CIH Properties, Inc., CIH Ventures, Inc., and CIH Homes, L.C. (together, "CIH") are a related group of independent business entities staffed to perform specialized and complimentary real estate functions. Taken together, they represent a comprehensive capability extending across the full spectrum of the residential real estate development process - from strategic planning and finance, to real estate acquisition and development, to product design and construction, to marketing and sales and to property management.