Real Estate Epiphany

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Does anyone know what it takes to get into real estate private equity at a reputable shop (e.g. Blackstone, Carlyle, Warburg, Fortress, etc.)? Would an analyst coming from the RE merhcant banking group at a top-5 US commercial bank stand a chance against analysts from RE IBD groups at BBs? What... Real Estate Private Equity	22	6 years 40 weeks ago by alltherightmoves	6 years 18 weeks ago by relinquo
Interested in opinions on the group. Does anyone know where the analysts have placed? Are you pigeonholed into real estate therafter, or are options still relatively broad after 2... UBS Real Estate, Leisure and Lodging	3	6 years 36 weeks ago by GameTheory	6 years 36 weeks ago by GameTheory
Does anyone here have an idea of what is the appropriate real estate private equity pay at the associate & senior associate levels (i.e. someone with 3 - 4 years experience overall)? Lets say for a $3 - 4 Bn fund, for the sake of arguement. Anyone here know of reputable headhunters that can... Real Estate Private Equity Pay	9	6 years 18 weeks ago by relinquo	6 years 13 weeks ago by WanganRunner
I am a junior and have two summer internship offers. One is to work with Morgan Stanley's Real Estate team and the other is for Goldman Sachs with Investment Banking. I have a pretty strong interest in real estate, but the chance to join Goldman and the fact that I am not sure I want to do... Offer help- GS IBD vs. MS Real Estate	4	6 years 18 weeks ago by thegeneral	6 years 18 weeks ago by admo415
Does anybody know if LB's Real Estate IB is located in the 745 7th office or in the Park Avenue... LB Real Estate	6	6 years 16 weeks ago by 1111	6 years 16 weeks ago by 1111
Anyone know anything about this office? On the MS website, it says that the Atlanta office is their real estate investing headquarters. Are they really fully operational? Anyone know any analysts that are currently there, or have been there in the past? Any info would be greatly... Morgan Stanley-Real Estate Atlanta?	4	6 years 16 weeks ago by anonrock	6 years 16 weeks ago by anonrock
Anyone know anything about these offices (or would like to speculate)? Which would pay the most-and how much salary and bonus can real estate IB analysts expect? I'd like to stay in real estate, so I have no problem being coined a real estate... JP Morgan Real Estate LA vs Morgan Stanley Real Estate ATL	12	6 years 15 weeks ago by pwmtoIB	6 years 15 weeks ago by pwmtoIB
Is a $600 million real estate PE considered big? If not, what's considered a large fund? (aside from the $20 billion KKR, Blackstone, Carlyle). What's the typical size of a real estate... $600 million Real Estate PE	1	6 years 13 weeks ago by pineapple	6 years 13 weeks ago by Khameer33
"The responsibilities associated with the Real Estate Analyst position involve examining and analyzing Commerical Real Estate financial statements and in-putting appropriate data from these income and expense statements along with current rent rolls into real estate analysis software,... How can I prepare for this interview?	0	6 years 12 weeks ago by wwbkmd	n/a
Does anyone know FOR SURE whether Carlyle currently hires out of undergrad for its real estate practice in D.C. Ive heard yes and no. But I'd like to get an answer from someone for sure.... Need a definitive answer - Carlyle	7	6 years 2 weeks ago by anonrock	6 years 2 weeks ago by slickmac
In terms of Real Estate investment, are the valuations/models complicated? Is it more or less taxing than M&A might... Real Estate	15	6 years 6 days ago by newbie2banking	5 years 48 weeks ago by LUPitcher32
Anybody know about this program...how difficult it is to get into, pay, exit opps,... DLJ Real Estate Capital Partners	0	5 years 47 weeks ago by corporatelaw637	n/a
Can someone list and explain some commercial real estate valuation methods (ex. relative values) I would appreciate the... Real Estate Valuation	36	5 years 41 weeks ago by newhorizons	47 weeks 3 days ago by ste384kee
What are your thoughts on real estate investment banking? Are there good banks out there that do this other then the BBs? Ever heard of Northmarq... Real Estate Investment Banking	4	5 years 38 weeks ago by rnschmidt	5 years 37 weeks ago by Restructure This
Someone with experience in RE want to comment? I keep hearing that you will get pigeonholed into RE if you do RE, that it's different from other groups and that it doesn't really transfer over to anything else except more RE. What kind of deals does a typical BB RE group do... Real Estate Banking	11	5 years 35 weeks ago by ideating	5 years 33 weeks ago by dsiu
Does anyone know of any good resources (books, sites, etc) relating to real estate financial... Real Estate Financial Modeling	2	5 years 30 weeks ago by rebnk	2 years 17 weeks ago by johnbothas
Can anybody on this forum provide some insight on the Summer Analyst/FT programs at Blackrock Real Estate and Lazard Real Estate?... Blackrock RE and Lazard RE	3	5 years 26 weeks ago by 2andthe20	5 years 4 weeks ago by qwertykeyboard
Hello I bank on the technology side of things but would really like to do a RE deal. The MD is happy to have me but says I will have to hit the ground running. He did not give much in terms of what I should know or what I can read. He estimates I can help this summer so I want to read and or... REIT Banking	7	5 years 26 weeks ago by WSAnno	5 years 25 weeks ago by PowerMonkey
Whats the lifestyle like in real estate ibanking? is pay similiar as... Real Estate	1	5 years 25 weeks ago by lotus6	5 years 25 weeks ago by prospie
What do analysts actually do in a BB RE & lodging group? Do they analyze development projects? acquire buildings for their clients? zoning..entitlement? just can't seem to figure out why IB is needed other than financing. Can someone comment on this? Also, if you want to become a RE... Real Estate IB group	3	5 years 11 weeks ago by Analyst 2008	5 years 10 weeks ago by graduate24
Anybody know them? Are they strong? Do they pay... JER Partners (Real Estate PE)	0	5 years 1 day ago by alcman	n/a
I have a first round with Lazard Real Estate M&A coming up. I'd appreciate any advice on suggested material to know/prepare. How well versed should I be in real estate specific information. ... Lazard M&A - Real Estate	4	4 years 20 weeks ago by PenInHand	3 years 19 weeks ago by twilightgirl
Hey, I have final round interviews with Lazard's RE banking team later in the week. I looked through the other threads and none of them really had any good insight about the interviews. Does anyone have any information or experience with the group? What kind of deals have they worked on... Lazard RE Banking Final Rounds	5	4 years 16 weeks ago by ibanker612	1 year 40 weeks ago by caspermonday
I know this question isn't really fitting in the I-banking forum, but I was wondering how one would break into the real estate investing field (i.e. firms that buy big real estate properties like office buildings etc.).... Real Estate Investing Companies	24	4 years 9 weeks ago by born2bebusiness	2 weeks 5 days ago by prospie

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