RADNOR, PA-The management of Brandywine Realty Trust is lookingto both sell and buy assets and is monitoring the transactionsituation in its core markets and surrounding areas. Right now, thefirm has $20 million in dispositions in the due diligence phase andthere are nine properties in its core markets that executives wouldlike to sell.

On the buying end, Brandywine is targeting value-added assets inCBD's with vacancy. Company president and CEO Gerard Sweeney saidduring its Q2 conference call that he expects the firm to execute"a transaction or two some time this year."

The company could see more opportunities locally, according toSweeney, who predicted a higher volume of transactions in thePhiladelphia area in the coming year. Brandywine wants to "takeadvantage of those opportunities," he said.

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