At a time when most investors are bailing on the US mortgage market, Petra Real Estate Opportunity Trust sees a golden opportunity. The real estate investment trust (REIT) formed in late 2007 by the owners of Petra Capital Management, a hedge fund. Petra Real Estate Opportunity Trust plans to invest in commercial mortgage loans and other real estate-related assets that generate risk-adjusted returns, such as first mortgage loans, commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS), secured and mezzanine loans, Class B Notes, and land and real estate synthetic securities. It foresees investments ranging from $20 million to $70 million, with maturities ranging from three to seven years. Petra filed an IPO in June 2008.

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.

In 2009 HOMEQ Corporation converted from an income trust to a corporation in order to operate CHIP as a deposit-taking bank; CHIP plans to change its name to HomEquity Bank. HOMEQ (formerly known as Home Equity Income Trust) invests directly and indirectly in reverse mortgages originated by its Canadian Home Income Plan (CHIP) subsidiary. Reverse mortgages allow homeowners over the age of 60 to stay in their homes while turning part of their home equity into a cash loan (CHIP typically loans up to about a third of the home's value); no interest or principal on the loan is due until the house is sold. HOMEQ's portfolio contains some 7,000 reverse mortgages worth more than $800 million

Heron International has begun development of Heron Tower at 110 Bishopsgate in the City of London. The new office building will be completed by the first quarter 2011. Heron Tower is a multi-occupied building which will provide world class office space, setting the standards for offices of the future. Its design is both visionary and environmentally focused. Heron Tower has been designed by the leading international architectural practice Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF), a firm recognised for design excellence and innovation in tower buildings. At 202 metres (663ft) in height, with a 28 metre mast, the 46 storey tower will be one of the tallest towers in the City of London.

WNC & Associates, Inc., was founded in 1971 when most people had never heard of affordable housing. At that time, few saw the opportunities in this emerging industry. That year we closed our first investment in affordable housing, becoming one of the first in the country to do so.The company was founded by Wilfred Newbury Cooper Sr. in 1971, three years after the Housing and Urban Development Act was created. Will Cooper Jr. runs WNC today.

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.

American Campus Communities is one of the nation's largest developers, owners and managers of high-quality student housing communities. We led the industry to a new plateau in 2004 when we became the first publicly traded student housing REIT (NYSE: ACC). Since 1996, we've developed more than $2.5 billion in properties for our own account and our university clients, and we have acquired in excess of $2.4 billion in student housing assets. Also, we've become a national leader in third-party development and management of on-campus student housing, having been awarded the development of 50 on-campus projects (in addition to our 13 projects developed off campus). Our commitment to our college and university partners is evidenced in our strong ongoing relationships. Almost half of our on-campus developed communities (24 of 50) came from additional projects awarded to us after we had successfully completed a previous community.A deep-rooted understanding of the industry drives the American Campus team. Seven members of our corporate staff at the level of vice president and above began their careers as resident assistants while attending college. Throughout their collective careers, our senior staff has been involved in the development, acquisition or management of more than 214 student housing properties, consisting of more than 127,700 beds at over 173 colleges and universities. This unparalleled experience guides how we analyze student markets, underwrite acquisitions, design and construct our developments, and how we market, lease and operate our communities.

Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corporation (MREIC) is a real estate investment trust. It owns, manages, and leases properties to investment-grade tenants on long-term leases. The firm invests in the public equity and real estate markets of the United States. It primarily invests in industrial properties and holds a portfolio of REIT securities. Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corporation was founded in 1968 and is based in Freehold, New Jersey.

Hillwood Development invests in and develops commercial, industrial, and residential property throughout the US. Many of Hillwood's properties are located in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Projects in the group's portfolio include AllianceTexas, a mixed-use airport development; and the American Airlines Center, a sports and entertainment arena. Hillwood Residential develops master-planned communities, primarily in the Dallas area; its luxury properties arm has developed projects in Hawaii and Costa Rica, among other locations. Hillwood also invests in and sells land. Chairman Ross Perot, Jr., founded Hillwood Development in 1988.

Annaly Capital Management, Inc., a real estate investment trust, engages in the ownership, management, and financing of a portfolio of investment securities. Annaly Capital Management, Inc. invests primarily in mortgage pass-through certificates, collateralized mortgage obligations, agency callable debentures, and other mortgage-backed securities representing interests in or obligations backed by pools of mortgage loans. Annaly Capital also invests in Federal Home Loan Bank, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, and Federal National Mortgage Association debentures. The company has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (REIT). As a REIT, the company would not be subject to federal corporate income tax, provided it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its stockholders. It was formerly known as Annaly Mortgage Management, Inc. and changed its name to Annaly Capital Management, Inc. in August 2006. Annaly Capital Management was incorporated in 1996 and is based in New York City.

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