BB Real Estate Banking analyst

Hey WSO,

I have an upcoming superday with JP Morgan's Real Estate Banking group (not IB, mostly commercial lending), and I was hoping to get some questions answered...

1) Is there anything unexpected I should be ready for outside of the traditional REB superday (analyst, associate, VP, MD interviews, some RE/underwriting technicals, etc)?

2) What is the career progression for an entry-level analyst in this department? I know they move analysts into credit banker, underwriter, and originations officer roles, but I'm a little unsure about exit opps, hours, and salaries/bonuses at these levels.

I have a foot in the door in PERE acquisitions (internship -> FT offer "if I do well"), and I'm a little more risk-loving than most non-IB banker types. The high ceiling and entrepreneurial nature of PERE may be a pull for me, so I'm really trying to get a better idea of how desirable this opportunity is for me.

Much appreciated!

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interested to hear some general thoughts on what everyone else thinks on this as well. I skipped the RE IBD part of life and went to RE PE (from developer), but I am still wondering whether I should do associate in RE IB after I go to business school... perhaps I missed out on learning some fancier "banker stuff" (ninja level valuation, more complex financings/structures, cmbs related stuff, etc)

 

Clearly the mortgage crisis has adversely impacted deal flow in all IB groups but it is worth pointing out that RE IB generally covers gaming, lodging, REITs, etc. and does not focus on residential real estate. With that said, the absence of a robust CMBS market, increasing vacancies, increasing cap rates, increasing delinquencies, etc. has meant that large scale RE related transactions have been few and far between.

Ive worked extensively with various bankers in BB RE groups and it appears that their training, experience and exit opps are pretty solid. At the end of the day, there are only so many ways to value to a business be it a real estate based company or a traditional widget type operating company.

Why would you want go RE PE > b-school > RE IB associate?

 

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