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About The Insider's Edge to Real Estate Investing.


You’ll learn how to get started and level up in real estate investing on “The Insider’s Edge to Real Estate Investing.”
Hosted by James Nelson, Principal and Head of Avison Young’s Tri-State Investment Sales Group in New York City, the show features legends in the business and industry experts who share their experiences and advice. Nelson is also a WSJ bestselling author and investor with a 25-year career, during which he has sold more than 500 properties and loans totaling over $5 billion. His accolades include being named the #1 broker at Avison Young globally, a Commercial Observer’s Power 100, a CoStar’s Power Broker, and a REBNY Deal of the Year award winner.
Join the audience and follow along to gain insight into every step of the process, from building partnerships and spotting opportunities to repositioning and making smart investment decisions.
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Episode List

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Global Investing with Tal Peri

November 06, 2024

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Building Communities with Phillip Huffines

October 30, 2024

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Sustainable Success with Douglas Durst

October 23, 2024

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Direct Outreach with David Shorenstein

October 17, 2024

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Episode 200! The Best Of The Insiders Edge To Real Estate Investing

October 09, 2024

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Teaming Up with Diego Hodara

October 2, 2024

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Mission-Driven Development with Robin Zeigler

September 25, 2024

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Connecting with Christie Philbrick-Wheaton

September 12, 2024

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The Capital Stack: Finding the Opportunity

August 18, 2024

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Canvassing with Beth Azor

August 8, 2024

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Sell High: How Does the Contract and Closing Work?

August 1, 2024

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Sell High: How Do I Negotiate the Best Deal?

July 17, 2024

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Finding a Partner with David Schwartz

July 17, 2024

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Sell High: What is the right Marketing Process?

July 10, 2024

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Leading as a Specialist with Bob Hart

July 3, 2024

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Sell High: How to Value a Property

June 26, 2024

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Branding Strategies with Whitney Arcaro

June 19, 2024

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Sell High: Finding the Right Broker

June 12, 2024

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Career Building with Stuart Milstein

June 6, 2024

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Sell High: The Right Time to Sell

May 30, 2024

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Vetting Deals with Jesse Terry

May 21, 2024

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Leveraging Technology with Eric Brody

May 15, 2024

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Legacy Building with Bill Rudin

May 8, 2024

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Jump In with Rob Kaliner

April 30, 2024

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Introduction to Selling High

April 23, 2024

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Urban Planning with Paula Carethers

April 10, 2024

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Balancing Risk with Victor Sigoura

April 2, 2024

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Operating Excellence with Chris Powers

March 26, 2024

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Cultivating Community with Ashley Stiles

March 19, 2024

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Creating Experiences with Ezra Stark

March 12, 2024

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Retail Trends with Kenneth Bernstein

March 5, 2024

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Renewals with Brian Steinwurtzel

February 27, 2024

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Lifetime Learning with Marco Santarelli

February 20, 2024

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Capital Management with G. David Bednar

February 13, 2024

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Entrepreneurial Investing with Gary Chesson

February 07, 2024

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Building Trust with Moses Kagan

January 30, 2024

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Appraising with Jonathan Marcus

January 23, 2024

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Successful Partnerships with Brian Ray

January 17, 2024

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Remote Investing with Stacy Conkey

November 30, 2023

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Alignment with Ari M. Shalam

November 21, 2023

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Prioritizing with Gino Barbaro

November 15, 2023

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Masterminding with Ross Hamilton

November 08, 2023

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Creative Financing with Kevin Amolsch

October 31, 2023

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Diversify with Mark Khuri

October 24, 2023

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Creating Balance with Liz Faircloth

October 06, 2023

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Leveraging AI for CRE w/ Rod Santomassimo

September 19, 2023

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Building Trust with Adam Altman

September 12, 2023

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How to Find a Mentor for Real Estate Investing with Shawn DiMartile

September 1, 2023

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Windows of Opportunity with Chris Finlay

August 29, 2023 

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The Leap with Kaitlin McCarthy

August 22, 2023 

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Sustainability with Laura Rapaport 

August 15, 2023 

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Goal Setting with John Hopfensperger

August 11, 2023 

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Stepping Up with Ryan Tseko

August 01, 2023 

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Purpose with Matt Blesso

July 26, 2023 

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Thinking Big with Wendy Berger

July 18, 2023 

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Scaling with Charles Carillo

July 14, 2023 

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Consistency with George Giannopoulos and Jeffrey Znaty

June 27, 2023 

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Doubling Down with Oren Neria

June 20, 2023 

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Conviction with Alex Budney

June 13, 2023 

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The Importance of Due Diligence in Closing A Real Estate Deal

June 06, 2023 

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The Power of Relationships: Building A Successful Real Estate Team

June 02, 2023 

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Starting Early with Drew Breneman

May 17, 2023 

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Neighborhood Ventures with Jamison Manwaring

April 25, 2023 

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All About The Fundamentals with Brian Ker 

April 18, 2023 

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Creating Community with John Casmon 

April 11, 2023 

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Education x Action = Results with Gino and Julia Barbaro

