IRVINE, CA-The acquisition includes 30 current and future communities in Florida and the Carolinas, with 119 homes under contract.

SANTA BARBARA, CA-Santa Barbara Public Market retail component fully-leased, and will be ready for September opening. Project includes 37 homes, with fall move-in scheduled.

CARLSBAD, CA-Focus purchased from an International tile company, and will lease-back for two years, with an option to replace tenant. Colliers and CBRE represented Focus, and seller respectively.

 AUSTIN, TX-CBRE has negotiated the sale of the Continental Building, 9101 Burnet Road and the Briarcroft Building at 12710 Research Boulevard, on behalf of international real estate investment and services company, Kennedy Wilson. OakPoint of Nashville, TN, purchased the portfolio for an undisclosed price. Continental Building is a 58,700-square-foot class B office property in the North Central Austin submarket. Tenants benefit from the property's proximity to the Kramer Capital MetroRail Station. Additionally, the building sits within…

BRUSSELS-A seasoned staff of the 40-year-old firm will join CBRE's Central Europe Team. Properties now encompass 115 million square feet.

PALO ALTO, CA-Mark Bodie, a 13-year leasing vet, joins from LBA Realty to serve as EVP, spearheading leasing activities in Silicon Valley.

WALNUT CREEK, CA-The Macerich Company plans to invest in project that will add 300,000 square feet to Broadway Plaza Shopping Center. The project will take about two years.

PHOENIX-Medical office building is the second major U.S. property acquisition for Canadian private investment firm. The five-story class A property comprises nearly 82,000 square feet.