TRENTON, NJ-An FBI subpoena details an investigation into all funding used for five Trenton housing projects begun under former Mayor Douglas Palmer's administration.

BELMAR, NJ–Communities all along the New Jersey shore are working to bid out construction contracts to repair their iconic boardwalks damaged by Hurricane Sandy.

ROSWELL, GA-MetLife Inc. has taken back the Colonial Center at Mansell Overlook office complex here in a foreclosure transaction worth more than $80 million.

ATLANTA-A total of 10 architectural and design teams have answered an RFP for the project to build a new Georgia Dome here.

SILVER SPRING, MD –Effective rents for Class A rental apartments here rose 3.7% in the third quarter from year-end 2011, according to Delta Associates.

CHICAGO – In the Chicago suburbs of Wheaton and Glen Ellyn, plans are in the works for a new multi-million dollar clubhouse, and a six-story apartment complex.

In spite of a sluggish economy, weak job growth and a slightly improving for-sale home market, the prevailing positive trends that have fueled the multi-housing sector's impressive growth over the past 18 months will continue well into 2013 and beyond.

The leaders in the DC commercial real estate industry come from different backgrounds and, in some cases, made their bones and fortunes in other fields. For example, one founded the first television network for African Americans, another was a noted banker and still another has made headlines as the managing principal owner of the Washington Nationals. Yet the common thread among these titans are that they have each put their personal mark on this area through their investment in time, capital and imagination. All without exception are also heavily involved in civic and philanthropic causes that benefit thousands and make living in the DC area that much better. Here's a look at some individuals who have helped shape—continue to influence—the local market.