Specialty Trust's specialty is financing multi-million dollar real estate transactions, primarily in the West. The real estate investment trust (REIT) invests in, develops, and manages properties for itself and other investors. Its Specialty Financial subsidiary underwrites commercial and residential mortgages structured under a variety of loan types, including fractional ownership, infrastructure, construction, and residential community loans. Specialty company has invested in projects in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, and Utah. CEO Nello Gonfiantini founded Specialty Trust as Gonzo Financial in 1977. Specialty Trust filed for Chapter 11 bankrutpcy protection in April 2009.

United Trust Fund is a real estate investment firm that specializes in sale-leaseback transactions. The company buys real estate from a business, typically a smaller mid-tier public company in the US, and leases the property back to the seller. United Trust Fund's investments include such commercial properties as bank branches, industrial facilities, office buildings, and retail spaces. It has completed sale-leaseback deals with corporations including AGCO, Carlisle Companies, and RF Micro Devices. United Trust Fund is also involved in build-to-suit development and, through a joint venture with GE Real Estate, purchases net lease properties in the US and Canada.

The Vivacon AG service array is designed around traditional ground rent landlords, municipalities, private and institutional investors, property developers, sales organisations, portfolio holders and portfolio dealers – for both commercial and residential properties. In short: we provide tailored solutions as a service provider or investor for every situation.

Overseas Union Enterprise (OUE) develops and manages retail, commercial, and residential properties and operates five-star hotels through its Meritus Hotels and Resorts subsidiary. Meritus operates some seven five-star hotels in Asia that include its flagship Meritus Mandarin Singapore and Shanghai JC Mandarin in China. OUE, which has traditionally been known as a hospitality company, aims to expand its hotel properties as well as diversify its portfolio by owning and managing prime commercial properties such as the Mandarin Gallery -- a shopping mall undergoing a $200 million renovation.

Bimini Capital Management, Inc. (OTCBB: BMNM) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that invests primarily in, but is not limited to, residential mortgage-related securities issued by the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) and the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae). Our objective is to earn returns on the spread between the yield on our assets and our costs, including the interest expense on the funds we borrow. Bimini Capital Management, Inc. is headquartered in Vero Beach, Fla.

Champion Partners is a privately owned firm employing a disciplined value-creation focus nationwide across a wide spectrum of commercial real estate investment opportunities. Pairing its thorough knowledge of real estate industry dynamics with a keen understanding of the overall capital markets, Champion continues to create significant value for the firm and its clients.

Equity 1 Lenders Network is a Federal Housing Administration (FHA) approved lender. Its Web site offers borrowers the opportunity to instantly pre-qualify for loans, as well as apply for loans online. It also offers access to loan calculators and credit reports.Equity 1 Lenders Group wants to give you a fair shot at homeownership. Established in 1989, the mortgage banking company offers 15- and 30-year fixed-rate, adjustable-rate, and interest-only mortgages for home purchase or home loan refinancing in California, both directly and through mortgage brokers.

Weingarten Realty Investors operates as a real estate investment trust (REIT). The company engages in the management, acquisition, and development of real estate. It operates in two segments, Shopping Center and Industrial. The Shopping Center segment engages in the acquisition, development, and management of real estate, primarily anchored neighborhood and community shopping centers located in Texas, California, Louisiana, Arizona, Nevada, Arkansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Kansas, Colorado, Missouri, Illinois, Florida, North Carolina, Mississippi, Georgia, Utah, Kentucky, and Maine. Its customer base includes supermarkets, discount retailers, drugstores, and other retailers. The Industrial segment engages in the acquisition, development, and management of bulk warehouses and office/service centers. Its properties are located in Texas, Nevada, Georgia, Florida, California, and Tennessee. As of June 30, 2005, Weingarten Realty Investors owned or operated under long-term leases, directly or through its interest in joint ventures or partnerships, a total of 350 developed properties and 3 properties that are in various stages of development. Its properties include 294 shopping centers and 59 industrial properties. Weingarten Realty Investors qualifies as a REIT for federal income tax purposes. As a REIT, it would not be taxed on the portion of its income, which is distributed to shareholders, provided it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income. The company was founded in 1948 and is based in Houston, Texas.

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust is an equity real estate investment trust (REIT). The company engages in the ownership, operation, and development of real properties. The firm invests in real estate markets of the greater Washington D.C. metro region. It focuses on office, medical office, industrial/flex space, retail, and multifamily real estate investments. Washington Real Estate Investment Trust was founded in 1960 and is based in Rockville, Maryland.

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.

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