MORRISVILLE, N.C. (December 19, 2011) – Tacquire (TEE’-ә-kwīr’), a company that provides a regional listing service and property data exchange for commercial real estate brokers, announces today its 2012 board of directors. The company serves a 14-county area, including the Triangle. Formed in 2010 by TCAR (www.tcar.com), the Triangle Commercial Association of REALTORS, Tacquire includes a commercial information exchange that tracks office, industrial, retail and specialty space available for lease across the Triangle region, as well as buildings and land being marketed for sale.
Board members will serve through June 30, 2012 and include:
Executive Committee:
Elizabeth Gates, Grubb & Ellis|Thomas Linderman Graham, President
Shane Bull, NAI Carolantic Realty, Inc., Past President
Kathy Gigac, Colliers International, President-Elect
Brett Muller, Capital Associates, Treasurer
Kim Brennan, TCAR, Executive Officer
Board Members:
Casey Cronce, Wake County Economic Development
Ed Hoel, Cresa Partners
Derrick Minor, Downtown Raleigh Alliance
Jim Perricone, Partners Commercial Realty
Barrett Powell, Southern Advantage Team, Coldwell Banker Advantage
Eric Vernon, Wyrick Robbins Yates and Ponton
Baxter Walker, Colliers International
Moss Withers, NAI Carolantic Realty, Inc.
“Tacquire was created based on the identified needs of the Triangle brokerage community and is led by some of the area’s top real estate and economic development professionals,” says Elizabeth Gates, Tacquire president. “We added a significant volume of data and enhancements to the system during our first full year of operations, and we are excited about the additional features we’re already working on for 2012. We will continue to provide an affordable and accurate system that benefits our members.”
Tacquire’s search database has been integrated into the websites of five area economic organizations. These include:
• Wake Forest Area Chamber of Commerce (www.discoverwakeforest.org)
• Raleigh Economic Development (www.raleigh4u.com)
• Wake County Economic Development (www.raleigh-wake.org)
• Town of Chapel Hill Economic Development (www.opentobusiness.biz)
• Downtown Raleigh Alliance (www.YouRHere.com)
About Tacquire:
In response to the needs of its members, the Triangle Commercial Association of REALTORS® formed Tacquire in 2010. The company provides a real-time total access commercial real estate exchange. This dynamic property-centric portal is affordable and easy to use. Supported by a full-time researcher, members are able to input listings one time and distribute them across multiple platforms. Members can also add and review historical data on properties, research property records, tax data and GIS information, as well as search listings, receive daily hot sheets and market properties through broadcast e-mails. Using the same technology as National Association of REALTORS®, Tacquire provides the public the ability to search commercial property listings, the member directory, event calendar and news, as well as access property maps, demographics information, aerial views, photos and property information. Visit www.tacquire.com.
About Triangle Commercial Association of REALTORS®:
The Triangle Commercial Association of REALTORS® (TCAR) is one of 1,800 local associations of REALTORS® nationwide that comprise the National Association of REALTORS®. TCAR is the second largest commercial overlay board in North Carolina with 600 members and is accredited through the REALTORS® Commercial Alliance. The association was established in 1995, but began as a committee of the residential board in 1977. TCAR serves a 14 county area, including the Triangle, for real estate practitioners, appraisers, property managers and other professionals allied with the real estate industry. Visit www.tcar.com.
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