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WASHINGTON, DC-Our poll shows only a third appreciated his latest State of the Union speech, and many think he’s not doing enough for the economy or business expansion.

WASHINGTON, DC-The agreement between the federal government, state attorney generals and five major banks is one of the largest joint state-federal settlements in history.

WASHINGTON, DC-A forthcoming report from Delta Associates shows that distressed commercial real estate in the United States totaled $166.9 billion in January 2012, down $4.7 billion since October 2011.

WASHINGTON, DC-The Hoffman-Madison Waterfront team is moving forward with its $700-million project, and now the Trump Organization has been tapped to develop the Old Post Office Pavilion.

WASHINGTON, DC-Colony Capital LLC and a venture of Donald Trump's hotel company will redevelop the Old Post Office Building in Washington, DC, into a hotel.

WASHINGTON, DC-DSW, a shoe discount store, has leased 23,000 square feet of space at DC USA's Columbia Heights development.

WASHINGTON, DC-US REITs significantly outpaced the broader equity market last month, led by strong growth in the lodging sector.

WASHINGTON, DC-Expect at least another year of a lackluster housing market, Citadel Realty’s Joel Ross tells GlobeSt.com’s Erika Morphy.

NEW YORK CITY-The 50 states still can’t agree on agreement details, including right to sue for fraud and fair payouts, according to a story in the New York Post this morning.

WASHINGTON, DC-Citybizlist.com has reported that the capital markets group at Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. has arranged $28.45 million in permanent loan for the Massachusetts House Apartments.

McLEAN, VA-As Senior Vice President, Production & Sales at Freddie Mac, Cannon will be able to put his extensive ties to work for the agency, David Brickman tells GlobeSt.com’s Erika Morphy.

WASHINGTON, DC-The unemployment rate dropped to 8.3% in January, as some 243,000 jobs were added to the economy.

WASHINGTON, DC- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher added 33,000 square feet, restructured its existing lease and extended it to more than 200,000 square feet, JLL’s Elizabeth Cooper tells GlobeSt.com’s Erika Morphy.

WASHINGTON, DC-JPI Multifamily Partners LLC, a Texas-based apartment developer, is selling three of its multifamily properties in the District.

WASHINGTON, DC-A soon-to-be-released survey by CoreNet Global and FPL Associates finds that corporate real estate execs are bringing more to the table—and being rewarded for it, CoreNet’s Richard Kadzis tells GlobeSt.com’s Erika Morphy.

WASHINGTON, DC-Word on the street has the trophy building trading at $750 per square foot—or $776 per square foot, depending on which square footage of the building you accept.

WASHINGTON, DC-Vico Capital bought the building in 2008 at one of the highest prices per square foot trades at the time.

WASHINGTON, DC-New York-based Paramount Group Inc. has purchased 2099 Pennsylvania Ave. NW from Vico Capital.

WASHINGTON, DC-Cushman & Wakefield’s top producer in the DC area before he left, Christopher will focus on tenant representation on a local, national and global level.

WASHINGTON, DC-The CBRE report notes that surrounding areas also clocked in some excellent deals, such as the Goldman Sachs deal for the Monday Properties portfolio in Rosslyn, which accounted for $1.2 billion of the $3.1 billion in total volume.