(Money Manager) - Starwood Financial Trust: The real estate investment trust was based in the mortgage market, buying and selling mortgages and commercial properties. The company was merged with TriNet corporate Realty Trust; this gave the companies a $5 billion dollar US market cap. This in turn made it the largest commercial real estate investment trust in the USA at the time.

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(Money Manager) - Starwood Lodging Trust: The largest hotel investment trust in the USA and perhaps the world. This company has some of the largest numbers in the hotel business, Starwood lodging trust owns most big hotel brands in North America such as Westin, Sheraton and The Four Points among a few. This stock has been the pride of the hotel investment trust for years. Although with the recession Starwood Lodging Trust has seen a drop in investors and stock prices as well, but as occupancy numbers grow so will the stock prices and the company’s net worth.

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