Would Appreciate Some Insight on Development Interviewing

Could use some input here. I've got about a decade of solid design, entitlements, and construction experience. Recently decided to move into development and did an MSRE to pick up the finance side. Now I'm on the job market.

I have a second-round interview scheduled with a major national MFR developer (think AvalonBay, Greystar, Mill Creek, etc.). The first round was with a recruiter, and was pretty basic- just reviewing my background essentially. The upcoming round will be with two or three of the top dev people in my region, and is supposed to take a couple of hours. This is for an associate level, development manager-type position.

Have never done one of these before, but I have a few days to prep. Would appreciate some insight into what I should focus on. Should I expect to have to crank out a DCF model on the spot? Or is it more likely to be focused on soft skills, background, market knowledge, etc.? All of the above?

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