RESTON, VA—The 258-unit garden apartment community here was originally slated for condos but Ross Development and Investment will convert the units back to apartments.

FREDERICK, MD-CitiMortgage negotiates a 10-year below market rate sale-leaseback as part of the deal.

TYSONS CORNER, VA-Northern Virginia is close to DC but in many ways different. The investment and development cycles of this unique market get their focus next week at RealShare Northern Virginia.

TYSONS CORNER, VA-Northern Virginia is close to DC but in many ways different. The investment and development cycles of this unique market get their focus next week at RealShare Northern Virginia.

WASHINGTON, DC-Some 1.4 million sf in Downtown DC is set to become a mixed-use community. Archstone Smith and Hines are JV'ing on the project.

WASHINGTON, DC-Some 1.4 million sf in Downtown DC is set to become a mixed-use community. Archstone Smith and Hines are JV'ing on the project.

CMBS volumes in 2006 will probably reach or exceed levels from 2005--a record-breaking year in which CMBS issuance totaled close to $170 billion, an 80% rise from 2004. To understand why this slice of the real estate capital market continues its upward trajectory, consider what Dan Smith, the recently appointed managing director of RBC Capital Markets' real estate mortgage capital division, explains, "Rates have been friendly and deal flow has been strong."

WASHINGTON, DC-Commercial real estate markets are still growing, albeit the pace continues to slow, according to the latest figures.