April 04, 2023 

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Engineering Your Future with Carl Wright

March 21, 2023 

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Building Consensus with Beth Mercante

March 14, 2023 

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Establishing the Right Track Record with Craig Berger

March 7, 2023 

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Staying Ahead of the Curve with Sondra Wenger

February 28, 2023 

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My Interview with Rod Santomassimo

February 21, 2023 

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Imagining the Possibilities with Will Ingraham

December 13, 2022

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The Differentiator with Scott Zwilling 

December 6, 2022

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Podcasting to a 1,000 Unit Portfolio w. Anthony Scandariato

November 29, 2022

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Getting Started

November 22, 2022

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Flipping the Model with Brian Adams

November 8, 2022

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Building The Unbuildable with Rob Lapidus 

November 1, 2022

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3Q 2022 State of the Market 

October 25, 2022

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Student of the Game

October 18, 2022

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Gaining the Edge to Outperform the Market

October 11, 2022

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Mindset with Adir Levitas

October 4, 2022

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Short Term Rentals from Scratch with Alex Jarbo

September 27, 2022

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How to Build Wealth and Lead A Life Worth Living with Terry Moore

September 20, 2022

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The Insider’s Edge To Real Estate Investing with Esther Reizes-Lowenbein

September 15, 2022

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The Insider’s Edge To Real Estate Investing with Suzy Myers Jackson

September 7, 2022

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Step 10: Reap the Rewards

August 31, 2022

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Step 9: Find the Right Tenants

August 23, 2022

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Step 8: Reposition the Property

August 16, 2022

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Step 7: Close the Deal

August 9, 2022

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Step 6: Part 2

August 2, 2022

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CRE's Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate

July 19, 2022

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Step 6: Raise the Capital

July 12, 2022

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Step 5: Initiate the Underwriting Process

July 5, 2022

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Step 4: Know What to Look For

June 28, 2022

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Step 3: Spot the Gems

June 21, 2022

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Step 2: Create Your Dream Team 

June 14, 2022

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Step 1: Find the Right Property Type 

June 6, 2022

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Why Real Estate

May 20, 2022

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My Story

May 20, 2022

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Inflation and Real Estate With Dr. Nick Axford

April 13, 2022

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Find Your Gel With Craig Robinson

March 30, 2022

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Sourcing With David Shorenstein

March 24, 2022

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Trading Up With Robert Rivani

March 16, 2022

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Data Driven Decision Making Part 3 With Ashkán Zandieh

March 3, 2022

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Data Driven Decision Making Part 2 With Craig Lebowitz

February 16, 2022

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4Q 2021 State of the Market

January 19, 2022

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Best of 2021: Real Estate Investing Live From New York

January 6, 2022

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Big Money Energy With Ryan Serhant

December 28, 2021

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Data Driven Decision Making Part 1 With Rich Sarkis

December 16, 2021

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Leading By Example: MaryAnne Gilmartin Re-Broadcast

December 1, 2021

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Investing For Good With Whitney Sewell

November 23, 2021

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Investing For Cash Flow With The Casano Family

November 17, 2021

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A Tribute To Jim Kinsey With Rod Kritsberg

November 9, 2021

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3Q 2021 State of Capital Markets

October 28, 2021

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The Secrets to Real Estate Success With Bruce M. Stachenfeld

October 21, 2021

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The Power of Branding with Ryan Servant

October 13, 2021

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Mission Driven with Sujohn Sarkar

October 6, 2021

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Dreamscape with Eric Birnbaum

September 28, 2021

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Multifamily Investors Who Dominate With Beau Beery

August 10, 2021

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Perspective with Larry Taylor

August 3, 2021

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The Enthusiast - Atit Jariwala

July 27, 2021

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Proposed Tax Policy Changes Webinar with James Nelson

July 20, 2021

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Best Of: Young Guns On Real Estate Investing Live From NY with James Nelson

July 13, 2021

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Ambition with Beth Azor

July 6, 2021

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Passion with Joe McMillan

June 29, 2021

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Abundance Mentality with Eloy Retana

June 22, 2021

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Fearless with Doug Steiner

June 15, 2021

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Adapt with Blain Strickland

June 8, 2021

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Finding Your Calling with Greta Guggenheim

June 1, 2021

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The NYC Investment Sales Market with Massey, Coiley, and Vargas

May 25, 2021

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Building the Largest US Private Development with Dean Shapiro

May 18, 2021

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The US Real Estate Market with David S. Rose 

May 11, 2021

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Envisioning the Future Webinar (Part 1) with James Nelson

April 27, 2021

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Envisioning the Future Webinar (Part 2) with James Nelson

May 4, 2021

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Adapt with The Goldberg Group and Guesst

April 20, 2021

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Hard Work Pays Off with Martin Nussbaum

April 13, 2021

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Niche Players with Peak Capital

April 6, 2021

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Reimagining Retail with James Nelson

March 30,2021

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Powered by People with Mark Rose

March 23, 2021

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Investment Coaches with Stacy Rossetti, Glenn & Amber Schworm

March 16, 2021

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Investing For All with Janine Yorio

