RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust,one of Canada's largest retail landlords, the real estate investment trust (REIT) manages approximately 250 retail and office properties totaling more than 50 million sq. ft. of leasable space. Most of RioCan's shopping centers are anchored by a supermarket or big-box store; major tenants include A&P, Cineplex Galaxy, Zellers, Wal-Mart, and Loblaw. The majority of the company's holdings are located in Canada's six largest metropolitan areas: Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, Ottawa, Calgary, and Edmonton. RioCan has also begun investing in retail properties in the US.

Ambling Companies doesn't mind keeping the pace steady when it comes to developing residential real estate. Through five independent divisions, the firm owns, develops, constructs, and manages properties throughout the US. Ambling's construction arm builds multi-family, senior, and affordable housing (more than 4,000 units total), while its development arm acquires multi-family communities in need of rehabilitation (more than 8,800 units developed). It also develops student housing and luxury residential communities along the Florida coast

Transwestern Realty Finance is actually Midwestern but realty finance is the name of the game. The Chicago company, a newly formed real estate investment trust (REIT), plans to originate, acquire, and manage loans and other debt backed by US commercial real estate. It plans to make most of the loans itself targeting experienced borrowers with a good track record; it will also acquire undervalued debt. The company, which filed an IPO in 2009, believes a combination of tight credit markets and government assistance programs will help it succeed. Transwestern Realty Finance will be managed by Transwestern Realty Finance Partners, which has about a dozen investment funds and nearly $4 billion in equity capital.

Walker & Dunlop, LLC, a real estate finance, and delegated underwriting and servicing company, provides advisory, financing, and investment services to commercial real estate investors, owners, and developers in the Mid-Atlantic region. The company offers multifamily loans, including conventional, affordable, manufactured, student, seniors, refinance, supplemental, and small loans on various multifamily assets, such as market-rate apartments, affordable apartments, manufactured housing developments, seniors housing, and student housing; and specialty loans, which comprise structured transactions, forward commitments, and affordable housing finances. It also provides loan securitization; acquisition financing or stabilized properties refinancing; healthcare financing solutions, including fixed-rate or variable-rate, and balloon or amortizing loans for seniors properties; financing solutions for office, retail, hospitality, and industrial real estate properties; and debt financing, investment sales, and principal investments solutions. The company was founded in 1937 and is based in Bethesda, Maryland with additional offices in Walnut Creek, California; Plano, Texas; New Orleans, Louisiana; Atlanta, Georgia; Baltimore, Maryland; and New York, New York.

Chatham Lodging Trust was formed in 2009 to acquire upscale extended-stay hotels, including Residence Inn by Marriott, Homewood Suites by Hilton, and Summerfield Suites by Hyatt. To a lesser extent, the firm will also buy select-service and full-service hotels. The REIT seeks properties being sold at a discount, particularly hotels located in the largest US metropolitan markets. The REIT operates through its Chatham Lodging, L.P. subsidiary. Chatham went public in 2010 and within months used proceeds from the offering to build up a portfolio of more than 10 Homewood Suites and other properties.

Capmark Financial Group Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. On January 15, 2010, Capmark Investments LP joined Capmark in its Chapter 11 proceedings. Capmark intends to use the reorganization process to implement a restructuring that reduces its corporate debt and maximizes value for its stakeholders.

Hotel Properties Limited (HPL) actually doesn't limit itself to hotel properties. The property investment, development, and management company has real estate holdings including hotels, condominiums, shopping centers, and office buildings in Asia, Australia, and Europe. It owns about 20 upscale hotels with a combined 4,000 rooms in tourist destinations, including resorts in Bali, Singapore, and the Maldives. Its hotel brands include Four Seasons and Hilton. Subsidiaries HPL Hotels & Resorts and Concorde Hotels and Resorts provide hotel management services.

Caledonian Trust is a property investment and development company based in Edinburgh established in 1972. The company was admitted to AIM on 22 September 1995.On 30 June 2006 shareholders' funds were £26.4m equivalent to 222.5p per share. There were 225 shareholders including 3 institutions. The Directors controlled over 85% of the shares. On 30 June 2006 the Group's portfolio comprised by value 37.7% office investment property 36.9% retail property, 3.6% industrial property, and 21.8% development property.

PHH Corporation (NYSE: PHH) is a leading outsource provider of mortgage and fleet management services. PHH Corporation created the nation’s first financial lease program for the automotive fleet management industry. For over 20 years, we have provided and serviced mortgages for homeowners, primarily through strategic outsourcing agreements with clients who are leaders in their fields of business. PHH Corporation delivers innovative, quality solutions to clients by leveraging leading-edge technology, expertise and commitment to customer service.

Helical Bar is a property development and investment group. We create shareholder value through a wide variety of high margin activities with property investment at our core. Whilst a profit centre in its own right, property investment provides a stable income stream to cover all our overheads and interest costs. Our spread of activities gives us the flexibility to deploy capital rapidly across our business and focus on whatever opportunities offer the best returns at different points of the property cycle.

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