WASHINGTON, DC-Residential and multifamily construction offset the downturn in public construction, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA-These are strange days for IPOs right now, but some REIT offerings are performing well, according to SNL.

I hate to say it, but this particular economic cycle may well include a double dip. Yes, I realize that the government has projected a measly 2% growth rate for 2013—and that is assuming that Congress gets its act together to avoid tax-mageddon at the start of the year. (Here I would like to digress for a moment by wondering if these economists have been residing on Mars for the last three years to build that…

WASHINGTON, DC-Robert S. Taubman will succeed Daniel M. Neidich, CEO of Dune Real Estate Partners, as chairman.

BALTIMORE-It is very rare for a loan of this size to be made on a Baltimore asset.

COLUMBIA, MD-The REIT has sold $138.2 million of properties for the first half of 2012, including its recent sale of 11800 Tech Rd. in Silver Spring.

ALEXANDRIA, VA-Praedium Group and the Milestone Group are buying the two properties from an institutional seller.

OWINGS MILLS, MD-The acquisition of New Town Village marks the company’s fifth in the past year and a half. Many of its other buys have been in nearby markets, such as Cumberland and Laurel, MD and Manassas, VA.