Soon after Fannie Mae announced last month it would opt out of the lease for its 720K SF headquarters at the Midtown Center in Washington, DC-five years early-speculation intensified that the federally sponsored mortgage giant would move its downsized HQ across the Potomac River to Reston, VA.

Now, real estate data powerhouse CoStar is joining a trend that has seen a migration of DC-based firms to Virginia.

CoStar, the owner of LoopNet and Apartments.com, is finalizing a deal to acquire the Central Plaza office tower in Arlington from JBG Smith. Central Plaza is a part of a mixed-use development in proximity to the Rosslyn Metro station.

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