WASHINGTON, DC-While REITS report a 7.5% increase in funds from operations, the S&P 500 showed a 6.5% drop in earnings per share, according to the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts.

WASHINGTON, DC-While REITS report a 7.5% increase in funds from operations, the S&P 500 showed a 6.5% drop in earnings per share, according to the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts.

WASHINGTON, DC-The former controller of Nashville-based Corrections Corp. of America, his wife and a friend settled with the SEC without admitting any wrongdoing and agreed to relinquish profits plus pay penalties.

WASHINGTON, DC-The study offers a glimpse at the depth of the commercial real estate industry. Statistics show brokerage commissions total $10 billion annually. Office leases generate $115 billion a year while industrial space brings in $69.9 billion.

BALTIMORE, MD-The 439-room, full service Hilton hotel has been purchased by Radisson-Olympus Capital Partners and renamed the Radisson Plaza Hotel Baltimore Inner Harbor. Company officials didn't release financial details.

COLUMBIA, MD-The beleaguered hotel REIT reports its FFO dipped 2.9% while per-share FFO is down 6%. The company also denies the allegations of wrongdoing claimed in two class-action suits recently filed against it.

WASHINGTON, DC-The study offers a glimpse at the depth of the commercial real estate industry. Statistics show brokerage commissions total $10 billion annually. Office leases generate $115 billion a year while industrial space brings in $69.9 billion.

RICHMOND, VA-The REIT reports strong leasing activity in the Richard Market to start off the year. Several companies signed up for office and warehouse space across a few of the company's developments.