Derek Opert Joins Avison Young's New England Operations

Online, August 30, 2012 (Newswire.com) - John Fenton, Avison Young Principal and Managing Director of the company's New England region, announced today that Derek Opert has joined Avison Young in Boston as an Analyst/Accountant.

Effective immediately, Opert will be responsible for optimizing property operations, overseeing property accounting, supporting leasing teams in the marketing and leasing of spaces, assisting in investor and lender relations, devising both long term and short term plans strategic plans for assets under management, and completing investment valuations.

Prior to joining Avison Young, Derek was an Associate at Joseph J. Blake & Associates in Boston, where he was responsible for completing commercial real estate valuation and consulting assignments of various types of portfolios and individual commercial properties. He has performed market research and financial modeling for a multitude of different property types including: office, industrial, R&D, retail, biotech, multi-family, telecom, hospitality and vacant land.

"We are thrilled that Derek has joined Avison Young," comments Fenton. "His diverse background and experience bring complementary skills in financial analysis, valuation and market research to our team. As we continue expanding and adding to our full-service platform in the Boston metro area, Derek will be a strong contributor to our team and to our growth."."

Opert says he decided to join Avison Young after witnessing the genuine enthusiasm that the team exhibits, not just in Boston but across the entire company. "At Avison Young there's an excitement about collaborating with the client. Team members understand that there truly is a better way to provide real estate services" stated Opert.

Derek is a member of the University of Wisconsin Real Estate Alumni Association (WREAA) as well as the Harvard Club of Boston.

Founded in 1978, Avison Young is Canada's largest independently-owned commercial real estate services company and the only national, Canadian-owned, principal-managed real estate brokerage firm in the country. Headquartered in Toronto, Ontario and ranked among Canada's leading national commercial real estate organizations, Avison Young is a full-service commercial real estate company comprising more than 800 real estate professionals in 25 offices across Canada and the U.S. The company provides value-added, client-centric investment sales, leasing, advisory, management, financing and mortgage placement services to owners and occupiers of office, retail, industrial and multi-residential properties.