Capital Markets

ARLINGTON, TX-The Southwest BOMA Region has its TOBY picks ready to head to the national competitions in Baltimore. The 15-year-old Brookhollow II's property manager is optimistic it will win its category.

NEW YORK CITY-Lehman Brothers' analysts expect REITs will outperform the broader market, turning in a total return of 10% over the next year.

ATLANTA-Fourth quarter funds from operations at America First Apartment Investors of Omaha, NE are up 13% increase from the comparable 1999 period. American First Apartment Investiors owns the 226-unit Retreat in Atlanta and the 260-unit Park Trace in Norcross, GA.

CARY, NC-Credit Suisse First Boston is advising the 18-year-old REIT on how to better evaluate its 98-property portfolio for shareholders.

NEW YORK CITY-With speculation already running high that Cushman & Wakefield and Cushman Realty are talking merger, the announcement of an official C&W press conference has led many to believe it's a done deal.

WASHINGTON, DC-Fannie Mae has announced $130 million worth of early security redemptions later this month. The five securities carry interest rates ranging from 6% to 7.6%. They are slated for April 17 and 18.

ORLANDO-Tampa lawyer Bob Martinez tells US Bankruptcy Judge Arthur B. Briskman he was on a monthly retainer from 1994 to 1998, while in private law practice, for Evergreen Security Ltd., a non-licensed British Virgin Islands-based firm that operated from Downtown Orlando.

CHICAGO-Tenants of 188 W. Randolph St. say the closing was "overkill," but city officials say their mandated precautions may save a life while they try to find a solution to falling terra cotta from the 46-story building.