Texas Pacific Land Trust engages in the sale, lease, and management of land in the United States. It also retains oil and gas royalties, and involves in temporary cash investments. The company leases land to the ranching industry for grazing purposes. As of March 12, 2010, it owned the surface estate in 962,553 acres of land located in 20 counties in the western part of Texas. The company also owned a 1/128 nonparticipating perpetual oil and gas royalty interest under 85,414 acres of land and a 1/16 nonparticipating perpetual oil and gas royalty interest under 386,988 acres of land in the western part of Texas. Texas Pacific Land Trust was founded in 1888 and is based in Dallas, Texas.

Extensa develops and invests in commercial, industrial, and residential real estate. A subsidiary of holding company Ackermans & van Haaren, the company manages a portfolio worth more than E500 million ($650 million), including the holdings of publicly traded real estate investment trust Leasinvest Real Estate , in which Extensa owns a 30% stake. Extensa also redevelops inner-city properties for a combination of office, retail, and living space. The company is looking to Central and Eastern Europe for expansion and has offices in Romania, Slovakia, and Turkey, in addition to its core markets Belgium and Luxembourg.

Hansteen Holdings gives European companies a place to call home. A commercial real estate investment trust (REIT), Hansteen Holdings acquires, invests in, and leases industrial properties in Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and the UK. The company manages a portfolio of more than 100 properties totaling more than 2 million sq. meters of warehouse, office building, distribution, and other commercial space. It seeks to acquire low-cost, vacant (or occupied) properties that it subsequently invests in, leases out, and in some cases, sells. Co-CEOs Morgan Jones and Ian Watson founded Hansteen in 2005.

E-House is a leading real estate services company in China with a diverse scope of services, wide brand recognition and geographic presence. We offer a wide range of services to the real estate industry through various business segments including primary sales agency, secondary brokerage, consulting and information services, advertising and investment management. For five consecutive years (2004-2008), we have been ranked by the China Real Estate Top 10 Committee as the largest real estate agency and consulting services company in China, as measured by the number of transactions facilitated, transaction value and gross floor area of properties sold, and by the expanse of our geographic coverage.

Highwoods Properties, Inc. is a real estate investment trust. The trust engages in leasing, management, development, construction, and other customer-related services for its properties and for third parties. It invests in the real estate markets of United States. The trust’s portfolio includes office, industrial, and retail properties. Highwoods Properties was founded in 1978 and is based in Raleigh, North Carolina.

CB Richard Ellis is the global leader in real estate services.Each year, we complete thousands of successful assignments - with clients from the gamut of industries.This volume creates market knowledge that allows us to seize opportunities, speed the business process and create the most thorough, precisely accurate picture of global commercial real estate conditions and trends. Every day, in markets around the globe, we apply our insight, experience, intelligence and resources to help clients make informed real estate decisions. We do not exist without our clients - and we never lose sight of this fact. Our mission is to deliver superior results for stakeholders by: Putting the client first -- always :: Collaborating across markets and services lines:: Thinking innovatively, but acting practically :: Providing a rewarding work environment.

NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. operates as a real estate investment trust in the United States. It invests in real estate debt business, which acquires, originates, and structures debt investments secured primarily by income-producing real estate properties; real estate securities business that invests in commercial real estate debt securities, including commercial mortgage backed securities, REIT unsecured debt, and credit tenant loans; and net lease properties business, which acquires properties that are primarily net leased to corporate tenants. The company has elected to be taxed as a REIT and it would not be subject to federal income tax, provided it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its shareholders. NorthStar Realty Finance was founded in 1997 and is based in New York City.

Ebby Halliday has been selling homes in Dallas and is, today, a household name. The Ebby Halliday, REALTORS inventory in 1945, consisted of some 52 houses built on the old Walnut Hill Golf Course in North Dallas. The successful marketing of these hard-to-sell, hard-to-finance, experimental insulated cement homes formed the springboard for the steady growth of Ebby Halliday, REALTORS as we know it today -- one of the largest privately owned residential real estate firms in the country.

Mapeley governs properties the government (and others) occupies. The company invests in and manages UK real estate, targeting government and commercial tenants with large-scale management needs. Its portfolio includes more than 1,600 properties valued at more than 2 billion ($3 billion). Tenants include Abbey National and government agencies such as the Identity and Passport Service and HM Revenue & Customs. Properties are located in most major cities throughout the UK. Mapeley was founded in 1999. Fortress Investment Group owns some 75% of Mapeley.

The firm's wholly-owned operating subsidiaries include First Choice Estates, Thames Valley Retirement Homes, and Village Residential; it also owns a 48% interest in Campmoss Property Company. Among Cardiff Property's holdings are office buildings Brittania Wharf in Woking and Clivemont House in Maidenhead. Its portfolio is valued at about $75 million (almost 40 million). The firm invests in properties primarily west of London, in Surrey and Berkshire counties, and near Heathrow airport.

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