WASHINGTON, DC-The GSE is putting these securities on the market to comply with an FHFA directive to reduce its non-agency portfolio, Kimberly Johnson, Fannie Mae Senior Vice President of Multifamily Capital Markets, tells GlobeSt.com's Erika Morphy.

WASHINGTON, DC-This leasing assignment brings Cushman & Wakefield to 20.9 million square feet of managed and/or leased properties in the Washington DC area.

SAVAGE, MD- Maines Paper & Food Service, Inc. has renewed its nearly 100,000-square-foot lease at 8730 Bollman Place here. The deal, reported by Cushman & Wakefield, means that the food service distribution firm will continue to occupy the entire building.

WASHINGTON, DC-Walker & Dunlop is bringing on board MetLife's Brian Casey to help develop these products, Willy Walker tells GlobeSt.com's Erika Morphy.

SILVER SPRING, MD-The company will be deciding within the next few months what it will do with it, Charles K. Nulsen III tells GlobeSt.com's Erika Morphy.

HANOVER, MD-Earlier this Spring Liberty's Lisa Sullivan told us that the REIT would be making another purchase in this submarket.

CHICAGO—First-quarter growth increases calls from some to consider self-storage a separate and vital real estate sector.

RESTON, VA-Reston Town Center, that is—not the greater Reston area, Cresa's Rich Rhodes tells GlobeSt.com's Erika Morphy.

WASHINGTON, DC-It's official. First Potomac has exited the industrial asset class it with portfolio sale of $259 million to Blackrock and Corporate Office Property Trust. We speak with CIO Nicholas Smith about the reasons why.

WASHINGTON, D.C.-GlobeSt.com’s Rayna Katz spoke with the organization’s COO about its ambitious plan to slash the unemployment rate.

TYSONS CORNER, VA-Capital One is seeking to obtain approval to enlarge its planned corporate headquarters building from 520,000 square feet to 800,000 square feet.

WASHINGTON, DC-The District is determined to stem the flow of shoppers that leave its borders to spend money in Virginia and Maryland.

CRYSTAL CITY, VA-The building is owned by Beacon Capital Partners. Observers expect the federal government to opt for renewals over new leases.

WASHINGTON, DC-Fundrise is gaining momentum in the DC area, although it still is not available to Maryland residents.

WASHINGTON, DC-The survey will eventually yield invaluable data for law firms to make real estate decisions, Sherry Cushman tells GlobeSt.com's Erika Morphy.

WASHINGTON, DC-Simpson Property Group LP of Denver has acquired the recently built 14W apartment building for $110 million.

FALLS CHURCH, VA-Computer Sciences Corp. reports it cut its worldwide workforce by 8,000 workers during fiscal 2013 and intends to slash its real estate holdings by 1 million square feet by the end of next year.

WASHINGTON, DC-The commercial real estate community has been waiting for this new standard, hoping it might be more favorable than the first draft.

WASHINGTON, DC-Units will start in the high $200,000s range, Stuart Prince tells GlobeSt.com's Erika Morphy.

LAUREL, MD-Greenberg Gibbons, the lead developer of the $130-million mixed-use Town Centre Laurel development here, announced that Harris Teeter, Sports Authority, Burlington Coat Factory and a Regal movie theater have signed leases at the project.