WASHINGTON, DC—Brown Rudnick LLP's renewal is for seven years, par for the course in a market that still favors tenants.

PENTAGON CITY, VA—Pantzer Properties has been steadily building up its portfolio in the DC market over the last few years, acquiring some $1 billion in apartment assets.

NORWALK, CT—FASB and IASB are painfully working their way to a converged standard but the end is definitely not in sight.

WILMINGTON, DE—A holding company that buys US hotels for Chinese investors is the buyer. This is its first deal on the East Coast.

ALEXANDRIA, VA—In 2001, Tishman Speyer was selected by Boston-based Beacon Capital Partners to provide leasing property management and construction management for this and other buildings.

WASHINGTON, DC—The Department of Agriculture and the Wood Products Council wants to encourage the use of advanced wood materials in buildings. Some local companies are way ahead.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA—Or perhaps it is better to ask: why are so many REITs spinning off assets in general?

WASHINGTON, DC—The condo market is slowly recovering in the greater DC area, but it is unclear whether it will ever reach the robustness seen a decade ago.