+261 CRE's Adoption of AI - article + my question to you all 154 1mo
+200 Future Real Estate 70 5d
+187 Everyone is looking for a job. Nobody can find the right employee. What is going on? 60 4mo
+178 Is anybody just going to leave the industry? 77 2w
+175 Need to vent about the job market 37 3mo
+153 NYC Job Market Update 58 4mo
+144 What would you do if you were leaving RE? 46 8mo
+141 "Going off on your own" - A Stream of Consciousness 58 8mo
+128 Make it make sense: BTR 74 9mo
+124 How many people truly become entrepreneurial on this forum? 55 3mo
+124 Is Brokerage Ever The Better Option? 44 9mo
+120 Are data centers a fad and a bad place to have a career in? 66 2mo
+120 Advice--development executive structure 38 6mo
+120 Most impressive Real Estate Careers you've seen. 37 7mo
+114 Quitting finance to fix and flip or construction business in the US? 32 7mo
+113 2025/2026 Market 56 10mo
+100 Are firms actually going to hire anyone or just keep interviewing in perpetuity? 34 3mo
+98 Most coveted seat in CRE 56 5mo
+96 REPE Recruiting is a Bloodbath – Q&A w/ Investment Analyst at a $79bn Platform 47 10mo
+94 Active Multifamily Buyers 2026 38 4w
+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 9mo
+90 Long Game: Development vs Asset Management 31 13h
+86 What's up with intern candidates ghosting after accepting offers? 23 3mo
+85 PERE 100/200 20 2mo
+85 Rent Growth & AI job displacement 41 5mo
+81 Future of Multifamily 32 1d
+77 Hiring Someone Who Was Previously Fired/Laid Off 28 10mo
+76 Time spent in the current cycle 21 1mo
+76 Unspoken Rules for Summer Intern? 23 3mo
+75 Career vs Life: Struggling with the Trade Off 16 6mo
+72 Pivoting from Real Estate PE to Development - Looking for Perspectives 9 6mo
+68 Kathleen McCarthy Leaving BX 34 7mo
+67 What's an Undergrad to Do? 23 18h
+67 Is it Crazy to Transfer? Cornell to UF. 39 1mo
+66 Talking about deal experience in an interview 10 1w
+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
+60 Development Fees > Sponsor Equity Contribution 18 6d
+60 Help: How to "Multifamily Asset Management" 7 5mo
+58 CRE Recruiting for a Career - crazy? 13 3w
+56 Path to MF/UMM Real Estate 28 4mo
+55 RE Comp Thread 60 4mo
+54 Quitting REPE - thoughts on pivoting out of CRE? 28 1mo
+54 S2 Capital - Full Loss of Capital for Investors 57 1w
+53 Stalled Career Progression 13 6mo
+52 Anyone else being pushed to underwrite more aggressively (Multifamily)? 14 1mo
+52 When are we back? - RE SotU 1Q26 14 3mo
+52 Got this email from a syndicator 13 3mo
+52 Stay or Jump - Career 22 8mo
+52 REPE SA Modeling Tests 10 7mo
+51 Advice to Job Seekers: Don't Sleep on Asset Management 15 5d
+51 What Is Your Backup Plan? 21 3w
+51 SVP Development type roles REITs 41 7mo
+50 Where are free agents signing? 33 1w
+49 Who Else Took a Step-Back Job In This Climate? 12 7mo
+48 Blue Owl Real Assets 36 1mo
+47 What should we be buying? 32 2w
+47 Two Agency Lenders for sale 24 1mo
+47 Programmatic JV vs. Deal by Deal - Pros/Cons? 26 6mo
+46 Laughable Job Posting 20 3w
+46 HF guy in Real Estate, no clue what i'm doing 12 6mo
+46 Accidentally ended up in REPE - need advice 6 6mo
+44 Mid Sized REPE firm for first job in RE 14 1d
+44 AvalonBay Communities - true thoughts on the platform? 22 4mo
+44 Is a billion dollar fund a good place to be ? 17 9mo
+43 Exits from REPE 22 1mo
+42 Advice - What would you do differently if you could start over in RE? 24 3mo
+42 Ontario, CA Industrial Fire 11 4mo
+42 LifeCo - Equity or Debt Originations Comp 31 1mo
+42 WF SYNDICATIONS VS SECURITIZATION 24 5mo
+42 Construction Management to Real Estate Development 23 2mo
+42 JP Morgan Real Estate 23 6mo
+40 Interested in Senior Housing as an asset class- Looking for perspectives 14 8mo
+40 Treasury Yields Aren't Dropping With Rate Cuts - When Will RE Recover? 15 11mo
+39 Multifamily firms collpasing in Dallas whose next? 19 1d
+39 RE Accounting Resources for an AM 8 4mo
+39 MAI (7 YOE CRE Valuation) Looking to Transition to Investment / Acquisitions – Advice? 11 6mo
+39 Negotiating Comp with Current Developer/Employer 11 8mo
+38 AvalonBay Equity Residential Merger discussion 22 1w
+38 WTF is this NYC market 22 7mo
+37 Twenty something building hundreds of aff units. How? 26 11h
+37 RCLCO Thoughts? 15 1mo
+37 CRE Modeling with AI 35 4mo
+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 9mo
+35 Capital Restricted Developer 7 3w
+35 LOI Underwriting / Due Diligence 7 1mo
+35 Q&A | Founder, ten31 Media, The Promote | (10+ years in CRE Media) 10 3mo
+35 Development - Regulatory Timelines 19 4mo
+35 Development Crash Course 8 10mo
+35 VP comp at midsize RE credit fund? 20 9mo
+34 Future of Real Estate 9 3w
+34 Yield on Cost: What goes in the denominator? 10 3mo
+34 BB CRE Lending FT vs RE Cap Advisory Internship vs REPE Internship 14 4mo
+34 Valuations of Office REITs 18 6mo
+34 Anyone still doing deals? 45 9mo
+33 Do REPE SA/VP/Dir expect base/bonus bump annually or is 'bump' inherent in carry? 12 2w
+33 Best Modeling Course for Eastdil? 12 3mo
+33 Commissioning BOVs routinely/annually vs on an as-needed basis? 9 7mo

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