NEW YORK CITY-There are cities without the luster of Manhattan that can still make your ROI shine. This is the first of a two-part article.

MIAMI-In the second installment of today's Young Professionals story, Andres Del Corral shares four essential, common-sense tips to help survive the pre-commission days.

NEW YORK CITY-This is the first acquisition for the government pension fund outside of Europe. The five office assets are in Boston, DC and here. TIAA retains 50.1% of the assets.

MIAMI-Before the big commissions roll in, young brokers need to know how to keep body and soul together. In this first part of a two-part story, Andres del Corral of Blanca Commercial Real Estate discusses the stark reality of starting out.

HAMBURG-But Germany not so much, according to a newly released survey by locally based Union Investment Real Estate.

SANTIAGO, CHILE- Union Investment Real Estate sells 600,000 square feet of office to Aurus Renta Inmobiliaria.

WASHINGTON, DC-Concerns about job losses are dwindling, the GSE says. Survey respondents say it's a good time to sell.

WASHINGTON, DC-NAREIT and the Real Estate Roundtable are part of a coalition that seeks to extend again the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act.