American Land Lease was acquired by Chicago private equity firm Green Courte Partners in 2009. American Land Lease wants to make the American Dream an American Reality, especially during the golden years. The self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT) owns, develops, renovates, and manages manufactured housing communities for active adults. It owns about 35 communities in Arizona, and Florida; properties include some 9,000 leased, developed, and undeveloped homesites and RV parks. In light of growing senior demographics, American Land Lease operates its properties primarily as retirement communities. The REIT's communities often feature swimming pools, golf courses, and clubhouses.

Shaftesbury PLC,the real estate investment trust (REIT) buys, redevelops, and leases property in London's fashionable West End. It owns more than 400 mixed-use buildings, primarily in the Carnaby Street, Covent Garden, and Chinatown districts. Its portfolio includes more than 300 shops and 150 restaurants and bars, as well as about 500,000 sq. ft. of office space. Shaftesbury also leases more than 300 apartments located on the upper floors of some of its commercial properties. Its restaurant and retail tenants, however, account for most of its income. Peter Levy founded the company in 1986 by acquiring 32 properties in Chinatown, and he took Shaftesbury public a year later.

The real estate managed by PATRIZIA is optimized by the various in-house teams of experts who modernize living and working premises, carry out professional management of commercial and residential property portfolios and significantly improve the technical features of buildings.

Capstead Mortgage was established in 1985. Capstead Mortgage is holding steady in a turbulent real estate market. To stay the course, the self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT) makes leveraged investments in single-family residential adjustable-rate mortgages issued and backed by government agencies such as Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Ginnie Mae it occasionally makes limited investments in credit-sensitive commercial mortgage assets, as well. The REIT typically funds its investment activities through short-term borrowings or equity offerings.

Capital Shopping Centres (formerly Liberty International) owns, manages, and develops shopping centers, primarily in the UK. A real estate investment trust (REIT), the company owns or partially owns about 15 regional shopping centers totaling some 13 million sq. ft. of leasable space. Major tenants include Marks & Spencer, Debenhams, and Boots. Liberty International demerged its London-focused property arm Capital & Counties in 2010 and took the name of its Capital Shopping Centres retail arm. (The split-off Capital & Counties operates as a separately listed non-REIT.) Later that year, Capital Shopping Centres sold its US portfolio to Equity One.

Songbird Estates has its nest egg in Canary Wharf, London's second-largest financial district. The consortium was founded in 2004 to buy a controlling stake in the real estate developer (a prize it fought Canadian firm Brascan, now Brookfield Asset Management). Songbird's lead investors include Morgan Stanley, British Land, SAP co-founder Hasso Plattner, and Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal. In 2009, investment companies from Qatar and China backed the troubled company to help it pay some 800 million in debt

TCN Worldwide demands the highest level of corporate accountability and entrepreneurial commitment through out the organization and its member offices. This culture is contagious and the benefits are immense for everyone associated with TCN. We will always have exceptional resources of people, knowledge, expertise, and technology to keep our members and their clients ahead of the competition they expertise is far reaching and has great depth. Not only do we have comprehensive experience in all facets of transaction management; our members include experienced entrepreneurs with years of expertise in all fields related to the commercial real estate industry. This experience proves to enhance our philosophy, providing a comprehensive range of real estate services coupled with a personal commitment to exceed expectations with a sense of ownership and accountability for each client and every transaction.

LREIT was established in 2002. Contrary to its name, Lanesborough REIT (LREIT) doesn't invest in lanes and boroughs. Instead, the real estate investment trust invests in primarily residential properties and other real estate in Canada. It owns some 25 apartment buildings and a handful of commercial and senior housing properties. Many of its residential assets are located in Fort McMurray, Alberta, a boomtown gateway to one of the world's largest proven oil reserves. The REIT hasn't been immune to the effects of the overall real estate decline, though. In 2009 it sold more than a dozen properties to raise funds for debt repayments and to shore up working capital.

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

National Retail Properties, Inc. is a publicly owned equity real estate investment trust. The firm acquires, owns, manages, and develops retail properties in the United States. It provides complete turn-key and built-to-suit development services including market analysis, site selection and acquisition, entitlements, permitting, and construction management. The firm also focuses on purchasing and financing net-leased retail properties. It was formerly known as Commercial Net Lease Realty, Inc. National Retail Properties was founded in August 1984 and is based in Orlando, Florida.

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