+43 Starting a side-hustle as an independent broker? 8 6y
+44 PGIM RE vs. Morgan Stanley IB vs. PNC Capital Markets 18 6y
+44 Pepperdine MSRE: Any Info 18 6y
+46 Moving from Small Private Client Investment Sales firm to Larger Shop (CBRE, HFF, JLL, Cushman) 14 6y
+46 Comp when you're the only analyst 9 6y
+48 Need to get Acquisition Job 17 6y
+49 Has the Wooden Skyscraper Revolution Finally Arrived? 10 6y
+50 Losing deals (RE) 19 6y
+50 Commission Schedules - What have you been seeing? 33 6y
+52 55+ Active Adult Help 8 6y
+54 Had phone interview with a REIT yesterday 24 6y
+54 Career Moves Out of CRE Brokerage 20 6y
+57 Consulting to RE Finance 29 6y
+57 Where we are at in the cycle (revisited) 12 6y
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+62 Internship in acquisitions at a local developer vs. more well-known REIT 29 6y
+69 Steps and challenges to becoming a "sponsor" 30 6y
+75 Hours in Real Estate 49 6y
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+135 Costa-Hawkins Repeal (California) 96 6y
+144 The future of LA 50 6y
+180 Days of the development tycoon over? 51 6y
+266 The market is turning rapidly... 91 6y
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0 What are the top office investment sales firms and teams in Chicago? 1 6y
0 Wells Fargo CRE Summer Analyst Interview 1 6y
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+7 ASC 842 - Lease Accounting Standard Change 2 6y
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+8 REPE Shops in Chicago 5 6y
+9 University of Wisconsin-Madison adds MSRE Program 1 6y
+10 Chicago Real Estate Firms - Anyone hiring? 16 6y
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+12 Chitown Fiscal Issues 3 6y
+12 Valuation Analyst | Valuation & Advisory JLL vs Cushman 6 6y
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+13 WSO Chicago Commercial Real Estate Happy Hour/Meet Up 23 6y
+13 Wharton RE vs Kellogg RE 5 6y
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+14 How to become RE Investment Analyst 4 6y
+15 Investment Sales vs SaaS/Industrial/IT/Automotive Sales 1 6y
+15 Switch from MM M&A to CRE? 1 6y
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+16 Construction Management App 5 6y
+16 Multifamily Syndication - Question on Deal Structure 2 6y
+18 Start Up Fund: Salary & Upside Negotiation. What should I be making? 1 6y
+18 Career Position 12 6y
+19 ER --> FP&A --> Real Estate Analyst ... thoughts? 8 6y
+22 CA Ventures (Chi) 9 6y
+22 MSRED w/ minimal experience 6 6y
+22 Land Control - How to create value 3 6y
+23 Development Associate Compensation - Does this sound right? 11 6y
+23 CRE Professionals: Anyone Open to Taking on an Intern? 9 6y
+24 Real Estate Investing in Detroit 43 6y
+24 Breaking into commercial brokerage or development in Los Angeles from a very unusual background 12 6y
+25 My friend is trying to quit his job 11 6y
+26 Career Advice - Real Estate High Finance 6 6y
+27 My Firm is Hiring a Capital Markets Analyst 8 6y
+28 New to Argus (AE) - Best Practices 6 6y
+29 Ditch banking for real estate development? 10 6y
+31 Collegiate Real Estate Network | Summer Internship Supplement Series 1 6y
+33 Looking to Hire REPE Associate 4 6y
+36 Entity Sale to Avoid Reassessed Tax 18 6y
+37 Starwood Retail Partners 22 6y
+39 Career Advice out of Undergard - Development vs Investment 9 6y
+40 Advice For A High School Senior Interested in RE Development 18 6y
+46 New Broker Advice 10 6y
+49 RE Loan portfolio asset management exit opps? 8 6y
+95 Best paying real estate jobs? 82 6y
+36 Calculating/Finding LIBOR Forward Curve 9 6y
+36 Wanting to move into REPE but dont want to take the pay cut 9 6y
+38 Why China's Housing Bubble is Causing Violent Protests 29 6y
+42 Value-Add Multifamily Investments 14 6y
+45 How do I go from the Big 4 to PERE? 13 6y

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
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Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
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  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
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