by roy hill v isit paris and you ll notice real es tate values proportionately high er than other cities in france travel to rome italy or tokyo japan again see estate val ues far above those neighboring countries what these have common is they are all world capitols washington dc as our na tion s capitol has similarly become a with billions of dollars vested commercial the epicenter nation experienced simi lar swing vestment properties climbing upwards 33 some cases investment dol lars for assets exceeding 500 mil lion within past 5 years accord ing figures from costar information group re al post simply there several product types under umbrella include multifam ily apartments more units retail both stand alone contiguous strip centers hospitality hotel office industrial land