+5 Oaktree Real Estate Group 2 7y
+3 The Process of buying a property 1 7y
+12 Argus Test - Best Option 3 7y
+3 CRE Tech 1 7y
+19 Acquisitions -> Lending -> Acquisitions? 6 7y
+15 Networking While Employed - Real Estate Buyside Positions 1 7y
+27 If you were to design a development internship program, how would you structure it? 8 7y
+3 Mega Fund Joint Ventures 1 7y
+19 When to Use Cap Rate, or Price Per SF? 6 7y
+20 Carrying contingencies in the development proforma 5 7y
+15 Co-GP structure! 3 7y
+14 career change? 2 7y
+20 MSRED worth $95k in debt? 12 7y
+3 Invest in residential VS REITS. 1 7y
+22 No developer fee in budget? 13 7y
+3 net absorption calculation 1 7y
+1 HFF Debt Analyst functions 1 7y
+6 Extra Value in Your Property 1 7y
+33 Commercial Lending vs Valuations (Capital Markets/Acquisitions/REPE/REITs) 6 7y
+6 What happens when a loan is sent to a special servicer? 2 7y
+31 Real Estate Positions Entry/Little Experience 30 7y
+9 Real Estate Acquisitions exit opps at a Pension Fund 1 7y
+6 How do equity placement teams at the large brokerages (CBRE/JLL/HFF) work? 2 7y
+18 Goldman Sachs GSAM Private Real Estate Group 11 7y
+22 JLL Real Estate Investment Banking 10 7y
0 UBS Real Estate, Leisure and Lodging 8 7y
+48 REPE Options Post-MBA 32 7y
+17 Natixis 7 7y
+78 Do's and Don'ts - First Time Analyst Gig on the Horizon 13 7y
+34 Post-MBA: REIB or Roll the Dice on REPE 9 7y
+27 Eastdil Interview 10 7y
+10 Goldman Sachs Urban Investment Group - Further Info? 5 7y
+13 Typical day for brokerage analyst? 13 7y
+10 Transaction Analyst Real Estate 5 7y
+75 Real Estate Development Analyst Compensation 80 7y
+66 What to wear to coffee meetings? 29 7y
+45 Post MSRED Positions/Salary 13 7y
+78 Why do you enjoy working in real estate private equity? 42 7y
+11 WSO Happy Hour DC Area: Thursday, 4/28, 8pm @ Roofer's Union in Adams Morgan 46 7y
+46 Equity Structuring (JV vs Pref vs ?) 20 7y
+6 NYU MSRE - Admissions 1 7y
+6 Underwriting Downside Contingency 5 7y
+38 "Real Estate Investment Banking" 6 7y
+13 Pigeonholed into one asset class? 4 7y
0 95/5 Equity Structure Question 22 7y
+35 Real Estate Developer Fee 25 7y
+35 How do first-year analysts get paid? 23 7y
+30 Origination Fees on +$100MM Loans 19 7y
+24 Joint Venture Back End 10 7y
0 Interviews at SL Green and LNR, and REIT Analyst Questions in General 5 7y
+51 Few Networking Questions 10 7y
+9 Value Add vs. Ground Up Costs 1 7y
+12 Underwriting GSA Leases 3 7y
+4 Has anyone here underwritten a ground-up modular construction deal? 1 7y
+27 Exit opps for Investment Sales Broker? 9 7y
+7 Net Present Value for Refinancing 3 7y
+1 Book Recommendations 1 7y
+5 Development Consulting as first job out of school 2 7y
+39 Academic Reading lists for real estate 12 7y
+20 Exit opps for an analyst at multifamily lending/loan origination? (CRE) 27 7y
+11 Private Equity Mortgage Firm? 6 7y
+17 Minimum deal size for PE $ 7 7y
+15 RE Modeling-Two Questions In Reference to IRR 4 7y
+13 Real Estate Development - Project Manager 1 7y
+5 Commercial Real Estate Research Analyst 2 7y
+4 Can you use a NAV model to calculate the sale of a portfolio? 4 7y
+28 Developer vs. Development Manager 7 7y
+23 Untrended ROC vs. Trended ROC 12 7y
+9 How do we feel about Colony Capital these days? 3 7y
+63 MSRED/MRED 2019 (MIT vs. USC vs. Columbia) WHICH ONE? 24 7y
+5 DCF Analysis for real estate 3 7y
+4 Why do most boutique firms focus on retail? 2 7y
+10 Worthe Real Estate 6 7y
+15 PE Shop or Debt and Equity Brokerage 2 7y
+63 Promote Question 39 7y
+23 JPM Asset Management - RE Interview 7 7y
+12 Berkadia Transaction Analyst 6 7y
+15 Best way to structure equity placement fee (when a broker has already been engaged) 4 7y
+13 Debt Brokers/Lenders- CRM? 8 7y
+20 FP&A -> Real Estate 3 7y
+14 CF statement for shophouse investment 2 7y
+32 How do I get started in commercial real restate as a recent grad? 5 7y
+13 Sponsor Promote Structure when Outsourcing Operational Duties 3 7y
+20 Residential Development ----> Future Commercial Investment Opportunities 4 7y
+12 Commercial Lease Analysis 2 7y
+30 2019 ULI Spring Conference in Nashville 11 7y
+61 Which asset class do you enjoy/hate most? 51 7y
+12 Looking for step by step Argus Case study to practice! Please Share yours! 2 7y
+4 HFF Office Investment Advisory D.C. 3 7y
+29 Interview - Real Estate Investment Banking Analyst 5 7y
+3 Case Study for Starwood Capital Asset Management 1 7y
+12 Best type of RE Company (REIT, HNI Private Fund, or Institutional Fund) 1 7y
+3 How do I find the list of all of the trending topics on wallstreetoasis 1 7y
+3 REIT to REPE 2 7y
+17 Loan Question 2 7y
+15 REPE Compensation Data (interesting report) 4 7y
+24 Beginner RE Valuation/Modeling 3 7y
+21 CCIM Real Estate Development Specialization 6 7y
+58 Burning out 16 7y
+12 Recap 1 7y

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