| A Short Real Estate & Construction Industry Glossary | i |
| Introduction | 1 |
| How To Use This Book | 3 |
| Chapter 1: Major Trends Affecting the Real Estate & Construction Industry | 7 |
| 1) Introduction to the Real Estate and Construction Industry | 7 |
| 2) Subprime and Alt-A Mortgages/Foreclosures Burn Overburdened Homeowners | 9 |
| 3) Mortgage Originations Fall/Online Competition Changes the Industry | 11 |
| 4) Home Sales Rebound Slightly | 12 |
| 5) Real Estate Goes Online | 13 |
| 6) Internet-Based Home Sales and Cheap Commissions Rock Residential Brokers | 14 |
| 7) Homes and Commercial Buildings Go Green | 15 |
| 8) Prefabricated Housing Causes a Stir | 17 |
| 9) Baby Boomers Become a Strong Influence in the Housing Market/Universal Design Catches On | 17 |
| 10) Commercial Construction Is Down as Vacancies Soar | 18 |
| 11) Commercial Mortgage Defaults and Foreclosures Rise | 18 |
| 12) Real Estate Markets in China and India Heat Up | 19 |
| 13) Mixed-Use Developments Go Vertical | 20 |
| 14) Shopping Center Tenants Face Slow Sales/Store Closings Force Landlords to Become Creative | 21 |
| 15) Lifestyle Centers and Super-Regional Malls Falter/Mall Glut Anticipated | 22 |
| 16) Malls Morph to Stay Afloat | 23 |
| 17) Apartment House Vacancy Rates Stabilize | 24 |
| 18) Hotel Operators Challenged/Pod Rooms Grow in Popularity | 24 |
| 19) New Urbanism and Traditional Neighborhood Development are Retro Trends | 26 |
| 20) Megapolitans Will Define America of the Future/Mega-Regions Defined Internationally | 26 |
| 21) Destination Club Membership Growth Is Checked | 27 |
| 22) Remodeling Rebounds/Home Sizes Shrink | 28 |
| Chapter 2: Real Estate & Construction Industry Statistics | 29 |
| Real Estate & Construction Industry Overview | 30 |
| Value of U.S. Private Construction Put in Place: 2003-2009 | 31 |
| Value of U.S. Public Construction Put in Place: 2003-2009 | 33 |
| Estimates of the Total Housing Inventory for the U.S.: 2008-2009 | 34 |
| Financial Assets and Liabilities of U.S. Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs): 2005-2009 | 35 |
| Assets & Liabilities, U.S. Agency- & Government Sponsored Enterprise (GSE)-Backed Securities by Holder: 2005-2009 | 36 |
| Commercial, Residential & Farm Mortgages by Holder, U.S.: 2005-2009 | 37 |
| Commercial Mortgages by Holder, U.S.: 2005-2009 | 38 |
| Home Mortgages by Holder, U.S.: 2005-2009 | 39 |
| Farm Mortgages by Holder, U.S.: 2005-2009 | 40 |
| New Privately-Owned Housing Starts, U.S.: 1980-2009 | 41 |
| Homeownership Rates by Region, U.S.: 1995-2009 | 42 |
| Homeownership Rates by Race & Ethnicity of Householder, U.S.: 2002-2009 | 43 |
| Homeownership Rates by Age of Householder, U.S.: Selected Years, 1985-2009 | 44 |
| Median & Average Sales Price of New Single Family Homes by Region, U.S.: 1985-2009 | 45 |
| New Single Family Homes Sold by Region, U.S.: 1985-2009 | 46 |
| New Single Family Homes Sold by Type of Financing, U.S.: 1988-2009 | 47 |
| New Single Family Homes for Sale at End of Period, by Region, U.S.: 1985-2009 | 48 |
| Placements of New Manufactured Homes, U.S.: 1995-2009 | 49 |
| Price Deflator (Fisher) Index of New One-Family Houses Under Construction, U.S.: 1970-February 2010 | 50 |
| Constant Quality (Laspeyres) Price Index of New One-Family Houses Under Construction, U.S.: 1970-February 2010 | 51 |
| Constant Quality (Laspeyres) Price Index of New One-Family Houses Sold Including Value of Lot, U.S.: 1970-2009 | 52 |
| Absorption Rates of U.S. Privately Financed, Nonsubsidized, Unfurnished Rental Apartments: 2003-3rd Quarter 2009 | 53 |
| Absorption Rates of U.S. Condominium & Cooperative Apartments: 2003-3rd Quarter 2009 | 54 |
| Rental & Homeowner Vacancy Rates by Area, U.S.: 1995-2009 | 55 |
| U.S. Construction Industry Employment: 2004-2009 | 56 |
| Miscellaneous Real Estate & Construction Industry Employment, U.S.: 2004-2009 | 57 |
| Chapter 3: Important Real Estate & Construction Industry Contacts | 59 |
| Addresses, Telephone Numbers and Internet Sites | |
| Chapter 4: THE REAL ESTATE 400: | |
| Who They Are and How They Were Chosen | 87 |
| Industry List, With Codes | 88 |
| Index of Rankings Within Industry Groups | 90 |
| Alphabetical Index | 101 |
| Index of U.S. Headquarters Location by State | 105 |
| Index of Non-U.S. Headquarters Location by Country | 109 |
| Index by Regions of the U.S. Where the Firms Have Locations | 111 |
| Index by Firms with International Operations | 124 |
| Individual Profiles on each of THE REAL ESTATE 400 | 127 |
| Additional Indexes | |
| Index of Hot Spots for Advancement for Women/Minorities | 564 |
| Index of Subsidiaries, Brand Names and Selected Affiliations | 566 |