PHOENIX-A limited liability company from Pasadena, CA goes up against nine others for the golf course-abutting, Cedar Ridge Apartments. The seller retires a loan early, allowing the buyer to get a $5.1-million loan and save 2.64% on the interest rate.

HOUSTON-The 140-unit Las Villas trades to Megalodon LLC, for close to $3.6 million to an investment group from Selah, WA that's planning to pump another $200,000 to $250,000 into upgrades.

MESA, AZ-The 304-unit Sunridge receives 15 offers from prospective buyers, but the seller, Utah State Retirement Investment Fund, holds out for a $16.1-million bid from an investment partnership from Camarillo, CA.

HOUSTON-Inland Western Retail REIT pays $19.4 million for the 87,912-sf Bear Creek Shopping Center and $12.2 million for 60,155-sf Clear Lake Shores after setting up deals with the sellers in other Texas cities.

HOUSTON-Inland Western Retail REIT pays $19.4 million for the 87,912-sf Bear Creek Shopping Center and $12.2 million for 60,155-sf Clear Lake Shores after setting up deals with the sellers in other Texas cities.

SUGAR LAND, TX-The athletic footwear and apparel retailer signs a five-year lease to open its second store in the region. The store will open in August. Growth and co-tenancy push the deal across the finish line, says a broker.

NEW YORK CITY-The retailer is investing so its customers will do the same.

TEMPE, AZ-The New York City-based job search website picks the Valley over Boise, ID and Albuquerque for a new call center. The decision, which creates 250 jobs, is mortared by a 10-year lease in Rio West Business Park.