What do people wear at RE firms?

What do people generally wear in real estate development, brokerages and REPE? Do they usually require a suit and all that jazz or are they more relaxed and allow business casual or a nice shirt and dress pants and shoes?

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West Coast is typically casual dress code to business casual. East Coast is typically business casual to business formal. There's definitely some exceptions, but overall standard.

 

depends on what your role is and if you are meeting with clients or are behind excel all day. I am more of the latter, so button up and dress pants works for me 90% of the time

 

Real estate development is almost certainly going to be the most casual on a day-to-day basis. I have to be on construction sites or walking buildings on a regular basis, so I wear boots, jeans (or maybe khakis) and a tee every day.

From what I see and what I imagine, brokers are on the other end of the spectrum. They're selling themselves, so they dress business casual to business formal. Don't know a ton of REPE folks but they seem to be in the middle.

 

Developer here. I wear a button up & slacks (including a sport coat if there's a serious meeting or a vest if it's cold) or golf attire (polo, quarter zip if it's cold, etc.). Sometimes jeans on site. Never suits.

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Kind of embarrassed that the #1 thread on the front page of WSO (at least right now) is a discussion about how guys in real estate wear polo shirts with Vans.

 

Step 1. Buy a suit. Step 2. Get an interview. Step 3. Wear suit to interview. Step 4. Be observant and look around at what the other fucks in the office are wearing. Step 5. If offered/accepting the position, blend in with said fucks. Step 6. Profit$$$$

"Who am I? I'm the guy that does his job. You must be the other guy."
 

NYC advisory - Suit no tie, if client facing. Vest, jeans, casual button down otherwise. Mix in a blazer/henley combo if I am feeling frisky.

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