+261 CRE's Adoption of AI - article + my question to you all 154 2mo
+200 Future Real Estate 70 3w
+187 Everyone is looking for a job. Nobody can find the right employee. What is going on? 60 5mo
+179 Need to vent about the job market 37 4mo
+178 Is anybody just going to leave the industry? 77 1mo
+153 NYC Job Market Update 58 5mo
+144 What would you do if you were leaving RE? 46 9mo
+128 Make it make sense: BTR 74 10mo
+124 How many people truly become entrepreneurial on this forum? 55 3mo
+124 Is Brokerage Ever The Better Option? 44 10mo
+120 Long Game: Development vs Asset Management 46 2w
+120 Are data centers a fad and a bad place to have a career in? 66 3mo
+120 Advice--development executive structure 38 6mo
+120 Most impressive Real Estate Careers you've seen. 37 8mo
+114 Quitting finance to fix and flip or construction business in the US? 32 7mo
+113 latest on Shorenstein? 21 13h
+100 Are firms actually going to hire anyone or just keep interviewing in perpetuity? 34 4mo
+98 Most coveted seat in CRE 56 5mo
+96 REPE Recruiting is a Bloodbath – Q&A w/ Investment Analyst at a $79bn Platform 47 11mo
+94 Active Multifamily Buyers 2026 38 1mo
+92 Do you worry parts of your job will be replaced by AI? 43 6mo
+92 Probably going to get let go a second time 55 10mo
+86 What's up with intern candidates ghosting after accepting offers? 23 4mo
+85 PERE 100/200 20 2mo
+85 Rent Growth & AI job displacement 41 6mo
+83 What's an Undergrad to Do? 29 3d
+82 Future of Multifamily 32 3w
+77 Hiring Someone Who Was Previously Fired/Laid Off 28 10mo
+76 Time spent in the current cycle 21 2mo
+76 Unspoken Rules for Summer Intern? 23 4mo
+76 Kathleen McCarthy Leaving BX 38 1w
+75 Career vs Life: Struggling with the Trade Off 16 7mo
+72 Pivoting from Real Estate PE to Development - Looking for Perspectives 9 7mo
+71 Twenty something building hundreds of aff units. How? 41 2w
+67 Is it Crazy to Transfer? Cornell to UF. 39 2mo
+66 Nadeem OUT At Blackstone - What Now? 61 1d
+66 Talking about deal experience in an interview 11 6d
+66 Alternative Path from UHNW Family: Master’s → REPE → Building My Own Investment Platform (Looking for Advice) 26 9mo
+63 Signs it’s time to look for a new gig 29 5mo
+61 Development Fees > Sponsor Equity Contribution 18 3w
+60 Help: How to "Multifamily Asset Management" 7 6mo
+58 CRE Recruiting for a Career - crazy? 13 1mo
+56 Path to MF/UMM Real Estate 28 5mo
+56 RE Comp Thread 60 5mo
+54 Quitting REPE - thoughts on pivoting out of CRE? 28 2mo
+54 S2 Capital - Full Loss of Capital for Investors 57 4w
+53 I Think My Career Is Over - CRE Job Market Discussion 21 1w
+53 Stalled Career Progression 13 6mo
+52 Advice to Job Seekers: Don't Sleep on Asset Management 15 3w
+52 Where are free agents signing? 34 2w
+52 Anyone else being pushed to underwrite more aggressively (Multifamily)? 14 1mo
+52 When are we back? - RE SotU 1Q26 14 4mo
+52 Got this email from a syndicator 13 4mo
+52 Stay or Jump - Career 22 8mo
+52 REPE SA Modeling Tests 10 7mo
+51 What Is Your Backup Plan? 21 1mo
+51 SVP Development type roles REITs 41 8mo
+50 For those staying in CRE, where do you see opportunity? 24 13h
+49 Who Else Took a Step-Back Job In This Climate? 12 8mo
+48 Blue Owl Real Assets 36 1mo
+47 What should we be buying? 32 1mo
+47 Two Agency Lenders for sale 24 2mo
+47 Programmatic JV vs. Deal by Deal - Pros/Cons? 26 7mo
+46 Laughable Job Posting 20 1mo
+46 HF guy in Real Estate, no clue what i'm doing 12 6mo
+46 Accidentally ended up in REPE - need advice 6 7mo
+45 Mid Sized REPE firm for first job in RE 14 3w
+44 AvalonBay Communities - true thoughts on the platform? 22 4mo
+44 Is a billion dollar fund a good place to be ? 17 10mo
+43 Exits from REPE 22 1mo
+42 Advice - What would you do differently if you could start over in RE? 24 4mo
+42 Ontario, CA Industrial Fire 11 5mo
+42 LifeCo - Equity or Debt Originations Comp 31 2mo
+42 WF SYNDICATIONS VS SECURITIZATION 24 6mo
+42 Construction Management to Real Estate Development 23 3mo
+42 JP Morgan Real Estate 23 7mo
+41 Multifamily firms collpasing in Dallas whose next? 19 3w
+40 Interested in Senior Housing as an asset class- Looking for perspectives 14 9mo
+40 Treasury Yields Aren't Dropping With Rate Cuts - When Will RE Recover? 15 11mo
+39 LOI Underwriting / Due Diligence 10 4d
+39 RE Accounting Resources for an AM 8 5mo
+39 MAI (7 YOE CRE Valuation) Looking to Transition to Investment / Acquisitions – Advice? 11 7mo
+39 Negotiating Comp with Current Developer/Employer 11 9mo
+38 AvalonBay Equity Residential Merger discussion 22 1mo
+38 WTF is this NYC market 22 7mo
+37 Future of Real Estate 9 1mo
+37 RCLCO Thoughts? 15 1mo
+37 CRE Modeling with AI 35 5mo
+37 Starting own real estate development firm/business? 19 3mo
+37 Looking for Guidance: Where Should I Focus My Job Search in Real Estate? 16 10mo
+36 The 10 yr is going to 5 27 1d
+35 Capital Restricted Developer 7 1mo
+35 Q&A | Founder, ten31 Media, The Promote | (10+ years in CRE Media) 10 3mo
+35 Development - Regulatory Timelines 19 5mo
+35 Development Crash Course 8 11mo
+35 VP comp at midsize RE credit fund? 20 10mo
+34 Yield on Cost: What goes in the denominator? 10 4mo
+34 BB CRE Lending FT vs RE Cap Advisory Internship vs REPE Internship 14 5mo
+34 Valuations of Office REITs 18 7mo
+34 Anyone still doing deals? 45 9mo

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