WASHINGTON, DC-NAREIT asked Wilshire to look at how this popular investment vehicle could be improved. Surprise—it identified REITs as a good way to steady their performance.

More than likely the Labor Department will report monthly job growth of at least 200,000 this Friday. But the numbers aren't necessarily translating into good news for commercial property sectors.

FREDERICKSBURG, VA-This is the first apartment purchase for the value-add fund that recently launched.

ARLINGTON, VA-After securing $71.1 million in construction financing, Shooshan has awarded KBR Building Group a construction services contract for 4000 Wilson Blvd.

WASHINGTON, DC—Property Group Partners and USGBC are creating a program for urban deck infill projects to meet the project’s ambitious environmental features, David Happ tells GlobeSt.com’s Erika Morphy.

STERLING, VA-Following December 2011’s 178,234-square-foot delivery of a build-to-suit for Rockwell Collins, New Boston Fund has inked a 18,333-square-foot lease for Bohler Engineering.

WASHINGTON, DC-The new code is meant to give local governments a flexible, mandatory guide to codify green building practices, the ICC's Weiland tells GlobeSt.com's Erika Morphy.

RIVERDALE, MD-Bostonia is now looking to replicate its $71.5-million finance structure on the National Oceanographic headquarters with other troubled deals that have similar characteristics.