Joining the 25-employee firm is David Tuttle, who spent six years in investment sales in Dallas and then Fort Worth for Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services. He left Marcus & Millichap in December 2007, logging more than $150 million of sales during his tenure. He says SCM president Gary Walker was one of several brokerage leaders of regional firms that he talked to, but his previous dealings with SCM helped to shore up the decision to join the firm, which primarily deals in office and industrial properties.

"I wanted to work for a more regionally focused firm. I always felt my Achilles heel was not having a leasing team to go to," Tuttle tells GlobeSt.com. "I thought SCM was a good fit."

Tuttle says leasing isn't in his future. The focus, he says, is to handle third-party acquisitions and dispositions, including deals for Walker Property Advisers, an SCM affiliate made up of in-house investors.

"David's longstanding connections and the depth of his experience are prize assets for SCM," Walker says in a press release. "Throughout his career, David has shown tenacity for maximizing value for sellers and making sure every sale makes it across the finish line."

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