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Cold calling lists for young commercial real estate brokers...
To all the young commercial real estate brokers out there: how do you go about building cold call lists for both landlords and tenants? Does your company typically have that information (landlord contact info, tenant address, tenant contact info, etc.) or are you required to build your database(s)...
What's ahead for a commercial real estate intern in NYC?
I'm a summer commercial real estate brokering intern in NYC . I want to know what's ahead for me. Compensation? Life as a young broker? Etc. Any advice would be appreciated.
New to Argus (AE) - Best Practices
I am new to CRE and just started working as an analyst for a REPE firm. I have never used Argus before but started using it today. I have a lot of questions and am hoping someone on WSO can help me out. I am working for a small firm in the Midwest and am the only analyst (only person that has an...
Civil Engineer, Professional Engineer, soon to have FT MBA
Howdy y'all, I'm a Civil Engineer, licensed as a Professional Engineer in my state and I'm about to start a full time MBA program, ranked ~30 overall. I've been doing site and land development for 5 years, the last 2.5 years in project management roles. I'm intimately familiar with permitting,...
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Does anyone have a list of all US Investors from Real Capital Analytics?
I have access to Real Capital Analytics however, the license my company has does not give me the ability to export more than 500 entries at a time. Do any of you have the capability to export more than 500 entries at a time? And if so, could one of you PM me a list of all US investors (~26,000)?...
Retail Lease ?'s
howdy folks. I'll get right to it. I am working on getting an internship with a RE retail investment group, they only have one office for one candidate and there is certainly some comp. I actually have been able to get a broker from CBRE to email a letter of rec. on my behalf, and I met the CEO of...
One Small Email Pt.1
A small boutique firm. Commercial RE. Under 50 employees. West Coast. Over 500M EDIT 5B in sales. "Small". Ambitious. Nice. Luxurious. And one small email. I am a freshman in college at a non-target undergrad in Texas. Think private, baptist, too many footballs players indicted for rape charges. I...
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Working for a Chinese real estate company in the US. Please share experience.
Does anyone have experience or know of anyone working for Chinese real estate developers who have opened up regional offices in the United States? I've noticed a few companies opening up shops in my market and are hiring for a wide range of development jobs. Think of largest Chinese RE developers...
Leasing of Commercial Property
Derose & Appelbaum are commercial real estate company established in 2010. We focus leasing of commercial & used properties to clients in San Francisco Bay Areas. Clients relationships are most important to us. If you find san francisco commercial leasing so, please contact with us only one time.
CMBS Analyst at a 'permanent consulting'
I am a recent grad with a finance background and have an interview coming up for a smaller company competing with the likes of Situs. The position is for a CMBS Analyst underwriting on agency and non-agency (Fannie and Freddie) loans internally within the company (mostly concentrated on the...
Cushman & Wakefield Summer Capital Markets Analyst Pay & Hours
What are Cushman & Wakefield Summer Capital Markets Analyst Pay & Hours? Trying to get a feel for what to expect if I decide to move to NYC this summer.
Lenders - how is your deal team structured?
I work at a BB in a CRE group that does loan origination (senior lending, both balance sheet and CMBS ) for multifamily assets. I'm curious how other banks organize their deal teams. We have a lot of people involved. Sometimes I wonder if other CRE groups run a leaner operation. Senior Originator -...
Active Duty to CRE
I am new to this forum. I am currently transitioning from active duty to civilian life. I am trying to get into Commercial Real Estate in one of the top 5 firms. I have done some interviews with a few places but I am still about 3-4 months away from being able to go to work. Any advice,...
WSO - Real Estate Happy Hour: Thursday 11/10/2016 @ Schroeders (SF FiDi)
The end of the third quarter approaches and the holiday season is upon us. Let's get together before the end of the year for our final happy hour of 2016. Our first and second RE Happy Hours were very successful and looking to build on that. For those of you who missed our last Happy Hour (Link...
Where are we at in the market - Revisited
Just a few months ago I was posting some articles (link inside post) about key institutional players cashing out of certain investments and stacking some cash. In the last 60 days Wall St., big box retail, oil, etc have all taken a hit. Folks are making recessionary type plays out of stocks and in...
Do any of you use ProCalc or LeaseMatrix for lease analysis?
