Predicting the future of commercial real estate sales transactions is a risky business for anyone, considering the market is only just starting to recover. In this delicate stage, one small factor could send us sliding back into a recession, but for those brave souls who are looking to shed a little light on the forecast..

  In the past week, there has been a big push to lower the national deficit… by getting rid of excess federal real estate.  Last week, the House subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings & Emergency Management approved a Civil Property Realignment Act and released a map of 14,000 federal properties that could be targeted..