March 9, 2021

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Blogging the Way to Success with Brandon Donnelly

March 2, 2021

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Global Perspective with Peter Tsoulogiannis

February 23, 2021

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Public Investment with Rachel Loeb

February 16, 2021

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Knowing Isn't Doing with Rod Santomassimo

February 9, 2021

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Tenacity with Jessica Zaski

February 2, 2021

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Raising Capital with Joel Breitkopf

January 26, 2021

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Real Estate Wealth Hacking with Philip Michael

January 19, 2021

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The Great Game of Real Estate Investing with Doug Marshall

January 12, 2021

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Pivot with Adam Goran 

January 5, 2021

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ESG Investing with Amy Erixon

December 29, 2020

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Building Better Cities with David Kramer

December 22, 2020

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2021 Outlook with Chief Economist Mark Zandi

December 15, 2020

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Top 10 Trends for 2021 with Nick Axford

December 8, 2020

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Sustainable Development with Helena Durst

December 1, 2020

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Klosed with Steven Kachanian 

November 24, 2020

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Urban Standard with Seth Weissman

November 17, 2020

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Melissa Burch – The Midwest New Yorker

November 10, 2020

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Building with Foreign Capital with David Kronman

November 3, 2020

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Wrestling Deals to the Mat with Matt Pestronk

October 27, 2020

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What Opportunities Have Arisen

October 20, 2020

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Avison Young's Dealer of the Year

October 13, 2020

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The Best of Real Estate Investing Live from New York 

October 6, 2020

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Fundamentals of Leasing 

September 29, 2020

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Putting the Work into Workforce with Scott Choppin

September 22, 2020

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Integrity, Passion, and Hard Work with Arthur Mirante

September 15, 2020

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Cash Low to Cash Flow with Ayesha Selden 

September 8, 2020

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The Value of a Handshake with Jeff Gural

September 1, 2020

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Reputation is Everything with Matt Shulman

August 25, 2020

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Passion and Focus with Amit Khurana

August 18, 2020

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Eric Brody - No Sleep from Brooklyn! 

August 11, 2020

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Location, Location, Transportation with Chris Schlank

August 4, 2020

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Opportunity Zones with David Coelho

July 28, 2020

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Olympic Effort with Paul Teti

July 21, 2020

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Phase 3 & Beyond

July 14, 2020

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Affirmative Development with Don Peebles

July 7, 2020

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Effective Hustle with Chris Okada

June 30, 2020

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Emerging Development with Toby Moskovits

June 23, 2020

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The American Dream with John Castimatidis

June 16, 2020

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The City and State Budgets & The Future of Property Tax Webinar

June 9, 2020

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Leo S. Ullman - The Ironman

June 2, 2020

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Risk Game with Francis Greenburger

May 26, 2020

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Rod Santomassimo on Working with Brokers

May 19, 2020

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Evaluating the "New Normal" in Commercial Real Estate 

May 12, 2020

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Resilience - Scott Regler on How to Overcome a Crisis

May 5, 2020

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Mount Sinai Benefit with a Song by Jimmy Buffet 

April 28, 2020

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Marty Burger: All About Relationships

April 21, 2020

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How the PPP Benefits Real Estate with James Capalino

April 14, 2020

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Gov't Stimulus - What You Need to Know with Reggie Thomas 

April 7, 2020

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Own Your Space with Michael Rudder

March 31, 2020

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The Epiphany with Masood Bhatti

March 24, 2020

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Investing in the U.S. with Reed Goossens

March 17, 2020

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John Usdan - The Pioneer

March 10, 2020

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Know Your Market with Ian Ross

March 3, 2020

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Founders of 60 Guilders - How to Be the Best and Easiest Partner

February 25, 2020

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Thomas Campbell of Thorobird - Building for Good is 99.9% Relationships

February 18, 2020

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Global Expansion and Working His Way Up with Ric Clark of Brookfield Properties 

February 11, 2020

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No Experience Required with Chad Cooley

February 4, 2020

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From Multi-Family to Student Housing with Margaret Streicker

January 28, 2020

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Ten for Twenty - Top Global Trends with Avison Young's Dr. Nick Axford

January 28, 2020

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Jordan Vogel: Says Just Do It 

January 14, 2020

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Ken Horn: From a $600 Law School Education to a Prominent New York Development Company

January 7, 2020

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From Interning to Mastering Development with Susan Hewitt

December 31, 2019

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How a Colgate Education Set Dan Hurwitz Up for Success

December 24, 2019

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From Broker to Owner with Special Guest Ofer Yardeni

December 17, 2019

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Lessons Learned from a Conversation with Jeff Ravetz

December 10, 2019

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Real Estate Investing - Live from Fordham

December 3, 2019

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The Art of Commercial Real Estate Investing with Author Doug Marshall

November 26, 2019

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Building Passive Income. An Interview with Doug Marshall

November 19, 2019

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Partnership. Performance. An Interview with Mark Rose.

November 12, 2019

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Leading by Example with MaryAnne Gilmartin

November 5, 2019

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How Bruce Ratner Became One of New York City's Top Developers 

October 29, 2019

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