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JLL Hotels Offers a Few Survival Tips for Hospitality Investors who Bought High

The real estate services firm, relying on its Strategic Advisory & Asset Management team, has just released a list of six recommendations to help the aforementioned segment of vulnerable hotel owners survive until the return of the glory days.

JLL Inks New Lease for GSA

The lease was managed and awarded by Debbie Orkowski of the GSA Leasing Contracting office, while JLL employees Jessica Kokish, Suzanne Drake, Chris Roth and Dan Reidy represented the government.

Economy Watch: Attorneys General Seek Foreclosure-Signing Investigation

The attorneys general are inquiring about improper submission of documentation.

Trophy D.C. Office Property Fetches $220M

Investors remain keen on Washington, DC’s office market and are willing to pay what is considered the big bucks these days for trophy assets like the Presidential Building, the fully leased 331,000-square-foot property that Invesco Real Estate just acquired from Shorenstein Properties L.L.C.

Brandywine Polishes off $252M Rehab of Philly Post Office

The property, which will be the new area headquarters for nearly 5,000 Internal Revenue Service employees, was mostly gutted and retrofitted with new mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems. However, its designation as a national historic site was preserved.

ULI Report: Emerging Trends Ranks Washington Top Market for 2011, Multi-Family Best Investment Bet

Better days lie ahead, but with more rational expectations, according to the Urban Land Institute and PriceWaterhouseCoopers’ annual Emerging Trends report.

Economy Watch: Fed Considers Further Stimulus

Is the Federal Reserve willing to prime the pump again to stimulate the U.S. economy? The answer seems to be yes.

Ground Breaks on $220M Rehab Facility at Boston’s Charlestown Naval Yard

Integrated health care system Partners HealthCare is behind the development, which will yield a 240,000-square-foot building to replace the existing 40-year-old rehab center on Nashua Street.