On this week’s episode, I’m kickstarting a new series that coincides with my upcoming book and new name of the podcast, The Insider’s Edge to Real Estate Investing. In this first episode, I share insights into my background, including where I grew up and how I got into real estate, first as a broker and later as an investor myself. I relate stories about observing my grandfather’s tenacity and seeing how that helped guide his real estate investing strategy, along with my gratitude for mentors who showed me how to get into the real estate game and gain the competitive advantage. My writing partner Rachel Hartman interviews me to pull back the layers and point out the lines I draw between my brokerage business and acting as an investor, my early mistakes that taught me valuable lessons, and discoveries that opened my eyes to the opportunities in real estate for those who have the inside knowledge. In addition to helping me with the book, Rachel pens content for Fortune 500 companies and is a regular contributor for U.S. News & World Report (connect with her at LinkedIn).

Link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-hartman-4a8a516/

On this week's show I welcome Nick Axford, Principal and Global Director of Insight at Avison Young. Dr. Nick Axford is Avison Young's Global Director of Insight, and has over 25 years' experience in leading private sector research and consultancy functions. From 1994 to 2018 he worked for CBRE, including five years as Global Head of Research. In this global role, Nick was responsible for leading and coordinating the activities of more than 650 specialists in countries around the world. Nick is a regular presenter at leading industry conferences and events, appearing frequently in the print and broadcast media commenting on topical issues relating to the commercial real estate market.

On this week's show, I welcome Craig Robinson, Chief Growth Officer at Industrious. Craig is an experienced chief executive, division president and board director for global commercial real estate, outsourcing and tech-enabled service companies. Craig has led business units within both large global public companies and private mid-cap growth businesses. He most recently built and led Powered By We, a hyper-growth business unit at WeWork providing technology, development, and management services to real estate owners and tenants. Previously he was the CEO of Global Corporate Services at Newmark Knight Frank (NASDAQ: NMRK) where he led all sales, operations and platform investments for their corporate real estate outsourcing business. Prior to Newmark, he was President of Colliers International Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CIGI), U.S. Region, where he was responsible for $1B+ in annual revenue, 5,600 real estate professionals, and 150 offices.

On this week's episode, I welcome a close friend and an industry colleague, David Shorenstein. David is a Principal and Co-Founder of Hildreth Real Estate Advisors and brings over fifteen years of real estate experience to his position. David has expertise in purchasing, operating and representing buyers and sellers of multi-family, mixed-use, office, retail, development and conversion sites. David has successfully assembled and exited a New York City Real Estate portfolio with a value in excess of $300 million in over 250 properties. 

On this week's episode, I welcome Robert Rivani of Black Lion Investment Group. Robert is a true innovator in the entertainment and real estate business, having closed more than $500 million since founding Black Lion in 2014. Robert shares with us how he got his start, what his strategy is, as well as an inside look at his social media tools for success. 

On this week's episode, I welcome close friend and proptech expert, Ashkán Zandieh. In this third part of our data driven decision making series, Ash shares with us a few powerful and insightful tips for investors looking to gain an edge by using technology and data to help them make informed decisions. Ash has an extensive knowledge base in the PropTech world, giving us a look at his career and some advice as well for any investor! 

On this week's episode, I welcome Avison Young's Executive Director of Innovation and Insight in the U.S., Craig Lebowitz. On this second part of Data Driven Decisions, Craig dives into how investors can use the latest technology to find the best investment out there. He gives examples, talks about some of the work he is doing with Avison Young, and much more! 

For this week's episode I am re-broadcasting a recording of a recent webinar that I held in which Scott Singer and Craig Lebowitz of Avison Young join me to go over the Fourth Quarter of 2021 in New York City, as well as give us an inside look at what to keep an eye out for in 2022. 

To start the New Year, we are featuring a few snippets from our guests in 2021 in which they share their best advice for aspiring real estate investors looking to get started. Guests include Joe McMillan, Doug Steiner, Alex Rabin & Alex Kaskel, Adam Gordon, Janine Yorio, Rachel Loeb, Eric Birnbaum and Atit Jariwala. List of times below!

Joe McMillan – 4:34 – 7:00

Doug Steiner – 7:21 – 13:50

Alex Rabin & Alex Kaskek – 13:53 – 17:09

Adam Gordon – 17:11 – 21:02

Janine Yorio – 21:07 – 25:54

Rachel Loeb – 25:58 – 28:49

Eric Birnbaum – 28:53 – 31:40

Atit Jariwala – 31:44 – 36:07

On this week's show, I am broadcasting an interview that I did with Ryan Serhant, CEO of SERHANT. that I held for our Young Men's and Women's Real Estate Association luncheon. In this interview, Ryan gives us an un-filtered look at how he became the number one residential broker in New York City and some of the gambles he made along the way. He gives us advice, an inside look at his new ventures and some great stories along the way.