Fraser Forbes Real Estate Services and Stirling Realty Advisors Announce the Creation...

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Tue Sep 15, 2009 12:15pm EDT

Fraser Forbes Real Estate Services and Stirling Realty Advisors Announce the
Creation of a New Financing Entity


MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Fraser Forbes Real Estate Services and
Stirling Realty Advisors, LLC are pleased to announce the formation of Fraser
Forbes Stirling LLC, a strategic alliance between the two firms. The company
will provide project level and programmatic equity and debt financing as well
as merger and acquisition advisory services to clients primarily engaged in
the acquisition and or disposition of residential and commercial land in the
District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania.

"The addition of this line of business enhances our service offerings, and
enables us to add significant benefit to our valued clients by providing
seamless services from inception to completion of transactions," says Fraser
Forbes CEO Rich Samit. Tom Howland, Stirling's Managing Principal, states,
"The combination of the resources of both organizations will fill a much
needed void in the market today. We anticipate a very positive reaction to
this news."

Founded in 1995, Fraser Forbes Real Estate Services (fraserforbes.com) is the
premier, full-service real estate firm in the DC/VA/Baltimore metro area
market, specializing in land. The two principals of the firm have over 50
years of experience. Service groups of the company include Land Sales,
Financing, Management and Advisory Services. Fraser Forbes has consummated
over 400 land transactions valued at in excess of $3 billion including over
30,000 residential lots and land entitled for in excess of 5 million square
feet of commercial development. Whether representing clients buying and
selling raw land for future development, brokering real estate transactions
slated for office, retail, hotel and industrial uses, or rendering financing
advisory and management services, Fraser Forbes empowers its clients to earn
the highest returns on their investments.

Stirling Realty Advisors, LLC is a boutique real estate investment bank which
provides financial advisory services to established and emerging developers
and operators of commercial real estate projects. Collectively, the principals
have over 28 years of experience having raised more than $4 billion focused on
the REIT and real estate services markets and an additional $3.6 billion in
senior and subordinated financing. Stirling has a significant network of
institutional level investors including some of the world's largest banks,
endowments, insurance companies, investment managers, opportunity funds,
pension plans and sovereign wealth funds.

SOURCE  Fraser Forbes Real Estate Services

Richard O. Samit of Fraser Forbes Real Estate Services, +1-703-790-9400,
rsamit@fraserforbes.com
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