Gazette.Net: Marylands office space market shows signs of renewed life for 2012
After a fairly dismal 2011 for Maryland’s office space market, real estate experts said 2012 is shaping up as a chance to rebound, due in part to federal budget developments that will allow government military contractors to move into empty buildings that sent vacancy rates soaring in some areas last year.

Invesment trust acquires medical office buildings
Griffin-American Healthcare REIT II said it has acquired three medical office buildings in South Carolina, Georgia and Florida for a purchase price of $25.1 million.

Developer proposes industrial park, hotel on Ridge Pike
LIMERICK — The township board of supervisors recently heard a developer’s plans to build an industrial park and possibly a hotel along Ridge Pike.

Commercial Property Sales Rose to More Than $220 Billion in U.S. Last Year
Commercial property sales rose 57 percent to more than $220 billion U.S. last year, led by retail properties and garden apartments, Real Capital Analytics Inc. said in a report today.

Chapter 11 for building owner
The owner of two prominent office buildings near the RBC Center in West Raleigh has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.