Have any of you used ProCalc or LeaseMatrix for lease analysis purposes? What are your thoughts on them? Thanks
To the commercial real estate tenant and landlord reps, what categories do you use to segment your prospects in your CRM system?
What are some various different categories that you use to organize your landlord and/or tenant contacts and prospects? Thanks
What are some common frustrations that office building landlords/owners have with their listing broker(s)?
What are some common reasons that an office building landlord/owner may be unsatisfied with the services of a listing broker? What are some reasons that force them to switch from exclusively dealing with one brokerage to another? Thanks
What types of software applications do commercial real estate brokers use in the absence of an all-encompassing CRM system?
The commercial real estate brokerage that I will likely be joining currently has a custom built CRM system--built on top of Microsoft Dynamics--that nobody uses. Instead they all use mostly excel. Given that the brokers in this office are generally in their 40's-60's, I'm sure they are not fully...
Help choosing between Colliers and NGKF in tertiary market.
I've received offers from Colliers and NGKF. I live in a tertiary market ~700,000 people (MSA). I am 23, new to the industry, but went to an elite university and am from the area as well. Colliers is the dominant player in our market by far. Newmark on the other hand is just starting out but is...
What are some recommended commercial real estate news websites and blogs?
What are some recommended commercial real estate news websites and blogs that you read on a daily basis? Thanks
What are some various different business challenges CEOs face with respect to office space?
With respect to office real estate, what are some business challenges that CEO's might face besides workforce growth? Thanks
Where are you now versus where you thought you would be?
Like the title suggests, I'm curious to see what kind of path you had envisioned for yourself versus where you are now. I think it would be interesting to get some insight from the more seasoned guys, this way we can get an understanding for how spontenous the market and expected career paths can...
Is MBA required for Real Estate Finance? If yes, then does the location matter?
Hello All, I have a 2 fold question. But let me tell about myself first. I am working for the Real Estate division of a well-known bank (one of the largest in this country). It is a senior analyst position for the Residential Real Estate division. But I want to go to the Commercial side as a...
commission-based unpaid internship in commercial real estate?
How much would an unpaid summer intern at a boutique commercial real estate brokerage firm located in NYC earn from bonus (commission)? Expecting to work about 10 weeks. Also, what are my options in other finance sectors after gaining experience in CRE? Could the modeling and market research help me...
Where do you think we are in the cycle?
I would love to hear different people's opinions on this topic. I have talked with several different people recently and many seem to think we are approaching the end of this cycle (maybe less than 12 months until a pullback). The markets are flooded with capital chasing deals and yield. The...
Acquisitions/Asset Mgmt Summer Intern Postings in Washington, DC / DMV
Hello Monkeys, Any shops in the DC area looking for a summer intern or short-term analyst to grind away on pro-formas for the summer? Not looking to put roots down in DC per se (goal is to get back to SF Bay Area in REPE) but out here wrapping up the Georgetown MSRE program until August, and would...
Real Estate Summer Analyst Prep
Hi- I will be starting a summer analyst position at a top RE brokerage firm (think CW, HFF, Eastdil) and am wondering if anyone has any suggestions for how to prepare. I know there are a lot of online modeling courses out there, books/textbooks, videos. Any recommendations as to what might be most...
Found an U/W Alternative to ARGUS DCF
We found a few topics in this forum about ARGUS DCF so we wanted to provide some feedback. We exclusively use A-DCF and due to cost and discontinuation of A-DCF we switched to excel models. Since march however, we started using a program called LeaseLinks and it has worked great for us and our...
Top CRE Underwriting Course
Any recommendations? Is the Argus DCF course still worth taking?
Real Estate Career from Scratch
Hello Monkeys, I have an interview Wednesday at a commercial mortgage banking firm for an Analyst position and I have no idea where to start in preparation for it. The firm has organized debt financing for retail centers, office buildings, industrial parks, storage facilities, hotels and others....
What do you know about TPG Real Estate Finance Trust?
