Washington Real Estate Invest

American Capital Agency Corporation is a mortgage real estate investment trust that deals in agency securities. Its principal and interest payments are guaranteed by the Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC) and Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA). The company s agency securities are comprised of single-family residential pass-through certificates and Collateralized Mortgage Obligations. Its securities are collateralized by fixed- and adjustable-rate mortgage loans. American Capital Agency Corporation works in partnership with various commercial banks, savings and loan institutions, and mortgage bankers and lenders. It is administered by American Capital Agency Management, which is a subsidiary of American Capital.

DiamondRock Hospitality Company is a self-advised real estate company that invests in premium full-service hotels and urban select service hotels. Its properties are located in many cities, including Atlanta, Los Angeles, Orlando, Fla., Salt Lake City and Vail, Colo. The company was founded in 2004 and is located in Bethesda, Md.

Gladstone Commercial is a public real estate investment company that trades on the NASDAQ under the symbol GOOD. The company invests in and owns leased industrial and commercial real property throughout the United States. It is also in the business of making selective long-term industrial and commercial mortgage loans. Gladstone s tenants and borrowers are small- and medium-sized businesses that have significant buyout fund ownership and are well capitalized, with equity constituting between 20 and 40 percent of their permanent capital. It also has tenants and borrowers with family-owned businesses that have built significant equity from paying down their mortgage loans or through the appreciation in the value of their real estate. Gladstone intends to distribute approximately 90 percent of its net investment income and capital gains through quarterly dividends.