A recently completed apartment conversion in downtown Silver Spring has changed hands. The Guardian, a 167-unit residential building at 8605 Cameron Street, sold for $14.3 million at a substitute trustee’s auction on February 26. The sale reflects the tenant’s interest in a ground lease for the property, according to Maryland Newsletters, which first reported details of the transaction.

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With over 20% of new businesses failing within one year and inflation making entrepreneurship even more difficult, the personal-finance company WalletHub today released its report on 2026’s Best & Worst States to Start a Business, with Maryland ranked as the second worst state to start a business.

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A major life sciences real estate deal quietly closed late last year is now coming into clearer focus. According to Maryland Newsletters, AstraZeneca followed through on a previously announced plan and purchased 14 Firstfield Road in Gaithersburg from Novavax for $20 million.

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The Greater Capital Area Association of REALTORS®, known as GCAAR, a major real estate trade organization representing more than 11,000 real estate professionals in Montgomery County and Washington, D.C., has introduced its 2026 Board of Directors, with Russell Brazil stepping into the role of president.

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