News:
Brokerage
Posted: April 4, 2008
James Walker Associate Broker Realty Executives Williams-Sykes Realty
Name: James Walker
Title: Associate Broker
Company: Realty Executives Williams-Sykes Realty
Location: Poughkeepsie
Birthplace and year: Binghamton, N.Y., 1963
Family: Elsie, 20 years
First job outside of real estate: Food industry, restaurant
First job in real estate or allied field: Century 21 Country Bumpkin
Hobbies: Fishing, hiking, night diving
Favorite movie: "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly"
Person you admire most (outside of family): Don Welch, SIOR, and Bob Giniecki, CCIM, SEC, Foresite Realty Advisors, Inc.
Key to success: High integrity
If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? A captain of my own fishing boat for charter in the Pacific
Tags:
Brokerage
MORE FROM Brokerage
SoHo emerges as America’s most active trophy retail market as investors prioritize quality, Adirondack Capital Partners finds
Manhattan, NY Investors are increasingly concentrating capital in the country’s most coveted retail corridors, with SoHo emerging as the nation’s most active trophy retail market,
Quick Hits
Columns and Thought Leadership
A fresh start - by Shallini Mehra and Amit Doshi
For the past several years, the New York City multifamily housing market has been defined by disruption. The combined impact of the HSTPA rent laws and a sharply higher interest rate environment has fundamentally reduced
The anticipated effect of Basel III and ISO 20022 implementation on commercial real estate - by Michael Zysman
July 1, 2025 is the deadline for US banks to begin to adopt Basel III banking standards and July 14, 2025 is the deadline for U.S. banks to adopt ISO 20022 messaging standards. Both will have a significant effect on the banking and commercial real estate (CRE) finance sectors.
The death of the generic offering memorandum: What buyers expect in 2025 - by Kimberly Zar Bloorian
There was a time when an offering memorandum (OM) was pretty bare bones, some photos, a few bullet points on income, and a rent roll thrown in at the back. That used to get the job done. Not anymore. In 2025, buyers are sharper, faster, and more selective. They’re looking
Tri-state capital migrates nationally amid regulation pressure - by Reese Weaver
New York tri-state multifamily investors are increasingly reallocating capital to less-regulated markets across the U.S. as rent control and legislative risk erode returns at home. With over 60% of New York City’s rental housing stock classified as rent-stabilized, the traditional value-add model — buying under-performing buildings,
