CITY OF COMMERCE, CA-Industry veteran Kurt Strasmann will head the company's industrial practice in Greater L.A. as well as leading the office here.

SACRAMENTO-The new retail brokerage team, headed by Jason Gallelli, joins the local office of Orange County-based Voit Real Estate Services.

SANTA ANA, CA-Thomas J. Barrack Jr.'s privately held investment firm also gets the right to an exclusive 60-day negotiating period to consider a potential larger investment in Grubb & Ellis.

FULLERTON, CA-The Los Angeles-based company has sold 25 condos for an aggregate of $35 million at its 220,000-square-foot Valencia Business Center here.

GOLETA, CA-Yardi Systems signs for 7,000 square feet at the Towbes Group's 73,000-square-foot Fairview Business Center, bringing the class A office project to full occupancy.

OAKLAND, CA-Shorenstein Properties LLC and MetLife Real Estate Investments choose the company for leasing of the planned 601 City Center, a 23-story office building.

LOS ANGELES-The joint venture of the Ratkovich Co. and Prudential Real Estate Investors refinances the 452,764-square-foot office tower with an insurance company loan arranged by HFF.

CAMARILLO, CA-The Orange County-based company acquires the Alara Camarillo Apartments via its Western National Realty Fund II.