James Keady

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Los Angeles , CA 90067

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James provides capital markets brokerage services to a wide range of clients including private, family office, and professional investors. With more than $11 million is closed transactions in 2020, James has a proven track record of successfully enabling his clients to achieve their goals in the fast-changing landscape of commercial real estate investing.

James concentrates in acquisitions and dispositions of apartment buildings in Los Angeles County, end-to-end 1031 exchange management, and facilitating the use of tax optimization tools that were historically utilized by only large institutional investors.

As a commercial real estate owner and investor himself, James intimately understands the dynamic California market. He is committed a consultative approach to his practice so he can tailor solutions to each individual investor’s return targets, risk tolerance, and lifestyle needs.

James’ prior experiences in education, finance, marketing, and sales allow him to deliver a comprehensive brokerage service to his clients.

Out of college in 2008, James taught high school in New York City through Teach For America, the AmeriCorps civil service program; an experience he credits with sharpening his communication and leadership abilities. In 2012 James honed his financial analysis skills as an Associate Underwriter in Corporate Risk at the insurance giant, AIG. Having moved back to his home state of California in 2013, James worked in finance, marketing, and sales positions in entertainment and software before joining CBRE as a Capital Markets Investment Associate in 2019.

James’ experiences proved immediately valuable to his real estate practice. Within his first six months at CBRE he was recognized with West LA’s Trailblazer designation for quickly and successfully establishing his real estate business.

Team Overview - Investment Properties Orange County Multifamily

Specializing in Southern California Multifamily Investment Sales.

We are a highly focused multi-family investment sales and advisory team at CBRE focusing on the Southern California multifamily market. We believe that an investor’s interests are best represented through relationships founded on trust and strengthened by longevity. We understand that the world in which we invest is constantly evolving, as are the needs of our clients. These principles shape everything we do and drive our commitment to be the definitive resource for multi-family investors in our markets. We measure our accomplishments not on a transactional basis, but over the course of an entire relationship.

Client Testimonials

“I did not believe I would be selling my property anytime soon, after it was recently listed and expired by another firm. However, Dan and the CBRE multifamily team went above and beyond my expectations in selling my property. They not only obtained a great price for my property, but made it very easy for me to transact considering I was overseas for 90% of the time. They also did a great job working closely with my team and coordinating a seamless closing. We really enjoyed working with Dan and team and would highly recommend them.”

“Dan and his team did a terrific job under difficult circumstances. The deal faced many difficult hurdles that could have ended the transaction but through perseverance and professionalism they were able to maintain transaction structure, communications and ultimately close the deal on time. We are very pleased with the opportunity and certainly believe the completed transaction was fair for both buyer and seller. We would recommend using Dan and his team highly and look forward to working with this team in the future. Thanks for your hard work!”

“We are very pleased to have closed escrow with the team and want to thank you for effectively marketing the property and managing the transaction from start to finish. We appreciate your high level of professionalism and personal service with this deal and are looking forward to the next one. We would highly recommend you to anyone who is in need of representation regarding the sale of apartments in Covina or the surrounding area.”

“I want to thank Dan Blackwell and the CBRE multifamily team for another successful acquisition. This is the third multifamily property Dan Blackwell has represented us on within 2 years with a total acquisition of over 100 apartment units. We have been expanding our portfolio in Orange County and with high levels of buyer competition we have relied heavily on Dan’s ability to negotiate on our behalf and deliver positive results. Thank you for staying on top of the market and working hard for us.”