TPG REal Estate announced on Jan 9, 2015 the acquisition of a 75% stake in a $2.5B portfolio of high-yield RE loans from Deutsche Special Sits Group (Deutsche retained 25%). Looks like 11 professionals from DB's Special Sits Group joined a newly-created mortgage REIT (TPG Real Estate Finance Trust)....
commercial real estate to real estate investment
Hello, Hoping to get some advice on my next career move here. I am 27 years old and have been working at a boutique real estate brokerage in Toronto since I graduated. My business has pretty much strictly been land deals, and although this has been a decent experience at first, I've developed a...
Real Estate Brokerage to Real Estate Investment
Hello, Hoping to get some advice on my next career move here. I am 27 years old and have been working at a boutique real estate brokerage in Toronto since I graduated. My business has pretty much strictly been land deals, and although this has been a decent experience at first, I've developed a...
Transition from Commercial Brokerage to Investment Real Estate
Hello, Hoping to get some advice on my next career move here. I am 27 years old and have been working at a boutique real estate brokerage in Toronto since I graduated. My business has pretty much strictly been land deals, and although this has been a decent experience at first, I've developed a...
Purchase Price Allocation in Real Estate Portfolio Acquisition
Have a question on purchase price allocation. I have drawn up an example below. Portfolio - 100 industrial buildings - 250 tenants - Average size building 200,000 SF - 20,000,000 SF - Occupancy 95% - Market Rent $0.50 NNN / month - Yr 1 NOI - $114,000,000 ($1.14M) - $1,900,000,000 ($1.9B) Purchase...
Post Interview Advice Needed
What would you do with 100 mil?
In another thread, a poster brought up an acquisition interview question (predominately for REPE) and I thought it would spark some good discussions here: If I gave you $100 million, where would you invest it and why? For the sake of this argument, lets say you have to place the $100 million in real...
Credit Analyst Into Commercial Real Estate
I've been in the finance industry for a little over 3 years and looking to move into commercial real estate. In high school I've always wanted to be in the business, but when I graduated the real estate market was so bad that I went to college for finance. Upon graduation I was so consumed with the...
Acquisition Guidance
At my shop we have slowed the pace of our acquisitions to a bare minimum and our only acquisition targets are heavy value add/opportunistic . We are now almost exclusively focusing on new development opportunities in the multifamily space. The few guys who are still working on acquisitions continue...
RE Private Equity question
Hi Guys I've been taking some modelling courses on Get REFM for RE models. These models aren't traditional 3-statement models, so I know this question may be a little short-sighted, but do people who work in REPE understand how to read financial statements (IS/ BS /CF), etc? Or, is this not a...
Commercial Real Estate out of college?
I'm currently a Junior going to university in Texas majoring in economics and minoring in business. I really want to go into commercial real estate after graduating; however, I have noticed there are very few if any internship opportunities for CRE . What can I do while going to school now that will...
Does CBRE have a Financial Consulting Group presence in the New York City region?
looking to make a career transition at 29 years old. probably impossible, but who knows. anyway, if i did want to get into underwriting and modeling, what would be the easiest way to do that. (i am coming from middle office trade management at MS). thanks!
Ditch bad job for a good one, or hold out for a great one?
Hello Everyone, Brief background: Graduated May '15 from a top 50 university with a Finance degree. Internship at a top firm (Goldman/MS/ JPM /UBS). I currently do cost analysis for a small company, and the work is not related to finance at all. I didn't know what I wanted to do out of college, but...
Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing
Looking at a couple opportunities at Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing Group. Can anyone provide any insight into the culture? Also entering as an analyst or associate in investment management do you work both on acquisitions and Asset Management or do they split the groups? Thanks in advance!
ARGUS Developer module
Has anyone worked with ARGUS for a development model using their Development Module? Pros / Cons to the product? Does it work across all asset classes (incl hotels, mixed use) and how flexible is it in driving assumptions (different % debt/equity draws, timing of cash flows, sensitizing terms of...
Buy vs Lease Analysis
Anyone have a good Buy vs Lease analysis template that they rely on? Preferably would have flexibility in the sense that I want an analysis that would compare a lease of an existing building scenario vs a buy land, develop building and use scenario--- from a Tenant's perspective. Can send some of my...
REIT master lease SEC filings
Does anyone know in what SEC filings REITs commonly publish master leases for facilities recently acquired? I'm working on a restructuring of a SNF lease for a facility we own and trying to get an understanding of what's market in terms of basic lease terms (gaurantees, length of term, EOD, cure...
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