It’s that time of year. Market reports are published, conferences held and presentations delivered. We are all talking about the market: “What happened last year?” and “What can we forecast for this next year and beyond?” Unfortunately, some of the answers can be misleading. Here are three stats that are often cited in fundamentally incorrect ways: […]
Fifty years ago today, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. In remembrance of this somber occasion, President Obama recently issued a proclamation naming this past Friday a Day of Remembrance and directing the flag to be flown at half-staff*. Thousands of buildings and residences across the United States dutifully recognized this presidential proclamation and displayed […]
The federal government’s selection of a green building certification system for the next five years has become a controversial issue, with no clear resolution in sight. The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA) requires GSA to evaluate green building certification systems every five years, in order to identify one that is “deem[ed] to be […]
Though the federal lease inventory continued to shrink in 2015, there was plenty of action, especially in the Washington, DC area where most of the big federal tenants reside. Here is a selection of the most notable transaction activity…
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), signed by President Obama on February 13, 2009, called for major new construction and the energy-efficient modernization of federal office buildings, courthouses and land ports across the country. This article—which…
National Science Foundation’s Headquarters at 4201 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA Watching the National Science Foundation shuffle in the starting blocks, most of the Northern Virginia real estate community has expressed certainty that, especially in this budget environment, NSF is unlikely to be moving from its present location in Ballston. The one-time costs to relocate and […]