Southern Management Companies – a privately held real estate firm – owns and manages 24,000 apartment-homes, office centers, 4 boutique hotels and a ski resort –all in the mid-Atlantic region. Established in 1965, Southern employs more than 1,500 people. Southern Management Companies is the recent recipient of four regional awards: The Maryland Performance Excellence Award, Washingtonian Magazine’s "Great Places to Work,” Baltimore Sun’s “Top Work Places” and Baltimore Magazine’s “Best Places to Work.” At Southern Management people come first. We are proud to be a champion for Fair Housing and an Equal Opportunity Employer – with a long-standing commitment to valuing the diversity of our residents and team. Through our volunteer initiatives we give back to the greater community by donating our time, efforts and money to various scholarship, health, housing and education initiatives. Southern offers career advancement through its culture of career development and continuous learning, both on-the-job and through our Corporate University. Our compensation packages offer competitive pay rates and full benefits to full-year team members.

As one of the largest privately-owned real estate development companies in the DC region, Peterson Companies consistently delivers some of the area’s most exciting destinations. Over the past 53 years, Peterson has created such exceptional landmarks as National Harbor, Downtown Silver Spring, Fair Lakes, and Fairfax Corner. With a proven ability to move quickly on opportunities to reshape and enhance local communities, the company creates vibrant residential and business districts that benefit all who live and work in our region. Combined with our extensive real estate portfolio of mixed-use retail, residential and office developments are several other companies and investments, such as Vizuri Health Sciences, that together, reflect our commitment to improve the lifestyles of those who share the place we call home.

Elm Street Development is a privately-owned real estate development firm with communities throughout the Washington, Baltimore and Eastern Shore regions. Over the last four decades, we have developed over 300 distinguished communities with more than 62,000 homes. We have the proven ability to withstand fluctuations in the economy and the financial strength to see all of our developments through to completion, providing enduring value for generations of homeowners.

KETTLER is an award-winning multifamily developer, real estate investor, land development, and property management company. With over 45 years of providing superior capabilities across the development lifecycle; zoning/entitlement, predevelopment, leasing, and operations, KETTLER reimagines the communities it creates and serves. ​ Founded in 1977, the company has developed over 30,000 multifamily units, 10 million square feet of commercial space, more than 75,000 homes in 40 master-planned communities, and many of the D.C. region's premier mixed-use communities. KETTLER's current pipeline includes over 2,400 multifamily units being developed, 2,000 planned residential lots, and 5,000 new managed. Headquartered in McLean, Va., the company manages approximately 20,000 apartments in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Southeast regions.

Gates Hudson is a privately held company with over forty years of expertise in providing customized, comprehensive real estate services throughout the mid-Atlantic. Gates Hudson works one-on-one with our clients, always putting real relationships with real human beings first which allows for us to create custom solutions that serve each project’s unique objectives, challenges and opportunities. Our team members create communities within a community, providing a high touch, client-first, results-driven experience, and it makes all the difference. We serve a diverse portfolio of clients in virtually any aspect of owning, operating and investing in office, retail, industrial and multifamily real estate.

Edgewood Management is not only the leading name in affordable and mixed-income property management across the East Coast but also a symbol of innovation and an unyielding pursuit of modern property management in the industry. With a legacy dating back to 1971, we have grown and adapted, continually pushing the boundaries of what's possible by creating vibrant, inclusive, and economically accessible communities. Our success is not merely measured by numbers or rankings—though we have been consistently recognized among the top property management companies by the National Affordable Housing Management Association (NAHMA) and the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC). It's our camaraderie, team culture, and shared values that set us apart. At Edgewood, caring extends beyond our residents, clients, and partners. We care for our associates as if they were family, nourishing a workplace culture that thrives on collaboration, creativity, and an unwavering drive to achieve more together.

