Washington, DC

In a retail climate often described as a veritable desert for new developments, there have been recent signs of life. David Sobelman, Executive Vice President of Calkain Companies, has observed that in high credit tenants, there has been a relatively unnoticed trend in developments.Below he answers five questions relating to this trend:1. What, if any, developments are you seeing in the net lease or retail markets?High credit tenants, those with investment grade credit ratings, seem…

We've done a quick overview of the issues facing the industrial market and industrial net leases specifically. Our analysis focuses on pertinent facts, conditions and trends to glean where we are today and will be tomorrow.

As commercial real estate struggles to break through the economic quagmire, it must contend with a flurry of changes on the horizon.

Net leases in populous urban areas are in the perfect position to take advantage of the demand for stability in today’s market.

WASHINGTON, DC-The 12-story building is 82% occupied, which is why the REIT sees it an untapped opportunity.

WASHINGTON, DC-After completing $5.3 billion in transactions, the shareholder talks with GlobeSt.com about tricky non-performing loans and what 2012 holds for structured transactions.

WASHINGTON, DC-One proposal to pay for the payroll tax extension is to increase the fees that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac collect from lenders.

WASHINGTON, DC-Host Hotel’s decision to back out of its Grand Hyatt buy is not good news for the economy, and it means we won’t see $500,000 per key pricing again any time soon. Few, though, expect the area’s hotel sector to reverse recent trends.

WASHINGTON, DC-This Capitol Hill community adds to the retail developer’s growing footprint in the area, one that includes City Vista and Union Market.

WASHINGTON, DC-The year has been a significant one for the program, as it added new features and increased its investor base considerably, Kimberly Johnson, VP of Multifamily Capital Markets, tells GlobeSt.com’s Erika Morphy.

WASHINGTON, DC-The property last traded five years ago for $42.5 million to JOSS Realty Partners but went for $58 million in this most recent deal.

WASHINGTON, DC-Key Bank’s Fannie Mae DUS program provided the permanent financing, which banks couldn’t match, says Cassidy Turley’s David Webb, who adds that the interest rate came in between 3.6% and 3.7%.

WASHINGTON, DC-“The budget deficit and the measures to cut the size of government have people worried,” says AFIRE's James Fetgatter. “Whether they are worried enough to stay away in droves I can’t tell you.”

WASHINGTON, DC-DCmud reported that the long-simmering Georgetown hotel project has obtained financing and is finally proceeding ahead.

WASHINGTON, DC-The John Buck Company, a real estate investment manager, has purchased the headquarters building of the American Bar Association.

WASHINGTON, DC-Gragg & Associates, Donatelli Development and a patron of Invesco Real Estate have obtained a $66-million loan for the first phase of the 229-unit Highland Park apartment complex at 14th and Irving Streets NW in Washington, DC.

WASHINGTON, DC-Industry watchers worry that one byproduct of the charges will be an even faster brain drain from the agencies.

ANNAPOLIS, MD-HSBC Bank provided the seven-year loan, arranged via CBRE, to replace the retail project’s construction financing.

WASHINGTON, DC-There are a number of reasons, surprisingly starting with multifamily. 'Third and fourth quarter originations have limited cushion against downside risks to space demand that might follow from government cuts,' Sam Chandan tells GlobeSt.com’s Erika Morphy.

WASHINGTON, DC-Brandywine Realty Trust and Current Creek are also pooling their funds to make additional acquisitions in certain DC submarkets over the next three years.