HMG/Courtland Properties Inc is a real estate investment trust. Its business is the ownership and management of income-producing commercial properties. The company invests its idle cash in marketable securities and acquires real estate and other investments utilizing available cash or borrowing funds. The company's portfolio of REIT marketable securities consists of the preferred and non-preferred equity of large capital publicly traded REITs. The company's other investments consist primarily of nominal equity interests in various privately-held entities. The company generates revenue from the property rental operations of its corporate offices.