Does anybody know if a lot of DEVELOPMENT firms require Argus Enterprise Certifications?

I have 8 years of development experience, but I'm looking to enhance my resume with some certifications. I'm taking the REFAI course - and I've been thoroughly impressed so far; I highly recommend. I know most Acquisitions and Asset Management positions require Argus Certifications, but I'm interested to know if development firms look for AE certifications as well. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated fellas:)

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I would say it’s largely dependent on the asset class. Most asset management/acquisitions jobs I applied for did not have require or even ask for an Argus cert even though I had one.

 

Yup. Totally dependent on asset class. 

Multifamily? No use for it. 

Office? Definitely (are office development firms hiring lmao?) 

Retail? Maybe 

Industrial? Maybe 

Commercial Real Estate Developer
 

Def needed for multi tenant retail imo. Absolute pain in the ass to model in excel a multi tenant asset where each of the tenants has their own recovery structure or expense groups.

 

Yeah I said maybe because single tenant retail or very small scale retail exists. Totally agree with you for larger investments with tons of tenants. 

Commercial Real Estate Developer
 

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