AUSTIN--Austin-based The PPA Group has just closed the purchase on Newport Apartments, a 308-unit multifamily property in Irving.

DALLAS—Mill Creek Residential, through a joint venture with Elite International Investment Fund, has broken ground on Modera Galleria, located in the Midtown submarket.

SAN DIEGO—Gelson's and Smart & Final have made bids for SoCal stores that will be closed as Haggen enters Chapter 11.

BELLEVUE, WA—The program, revealed at the group's annual convention, will begin early next year and is designed to provide a curriculum that combines academic content and training specific to leadership within CRE.