 states, Egypt and the British West Indies. The company also operates stand-alone concept restaurants and maintains a strong presence in this business segment.As a preferred, award-winning hotel management company for Marriott, Hilton, Starwood and IHG, Hostmark Hospitality Group consistently delivers superior results to institutional real estate owners, non-institutional ownership groups, publicly traded companies, joint ventures and privately held companies by providing hotel management, asset management, project management and lender consulting services.Hostmark Hospitality Group also offers specialized programs for CMBS special servicers and balance sheet lenders managing under-performing hotel loans. Acting in a consulting capacity, Hostmark provides hotel analytical and operating advisory services to lenders needing hospitality expertise and workout advice on asset disposition strategy. Hostmark Hospitality Group has also performed the role of court appointed receiver and operator in more than 170 foreclosed properties. Whether through workout advice, operational improvements or through management improvement, Hostmark has assisted numerous lenders and borrowers in maximizing both the short term cash flow and long term value of their assets.

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