+950 latest on Shorenstein? 82 6d
+261 CRE's Adoption of AI - article + my question to you all 155 1mo
+206 Future Real Estate 70 2mo
+187 Everyone is looking for a job. Nobody can find the right employee. What is going on? 60 6mo
+179 Need to vent about the job market 37 5mo
+178 Is anybody just going to leave the industry? 77 2mo
+153 NYC Job Market Update 58 6mo
+144 What would you do if you were leaving RE? 46 10mo
+124 How many people truly become entrepreneurial on this forum? 55 5mo
+124 Is Brokerage Ever The Better Option? 44 11mo
+120 What it's like to try and start your own shop and fail 48 3h
+120 Long Game: Development vs Asset Management 46 1mo
+120 Are data centers a fad and a bad place to have a career in? 66 4mo
+120 Advice--development executive structure 38 8mo
+120 Most impressive Real Estate Careers you've seen. 37 9mo
+114 Quitting finance to fix and flip or construction business in the US? 32 9mo
+108 Kathleen McCarthy Leaving BX 59 3w
+100 Are firms actually going to hire anyone or just keep interviewing in perpetuity? 34 5mo
+98 Most coveted seat in CRE 56 7mo
+94 Active Multifamily Buyers 2026 38 3mo
+92 PERE 100/200 20 4mo
+92 Do you worry parts of your job will be replaced by AI? 43 8mo
+91 Nadeem OUT At Blackstone - What Now? 83 1w
+90 Hardest time I have ever seen to be a GP 36 2w
+86 What's up with intern candidates ghosting after accepting offers? 23 5mo
+85 Rent Growth & AI job displacement 41 7mo
+83 What's an Undergrad to Do? 29 1mo
+82 Future of Multifamily 32 2mo
+78 Twenty something building hundreds of aff units. How? 43 1mo
+78 For those staying in CRE, where do you see opportunity? 44 2w
+77 World might be ending but… 21 1w
+76 Time spent in the current cycle 21 3mo
+76 Unspoken Rules for Summer Intern? 23 5mo
+75 Career vs Life: Struggling with the Trade Off 16 8mo
+74 EQT to buy Stockbridge - thoughts? 16 1h
+72 Pivoting from Real Estate PE to Development - Looking for Perspectives 9 8mo
+71 Is RE cooked for the medium term? Feels like it 23 3h
+67 Is it Crazy to Transfer? Cornell to UF. 39 3mo
+66 Talking about deal experience in an interview 11 1mo
+66 The 10 yr is going to 5 35 1mo
+66 Alternative Path from UHNW Family: Master’s → REPE → Building My Own Investment Platform (Looking for Advice) 26 11mo
+63 Signs it’s time to look for a new gig 29 7mo
+61 Development Fees > Sponsor Equity Contribution 18 2mo
+60 Help: How to "Multifamily Asset Management" 7 8mo
+58 CRE Recruiting for a Career - crazy? 13 2mo
+57 S2 Capital - Full Loss of Capital for Investors 65 1w
+56 I Think My Career Is Over - CRE Job Market Discussion 22 4w
+56 Path to MF/UMM Real Estate 28 6mo
+56 RE Comp Thread 60 6mo
+54 Quitting REPE - thoughts on pivoting out of CRE? 28 3mo
+53 Lowest Ever Cap Rate Spreads Over Treasuries 24 5d
+53 What should we be buying? 33 1w
+53 Stalled Career Progression 13 8mo
+52 Advice to Job Seekers: Don't Sleep on Asset Management 15 2mo
+52 Where are free agents signing? 34 1mo
+52 Anyone else being pushed to underwrite more aggressively (Multifamily)? 14 3mo
+52 Blue Owl Real Assets 38 1w
+52 When are we back? - RE SotU 1Q26 14 5mo
+52 Got this email from a syndicator 13 6mo
+52 Stay or Jump - Career 22 10mo
+52 REPE SA Modeling Tests 10 9mo
+51 What Is Your Backup Plan? 21 2mo
+51 SVP Development type roles REITs 41 9mo
+49 Who Else Took a Step-Back Job In This Climate? 12 9mo
+47 Two Agency Lenders for sale 24 3mo
+47 Programmatic JV vs. Deal by Deal - Pros/Cons? 26 8mo
+46 Laughable Job Posting 20 2mo
+46 HF guy in Real Estate, no clue what i'm doing 12 8mo
+46 Accidentally ended up in REPE - need advice 6 8mo
+45 Mid Sized REPE firm for first job in RE 14 2mo
+45 Multifamily firms collpasing in Dallas whose next? 21 4w
+44 AvalonBay Communities - true thoughts on the platform? 22 6mo
+43 Exits from REPE 22 3mo
+42 Advice - What would you do differently if you could start over in RE? 24 6mo
+42 Ontario, CA Industrial Fire 11 6mo
+42 LifeCo - Equity or Debt Originations Comp 31 3mo
+42 WF SYNDICATIONS VS SECURITIZATION 24 7mo
+42 Construction Management to Real Estate Development 23 4mo
+42 JP Morgan Real Estate 23 8mo
+41 RCLCO Thoughts? 18 1mo
+40 Interested in Senior Housing as an asset class- Looking for perspectives 14 10mo
+39 I am extremely underpaid and stuck what do I do? 6 yrs CRE, choppy resume, currently employed. 43 2w
+39 LOI Underwriting / Due Diligence 10 1mo
+39 RE Accounting Resources for an AM 8 6mo
+39 MAI (7 YOE CRE Valuation) Looking to Transition to Investment / Acquisitions – Advice? 11 8mo
+39 Negotiating Comp with Current Developer/Employer 11 10mo
+38 Future of Real Estate 9 2mo
+38 AvalonBay Equity Residential Merger discussion 22 2mo
+38 WTF is this NYC market 22 9mo
+37 CRE Modeling with AI 35 7mo
+37 Starting own real estate development firm/business? 19 5mo
+37 Looking for Guidance: Where Should I Focus My Job Search in Real Estate? 16 11mo
+36 Any debt folks get into note buying? 13 3w
+35 How to ask for a raise? 11 3w
+35 Capital Restricted Developer 7 2mo
+35 Q&A | Founder, ten31 Media, The Promote | (10+ years in CRE Media) 10 5mo
+35 Development - Regulatory Timelines 19 6mo
+34 Yield on Cost: What goes in the denominator? 10 6mo
+34 BB CRE Lending FT vs RE Cap Advisory Internship vs REPE Internship 14 6mo
+34 Valuations of Office REITs 18 8mo

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