+18 Cap Rates NYC - are they compressing or increasing? Examples included 2 5y
0 Australia REPE 1 5y
+21 CBRE Financial Analyst - Debt & Structured Finance, Multi-Family 8 5y
0 Education Real Estate Exit Strategy 1 5y
+4 JV Project Valuation 5 5y
0 Inflation effects 1 5y
+36 Analyst/Associate Comp Question 25 5y
0 Agency Lender --> Greystar/Multifamily REPE? 2 5y
+8 Asset Management for Value Add funds 5 5y
+23 Why do developers keep building new office space in Houston? 11 5y
+8 Who are the biggest players in distressed REPE? 6 5y
0 Real Estate Development Model - Case Study 1 5y
+43 REPE - Capital Allocator or Vertically Integrated Owner/Operator 19 5y
0 Trammel Crow Company Senior Associate Insights 1 5y
+16 POLL: If 2-3 days a week of WFH happens post COVID, are you willing to live further away (20-40 mins drive from CBD) to save some dough or will still be in CBD? 13 5y
+26 What to ask in networking call? 9 5y
+27 Leveraging personal connections 6 5y
+41 Modeling from scratch help 9 5y
+15 RE Fin MBA Tips/Pointers 1 5y
0 Mortgage REIT (mREIT) Financial Modeling 1 5y
0 Distressed Loan Sales 1 5y
+1 Pay off mortgage or buy a flat with 100k? 4 5y
0 Getting out of commercial banking 1 5y
0 International RE Firms 2 5y
+19 Recruiter Mistake? 7 5y
+15 MBA: McCombs vs. Anderson 11 5y
0 Would you return to your city this year? 2 5y
+25 Institutional Investors - who are they, how do they fit in the overall picture of the players and NCREIF as a performance hurdle 6 5y
+7 Trammell Crow Residential: Development Analyst 12 5y
0 REPE MF VP Comp? 5 5y
+3 George Smith Partners - Analyst 1 5y
0 “I Need To Sell My House Fast Tulsa!” 1 5y
0 New budget 2021 brings good rebate value for home buyers buying homes up to 45 Lakh. 1 5y
+27 Getting into Commercial Real Estate 21 5y
+7 Levered returns - include principal repayments as part of expenses? 4 5y
+20 $4.8M TDC with 0% Money Down - Attempting 1st Deal 4 5y
0 Printing Argus Reports - with decimal's? 1 5y
+2 CoreVest Phone Call Interview? 1 5y
+1 Comp for Real Estate AM analyst for small $600MM firm? 3 5y
+11 Switch from boutique to JLL/Newmark/CBRE/Cushman - advice, top city 3 5y
+3 Small Asset Management shop internship? 1 5y
+9 Interviewing for public RE equities role. My background is in REPE investing. What should I know? 4 5y
+17 Networking efficiently 3 5y
+14 Seeking advice for new role as 1st year acquisitions analyst in REPE 10 5y
+6 Best books on the commercial real estate industry? 6 5y
+46 If you could start over, what would you do differently? 18 5y
+56 Early Career Switch Conundrum 27 5y
+13 South Florida - Career Switch? 4 5y
+41 Equity Carry in REPE 23 5y
+32 How long did it take you to get good at your job? 17 5y
0 Stan Johnson Analyst Comp 1 5y
+14 Bank lender, now what? 2 5y
+20 Naming Cells in Excel -- Good or Bad? 12 5y
0 Starwood REIT 2 5y
0 Negotiating REPE Carry - What questions should I ask? 2 5y
+19 StreetLights Residential - Reputation 8 5y
0 Should I check in between summer internships? 3 5y
+28 Effort of Compensation: Always go for the biggest Brand Name 11 5y
+114 $300k roles in real estate 49 5y
+14 MF Cap Rates: Metal vs. Wood Frame? 10 5y
+35 ARGUS Certification AE Enterprise 13 5y
+22 Breaking into RE from IB 11 5y
0 Insight into KKR CMBS Team? 5 5y
+24 REPE Recruiting Question 6 5y
0 Framework to approach property/area redevelopment 1 5y
+3 Investment sales pay in DC 4 5y
+34 Commercial Lending to REPE? Advice Needed 34 5y
+14 Big Players in Industrial? 14 5y
+6 Which is more helpful - CFA? A.CRE? 2 5y
+9 Exit Opportunities for Industrial? 4 5y
0 Verticaling in to PropTech 1 5y
+4 REFM Course Real Talk 6 5y
+8 CBRE Global Investors Offer 14 5y
0 Modeling Leases in Excel 5 5y
+3 What Makes a Strong Submarket? 1 5y
+56 How to best stunt on others in real estate? 33 5y
+4 REPE Firms in NYC 10 5y
+9 Switching from top 10 IS commercial brokerage to a CBRE, JLL, C&W 5 5y
0 Face to face networking in another city 1 5y
+30 Leaving first job too early? 19 5y
+12 Industrial Investor- Benefits 5 5y
+29 Any ideas what to do with vacant land sitting behind a hotel? 27 5y
+28 Per SF or Per Unit 16 5y
+181 Let's Talk About the Pros and Cons of our Gigs in RE Finance 43 5y
0 Lumber Price Escalation & Potential Hedges 1 5y
0 Small Balance Bank Bridge Lenders - Who is active right now? 1 5y
0 Acquisition Analyst Compensation 8 5y
+5 Debt Capital Markets - Marketing/prospecting 2 5y
+13 If I gave you $10 million, how would you invest it? 8 5y
0 Any insight on Seagis Property Group 1 5y
+11 Brokerage to Acquisitions Switch 1 5y
0 Real Estate Agents Obsolete? 13 5y
+12 What are the amazing architectures you have seen? 13 5y
+22 Advice for the Youngins of WSO 8 5y
0 Brokers not responding 1 5y
+23 Q&A: Property Manager 5 5y
+2 What is the best real estate software? 7 5y
+14 Denver vs Austin vs Raleigh 8 5y
+13 Office Tenant rep heavy hitters list 12 5y
+34 REPE shops known for being very data-driven? 29 5y

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