+27 Joining a New RE Shop- Evaluating Their Underwriting Practices 11 1y
+27 Mid-30s Pivot to REPE Advice 8 2y
+27 Best ugrad programs for real estate? 10 4y
+27 hotel F&B operate vs lease 6 7y
+27 What would you study with $10,000 a year? 13 7y
+27 burnout and feeling jaded - Need advice 8 5y
+27 Reneging on an offer? 7 5y
+27 How to calculate ground leases? - example included 9 3y
+27 LaSalle Investment Management vs KKR Real Estate? 10 6y
+27 Personality expectations 6 4y
+27 UBS Real Estate Acquisitions 21 6y
+27 Hudson Advisors 36 2y
+27 Exit opps for Investment Sales Broker? 9 7y
+27 Evaluating Partnership Offer from Construction Company? 7 2y
+27 real estate private equity vs. real estate development 19 7y
+27 Real Estate Debt Investor vs. Real Estate Equity Investor 13 5y
+27 Eastdil Interview 10 7y
+27 I am lost... is a MSRED worth it for me? 7 5y
+27 If you were to design a development internship program, how would you structure it? 8 7y
+27 Driving a Tesla at Junior level? 26 2y
+27 Debt Funds & CLOs 13 7y
+27 When Will Hiring Pick Up? 20 2y
+27 Arbor and Multifamily Bridge Lending 18 2y
+27 6-hour Modeling test !? 14 5y
+27 Am I being underpaid? $80k base, 40% expected bonus. 29 5y
+27 At what point does CRE pay become decent compared to workload? 20 6y
+27 Why is Agency lending exploding in activity? 7 1y
+27 Non-RE (traditional IB or PE) backgrounds do better in RE? 9 4y
+27 Why is REPE less popular than corporate IB/PE 20 7y
+27 Expected Return of Entitling Project 6 5y
+27 Fastest growing Real Estate Markets 20 7y
+27 Any of y’all getting deals done? 31 5mo
+27 RE recruiting - wtf do i do? 19 2y
+27 Possible to break into PERE from traditional IB route? 4 7y
+27 Courses to learn CRE debt? 5 2y
+27 Equity Waterfall Calculation using XNPV 7 7y
+27 Impatient or Realistic?? 27 5y
+27 Looking to break into CRE but need some advice regarding certificates! 18 2y
+27 Regional developer vs stay at f500 reit 7 5y
+27 Any other full-time Americans university students in the UK trying to find a job? 11 6y
+27 KKR RE or REIB 22 5y
+27 Best Risk-Adjusted Returns - Acquisitions or Development? 10 4y
+27 Resume Boosters 11 2y
+27 CMBS Originations Comp 14 5y
+27 ARGUS Enterprise Online Training and Certification 8 6y
+27 Need Advise - RE Career in Asia 11 6y
+27 Work/Role is stagnating 7 1y
+27 Big 4 Real Estate -> MF AM: Worth the pay cut upfront? 12 5y
+27 Top IS Analyst salary 19 6y
+27 Q&A: Associate at Debt Fund in NYC 25 4y
+27 How do you get on top recruiters radars? 21 5y
+27 Need Advice On Transition out of Investment Sales / Insight on buyside or Mortgage banking? 7 6y
+27 Working for a large bank but not on their payroll? 8 6y
+27 Podcasts 16 3y
+27 LMM and MM in Real Estate 6 5y
+27 1st Year CRE Research Analyst - Skills for Growth 4 6y
+27 GP / Operating partner - Carry / additional remuneration 8 1y
+27 What Is The Golden Goose These Days? 22 1y
+27 New opportunities or stay in CRE finance advice 7 6y
+27 “Let’s keep in touch” 16 4y
+27 Buying "Below Replacement Cost" 9 6y
+27 My Firm is Hiring a Capital Markets Analyst 8 6y
+27 What was your RE internship/job like? 8 6y
+27 Resume Help - Big 4 Tax to Real Estate Development 10 6y
+27 Analyst — PGIM vs Bellwether 30 2mo
+27 To take draw or move on 11 6y
+27 Do you pay all travelling expenses for your girls (guys)? 15 6y
+27 When you guys were RE inv job searching: 1) what was your daily method of attack (career sites, etc.); 2) How did you organise the process?; 3) How did you organise your day? 11 1y
+27 Construction Cost Estimating 12 6y
+27 Am I bugging? 19 4y
+27 Cap One/Freddie Mac/Walker Dunlop 11 4y
+27 Shifting Careers to Brokerage 13 2mo
+27 A 'thank you' to the WSO-RE crew 1 4y
+27 What do you know about TPG Real Estate Finance Trust? 10 5y
+27 Underwriting different assets at different types of lenders 7 6y
+27 Top MBA Necessary for Acquisitions? 🤷🏻‍♀️ 24 3y
+27 Will real estate private equity be boring (humor me)? 10 4y
+27 Career Pivot into Investment Sales 10 3y
+27 Getting into Commercial Real Estate 21 5y
+27 Licensed Architect - Looking for Entry Into Commercial Development 5 6y
+27 How to find your calling? 6 3y
+27 STNL as first investment 5 2y
+27 Del 7 2y
+27 Risk Mitigation in the Capital Stack 4 6y
+27 What/how are you trying to get better at in your real estate career? 8 6y
+27 Question for those who interviewed with small shops and got an offer—any tips? 7 11mo
+27 CRE brokerage GPA 21 4y
+27 Corona Layoffs? 14 4y
+27 Help! Transition from PE from RE 10 3y
+27 Building my book of clients 8 5y
+27 Is debt more attractive than equity right now? 18 4y
+27 Am I getting a bonus? 10 6y
+27 Investing in properties to rent to Section 8 tenants 7 6y
+27 Senior associate / VP lateral market 32 12mo
+27 How often do you see overbilling on CAM to tenants? 28 3y
+27 How to get to the next level as an analyst? 7 3y
+27 Prologis - 24% of Their Tenants by Gross Rent have Asked for Rent Relief 10 6y
+27 Resume boosters for real estate analyst roles without any real estate experience? 7 6y
+27 Real Estate Case Question 12 6y
+27 List of Life Co Lenders / Debt Funds 18 3y

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