Episode Details

James Nelson, Principal and Head of Avison Young’s Tri-State Investment Sales group, and Scott Singer, Principal and Co-Lead of Avison Young’s Tri-State Debt & Equity Finance team join our latest episode of CRE Exchange!  

James and Scott share their extensive experience and discuss the unique challenges and opportunities they’re seeing in the national and New York Tri-State commercial real estate market. 

The episode highlights their career paths to Avison Young, the importance of leveraging relationships, innovative deal structuring, and adapting to economic shifts. The discussion also covers their involvement in industry organizations, and touches on James’ success in podcasting and authoring his best-selling real estate book, “The Insider’s Edge to Real Estate Investing.”

Key Takeaways:

00:29 Introduction to James Nelson and Scott Singer.

02:09 James and Scott share their backgrounds and career paths.

03:43 Avison Young’s unique structure and culture.

10:11 Market trends and challenges.

17:24 Financing and investment strategies.

32:08 Industry involvement and networking.

38:52 Podcast and book insights.

42:46 Final thoughts and closing remarks.

Resources Mentioned:

James Nelson -

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesnelsonnyc/

Scott Singer -

https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottsinger767/

Avison Young -

https://www.linkedin.com/company/avison-young-commercial-real-estate/

Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY) -

https://www.rebny.com/

The Insider’s Edge to Real Estate Investing -

https://jamesnelson.com/book

The Insider’s Edge to Real Estate Investing podcast -

https://jamesnelson.com/podcast

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