+261 CRE's Adoption of AI - article + my question to you all 154 1mo
+195 Future Real Estate 68 7mo
+187 Everyone is looking for a job. Nobody can find the right employee. What is going on? 60 3mo
+174 Need to vent about the job market 37 2mo
+164 Is anybody just going to leave the industry? 60 2d
+153 NYC Job Market Update 58 3mo
+144 What would you do if you were leaving RE? 46 7mo
+141 "Going off on your own" - A Stream of Consciousness 58 7mo
+128 Make it make sense: BTR 74 8mo
+124 Is Brokerage Ever The Better Option? 44 8mo
+124 How many people truly become entrepreneurial on this forum? 55 2mo
+120 Most impressive Real Estate Careers you've seen. 37 6mo
+120 Advice--development executive structure 38 5mo
+120 Are data centers a fad and a bad place to have a career in? 66 1mo
+114 Quitting finance to fix and flip or construction business in the US? 32 6mo
+113 2025/2026 Market 56 9mo
+100 Are firms actually going to hire anyone or just keep interviewing in perpetuity? 34 2mo
+98 Most coveted seat in CRE 56 4mo
+96 REPE Recruiting is a Bloodbath – Q&A w/ Investment Analyst at a $79bn Platform 47 9mo
+94 Active Multifamily Buyers 2026 38 2d
+92 Probably going to get let go a second time 55 8mo
+92 Do you worry parts of your job will be replaced by AI? 43 5mo
+86 What's up with intern candidates ghosting after accepting offers? 23 2mo
+85 Rent Growth & AI job displacement 41 4mo
+84 PERE 100/200 20 1mo
+77 Hiring Someone Who Was Previously Fired/Laid Off 28 9mo
+76 Unspoken Rules for Summer Intern? 23 2mo
+76 Time spent in the current cycle 21 3w
+75 Career vs Life: Struggling with the Trade Off 16 5mo
+72 Pivoting from Real Estate PE to Development - Looking for Perspectives 9 5mo
+68 Kathleen McCarthy Leaving BX 34 6mo
+67 Agency/GSE jobs outlook- bank vs non bank 36 6mo
+67 Is it Crazy to Transfer? Cornell to UF. 39 2w
+66 Alternative Path from UHNW Family: Master’s → REPE → Building My Own Investment Platform (Looking for Advice) 26 8mo
+63 Signs it’s time to look for a new gig 29 4mo
+60 Help: How to "Multifamily Asset Management" 7 5mo
+57 CRE Recruiting for a Career - crazy? 12 6d
+56 Path to MF/UMM Real Estate 28 3mo
+55 Why NOT pursue a rate buy-down on a DSCR constrained Agency loan? 35 11mo
+55 RE Comp Thread 60 3mo
+54 Quitting REPE - thoughts on pivoting out of CRE? 28 2w
+53 Stalled Career Progression 13 5mo
+52 REPE SA Modeling Tests 10 6mo
+52 Stay or Jump - Career 22 7mo
+52 Got this email from a syndicator 13 3mo
+52 When are we back? - RE SotU 1Q26 14 2mo
+52 Anyone else being pushed to underwrite more aggressively (Multifamily)? 14 1w
+51 SVP Development type roles REITs 41 6mo
+50 Agency Lending -> should I move on? 13 10mo
+49 Who Else Took a Step-Back Job In This Climate? 12 6mo
+48 Blue Owl Real Assets 36 1w
+47 Programmatic JV vs. Deal by Deal - Pros/Cons? 26 5mo
+47 Two Agency Lenders for sale 24 1w
+46 Development to Brokerage 14 10mo
+46 Accidentally ended up in REPE - need advice 6 5mo
+46 HF guy in Real Estate, no clue what i'm doing 12 5mo
+45 S2 Capital - Full Loss of Capital for Investors 45 2w
+44 Is a billion dollar fund a good place to be ? 17 9mo
+44 AvalonBay Communities - true thoughts on the platform? 22 3mo
+44 What should we be buying? 29 1w
+43 Exits from REPE 22 1w
+42 JP Morgan Real Estate 23 5mo
+42 Construction Management to Real Estate Development 23 1mo
+42 WF SYNDICATIONS VS SECURITIZATION 24 4mo
+42 LifeCo - Equity or Debt Originations Comp 31 3w
+42 Ontario, CA Industrial Fire 11 3mo
+42 Advice - What would you do differently if you could start over in RE? 24 3mo
+40 Is NYU MSRE the right move for me 10 11mo
+40 Treasury Yields Aren't Dropping With Rate Cuts - When Will RE Recover? 15 10mo
+40 Interested in Senior Housing as an asset class- Looking for perspectives 14 8mo
+39 Negotiating Comp with Current Developer/Employer 11 7mo
+39 MAI (7 YOE CRE Valuation) Looking to Transition to Investment / Acquisitions – Advice? 11 5mo
+39 RE Accounting Resources for an AM 8 3mo
+38 WTF is this NYC market 22 6mo
+38 Where are free agents signing? 19 6h
+37 Looking for Guidance: Where Should I Focus My Job Search in Real Estate? 16 8mo
+37 Starting own real estate development firm/business? 19 2mo
+37 CRE Modeling with AI 35 4mo
+37 RCLCO Thoughts? 15 6d
+35 VP comp at midsize RE credit fund? 20 8mo
+35 Development Crash Course 8 9mo
+35 Development - Regulatory Timelines 19 4mo
+35 Q&A | Founder, ten31 Media, The Promote | (10+ years in CRE Media) 10 2mo
+35 LOI Underwriting / Due Diligence 7 1w
+34 Anyone still doing deals? 45 8mo
+34 Valuations of Office REITs 18 5mo
+34 BB CRE Lending FT vs RE Cap Advisory Internship vs REPE Internship 14 3mo
+34 Yield on Cost: What goes in the denominator? 10 3mo
+33 Would it hurt my career if I closed a deal on my own after my firm passed on it? 7 10mo
+33 LifeCO to Higher Risk REPE Shop? 10 8mo
+33 Private Real Estate credit - From Domestic Bank to International / Mega Fund: How to Make the Move 7 7mo
+33 Commissioning BOVs routinely/annually vs on an as-needed basis? 9 7mo
+33 Best Modeling Course for Eastdil? 12 2mo
+33 Capital Restricted Developer 7 15h
+32 Pivoting MF Dev to Industrial Dev 8 10mo
+31 RE 2026 FT 49 8mo
+31 2026 Commercial Real Estate Analyst Program - Wells Fargo 132 10mo
+31 Interview Process Feedback 7 10mo
+31 Continental Europe → London/US REPE 12 7mo
+31 Can anyone (urgently) advise on real estate master's for students out of undergrad? 15 7mo

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