Athenahealth has acquired the historic 11-building, 760,000-square-foot Arsenal on the Charles office campus in Watertown, Mass., from Harvard University for $169 million.

BNSF Railway’s $500 million Southern California International Gateway took a big step forward last week with Los Angeles City Council's approval for the 156-acre project.

By Marcelo Bermúdez, President, Figueroa Capital Group, subsidiary of Charles Dunn Co.: This coming Sunday, May 19, commercial real estate professionals, developers, and retailers from all over the country will convene in Las Vegas for the International Council of Shopping Centers annual RECon event.

By Paul Daneshrad, CEO, StarPoint Properties: During the boom in multi-family housing, we have seen a large compression in what we consider very aggressive cap rates. Why is this happening?

By Sean Pattap, Senior Director, U.S. REIT Group, Fitch Ratings: While there are similarities between REITs and non-REIT corporations, the differences exceed similarities and deserve consideration for fixed-income investors.

By Randolph T. Mason, CCIM, SIOR, Partner, Commercial Realty Specialists: Exposing and marketing your commercial property is one of the bigger challenges landlords have in any market.