National

DUBLIN, OH-The restaurant chain signs a development deal to open its first locations there by early 2008.

MEMPHIS, TN-BPG is buying Watergrove Townhomes in the Germantown/Collierville submarket, with plans to spend $5 million on capital improvements.

IRVINE, CA-The number of sales and dollar volume were slowing even before the credit crunch, which is expected to slow the market further.

THOUSAND OAKS, CA-The new 142,250 sf expands the Arbors office project to a total of 273,000 sf.

SAN RAFAEL, CA-Oaktree Capital Management of Los Angeles is selling a marina property here for which it has obtained entitlements for a mixed-use development on the uplands.

LAS VEGAS-The Seattle, WA-based firm closes on seven of nine buildings for $97 million, with the remainder to close before the end of the year.

AUSTIN-Stratus Properties and Canyon-Johnson break ground on the 850,000-sf mixed-use project in the southwestern quadrant of the CBD.

DALLAS-In simultaneous closings, Cobalt Capital gets 3.2 million sf of 90%-leased industrial space in seven cities from Rreef, Lincoln Property Co. and local owners.