+31 Moving to a different fund - how tough is it right now? 16 6mo
+31 Savills Buying Eastdil for $1.2 Billion 24 4mo
+31 Do REPE SA/VP/Dir expect base/bonus bump annually or is 'bump' inherent in carry? 10 8h
+31 Uncertain of what To Do Next 5 5d
+31 Laughable Job Posting 11 8h
+30 Mamdani 10 8mo
+30 Approaching Networking Postgrad 5 4mo
+30 1 Year in CRE Brokerage (Debt + IS) – Stay or Exit Opportunities? 10 3mo
+30 The Punch Mayweather Didn't See 13 2mo
+29 Carry Thread - Vesting / Value 16 11mo
+29 Experienced Development Roles - What do you do? 4 7mo
+29 AI Prompts 26 1mo
+29 Advice on M&A to RE jump? 16 2mo
+29 Early Career, Unusually High Autonomy — How Not to Waste It? 4 6mo
+29 Property Management Nightmare - Closing The Gap On Service Quality? 12 2mo
+29 Hines Comp? 33 1mo
+29 Basis play / value-add office in high-growth markets - value trap or generational buy? 13 1d
+28 Raising Money -> Best Job 5 8mo
+28 Real Estate gpa 29 6mo
+28 How to Derisk your RE Entrepreneurship journey 14 6mo
+28 Deciding between opportunities 18 6mo
+28 State Historic Tax Credit Process - Ownership Verification 4 3w
+28 Q&A: Data Center Powered Land Acqs 12 4mo
+28 Presidio Bay Ventures in SF? Culture, comp, reputation, etc 5 3mo
+27 Appraisal Costs 13 11mo
+27 Analyst — PGIM vs Bellwether 30 1mo
+27 Question for those who interviewed with small shops and got an offer—any tips? 7 9mo
+27 Best path to Hospitality Investing? 14 8mo
+27 Shifting Careers to Brokerage 13 3w
+27 LP-side Associate considering brokerage 11 6mo
+27 Any of y’all getting deals done? 31 4mo
+27 RE debt brokerage to lender 8 3mo
+27 MIT MSRED - Pivoting from Client Solutions Role 8 2w
+27 Multifamily firms collpasing in Dallas whose next? 8 2w
+27 Arbor Realty Trust in 2026 13 1w
+27 What Is Your Backup Plan? 15 6h
+26 Transitioning to Acquisitions 5 11mo
+26 RE Private Credit outlook 7 11mo
+26 Loaded Cap Rate? 11 9mo
+26 Using NCREIF to Benchmark Performance 2 8mo
+26 2025 YE Megafund Comp Figures 50 7mo
+26 Promotions with no deal flow? 7 7mo
+26 How dragged out were most of your interview processes? 23 5mo
+26 Looking for some outside perspective on my current position and how to move forward 9 4mo
+26 American Realty Advisors Opinions 15 15h
+26 …. 3 2mo
+26 Losing offers over brand name? 15 2mo
+26 Red Flag? Commissions-only acquisitions roles 8 1w
+25 Need career advice. I have 6 years in CRE in lending at large banks. Salary has stalled despite promotions. What are my exit opportunities. 13 11mo
+25 Mid Year 2025 - Still seeing no transactions 11 11mo
+25 CRE career / job market in 2026? 7 10mo
+25 Affordable Housing Gap Funding 13 10mo
+25 LIHTC Development - Finding Sites 3 10mo
+25 Building Argus Export Excel model for office acquisitions? 5 10mo
+25 Updated Opinions - Carlyle Associate Program 10 8mo
+25 VP Comp 28 1mo
+25 Advice on negotiating entry-level offer at small real estate development firm (NYC) 12 8mo
+25 Unable to land ft real estate role 12 6mo
+25 Does starting small actually translate to syndicating bigger deals? 3 6mo
+25 Property Management 9 4mo
+25 Hotel Recruiters 14 3w
+25 Rate Hikes 15 2w
+25 Eastdil Coffee Chat Advise 10 22h
+24 RE BANKING to REIB 12 10mo
+24 Why is IOS a thing? 5 10mo
+24 Single Family Home Development 10 10mo
+24 Brookfield RE culture 15 1w
+24 Career Path Question: Mom-and-Pop Real Estate Developer → Institutional Investor? 6 10mo
+24 2025 Year-End Bonus Thread 2 6mo
+24 REIB Alternatives out of Undergrad 15 6mo
+24 CRE Brokerage from Non-Target 8 4mo
+24 Real Estate Pivot in Toronto 7 4mo
+24 Brokerage analyst at ~2 years — trying to figure out GP vs LP and how to actually break into acquisitions in NYC 6 3mo
+24 AvalonBay Equity Residential Merger discussion 8 6h
+23 How do you make your construction estimates more accurate? 9 11mo
+23 38 year old Associate - Am I Cooked? 7 9mo
+23 What is your entry-level real estate financial modeling test looks like? 6 9mo
+23 Headhunters in RE? 10 2mo
+23 Master of Real Estate Development Student - Can't Find Jobs Anywhere 3 8mo
+23 How to structure a generational asset sale that solves for the massive tax reassessment effects on the Next Buyer NOI 12 7mo
+23 Agency Lender Comp 10 5mo
+23 AM to Portfolio management at the same firm - how to make the move without stepping on toes? 4 3mo
+23 Developers - bandwidth + scope 10 2mo
+23 Warning: J. Shaw Recruiters 5 6d
+23 Future of Real Estate 5 6h
+22 Why do interns not get work? 18 11mo
+22 Pivot to Development though MSRE/D vs direct job pivot 8 10mo
+22 Worth it to move to REPE from Debt side? 5 10mo
+22 Working in CMBS (NYC specifically) 16 2mo
+22 ADVICE: JV Structure 15 9mo
+22 Advice for 3 year underwriting analyst looking to move to development 7 8mo
+22 Syndicating Equity on Core Deals 4 7mo
+22 What are the best exits from Freddie Mac multifamily? 20 5mo
+22 Pivoting from AM to fill gap in "Investments" experience? 3 4mo
+22 CRE Debt Originations vs small MF investing platform 7 3mo
+22 How Much Weight on Modeling Case Studies? 8 2mo
+22 Debt Originations Comp Structure? 9 1mo
+22 Any PERE juniors here interested in starting a small informal network? 52 1w
+22 Eastdil Secured + Savills Acquisition 4 2w
+22 Is it too early for me to work at a pension fund? 4 1mo

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