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.

Tian An China Investments develops commercial and residential properties throughout China and Hong Kong. Predominantly a developer of high-rise apartment complexes, Tian An China also invests in and develops villas, office buildings, hotels, and other commercial properties. It also sells cement products. The group's available land bank stands at approximately 5.2 million sq. meters; property development accounts for about two-thirds of all revenues. Hong Kong holding company Allied Properties (H.K.) is Tian An China's largest shareholder.

Silverstein Properties, Inc. (SPI) is one of the most active and respected real estate development and investment firms nationwide. SPI has developed, owned and managed more than 35 million square feet of commercial, residential and retail space in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, Michigan and Florida. Founded in 1957, SPI offers fully integrated real estate services. The firm specializes in complex and mixed-use properties that incorporate transportation, retail and public spaces.

Intervest Retail SA Company Profile Intervest Retail keeps both eyes squarely fixed on Belgian shopping destinations. The firm buys up retail properties throughout the country, particularly buildings in inner-city neighborhoods. Intervest additionally considers retail warehouses, shopping centers, and factory outlets for addition to its portfolio. Some 47% of the firm's holdings is comprised of retail warehouses, while 37% is represented by inner-city shops; it is most active in the cities of Flanders (61%), Wallonia (27%), and Brussels (12%). Intervest Retail was established in 1987.

Tomson Group Limited (Stock Code: 258) is an investment holding company established in late 1980’s and its shares are listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. Principal activities of the Group include property development and investment, hospitality and leisure industry, industrial operations and securities trading. Mainland China, in particular Shanghai, is the principal operation base of the Group which has commenced its investment therein since early 1990’s.

This group of village people operates apartment communities, not onstage at a revival show. Village Green develops and manages luxury, middle-market and senior apartment communities in about a dozen states. The firm's portfolio includes some 35,000 units in more than 130 properties branded as City Apartments, Regents Park, Village Green, and Village Park communities. Village Green also provide consulting to, and manages multifamily communities for, other property owners. Joseph Holtzman, the grandfather of CEO Jonathan Holtzman

Hammerson has been creating and managing some of the most exciting retail destinations and office buildings in Europe for over 50 years. Our strategy is to create value by developing and actively managing high quality properties to meet the needs of our occupiers, our partners and our shareholders.

The REALIA Group was founded in the year 2000, formed through the merger of the property ownership and property management teams from FCC and Caja Madrid, which have both existed in the sector since the 1980’s.Since its creation, the mission of REALIA has focussed on the development, management and development of all types of property. Business areas include Property, through the development and leasing of offices and shopping centres owned by the group, Sale of residential properties and Property Management.The company has concentrated on expansion outside Spain using two approaches: property investment in France and residential development in Eastern Europe. A positive outcome of this strategy occurred in May 2006 when REALIA took over SIIC de Paris, a real estate company floated on the French Stock Exchange. In Eastern Europe, REALIA has made investments and developed projects in Poland and Romania.

FAS was founded in 1996 and is a subsidiary of Canadian real estate services company FirstService Corporation.One homeowner's loss to foreclosure is this company's gain. Based in Austin, Texas, Field Asset Services (FAS) provides residential property preservation, repair, and maintenance services for mortgage and asset management companies nationwide -- services include re-keying and securing properties, preparing properties for sale, repairs, and rehabilitation. The company's service portfolio includes 85,000 properties worth an estimated $6.5 billion.

Realogy Corporation, a global provider of real estate and relocation services, has a diversified business model that includes real estate franchising, brokerage, relocation and title services. Realogy’s world-renowned brands and business units include Better Homes and Gardens® Real Estate, CENTURY 21®, Coldwell Banker®, Coldwell Banker Commercial®, The Corcoran Group®, ERA®, Sotheby’s International Realty®, NRT LLC, Cartus and Title Resource Group. Collectively, Realogy’s franchise systems have approximately 14,700 offices and 267,000 sales associates doing business in 100 countries around the world.

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