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         <title><![CDATA[Sunrise Closes $204M Portfolio Sale ]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[MCLEAN, VA-Sunrise is receiving $60 million in net proceeds from the sale of the 21 properties to Brookdale Senior Living. ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[DDR's $400M Success Augurs Well for More TALF CMBS]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, DC-With the first CMBS TALF deal done, more are likely to happen now that investors have demonstrated their appetite.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[USDA Inks 330,000 SF in SW ]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, DC-The agency will be occupying 87% of Patriots Plaza III, which delivered in September 2009.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Market Square Receives LEED EBOM]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, DC-More building owners are interested in LEED EBOM because of the reduction in operating expenses it can deliver. ]]></description>
         <link>http://www.globest.com/news/1540_1540/washington/182237-1.html?st=rss</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[FERC Takes 35,000 SF in NoMa Office ]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, DC-Tishman Speyer is landing its first tenant in the newly delivered trophy quality office building. ]]></description>
         <link>http://www.globest.com/news/1540_1540/washington/182224-1.html?st=rss</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Broker: $100M in Small MF Under Contract ]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, DC-Smaller apartment buildings are trading as rapidly as the larger deals. ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Bair: FDIC Has New Rules for Securitization ]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, DC-Chairman Sheila Bair is revealing details about new rules the agency has developed for bank loan securitization. ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[ACS Building Slowly Inches to Occupancy ]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, DC-The American College of Surgeons' 165,000-square-foot building is still under construction, but it has landed one long-term lease. ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Tenants Renew 95,436 SF at Air Rights Center ]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[BETHESDA, MD-The Calvert Group and Acacia Life are staying in the Downtown Bethesda office building. ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Avison Young Opens DC Office]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, DC-The local office is part of a larger strategy to open several more across the US. ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Debra Cafaro New Head of NAREIT ]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, DC-Cafaro takes over leadership of the organization as it is taking a stand on several issues. ]]></description>
         <link>http://www.globest.com/news/1535_1535/washington/182112-1.html?st=rss</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Two Leases Take 96,000 SF in West End Office]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, DC-The German Embassy will be occupying 76,000 square feet at 2300 M St. for at least three years. ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Fannie, Hat in Hand, Asks for $15B]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, DC-Fannie Mae will be topping $60 billion in its requests for emergency reserves from the Treasury Department.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[MRP Refinances Clarendon Office for $44M]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[CLARENDON, VA-The company is securing a five-year, $44-million loan for the property.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Treasury Awards $5B in NMTC ]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, DC-States are receiving another round of New Market Tax Credits to aid low income development. ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[CBD Office Lands $34M in Permanent Financing ]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, DC-With money provided by a life insurer, 1801 L St. is refinancing out of a bank loan. ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[More Evidence DC Condos Are on Upswing ]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, DC-Ten Ten Mass is settling all of its 163 units after a shaky launch in 2005. ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[FDIC Supports 'Prudent' Commerical Real Estate Workouts  ]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, DC-Following industry complaints that the FDIC is not taking a uniform approach to distressed assets, the agency puts forth new guidelines. ]]></description>
         <link>http://www.globest.com/news/1530_1530/washington/181988-1.html?st=rss</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Survey: Better Than Last Year, But Industry Still Hurting ]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, DC-The Real Estate Roundtable's latest quarterly survey shows both relief at surviving the worst and ongoing concerns about industry fundamentals.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Repackaging Risk]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, DC-The securities market is still facing hard times, but securities backed by assets are looking much better, according to the  Financial Times]]></description>
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