+37 Twenty something building hundreds of aff units. How? 26 8h
+6 Which REPE firm in SF? 3 13h
+18 GIC Real Estate | Associate Final Rounds 11 6d
+25 Underwriting Predevelopment Costs 5 1w
+47 Single Family Rental - Hold or Sell? 12 1w
0 Partners Group 2nd Year Analyst Interview 1 2w
+21 Underwriting three small bay industrial deals in SW Florida: 6 cap vs 7 cap, absolute NNN with a PG, and the one we walked on 1 2w
0 Gencom Reorganization 0 2w
+51 What Is Your Backup Plan? 21 3w
+7 New fund carry 5 3w
+63 Burnt out @ Bx REPE 67 4w
+9 Development Budget: use RENTABLE or GROSS BUILDABLE sf? 3 4w
+11 MSREI Pre-MBA Associate (NYC) 16 1mo
+8 Hard Money Lenders? 2 1mo
+76 Time spent in the current cycle 21 1mo
+39 CRE broker who just passed the CFA® exams. Now that my CFA journey is over, I'm a little lost. 17 1mo
+6 CMBS in ATL? 5 1mo
+18 Bellwether or Stockbridge - VP of asset management role 18 2mo
+99 I think my firm is taking advantage of me. What should I do? 48 2mo
0 Los Angeles REPE 3 2mo
+3 Gaw Capital Investment Role at LA Office? 3 2mo
+9 Gaw Capital - Modeling Test 15 2mo
+9 Advice on Hard Money Lender 90% LTC (or Investor) 2 2mo
+17 Acq associate role - Gaw Capital Partners 'USA' or Stockbridge Capital Group? 6 2mo
+14 Where to go from here? Lateral Question 5 2mo
+3 VP/Director Comp - Developer 1 2mo
+9 Tryperion - LA 11 2mo
+20 Financial Consulting Group CBRE Test 17 3mo
+35 Q&A | Founder, ten31 Media, The Promote | (10+ years in CRE Media) 10 3mo
+13 Bellwether Asset Management Thoughts? 6 3mo
+26 …. 3 3mo
+4 Fortress RE Equity (SF office) 3 3mo
+8 KSL Capital Partners? 11 4mo
+5 KSL Capital Partners 6 4mo
+42 Ontario, CA Industrial Fire 11 4mo
+28 Presidio Bay Ventures in SF? Culture, comp, reputation, etc 5 4mo
+56 Path to MF/UMM Real Estate 28 4mo
+31 Moving from Construction to Development 9 4mo
+13 San Francisco RE shops 13 4mo
+12 Farallon Capital Real Estate Insights 8 4mo
+13 DC/DMV Real Estate 6 4mo
+17 College grad deciding between leasing advisory and IS 1 5mo
+2 What Are the Best Options for Commercial Real Estate Financing in California? 0 5mo
+7 How One-Point Design Build Stops the Blame Game? 1 5mo
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+20 SMU MSRE or stick it out for post-grad offer 4 5mo
+1 STOCKDALE CAPITAL PARTNERS 1 5mo
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+267 Rise48 - Posts Being Removed, Speaking Only Truths 245 5mo
+172 Why is housing near NYC far less expensive compared to towns in CA? 84 5mo
+17 Modeling Prep- Incoming Analyst 8 5mo
+20 Sports Field Development 7 5mo
+3 Capital markets financial analyst interview process at RE brokerage (CBRE/JLL/Cushman) 2 5mo
+8 Dec 2025 LA Warehouse Sale Price Point 19 5mo
+3 Car Wash Acquisition Model 4 5mo
+12 MSRED/MSRE Megathread 2025 10 6mo
0 Thoughts on Fannie Mae Capital Markets 1 6mo
+53 Stalled Career Progression 13 6mo
+17 Lots of people being fired or leaving Tishman Speyer/Hines NYC offices? 12 6mo
+22 Is Chicago REPE opps shrinking? 9 6mo
+6 Ares Real Estate Equity - LA 1 6mo
+8 Moving back to the US - how is non-US work experience viewed? 3 6mo
0 Alpaca RE - any insight? 3 6mo
+120 Advice--development executive structure 38 6mo
+39 MAI (7 YOE CRE Valuation) Looking to Transition to Investment / Acquisitions – Advice? 11 6mo
+8 Best RE masters straight out of undergrad: Cornell, Columbia 6 6mo
+6 Legal Leasing Fees in Argus 4 6mo
+18 Ares REPE 32 6mo
+34 Valuations of Office REITs 18 6mo
+6 Cleanest Way to Model Changing SF in Argus 2 6mo
0 Do I have a chance at NYU MSRE or MSRED? 3 6mo
+11 Is there a way in Argus to set the inflation/rent growth start date to prior to the analysis start date? 9 6mo
+15 Good shops in Seattle or Denver? 14 6mo
+8 What are the best Real Estate masters in the US? Rank 8 6mo
+21 Stay in NYC or dip to West coast 22 6mo
+20 Terms and Structure for Seed Capital / GP Co-invest 5 7mo
+68 Kathleen McCarthy Leaving BX 34 7mo
0 RBC SF vs Union Square Advisors vs BofA LA vs Greenhill SF 1 7mo
+3 Belay Investment Group 7 7mo
+6 Operating Company Entities 4 7mo
+17 Appraiser, REPE, etc. 8 7mo
+21 Real estate investment as a junior 4 8mo
0 Green Gables at $85 Million - Largest Residential Deal in the Bay Area this Year 1 8mo
+34 DC REPE Firms 8 8mo
+9 Moving Internally at BB in Regional Office 2 8mo
+15 Real estate recruitment agencies California 9 8mo
+32 VP of Acquisitions Incentive Comp (CRE) 26 8mo
+11 Fifteen Group - Miami/LA 7 8mo
+141 "Going off on your own" - A Stream of Consciousness 58 8mo
+11 CIM Group - Development 2 8mo
+40 Interested in Senior Housing as an asset class- Looking for perspectives 14 8mo
+66 Alternative Path from UHNW Family: Master’s → REPE → Building My Own Investment Platform (Looking for Advice) 26 9mo
0 Insight into Tidewater Capital in SF? 1 9mo
+23 Master of Real Estate Development Student - Can't Find Jobs Anywhere 3 9mo
+22 Self Storage ECRI 11 9mo
+36 Point on underwriting multi acquistions 29 9mo
0 CIM Group Credit Investments 1 9mo
+10 JRK Property Holdings 19 9mo
+13 Affordable Housing Jobs 9 9mo

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