TOMS RIVER, NJ-The borrower, a local ownership group, got the loan with a 10-year term and a 25-year amortization through Freddie Mac's Early Rate Lock Program.

CAMDEN, NJ-In an expansion, Better Choice will move into its new facility from a 26,000-sf leased space nearby. NJEDA helped put together the financing package.

PARSIPPANY, NJ-The deal, coupled with an earlier three-building sale arranged by Cushman & Wakefield, points to a trend toward foreign interest in New Jersey properties despite the flat leasing market. The two transactions add up to an estimated $150 million for 785,000 sf.

SADDLE BROOK, NJ-Transwestern Investment, owner of the two-building, 488,000-sf office complex, has signed California-based RealEnergy to install and operate the system.

LAKEWOOD, NJ-GlobeSt.com has learned that the winner in the $36.5-million purchase of Prime Retail's mall was locally based Lightstone. The 259,000-sf asset--not counting future development--is all part of the firm's acquisition push.

NEWARK-Filed in Superior Court here by a former accounting manager for the Kushner Cos., the action follows an earlier suit against Charles Kushner by his brother.

RAHWAY, NJ-The steel fabrication company, which provides specialty products for large-scale projects, will use the space to expand its manufacturing operations.

BASKING RIDGE, NJ-Where does $200 million worth of prime real estate fit into a $60-billion merger? Officials say they are considering all the options regarding the former AT&T campus here, acquired last summer by Pharmacia.