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Canadian Apartment Investment Conference
Thursday, September 11, 2025
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, North

James Blair
Senior Vice President, Investments at Marcus Millichap
Speaker

Profile

James Blair is a Senior Vice President of Investments at Marcus and Millichap, where he specializes in multifamily and development site sales throughout British Columbia.

James’ career in real estate spans more than 13 years. He joined Marcus and Millichap in August 2020 after nearly 5 years as a leading producer at a global real estate firm and several years prior at a boutique multifamily firm in Vancouver.

Based in Vancouver, James leads a team along with his partner, Patrick McEvay, who specialize in representing apartment building owners and developers in the disposition and acquisition of apartment buildings, either for investment or for redevelopment. With experience in every major market in the province, James has been involved in the sale of over 250 apartment buildings and development sites, amassing well over $1 billion of sales transactions.

James earned a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Victoria and is involved with several initiatives including being an ambassador for World Housing and sits on the Board of Directors for LandlordBC.