WASHINGTON, DC—Real Estate Roundtable CEO Jeff DeBoer talks about Congress' proposal for the capital gains rate, the carried interest rate proposal and the move to eliminate the deductibility of state and local taxes in part two of this three-part Q&A.

WASHINGTON, DC—Professional and business services were the sectors to have gained the most jobs last month.

BALTIMORE, MD—A source tells GlobeSt.com that locally-based MCB Real Estate acquired the property for $33.4 million.

ROCKVILLE, MD—Federal Realty Investment Trust is taking great care as it selects its tenants for this massive project.

WASHINGTON, DC —It is widely agreed that the comprehensive tax reform plan unveiled last week is DOA-at least for the time being. It is also widely agreed some of these ideas will be repurposed in future debates. With that view, GlobeSt.com talks to Jeff DeBoer, CEO of The Real Estate Roundtable, for his take on what this proposal could mean for the commercial real estate industry. His interview will publish in multiple parts over the next three days.

BETHESDA, MD—DiamondRock's ownership originated as a distressed debt purchase that then became ensnared in a bankruptcy dispute that was settled in 2012.

WASHINGTON, DC—By investing the rents they collect, GSA will be able to better maintain its properties, JLL's Chris Roth tells GlobSt.com's Erika Morphy.

ROCKVILLE, MD—When there are no other spec buildings in the pipeline, that strategy can make sense, CBRE Vice President Andrew Cole tells GlobeSt.com's Erika Morphy.