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DALLAS-The merger creates rare force by teaming six MAI-designated appraisers. HSM Consulting's Mark O'Briant remains president and Tracy Smith Law becomes EVP.

PEORIA, AZ-The Southern California investment group buys the 10-year-old Northwest Garden with 1031 exchange funds from the sale of a 1953-built complex in the metro.

HOUSTON-Lowe Enterprises and Buchanan Street Partners buy the class A tower from Transwestern Investment, opening the play with a plan to put $1.5 million into upgrades.

WACO, TX-The buyer pays close to $15-million ask to a private investment group from Brooklyn for a fully leased center with upside in an affluent part of town.

IRVING, TX-The buyer completes the acquisition of Knollwood Apartments after working on the deal since May. The result is a class B for less than $30,000 per door.

LAS VEGAS-With the casino operator's share price standing above the offer price, a Dubai World subsidiary attracts only 2.4% of the maximum number of shares it could have acquired.

STOUGHTON, MA-The 35.5-acre parcel offers the potential for additional development surrounding the 330,000-sf industrial building.

GUANGZHOU, CHINA-Its $40-million investment gives US-based API a 75% interest in the 25-acre mountainside complex.