Hospitality Properties Trust, a real estate investment trust (REIT), engages in buying, owning, and leasing hotels. The company’s hotels are operated as Courtyard by Marriott, Residence Inn by Marriott, Staybridge Suites by Holiday Inn, Candlewood Suites, AmeriSuites, Prime Hotels and Resorts, Homestead Studio Suites, TownePlace Suites by Marriott, and SpringHill Suites by Marriott or Marriott Hotels and Resorts. As of June 30, 2005, it owned 298 hotels located in 38 states in the United States; Puerto Rico; and Ontario, Canada. The company’s hotels are primarily designed for business, governmental, and family travelers. As a REIT, the company would not be subject to federal income tax provided it distributes at least 90% of its REIT taxable income to its stockholders. Hospitality Properties was formed in 1995 and is based in Newton, Massachusetts.

CresaPartners in Boston, the firm’s headquarters, tracks local real estate market statistics by five primary geographic submarkets—Downtown Boston, Cambridge, Route 128 North, Route 128 South, and Metro West/Route 495—with an experienced, professional staff in each specific submarket. While current market conditions are changing, we expect that it will remain a generally balanced market for the rest of this year. Companies that plan ahead still have an opportunity to lock into favorable terms, whether they are relocating or renewing and restructuring their leases. Please refer to the Boston Tenant's Guide for current market specifics such as average rental and vacancy rates.

Anworth Mortgage Asset Corporation is a real estate investment trust. It invests primarily in United States agency mortgage-backed securities issued or guaranteed by United States government sponsored entities, such as Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, or an agency of the United States government, such as Ginnie Mae, including mortgage pass-through certificates, collateralized mortgage obligations, and other real estate securities, on a leveraged basis. The company’s portfolio includes agency mortgage-backed securities comprising agency adjustable-rate mortgage-backed securities, agency hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage-backed securities, agency fixed-rate mortgage-backed securities, and agency floating-rate collateralized mortgage obligations. The company qualifies as a REIT for federal income tax purposes. It would not be subject to federal corporate income taxes if it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its stockholders. Anworth Mortgage Asset Corporation was founded in 1997 and is based in Santa Monica, California.

Groothandelsgebouwen owns its own small slice of Rotterdam. The company owns and manages Rotterdam's Groothandelsgebouw business center. The structure houses a mix of light industrial, office, studio, and retail space and was built in part to symbolize the reconstruction of Rotterdam after WWII. The building, whose name means "large business building" was designed by architect Hugh Maaskant. The company whose name means "company that owns the large business building" doesn't have any significant holdings or operations beyond the Groothandelsgebouw.

DiamondRock Hospitality must be an investor's best friend. Operating as an umbrella partnership real estate investment trust (UPREIT), DiamondRock primarily functions through its taxable REIT subsidiary Bloodstone TRS. It owns (but does not operate) about 20 upper upscale full-service hotels with more than 9,500 rooms in North America, with an emphasis on such markets as New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, and Atlanta. Its hotels are all operated under brands owned by Marriott International, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, and Hilton Worldwide.

There are three certainties -- life, death, and mortgage payments -- and Security National Financial has you covered on all fronts. Its largest unit, SecurityNational Mortgage, makes residential and commercial mortgage loans through more than 20 offices in a dozen states. Its Security National Life, Memorial Insurance Company, Capital Reserve Life Insurance, and other subsidiaries sell life and health insurance, annuities, and funeral plans in about 40 states. Security National Financial also owns about 20 mortuaries and cemeteries in Utah, Arizona, and California

Kravco Simon through its predecessor Kravco Company has been in business for over fifty years. During that time, the former Kravco Company established itself as a leading real estate development and asset management company specializing in regional shopping malls and community shopping centers. Kravco Simon currently manages and leases approximately 11.0 million square feet of regional enclosed shopping centers. In addition, Kravco Simon currently manages in excess of 1.5 million square feet of community, lifestyle, & office centers. Kravco Simon's largest mall, The Court and The Plaza at King of Prussia, is the second largest mall in the United States and has eight department stores.Kravco Simon Company was formed in the fourth quarter of 2003 as a result of Simon Property Group, an Indianapolis, Indiana- based REIT, increasing its ownership interests in Kravco Investments L.P. (KI) and in Kravco Company (KC), its affiliated property management company.The name change from Kravco Company (KC) to Kravco Simon Company (KSC) was done to reflect the new ownership structure. Arthur L. Powell, one of the original founders of KC, and family members remain active in the company and sit on the new Board of Directors. Arthur Powell is Chairman and his son, Jon R. Powell, President. Other members of the Board include: James Barkley, Richard S. Powell, Richard S. Sokolov, and Stephen Sterrett.

Agile Property Holdings is nimbly building residential communities all over mainland China. The company develops large-scale residential projects; most are townhouse-style, but a few are multi-story towers. It has about 50 properties in 20 cities throughout China, many of which are concentrated in the Pearl River Delta region. Altogether, Agile Property owns a land bank of 300 million sq. ft. (5 million of which is developed.) The company is also engaged in property management and interior design.

Developers Diversified Realty Corporation (DDR) operates as a real estate investment trust (REIT) in the United States. The company engages in acquiring, developing, redeveloping, owning, leasing, and managing shopping centers, mini-malls, and lifestyle centers. As of February 5, 2007, it owned or managed approximately 461 shopping centers and 7 business centers, as well as 1,170 acres of undeveloped land. The company qualifies as a REIT for federal income tax purposes. As a REIT, the company would not be subject to federal income tax to the extent that it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its shareholders. DDR was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Beachwood, Ohio.

Like the mythical phoenix rising out of the ashes, Arizona Land Income gained new life as Pacific Office Properties Trust. The real estate investment trust (REIT) largely languished in inactivity for years, but in 2008 joined forces with private commercial property owner Shidler Group. The combined company owns more than 20 commercial properties with some 4.7 million sq. ft. of leasable space in the western US. The REIT is the largest office building owner in Honolulu. Chairman Jay Shidler, who founded Shidler Group and has had success with other REITS including Corporate Office Properties Trust and First Industrial Realty Trust, owns 94% of Pacific Office Properties Trust.

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