At AvalonBay, we're driven by a bold purpose: creating a better way to live. We do this by providing distinctive apartment living experiences and contributing to the vitality of local communities. AvalonBay Communities, Inc. is a real estate investment trust (a "REIT") focused on developing, redeveloping, acquiring and managing high-quality apartment communities in high barrier-to-entry markets of the United States. These markets are located in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Pacific Northwest, Northern and Southern California, Colorado and Southeast Florida regions of the country. As of December 31, 2020, the Company owned or held a direct or indirect ownership interest in 291 apartment communities containing 86,025 apartment homes in 11 states and the District of Columbia, of which 18 communities were under development and one community was under redevelopment.

The Resorts Companies owns and operates Great Eastern Resort Corporation, the developer of Massanutten Resort, a four season resort located outside of Harrisonburg, VA, and Recreational Resorts, Ltd., the developer of Wilderness Presidential Resort located in Spotsylvania, VA. The Resorts Companies, Inc. has owned Massanutten since 1984 and Wilderness Presidential since 1981. The two resorts encompass over 7,000 acres; 2,500 timeshare units; 1,800 campsites; and 240 hotel rooms. The resorts feature a snow sports area, one of the largest indoor/outdoor Waterparks on the East Coast, two golf courses, a spa, multiple zip line/ropes courses, fishing lakes, recreational centers, and many other activities. The resorts maintain Gold and Silver Crown RCI® ratings and participate in RCI’s “points” and “weeks” exchange programs. The two resorts host an estimated 1.4 million visitors annually. The Resorts Companies relies upon over 1,800 employees to operate 365 days a year. Including retirees and former employees, over 3,000 people currently participate in the ESOP program. For more information, please visit www.massresort.com and www.wpresort.com.

CRC Companies includes a collection of national, award-winning real estate, construction, and asset management firms. Grounded in a 100-year heritage of assured performance, we are operations experts with deep experience in originating, running, and sustaining large assets for the long-term. CRC is well known for our superior execution in planning, design, engineering, budgeting, construction, financing, operations, and asset management. With strong financial resources and a proven track record of assured performance, we provide a solid, stable foundation and a steady hand to support large and small projects and companies, domestic and international.

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.

Paradigm's vision for all our communities is to create high-quality housing that makes a difference in how people live. Through our separate real estate development, construction services, and property management companies, we deliver a full range of real estate services to our residents, customers and clients in the mid-Atlantic region. The principals of our companies have worked together for more than 20 years and are invested in the quality of work we produce and the reputation we earn. Our focus on producing quality housing in urban communities has evolved into a position of leadership in the industry regarding efficient design, green building technology, and the integration of affordable housing into market-rate residential locations. From the award-winning customer service of our property management group, to the track record of consistent high-quality performance by our construction companies and the excellence and high value of communities created by the Paradigm real estate development team, we are committed to innovation and leadership for the benefit of the residents and communities in which we work.

The Caton Companies is comprised of five companies that combine to form an alliance of nearly 600 employees in 12 markets in 6 states. We provide commercial and residential property management services, civil and vertical construction, and personal financial services. From the planning stages of development and investment strategies, to excavation and construction, to management, The Caton Companies are poised to embrace the unique challenges and opportunities of any project.

The National Apartment Association envisions a world where rental housing is a valued partner in every community. NAA is the leading voice for the rental housing industry and as a trusted partner, valued connector and a powerful advocate, we are committed to serving 153 affiliates, over 82,000 members and the more than 10 million rental housing units they operate globally. NAA provides a wealth of information through advocacy, research, technology, education and strategic partnerships. NAA protects and represents our members' interests with regard to legislative and regulatory issues at the federal government level. NAA monitors legislation and regulations in all 50 states and shares that information with your local and state affiliate staff. The NAA Education Institute offers six nationally recognized designation programs and actively promotes the apartment industry as a viable career choice.

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