Many investors are focusing on properties in secondary markets and alternative asset types, according to a new CBRE report.

CEO Brett Landes says the company expects to close on 35 assets in the first quarter.

Regency Centers was the seller of the 118,326-square foot grocery anchored shopping center.

Piedmont Office's president C. Brent Smith says the REIT is pleased it sold the 334,000-square foot building because it reduces its exposure to the Southwest DC submarket.

With this move Amazon is investing in one of the most stable types of retail.

The 146,979-square-foot property was 65.7% leased at closing.

The name Lakeside correlates to a high asset value but that doesn't mean changing the name of an apartment building to Lakeside will create more value.

This is the private real estate investment firm's first acquisition in the Washington, DC area.