WASHINGTON, DC-AIG plans to purchase as much as $3 billion of the common stock--a sign of confidence or possibly that management thinks the price is underpriced, economics professor Linus Wilson tells GlobeSt.com’s Erika Morphy.

ARLINGTON, VA-The building traded earlier this year for $49 million. Jones Lang LaSalle’s Wes Boatwright, Jon Goldstein and Mike Yavinsky brokered the transaction.

WASHINGTON, DC-The days of adding 200,000 positions a month are a fond memory now. But any job gain is good for CRE, helping slow markets and further bolstering stable ones.

WASHINGTON, DC-By focusing only on LEED, GSA is inadvertendly creating winners and losers, instead of the market, BOMA International chair Joseph W. Markling tells GlobeSt.com’s Erika Morphy.

WASHINGTON, DC-There are many reasons why companies do not plan for the next generation of leadership, ULI Chairman Peter Rummell tells GlobeSt.com’s Erika Morphy.

WASHINGTON, DC-Retail and hotels drove much of the increase. Of course, last year the market saw the same positive bump in originations at this time. Then it promptly froze due to the euro crisis and other woes.

BALTIMORE-Single tenant net lease assets have become the darling of the investment community, Marcus & Millichap’s Mark Taylor tells GlobeSt.com’s Erika Morphy.

BETHESDA, MD-Carr Properties is also at work on 1700 New York Ave., which is 72% preleased to two tenants.