+33 Do REPE SA/VP/Dir expect base/bonus bump annually or is 'bump' inherent in carry? 12 1mo
+33 Best Modeling Course for Eastdil? 12 3mo
+33 Commissioning BOVs routinely/annually vs on an as-needed basis? 9 8mo
+33 Private Real Estate credit - From Domestic Bank to International / Mega Fund: How to Make the Move 7 8mo
+33 LifeCO to Higher Risk REPE Shop? 10 10mo
+32 Anyone Actually Outsourcing Underwriting / Asset Management? 8 5d
+32 Breaking into Real Estate Development? 23 1mo
+31 In RE, what is the ONE software tool you couldn’t survive without? 28 1d
+31 Uncertain of what To Do Next 5 1mo
+31 Savills Buying Eastdil for $1.2 Billion 24 6mo
+31 Moving to a different fund - how tough is it right now? 16 7mo
+31 Can anyone (urgently) advise on real estate master's for students out of undergrad? 15 8mo
+31 Continental Europe → London/US REPE 12 9mo
+31 Interview Process Feedback 7 11mo
+30 Basis play / value-add office in high-growth markets - value trap or generational buy? 13 1mo
+30 The Punch Mayweather Didn't See 13 3mo
+30 1 Year in CRE Brokerage (Debt + IS) – Stay or Exit Opportunities? 10 4mo
+30 Approaching Networking Postgrad 5 6mo
+30 Mamdani 10 9mo
+29 Is there a market for this type of product? 4 2w
+29 Nothing is working 23 2w
+29 Hines Comp? 33 2mo
+29 Property Management Nightmare - Closing The Gap On Service Quality? 12 4mo
+29 Q&A: Data Center Powered Land Acqs 12 6mo
+29 Early Career, Unusually High Autonomy — How Not to Waste It? 4 7mo
+29 Advice on M&A to RE jump? 16 3mo
+29 AI Prompts 26 2mo
+29 Experienced Development Roles - What do you do? 4 8mo
+28 Going into RE Entrepreneurship before FT REPE experience. 9 9h
+28 Extremely Slow Ramp Up 5 1mo
+28 MIT MSRED - Pivoting from Client Solutions Role 8 2mo
+28 Presidio Bay Ventures in SF? Culture, comp, reputation, etc 5 5mo
+28 State Historic Tax Credit Process - Ownership Verification 4 2mo
+28 Deciding between opportunities 18 7mo
+28 How to Derisk your RE Entrepreneurship journey 14 7mo
+28 Real Estate gpa 29 8mo
+28 Raising Money -> Best Job 5 10mo
+27 Arbor Realty Trust in 2026 13 2mo
+27 RE debt brokerage to lender 9 4d
+27 Any of y’all getting deals done? 31 5mo
+27 LP-side Associate considering brokerage 11 8mo
+27 Shifting Careers to Brokerage 13 2mo
+27 Best path to Hospitality Investing? 14 9mo
+27 Question for those who interviewed with small shops and got an offer—any tips? 7 11mo
+26 Eastdil Coffee Chat Advise 10 1mo
+26 Red Flag? Commissions-only acquisitions roles 8 2mo
+26 Losing offers over brand name? 15 4mo
+26 …. 3 4mo
+26 American Realty Advisors Opinions 15 1mo
+26 Looking for some outside perspective on my current position and how to move forward 9 6mo
+26 How dragged out were most of your interview processes? 23 6mo
+26 Promotions with no deal flow? 7 9mo
+26 2025 YE Megafund Comp Figures 50 9mo
+26 Using NCREIF to Benchmark Performance 2 9mo
+26 Loaded Cap Rate? 11 11mo
+25 To the veterans: What was institutional dev actually like during the last bull run? 9 1d
+25 Underwriting Predevelopment Costs 5 1mo
+25 Rotational Program: Exit Early or Continue? 6 1mo
+25 Full Court Shot 12 1mo
+25 Rate Hikes 15 2mo
+25 Hotel Recruiters 14 2mo
+25 Property Management 9 5mo
+25 Does starting small actually translate to syndicating bigger deals? 3 8mo
+25 Unable to land ft real estate role 12 8mo
+25 Advice on negotiating entry-level offer at small real estate development firm (NYC) 12 10mo
+25 VP Comp 28 3mo
+25 Updated Opinions - Carlyle Associate Program 10 10mo
+25 Building Argus Export Excel model for office acquisitions? 5 11mo
+25 LIHTC Development - Finding Sites 3 11mo
+24 Brokerage analyst at ~2 years — trying to figure out GP vs LP and how to actually break into acquisitions in NYC 6 5mo
+24 Real Estate Pivot in Toronto 7 5mo
+24 CRE Brokerage from Non-Target 8 5mo
+24 REIB Alternatives out of Undergrad 15 8mo
+24 2025 Year-End Bonus Thread 2 8mo
+24 Career Path Question: Mom-and-Pop Real Estate Developer → Institutional Investor? 6 11mo
+24 Brookfield RE culture 15 2mo
+24 Single Family Home Development 10 11mo
+23 SWF/Pension Funds in RE 3 1w
+23 CRE Banking @ Top 3 Bank or Asset Management at Public REIT 13 1mo
+23 Q3/Q4 CRE Job Market Optimism (or lack thereof) 10 2mo
+23 Developers - bandwidth + scope 10 4mo
+23 AM to Portfolio management at the same firm - how to make the move without stepping on toes? 4 4mo
+23 ULI and BisNow are Trash 8 1mo
+23 Agency Lender Comp 10 7mo
+23 How to structure a generational asset sale that solves for the massive tax reassessment effects on the Next Buyer NOI 12 9mo
+23 Master of Real Estate Development Student - Can't Find Jobs Anywhere 3 9mo
+23 Headhunters in RE? 14 5d
+23 What is your entry-level real estate financial modeling test looks like? 6 11mo
+23 38 year old Associate - Am I Cooked? 7 11mo
+22 PGIM Real Estate Equity Opinions? 13 26m
+22 Automated Real Estate Modelling 7 3w
+22 No IB RO considering RE 9 1mo
+22 Is it too early for me to work at a pension fund? 4 2mo
+22 Eastdil Secured + Savills Acquisition 4 2mo
+22 Any PERE juniors here interested in starting a small informal network? 59 2w
+22 Debt Originations Comp Structure? 9 3mo
+22 How Much Weight on Modeling Case Studies? 8 4mo
+22 CRE Debt Originations vs small MF investing platform 7 5mo
+22 Pivoting from AM to fill gap in "Investments" experience? 3 5mo
+22 What are the best exits from Freddie Mac multifamily? 20 7mo

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