+90 RE Bonus/Raise Thread 2022 123 1y
+90 I refused to take the Excel Modeling Test 37 4y
+90 Modeling as a professional vs. as a student 29 6y
+90 Hotel Crisis 51 3y
+90 Why are you buying? 32 7y
+89 Commercial real estate brokerage is investment banking but for real estate 26 10mo
+89 Question For All You Brokers!! 32 2y
+89 Can we talk Canadian Comp? 117 1y
+89 NEW NEW CRE Compensation Google Doc 64 2y
+89 New York or LA 36 3y
+89 Last time you didn't source a deal via email 16 6y
+89 Senior Housing Question 38 4y
+89 New analyst: How do I get noticed by management? 63 8y
+89 Pref Equity 46 7y
+88 LP coming into deal at higher land basis. How to model returns to GP? 20 2y
+88 Family Office Exit Ops 37 2y
+88 Hilarious Attempt to Justify Lowball Salary 73 2y
+88 Acquisitions Day to Day in Todays Environment 39 3y
+88 Smartest People in RE? 44 3y
+88 Why is a higher Cap Rate considered more risky? 34 5y
+88 Deleted 61 5y
+88 Snubbed for promotion - What would you do? 27 4y
+88 Is retail like we know it dead? 32 6y
+87 Canceling lease renewal long before it begins 60 2y
+87 Seeing Most Complex Deals From the Debt or Equity Side? 39 3y
+87 Q&A - IB Analyst > Development Analyst > REPE Associate / VP 28 3y
+87 Low Income Housing Tax Credits 68 3y
+87 Why is residential RE looked down upon? 49 3y
+87 PERE 100 2021 42 3y
+87 Great Deals You've Recently Done 28 6y
+87 GP/LP structure - friends and family capital JV structure 49 4y
+87 Internal Transfer Offer Letter 1st Year Financial Analyst 28 7y
+87 Developer Fees ‑ A Confused Developer 28 4y
+87 5 Things that Determine Your Success as a Commercial Real Estate Broker 30 4y
+86 What's up with intern candidates ghosting after accepting offers? 23 1mo
+86 Student Walking into an Office and Handing Off His Resume - Commendable or Stupid? 22 1y
+86 Treasury Yields are Nearly Equal to Multifamily Real Estate Market Returns 42 1y
+86 RE Jobs - Postings 25 1y
+86 Multi-Fam - Creative Deal Structure with no Equity 40 4y
+85 Rent Growth & AI job displacement 41 3mo
+85 NYU SPS MSRE Reputation (and others) 25 2y
+85 DELETE 80 3y
+85 What is your favorite building? 69 4y
+85 Career in Real Estate? 106 4y
+85 Real Estate Modelling Test Practice 78 2y
+85 Open Discussion: CRE During a Downturn 9 9y
+85 Why is everyone saying real estate is peaking right now? 40 9y
+85 Is RE Development Right For Me? 43 4y
+84 MF Syndicator Bingo 113 1y
+84 Better Understanding Low Income Housing Tax Credit Investing + Section 8 Housing? 32 2y
+84 Why does HR do this? 27 4y
+84 Coronavirus scare and the impacts to the global economy 19 6y
+84 Torn between two job opportunities 25 8y
+84 Debt Placement Fees 25 8y
+84 Personality Tests etc... 35 8y
+84 Why are REITs not considered appealing? 29 11y
+84 What is everyone's Real Estate Dream Job, and How will you get there ultimately? 72 6y
+83 Learning curve in development 15 3y
+83 How to model an equity cram down? 27 3y
+83 Distribution of GP Promote - first investment on GP side 69 4y
+83 How are you structuring equity split on personal deals? 37 5y
+83 To my fellow Hotel friends 51 4y
+83 What is your compensation in CRE Lending? 53 4y
+82 Open Source Argus 38 4y
+82 For those of you in multi-family 43 1y
+82 REPE vs REI 26 5y
+82 "Why was it built this way?" 22 6y
+82 If you're not a dumba$$, you will make money as a broker in a big city. Be fu@king mentally prepared. 19 6y
+82 Cold email networking while employed? 36 5y
+82 Would I get hired after graduation? 43 6y
+82 Asking: "Did I get the job" & Game Theory 26 9y
+81 Q&A: Building a Real Estate Investment & Development Business 45 3y
+81 What do real estate investment bankers actually do? 18 5y
+81 Sponsor vs LP 41 5y
+81 Dallas REPE 68 3y
+81 Real Estate Mezzanine Debt - Cause for Concern? 8 4y
+81 My 8-month real estate finance internship journey + some general thoughts on NYU's MSRE 16 6y
+81 Acquisitions: What are some creative ways to win a deal? 44 8y
+81 Invest in deals? OR Buy a house? 36 4y
+81 What would you do if a VP "steals" your deal? 18 9y
+81 Relationship among Cap Rate, IRR, Discount rate and NPV 29 5y
+81 RE loan assets management 36 4y
+81 How many of us are making over $250k? 34 4y
+81 Who the fuck is Keith Rubenstein? 29 4y
+81 5 Caps - What kind of returns can I expect 60 3y
+81 Real Estate PE vs. REIT 49 5y
+80 Year end 37 1y
+80 Prestige/Vanity Developments - Are They Worth It? 20 1y
+80 Multifamily Outlook 36 2y
+80 Hiring Analyst/Associate - Advice 41 2y
+80 Anyone getting deals done in multifamily? 43 2y
+80 Is being pushed into managing data a good thing for my career in Development? 27 3y
+80 Why do the most prestigious RE firms focus on huge, class-A buildings in top markets? 36 3y
+80 Are there any articles, podcast episodes, interviews, etc. you'd recommend people interested in RE look at? 25 7y
+80 So things just got VERY hairy at my work 22 7y
+80 Investment Sales or REPE? 54 6y
+80 Anecdotes on Supply/Demand of/for Analysts 28 8y
+79 PERE 100/200 12 2d
+79 Who here has been pencils down for awhile or not buying? 50 2y
+79 Major Decisions 13 2y

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