WASHINGTON, DC-With Congress in gridlock, the uncertainty that has been hampering transaction and rolling the capital markets will only get worse, industry execs tell GlobeSt.com’s Erika Morphy.

WASHINTON, DC-The former senior vice president with Cassidy Turley is being tasked with further expanding West, Lane & Schlager's business in both DC and suburban Maryland. The I-270 corridor has been struggling since 9-11, Cassidy says.

REITs have always had to take into consideration how to match their cost and availability of capital against any acquisitions they may want to make. However, the state of the debt and equity markets, not to mention the economy, has turned this balancing act into a strategic game of chess for REITs.

WASHINGTON, DC-This was a solid deal for both borrower and lender, Cassidy Turley’s John Campanella tells GlobeSt.com’s Erika Morphy. He expects to see life insurance companies increase their commercial real estate allocations in 2012.

TEMPLE HILLS, MD-This makes the 17th multifamily property the company has acquired this year, illustrating how attractive income-producing assets are now. However, apartment construction is growing as well – both for FCP and the area.

Earlier this month Wal-Mart announced it was opening more stores in the DC area -- six to be exact, which is two more than many who had been watching the retailer’s negotiations with city officials had been expecting. If any city is under-Wal-Marted it would be the District and its immediate suburbs. I will leave the debate as to whether this is a good thing or not -- as well as Wal-Mart’s forthcoming push into the…

WASHINGTON, DC-For the last couple of months brokers such as Cassidy Turley’s Phil Mudd have been noticing an increase in appetite for smaller-sized deals, Mudd tells GlobeSt.com’s Erika Morphy.

WASHINGTON, DC-If the US was to set a national goal to increase global travel, it could generate as much $859 billion in economic output, Jonathan Tisch told members of the US Senate.