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         <title><![CDATA[Dirt Moves on 180,000-SF Retail Center ]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[LEXINGTON PARK, MD-CRG Development is looking beyond the $25 million phase one portion of the project at other uses, including hotel and office, for phase two.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Jos. A Bank Slows Growth for Site Availability]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[HAMPSTEAD, MD-But CEO says landlords are &#145;easier to deal with&#146; and bankruptcies have opened up opportunities.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[EPT Takes 46,000 SF in Richmond Industrial ]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[RICHMOND, VA-This five-and-a-half year lease brings First Potomac&#146;s River Bend portfolio to 96% occupancy. ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[AvalonBay Fund Packs $950M in Purchasing Power]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[ALEXANDRIA, VA-The fund has equity commitments totaling $333 million, including a $150-million equity commitment from AvalonBay.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[East End Office Trades for $54M ]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, DC-At roughly $432 per sf, this sale illustrates that prices are holding steady in the CBD and East End. ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[MRP Inks 47,000 SF of Leases in Vacated Office]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[ARLINGTON, VA-The company is spending between $8 million to $10 million in renovations to attract new tenants. ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Leasing Renewals Fuel Q2 Activity ]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, DC-One of the few exceptions is the 195,000-sf lease Time Warner Cable signed in Herndon with Brandywine Realty Trust.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Demand Grows for DC Trophy Buildings ]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, DC-Some of these new buildings are LEED certified at Gold or Platinum levels, which is also increasing demand for space. ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[New Projects Spur Georgia Ave. Makeover  ]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, DC-The latest project is Donatelli Development and Mosaic Urban Partners&#146; mandate to develop three properties near Petworth. ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Fannie Replaces CFO, Hopes for Recovery Rise]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, DC-Fannie Mae stock continues to rise as the market begins to believe that a government bailout will not be necessary.  ]]></description>
         <link>http://www.globest.com/news/1233_1233/washington/173406-1.html?st=rss</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[New Brokerage Launches $1B Non-traded REIT ]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[OAKTON, VA-Five X Securities is also planning to raise a $250 million private equity fund that will be levered to $500 million in purchasing power. ]]></description>
         <link>http://www.globest.com/news/1233_1233/washington/173379-1.html?st=rss</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[JPI Opens 2nd Capitol Yards Apartment ]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, DC-The company&#146;s next focus in the DC area will be transit-oriented projects in the suburbs. ]]></description>
         <link>http://www.globest.com/news/1232_1232/washington/173373-1.html?st=rss</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[CBRE Receives Gold-CI for DC Headquarters ]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, DC-This is the first CBRE office space that is carbon neutral--a key milestone for the company&#146;s nationwide goal of reaching that status by 2010. ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[WPC Breaks Ground on MD Multifamily ]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[SILVER SPRING, MD-Washington Property Co. will be delivering 318 luxury units within walking distance of the metro by late 2010.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Self Storage Units Trade for $14M]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[NORFOLK, VA-Morningstar is acquiring the two facilities in order to take advantage of the demand created by Old Dominion College and the area&#146;s military presence.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Fed Foresees Moderate Inflation]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, DC-Lehman Bros. may have attracted a buyer. But other economic indicators are pointing to a continued rocky road for real estate.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Raises Decline as Firms Deal With Higher Costs]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Budgeted merit increases are down this year, while operating costs are on the rise, according to a recent NMHC survey. ]]></description>
         <link>http://www.globest.com/news/1229_1229/washington/173441-1.html?st=rss</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Developer Uses Facebook, Online Tools to Build Dialogue ]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Retail investor Madison Marquette is taking advantage of Web 2.0 technologies.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Firm Renews 190,000 SF with First Potomac ]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[BETHESDA, MD-Information management subsidiary, Iron Mountain, will be staying another ten years in two of the REIT&#146;s holdings. ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[GVA Advantis Adds Development to Services ]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, DC-The company is currently looking at two opportunities in Tallahassee and Tampa, both FL, which are worth $45 million in total. ]]></description>
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