It’s rare to find a real estate investment firm with development, leasing, asset management, and property management teams under one roof. Then again, nothing about Matan is ordinary. For over 40 years, we’ve generated results for investors and tenants alike within the Washington, D.C. region—topping $2 billion in real estate transactions. But the true Matan difference lies beyond the numbers. Our passionate professionals stop at nothing to get everything right, with valuable connections and a tireless commitment to your satisfaction. Whether we’re serving clients or enriching our communities, the extra mile is business as usual at Matan.

To understand who we are, it helps to understand who we aren't Officially, we're homebuilders. More precisely, we're dreamers, creators and innovators. When you choose Miller & Smith, you get a team of dedicated professionals with a passion for bringing new ideas to life and for creating extraordinary homes and communities. The essence of our company, and the source of our competitive strength, is the creation of innovative, niche designs. Unlike some builders who build the same basic box in every neighborhood, we integrate land plan and architecture to create sophisticated and imaginative designs that feel right at home in their environment. We build for people who demand something different, who appreciate our attention to detail, and who understand the value of a home designed specifically for the setting in which it lives. Its not the easiest way to build a home. But for Miller & Smith, it's the only way. Whether you are a first-time homebuyer, or simply in the market for a second home, recent actions by Fannie Mae have now made it easier for homebuyers to make the next move. Learn more about the new HomeReady program and what it means for accessible and affordable mortgages: http://bit.ly/1VafZoY

Comstock Holding Companies®, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHCI) is a leading real estate asset manager of mixed-use and transit-oriented properties in the Washington, D.C. region. Since 1985, we have acquired, developed, operated, and sold millions of square feet of residential, commercial, and mixed-use properties. We provide a broad suite of asset management, property management, development and construction management, and other real estate services to our asset-owning clients, composed primarily of institutional real estate investors, high net worth family offices, and governmental bodies with surplus real estate holdings. Our fee-based, asset-light, and substantially debt-free business model allows us to mitigate many of the risks that are typically associated with real estate development. Our primary focus is the continued growth of our managed portfolio, which currently includes two of the largest transit-oriented, mixed-use developments in the Washington, D.C. area: Reston Station and Loudoun Station. We aspire to be among the most admired real estate developers, asset managers, and operators by creating extraordinary places, providing exceptional experiences, and generating excellent results for all stakeholders. Comstock Holding Companies, Inc. is publicly traded on NASDAQ under the symbol CHCI. For more information, visit Comstock.com.

Headquartered in the greater Washington metropolitan area, American Real Estate Partners (AREP) is a fully integrated private equity real estate investment company, and operating partner focused on office, data center, mixed-use residential, and industrial development throughout the East Coast. A core philosophy drives our success: Identify opportunity, manage risk, and create value. Since our founding in 2003, we have deployed over $5.3B across targeted geographies and acquired more than 21M SQFT of class-A real estate. We bring a sense of place to each asset, making our properties more distinctive and desirable. It’s not what we do that is different; it’s how we do it that makes all the difference. #WeAREPeople DC | MD | VA | PA | NC | NJ

For more than 35 years, Rappaport has provided professional real estate services centered exclusively on the Washington, D.C. area retail sector. Founded by Gary D. Rappaport, Rappaport’s portfolio spans retail of all types, including neighborhood shopping centers and mixed-use properties in both urban and suburban areas. Our multiple product lines and broad diversity of clients ensures we have an enhanced perspective on the entire retail real estate process, making our company one of the most well-known and well-respected retail real estate firms in the Washington D.C. region. For more information, visit www.rappaportco.com.

Atlantic’s imprint is defined through its quality properties and its reputation for integrity, performance, and accountability. Combining an entrepreneurial spirit with broad real estate expertise, Atlantic Realty has created a distinctive four million+ square foot portfolio of office, retail, and mixed-use properties, each offering an optimal combination of location, value, and quality. The company succeeds in wide spectrum of real estate projects, applying in-house capabilities that integrate development, acquisition, leasing, construction, and property management.