BB interview - Asked a trick question by an interviewer?

At a recent interview for a Real Estate IBD position, the interviewer asked me if I would be interested in working on the debt side or the equity side, is this a trick question?

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While I've never been in IBD, why would this be a trick question? RE companies need to raise either depending on the circumstance. REIT equities don't appear out of thin air.

 

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