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A Piece of the Pie

(investment sales for past 12 months ending Jan. 31, 2013)

Favorable February

(employed and unemployed persons by occupation; not seasonally adjusted; numbers in thousands)

Year-End Improvements

(U.S. retail market conditions*)

Keeping Current

(CMBS delinquencies by property type; $ in billions)

Top Deals

(REIT index total returns)

Downward Bound

(commercial/multi-family mortgage delinquency rates among major investor groups, 2000-present)

New York City Spotlight: Brooklyn Blues

(commercial lis pendens by borough)

Nondurable Recovery

Value of manufacturers’ new orders; not seasonally adjusted; $ in millions

KBS Strategic Opportunity REIT Ropes in 500 KSF Austin Portfolio

KBS Strategic Opportunity REIT has increased its office holdings in Austin to approximately 1.5 million square feet with the acquisition of the Austin Suburban Portfolio, a group of three office properties totaling 518,000 square feet.

Dweck Properties Nabs Two DC Towers for Record $322M

In what is a record-setting deal, Dweck Properties has purchased Archstone Crystal Towers, located in Arlington, Va., for $322 million.