Coldwell Banker Commercial TradeMark Properties Announces Recipients Of 2006 Entrepreneurial Spirit Award

RALEIGH, N.C. – Billie Redmond, president of Coldwell Banker Commercial TradeMark Properties, has announced that Kellam Ames and Malcolm Lewis, commercial investment brokers at the firm, have been named recipients of the firm’s 2006 Entrepreneurial Spirit Award. Ames and Lewis were recognized for their successful efforts in forming the firm’s newest business line offering Investor Advisory Services (IAS) and received this award at Coldwell Banker Commercial TradeMark’s joint sales and leasing meeting on Jan. 26 at the Cardinal Club in Raleigh.

Launched in 2006 and led by Ames and Lewis, the IAS Group caters to national and global investors by offering investment expertise and analysis for properties located in the Triangle.
Focused primarily on exclusive buyer representation agreements with national 1031 exchange groups, as well as private equity partnerships, Investment Advisory Services closed on five transactions for over $20 million in sales volume in multi-tenant office, industrial and flex product types in 2006.

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http://www.trademarkproperties.com

News Facts:

· Coldwell Banker Commercial TradeMark Properties has awarded Kellam Ames and Malcolm Lewis with the firm’s 2006 Entrepreneurial Spirit Award.
· Kellam Ames and Malcolm Lewis are commercial investment brokers at Coldwell Banker Commercial TradeMark Properties.
· Ames and Lewis were recognized for their successful efforts in forming the firm’s newest business line offering Investor Advisory Services (IAS) and received this award Coldwell Banker Commercial TradeMark’s joint sales and leasing meeting on Jan. 26 at the Cardinal Club in Raleigh.
· Launched in 2006 and led by Ames and Lewis, the IAS Group caters to national and global investors by offering investment expertise and analysis for properties located in the Triangle.
· Investment Advisory Services closed on five transactions for over $20 million in sales volume in multi-tenant office, industrial and flex product types in 2006.

Quotes:
“I am delighted to announce that Coldwell Banker Commercial TradeMark Properties has recognized Kellam Ames and Malcolm Lewis with the 2006 Entrepreneurial Award,” said Redmond. “Their idea was to create a group dedicated to exclusive representation of investors; to be their eyes and ears in our market, as well as identify prospective deals in the Triangle. This award distinguishes that their idea was indeed a successful one.”

About Coldwell Banker Commercial TradeMark Properties:
Coldwell Banker Commercial TradeMark Properties is a full-service real estate asset management company that provides property management services, which includes facility, physical and fiscal management; as well as leasing and brokerage services throughout the Triangle. TradeMark's licensed real estate agents are market experts in their areas of industry specialization, including commercial, residential, retail, forestry, and investment property sales. The executive management team of Coldwell Banker Commercial TradeMark Properties has over 100 years of combined real estate experience. The firm has been recognized in Metro Magazine’s 2004 Metro Bravo! Awards as being one of the top commercial real estate firms in the Triangle. The Triangle Business Journal named the firm Best Place to Work in 2004 and ranked it among the top commercial real estate firms in North Carolina for 2006. For more information please call 919-782-5552 or on the Internet at http://www.trademarkproperties.com.

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Coldwell Banker Commercial TradeMark Properties, Billie Redmond, Raleigh Real Estate, Leasing Services, Property Management, Investor Advisory Services, Entrepreneurial Spirit Award, Kellam Ames, Malcolm Lewis

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