SANTA ANA, CA-The new EVP and CFO succeeds interim CFO Matthew Engel, who has been promoted to EVP of finance.

ANAHEIM, CA-The Annapolis, MD-based REIT acquires the Courtyard by Marriott Anaheim Hotel at Disneyland in its second recent acquisition in Southern California.

SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA-Healthcare Trust of America Inc. acquires the 85% leased Sierra Vista medical office building for just under $11 million.

LOS ANGELES-USC renews for 160,000 square feet of office at Marina Towers in Marina del Rey, and law firm BuckleySandler expands to 11,967 square feet at 100 Wilshire in Santa Monica.

SAN DIEGO-H.G. Fenton Co. acquires the office and R&D business park from an affiliate of TA Associates Realty in a 1031 exchange.

NEWPORT BEACH, CA-Former Greystone & Co. exec Elliot Spiro heads the new firm, which will offer investment banking, advisory and real estate services.

SANTA ANA, CA-The new apartment development by locally based Urban Housing Communities will be the first affordable apartment complex targeting families in Big Bear Lake.

CAMARILLO, CA-The reduced rent at the start of the nearly 99,000-square-foot lease, and other deal terms, illustrate how landlords are working hard to attract and retain tenants.