W.P.Carey, Inc. is a real estate investment trust, which engages in the business of investing in a diversified portfolio of high-quality, mission-critical assets subject to long-term net leases with built-in rent escalators for the purpose of generating stable cash flows enabling to grow dividend and increase long-term stockholder value. The firm owns a diversified portfolio of commercial real estate properties, which includes approximately 1,682 net lease properties, covering 183 million square feet. The firm is focused on investing primarily in single-tenant, industrial, warehouse and retail properties located in the United States and Europe, under long-term net leases with built-in rent escalations. In addition, the Company owns approximately 11 self-storage operating properties, four hotel operating properties and one student housing operating property. Its portfolio is comprised of operationally critical, commercial real estate assets net leased to tenants located primarily in the United States and Europe.