Top 10 Real Estate Stocks with Highest Return on Equity: SFUN, INTG, HGSH, OMEI, CBG, HF, APSA, BPO, WPC, CNR (Sep 15, 2011)

Below are the top 10 Real Estate stocks with highest Return on Equity (ROE)
ratio for the last 12 months. ROE shows a companys efficiency in making profits
from shareholders equity. It is equal to net profits divided by shareholders
equity. Four Chinese companies (SFUN, HGSH, OMEI, CNR) are on the list. SouFun
Holdings Limited (ADR) (NYSE:SFUN) has the 1st highest Return on Equity in this
segment of the market. Its ROE was 85.73% for the last 12 months. Its net profit
margin was 31.16% for the same period. The InterGroup Corporation (NASDAQ:INTG)
has the 2nd highest Return on Equity in this segment of the market. Its ROE was
80.27% for the last 12 months. Its net profit margin was 17.71% for the same
period. China HGS Real Estate, Inc. (NASDAQ:HGSH) has the 3rd highest Return on
Equity in this segment of the market. Its ROE was 42.98% for the last 12 months.
Its net profit margin was 47.14% for the same period. China Oumei Real Estate
Inc. (NASDAQ:OMEI) has the 4th highest Return on Equity in this segment of the
market. Its ROE was 29.24% for the last 12 months. Its net profit margin was
31.62% for the same period. CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBG) has the 5th
highest Return on Equity in this segment of the market. Its ROE was 28.57% for
the last 12 months. Its net profit margin was 4.03% for the same period. HFF,
Inc. (NYSE:HF) has the 6th highest Return on Equity in this segment of the
market. Its ROE was 27.96% for the last 12 months. Its net profit margin was
13.44% for the same period. Alto Palermo S.A. (ADR) (NASDAQ:APSA) has the 7th
highest Return on Equity in this segment of the market. Its ROE was 26.83% for
the last 12 months. Its net profit margin was 26.17% for the same period.
Brookfield Office Properties Inc. (NYSE:BPO) has the 8th highest Return on
Equity in this segment of the market. Its ROE was 24.59% for the last 12 months.
Its net profit margin was 143.83% for the same period. W. P. Carey & Co. LLC
(NYSE:WPC) has the 9th highest Return on Equity in this segment of the market.
Its ROE was 20.75% for the last 12 months. Its net profit margin was 41.08% for
the same period. China Metro Rural Holdings Ltd (AMEX:CNR) has the 10th highest
Return on Equity in this segment of the market. Its ROE was 20.75% for the last
12 months. Its net profit margin was 34.85% for the same period.