WASHINGTON, DC-In general, originations for Q3 increased a modest clip, the Mortgage Bankers Association reports.

ROCKVILLE, MD-The National Institutes of Health is extending a 60,000-square foot lease term at the Shady Grove Life Sciences Center and will be occupying an additional 75,000 square feet.

WASHINGTON, DC-Despite the rancor coming out of Washington, properties leased by the federal government are still very attractive to investors, Jones Lang LaSalle's Lucy Kitchin tells GlobeSt.com.

BETHESDA, MD-It has tapped CBRE's National Student Housing Group as exclusive agent for the six-property portfolio.

TYSONS CORNER, VA-The Commonwealth competed against Maryland for this lease.

WASHINGTON, DC-A life company provided the fixed-rate loan as deals start to wind down for the year, Cassidy Turley's Phil Mudd tells GlobeSt.com's Erika Morphy.

WASHINGTON, DC-The retail pavilion is opening its campus to the general public for the first time.

WASHINGTON, DC-Federal credit union commercial real estate loans are competitive, service-oriented and fast. And that is just for starters.