WASHINGTON, DC-The real estate group is one of five new targeted, industry-based finance units created by CapitalSource, which offers financings ranging from $3 million to $40 million.

RICHMOND, VA-John S. Schneider will retire as director and chief operating officer of United Dominion by the end of the first quarter, and newly hired president and CEO Tom Toomey will oversee apartment operations.

WASHINGTON, DC-Lodging real estate investment trusts will grapple with a slowing economy this year but will emerge unscathed, according to an analyst who forecasts a 10% to 15% return for 2001.

WASHINGTON, DC-AMI Capital, based in Bethesda, MD, closed the Fannie Mae refinancing loan on the Dakotas Apartments, a 45-unit garden-style community located at 5543-5549 South Dakota Ave. in the Northeast.

WASHINGTON, DC-The housing market index, a measure of home builders' expectations, rose two points this month. According to the NAHB, low mortgage rates are offsetting declines in consumer confidence.

WASHINGTON, DC-The housing market index, a measure of home builders' expectations, rose two points this month. According to the NAHB, low mortgage rates are offsetting declines in consumer confidence.

WASHINGTON, DC-The housing market index, a measure of home builders' expectations, rose two points this month. According to the NAHB, low mortgage rates are offsetting declines in consumer confidence.

WASHINGTON, DC-CarrAmerica Realty Corp. has purchased the Class A, 257,000-sf office building at 1919 Pennsylvania Ave. through a joint venture with an independent investor. The purchase price was not disclosed.