+33 Starting my career in CRE five years out of undergrad: Brokerage vs. Development 7 6y
+33 Construction Risk Specialist, leaving to Pursue MBA and work in Real Estate Investing post MBA 6 6y
+33 NYU MS Real Estate / Development- Your Experience and Comments 1 6y
+33 Points to check in a Agreement?? 12 6y
+33 NYC Tenant Horror Stories 8 6y
+33 Hotels Acquisition 22 6y
+33 Acquisitions - How active is your pipeline? 9 6y
+33 Is CRE in the US currently fairly, over, or under-priced? Tell us what you think and why. 6 6y
+33 Why would a multi-family developer look to sell a project prior to stabilization? 5 6y
+33 Q&A - New to WSO Forum w/ Experience at Westfield & WeWork 12 5y
+33 Full time MBA necessary to transition to RE with 6 years unrelated experience? 10 6y
+33 What if govt gave $1T for affordable housing? 12 6y
+33 Is Legacy and Power What We're After? 14 6y
+33 Debt Fund Exit Opps? 7 6y
+33 Orange County, CA Debt Roles in CRE 4 6y
+33 Rate my models 10 6y
+33 anyone willing to mentor? 21 4y
+33 Coding for Real Estate 21 4y
+33 buying apartment NYC 6 4y
+33 What Next ? Career in RE 16 6y
+33 Real Estate Banking vs Investment Banking 8 1y
+33 RE firms in Philadelphia 10 5y
+33 REPE Headhunters? 15 3y
+33 First time negotiating? 17 5y
+33 7 year experience looking for some advice and point of views 14 5y
+33 Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz 11 5y
+33 Two offers: brand and stability vs opportunity and responsibility 6 5y
+33 The First Deal 18 5y
+33 Entry level to analyst job at CBRE help 13 5y
+33 Can you make serious money while working for someone else in this business? 15 5y
+33 Invesco Real Estate 22 4y
+33 Any IS / Brokerage Analysts or Associates Willing to Share Their Stories? 6 5y
+33 Promotions 12 5y
+33 Construction Lending vs Valuation 10 5y
+33 Relocation Promotion Opportunities 8 5y
+33 Transitioning into CRE 7 5y
+33 Offered a job as COO right out of Grad School, not sure what salary I should aim for 18 5y
+33 Rhodes 2021 Compensation Survey 35 4y
+33 Carry/Fees/Coinvest in Comp 32 4y
+33 Will this medical circumstance hinder my employability? 15 4y
+33 REPE to IB? 43 2y
+33 JLL Capital Markets Exits 28 4y
+33 How much “modeling” do you actually do? 25 4y
+33 Asking for carry - how and when to do it 9 4y
+33 Recruiting after 3 months at new firm? 15 4y
+33 How to get a Debt Vehicle off the Ground 13 4y
+33 Any insights on what to do with a conflicting annual review? 19 4y
+33 What is the deal with Nuveen Pay 21 4y
+33 Breaking into Acquisitions 22 3y
+33 Not finding brokerage intellectually stimulating 8 3y
+33 Tokenized Commercial Real Estate Investing 4 3y
+33 Moving from acquisitions at a GP to doing your own GP deals? 9 3y
+33 Best modeling courses 14 3y
+33 Acquisitions Professionals - Any Activity? 42 3y
+33 Are Debt/Equity brokers really necessary participants in the industry? 11 3y
+33 Laid Off 10 3y
+33 Help Evaluating Development Job Offer 9 3y
+33 PERE 100 / 200 2023 9 2y
+33 Should I Take the Offer? 9 3y
+33 Have you ever visited one of your properties after you changed companies 10 2y
+33 How much skin in the game do LPs like to see? 31 2y
+33 Big Shop -> Small Shop 14 2y
+33 PEAK in NYC, Any Insight? 16 2y
+33 HELP! finance guy looking to get his hands dirty: how do you learn home improvement / renovating a property without going completely DIY? 5 2y
+33 How bad is recruiting atm? 34 2y
+33 Dumb math question 15 2y
+33 Strong JLL teams? 24 2y
+33 Learning Resources - CRE Capital Stack 7 2y
+33 Acquisitions/AM Comp (non-NY) 51 2y
+33 Acquisitions to Portfolio Management? 6 2y
+33 Year Off Post Grad 16 2y
+33 Am I screwed? Or am I overreacting? 16 2y
+33 Direct/Off-Market Acquisitions — anyone else cold calling ? 42 1y
+33 What does the first year day-to-day look like as an Assoc. PM at JLL, CBRE, etc, look like? 9 1y
+33 Eastdil London - Comps / Hours / Culture 13 1y
+33 McDonald’s RE team 2025 internship — Corporate HQ 11 1y
+33 Help (WEIRD): I'm an asset manager but dislike talking over the phone... 19 1y
+33 What would you do in my situation? 11 1y
+33 How do you use ChatGPT in your job if you work in RE Development or Acquisitions? 28 1y
+33 Actual modeling at large institutions? 7 1y
+33 Director of Real Estate Development Comp 18 11mo
+33 Special Servicer - Good Place to Get reps? 12 1y
+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 Laughable Job Posting 14 3h
+32 Competing with Blackstone in Real Estate 17 12y
+32 AEW Capital Management: more info, insights? 32 6y
+32 LA or NYC Acquisitions 40 6y
+32 Independent CRE Broker looking to go corporate 4 6y
+32 Any build to suit developers here? 15 10y
+32 Commercial Real Estate out of college? 9 6y
+32 AM -> REIB -> Acquisitions, or, AM -> Acquisitions 15 10y
+32 Have you seen construction workers become real estate developers? 20 10y
+32 leaving before a year - bitch move? 12 3y
+32 Road to a Sovereign Wealth Fund 16 3y
+32 Minority Partner Buyout 5 10y
+32 Argus Enterprise (AE) Certification 36 8y

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