William Kemble-Díaz Joins SNL Real Estate as a Senior Editor

Veteran journalist brings real estate market expertise to SNL's coverage of Europe and the Asia-Pacific region.

London (November 17, 2008) - William Kemble-Díaz, founding editor of reutersrealestate.com and Business Monitor International's The Emerging Markets Monitor, has joined SNL Real Estate - a division of SNL Financial - as a senior editor.

Mr. Kemble-Díaz brings to SNL more than 20 years of journalistic experience, most recently as a senior correspondent for Reuters, covering real estate and global financial markets. He will be based in SNL's London office, which opened in 2007 when SNL launched its coverage of the European and Asian real estate market.

"We're delighted to announce the addition of William Kemble-Díaz to our international news desk," said Paul Henderson, Director of News at SNL. "His wealth of experience and well-earned reputation are welcome assets for SNL, as we further expand our offering of news, data and expert analysis to meet the growing demand for information on the global property market."

Mr. Kemble-Díaz added, "This is a very exciting challenge. I look forward to actively contributing to the advancement of SNL's global real estate product and raising our profile here in Europe and Asia."

About SNL Real Estate

SNL Real Estate, a division of SNL Financial, is the premier provider of data, news and analytics for global real estate securities in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific. SNL collects, standardizes and disseminates all relevant corporate, financial and market data - plus news and analysis - for real estate securities around the world. Other business sectors covered by parent company SNL Financial include the Banking, Financial Services, Insurance, Energy and Media & Communications industries. For more information, visit www.SNL.com or view the SNL Global Real Estate Movie.

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