WASHINGTON, DC-A war of media words ends with the Treasury Department getting the final say. A newspaper report suggested that the Obama Administration is pulling back from its position of privatizing the GSEs. "Not so fast," says Treasury.

BETHESDA, MD-The 17-story high-rise will have 200 apartments, 7,200-square feet of retail and a four-level underground parking garage.

CRYSTAL CITY, VA-Lowe's refinancing of Century Center I and II includes funding future leasing and capital expenditures. Beech Street's Fannie Mae refinance was completed in just one week.

WASHINGTON, DC-Walker & Dunlop CEO Willy Walker talks about the GSE downgrade, the state of multifamily finance - and in a flash of prescience--the likelihood that Washington is not going to press forward with GSE privatization.

WASHINGTON, DC-That's the good news. However, the share of homes in foreclosure continues to rise, according to data from the Foreclosure-Response.org.

ROCKVILLE, MD-The REIT is also doing well at Atlantic Corporate Park, which it also acquired nearly empty, Tim Zulick, senior vice president of leasing tells GlobeSt.com.

WASHINGTON, DC-The postal service is going to dump hundreds of retail outlets on national markets, NYU professor Lawrence Longua tells GlobeSt.com's Erika Morphy. In some cases, it could yield opportunities.

WASHINGTON, DC-The company, which went public less than a year ago, originated $1.3 billion in loans for the second quarter of 2011, CEO Willy Walker notes.