D.C. has launched federal and city review of the 180‑acre RFK campus master plan; local open houses, a site walk and an EIS scoping period are underway with comments due April 24.

One Hawaii in Fort Totten reopened as a 70‑unit affordable building after a Wesley Housing redevelopment. The project mixes tax credits, bonds and city subsidies; some former tenants plan to return.

Freddie Mac’s weekly survey shows the 30‑year fixed rate fell to 6.30% as of April 16, 2026 — a four‑week low that eases some pressure but leaves affordability strained.

A Buzzard Point apartment plan at 1 S St. SW was scaled back — 99 fewer units and no retail in phase one — as developers retool to attract financing.

A federal judge found developer Chris Donatelli forged his father’s signature on a $17M loan tied to Columbia Heights' Highland Park and ordered him to pay nearly $30M.

KHP Capital has emerged as the buyer of Hotel Harrington, the century-old downtown D.C. hotel that closed in late 2023. The deal marks a new chapter for the prominent site off the National Mall.

A judge has named a trustee to manage properties tied to Bethesda investor Peter Stuart as creditors accuse him of diverting funds; a D.C. parcel is central to the fight.

New York AG Letitia James led 27 attorneys general in a letter urging the FTC to require total‑price rental listings and crack down on deceptive fees.

D.C.'s zoning board lost the quorum it needs, pausing hearings and delaying projects across the city.

A packed Valley View High School meeting in Archbald has become the latest front in a nationwide fight over AI data‑center projects, with locals, lawmakers and developers clashing over water, power and zoning.

Vineyard Wind sued GE Renewables in Suffolk Superior Court to stop the turbine maker from walking away as the 62‑turbine project nears completion. The court will decide in mid‑April.

Pro-Air has leased a 186,878‑sq‑ft Arundel Distribution Center at 350 Winmeyer Ave in Odenton to centralize fabrication and BIM operations. Company leaders say the move will boost production speed.

Federated Hermes completed an 80% acquisition of Chevy Chase–based FCP for up to $331 million, folding the multifamily manager into its U.S. private‑markets push.