Stratus Properties Inc., a real estate company, engages in the acquisition, development, management, operation, and sale of commercial, multi-family, and residential real estate properties located primarily in the Austin, Texas area. The company also owns undeveloped commercial property in San Antonio, Texas. As of December 31, 2009, its investment in real estate includes approximately 2,273 acres of land located in Austin, Texas. The principal holdings consisted of 1,513 acres of residential, multi-family, and commercial property; and 122 developed residential estate lots within the Barton Creek community. Stratus Properties also holds approximately 35 acres of commercial property under development and 352 acres of undeveloped commercial property within the Circle C Ranch (Circle C) community

Beginning in 1985, Income Opportunity Realty Investors, Inc. has been committed to creating greater shareholder value through the acquisition, financing, operation and sale of real estate across the United States. IORI is traded on the American Stock Exchange under the symbol "IOT."Income Opportunity's principal source of revenue is in rents from property operations. Under Income Opportunitity Realty Investors, properties referred to as "undervalued" or "underperforming," are given added value by physical improvements and management improvements. The 14 properties owned by Income Opportunity are held for investment in three different geographic regions of the US—the Southeast, Southwest and Pacific.

ING Clarion is the Americas investment management arm of ING Real Estate Investment Management, assembling and managing portfolios of real estate assets for institutional and individual investors. Our expertise includes both the public and private equity markets, with investments in directly-owned real estate and public market equity securities.

Safeguard Properties is the largest privately held mortgage field services company in the country. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio and founded in 1990 by Robert Klein, Safeguard inspects and maintains defaulted and foreclosed properties for a wide range of clients in the mortgage industry, from local loan servicing companies to national publicly traded mortgage servicing corporations. The company has grown from a regional preservation company with a few employees and a handful of contractors performing services in the Midwest, to a national company providing services in 50 states, the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. Safeguard is supported by a nationwide network of subcontractors trained and qualified to perform all requested superintendence, preservation and maintenance functions anywhere in the country. Safeguard is an industry leader in providing relevant, timely, and strategic information to our clients, vendors, and the industry as a whole. Safeguards' All Client Alerts (ACA's) provide industry updates and news on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis. Safeguard is a prime sponsor of most industry conferences including USFN, MBA, REOMAC, CMBA, Five Star and AFN. We are also proud to organize and facilitate the annual National Property Preservation Conference which is attended by representatives from all facets of the industry, including HUD, FNMA, Freddie Mac, VA, field service companies and mortgage servicing corporations.

Origen Financial, Inc. is an internally-managed and internally advised company specializing in the manufactured housing finance business that has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust ("REIT"). Although no longer originating or servicing loans, we continue to manage an existing portfolio of approximately $1 billion of manufactured housing loans and asset backed securities. These loans were originated in the highest credit quality sectors of the manufactured housing finance industry using our proprietary credit scoring system and fully documented underwriting information. Loan performance to date has resulted in lower than average default and delinquency rates and higher than average recovery rates compared to the manufactured housing industry as a whole. Despite the recent turmoil in the housing markets, our portfolio continues to perform well.

Starwood Property Trust, Inc., a real estate investment trust, primarily focuses on originating, investing in, financing, and managing commercial mortgage loans, commercial mortgage-backed securities, commercial real estate debt investments, and other commercial real estate-related debt investments. It also focuses to invest in residential mortgage loans and residential mortgage-backed securities. SPT Management, LLC serves as manager of Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Starwood Property Trust, Inc. was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Established in 1923, The Hongkong and Yaumati Ferry Company Limited has a long presence in Hong Kong. Pursuant to a corporate restructuring in 1989, the holding company was renamed “Hong Kong Ferry (Holdings) Company Limited”.the company develops and invests in property in China, Hong Kong, and Macao. Additionally, it operates a ferry and shipyard business that consists of a dangerous-goods vehicular ferry service, harbor cruises, and fuel oil trading. Its travel and hotel business offers local and overseas tours, train ticketing, and hotel reservations. The company is also involved in shipbuilding and repairs, property management, financing, and even a floating restaurant. Henderson Land Development bought a nearly one-third stake in the company from Henderson Investment in 2007.

A+ Mortgage Services isn't a big lender, but it does offer jumbo mortgages. Serving consumers and real estate professionals in Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, A+ Mortgage Services originates loans that put clients in houses. The lending company self-funds its mortgages and then sells those mortgages on the secondary market. The self-funding business model allows it to approve loans based on its own criteria, offer customized mortgages, and shop the mortgage to multiple sources to keep costs down. Tight control of the transaction process also cuts down on processing time. A+ offers conventional, jumbo, FHA, and VA loan programs.

Ellicott Development Company is a multi-faceted, fully integrated Property Management, Leasing and Development Firm with the “In-House” capacity to provide legal, administrative, financial, management, accounting, development, site selection, site assemblage, architectural design and drafting services, construction, leasing, maintenance, janitorial and security services.

Richmond Honan Medical Properties has partnered with health care providers and major hospital systems to build strong foundations for exceptional care-giving environments. Our business is real estate, but our inspirations are health, wellness and hope. We create, acquire and manage health-based facilities so doctors, hospital administrators and staffs can focus on what they do best – promoting the sound bodies and minds of their patients. With more than 6 million square feet of real estate developed or acquired specifically for the medical community over three generations, we understand the impact of successful relationships among patients, physicians and the spaces where healing begins.

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