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Real Estate Masters Programs ( Anyone know someone whose gone?)
I was looking at the Cornell and USC Real estate masters program in addition to their MBA programs. Does anyone know someone whose gone to these or any prominent real estate program? These program websites don't see to have the average salary exiting the program. Also for anyone whose gone or knows...
MIT Certificate in REFD - Will it help in Career Search?
Hi I am relatively new in this community and I've already found it very knowledgeable and helpful. My background: I earned a MA in Economic Policy from a tier 2 university in Boston as an international student. I got into Real Estate 4 years ago as a Financial Analyst for a small PE advisory firm. 3...
Move from NYC RE Investment Banking to Dallas / Atlanta / Charlotte for PERE for buyside role
Hi, guys. Currently working within real estate investment banking boutique in New York (capital raising, financing, large portfolio and note sales) and am considering an offer to move to the buy side world. Real estate private equity certainly has its allure, but the company I am looking at would...
Thoughts on Portfolio Management in REPE?
Recently offered a job in portfolio management at a REPE fund (about $1B AUM). It wasn't the original job I applied for but they think I would be a good fit there. From my understanding, once a property is acquired, I would be "managing the investment" (ie. periodically adjusting the models for any...
Asking about different position during interview - how to approach?
To preface: I recently got in touch with a neighbor/family friend who is a top-level executive of a large commercial bank with a division that does middle market mortgage lending. She was very friendly and at the end of our conversation told me to send her an e-mail with the job openings that I'm...
Carlyle Group Real Estate?
Hello All! Does anyone have any insight into the Carlyle Group 's Real Estate group? I am interested in what types of questions they ask during interviews and what specific types of modeling they want associates to master. Any other insights would be great too!
Where do you find development job listings from the major developers?
Hi, Where are people finding jobs for development positions with the larger developers? I typically use indeed, selectleaders and linkedin to look for open positions, but I run across almost none from large developers and very minimal from smaller shops. Is there somewhere else where some of these...
How hard is it to break into a REIT/REPE/ RE Development post MBA with little RE background?
I'm going to Cornell Johnson this fall and right now I'm leaning towards IB but I've always had an interest in real estate and I'm curious as to what the job opportunities are in RE. Also I can take a fair amount of classes from the hotel or real estate program at Cornell. How hard will it be to...
Does anyone have any experience with Related California (Related Company)?
Hi Does anyone have any experience with Related California (Or Related Company), a large development company? Anything such as interview process, salary, office environment, etc. I can't find much on glassdoor. This is for a development associate position. Thanks
Is there an age limit for breaking into the investment side of real estate?
Is there an age limit for breaking into REPE or as an analyst at CBRE/Eastdil? Assuming you start off in a non investment role and are trying to lateral around into an investment role eventually, is there an age limit after which it becomes impossible if you don't go to a top tier MBA? I figure...
What is Associate comp in RE groups at megafunds?
I'm in the process at a couple well known MFs (think Blackstone , KKR , TPG, etc.). My experience is 3 years in REIB. I have heard Associate base for PE at MF's is $125k + ~100% bonus. What can I expect in the RE group? Same/similar? Or lower? Anyone have any color they can share? Thanks!
Internship opportunities during MSRE(d) study
Hello all, I'm researching MSRE(d) programs to apply for this coming fall/winter. Georgetown, JHU, Columbia, and NYU currently stand out, mainly because I'd like to live/study in a metro area and network in a primary market. I'd like to incorporate an internship during my time in school, but a lot...
LifeCo Internship Exit Opps
Background: undergrad at target school; decent GPA but not stellar 4.0 kind; have RE internship experiences and extracurriculars Will be interning at one of the big lifeco's (Pru, MetLife, Allianz, AIG) this summer on the equity side and am curious about each lifeco's general rep in the industry,...
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...
Q&A:Investment Sales Broker
Currently been working as an investment sales broker for four years specializing in multifamily, mixed-use, and development sites in the 1-30 million space in NYC . Go ahead, fire away. Oh, and if it counts for anything, I worked for three years at a prop trading desk in Chicago.
Development Associate Compensation - Does this sound right?
Hi, I was offered a development associate position in West Los Angeles with a starting base salary of $82,000 and ~$3,000 in bonus, 3% 401K match after a year, no car reimbursement, 70% HC paid for. This position will be handling multifamily development projects of about 50 - 100 units each. I will...
Commercial Mortgage Banking to Development
I have just graduated and am now an intern at a US West Coast based commercial mortgage banking firm. Working on the production side by doing some underwriting, market analysis, preparing offering memorandums; also doing some work in loan servicing. Company does deals on all kinds of commercial...
Position title for Experience Section Advice
Which is the better title to use for someone who interned in real estate at a private equity firm, "real estate private equity summer analyst " or "private equity real estate summer analyst"? Thank you for the input.
Is it worth going in debt for a masters in real estate program?
I graduated in August 2015 and am still looking for a job in real estate. I really started aggressively looking (i.e. talking to multiple people every day, sending out emails left and right) at the beginning of January. Prior to that I was taking some RE courses and teaching myself ARGUS while...
Cold Emailing - Buy side of real estate
Hey all, as some of you may have noticed, I am looking to get into the buy side of real estate. I am coming from a completely different industry but I have started taking steps to get onto the RE path: 1. Joining ULI 2. Starting REFM courses 3. Reading "The Real Estate Game" To supplement this, I...
MS RE vs. MBA RE + RE Work Exp Required + Distressed Acquisitions
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Would it be smart to do Baruch's Masters in Real Estate?
I graduated from an ivy in 2015 and had shitty grades there (2.8 GPA). I have no excuse. I totally fucked around and didn't have my priorities straight. I know I'm capable of doing way better. I went to a top 5 private national High School (think Exeter, Trinity, etc.) and got excellent grades there...
RE Buy Side Quarterly Dinner/Drinks - San Francisco - Updated
UPDATED: Date: Thursday, February 11, 2016 Time: 6:30pm - TBD Location: Schroeder's (Financial District) - 240 Front Street, San Francisco, CA 94111 What: Happy Hour (no host) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Happy New Year monkeys....
Dick Fuld opens real estate brokerage
Mr. Fuld strikes again: [quote] Just seven years after his brokerage firm collapsed under a mountain of troubled mortgages, former Lehman Bros. Chairman and CEO Dick Fuld is back in the real estate business. Last year, Fuld's financial advisory firm, Matrix Advisors, launched a licensed real estate...
Offering to Work for Free as a Postgrad
I went to an ivy and graduated with a 2.8 gpa and no relevant internships. I hate myself for it, I fucked around all of college and have no excuse for it. At this point, I know I need to get some experience and just get my foot in the door somehow. I was thinking of speaking with some real estate...
Should I include ACT on resume if I don't include GPA?
I went to an ivy and did not work nearly as hard as I should have in college. I have no excuse. I didn't have my priorities straight and had too much fun in college. I graduated with a 2.8 GPA and I hate myself for it. As a result, when I'm applying for jobs I don't put my GPA on my resume. I got a...
Low GPA, Online Apps for RE Investment Sales
CMBS Origination Exit Ops
I’ve been exploring the WSO CRE forum for the past few weeks and wanted to ask a question with my first post about potential exit ops for the job I have lined up. Currently in my final year at a non-target state school on the West Coast. Interned for a top national CRE broker after my sophomore...
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...
Insurance Company Real Estate Investment Group Bonuses
Is anyone familiar with bonus structures for the large insurances companies within their real estate investing divisions? (Met Life, Prudential Real Estate Investors, Allianz, NY Life, AIG, etc.). This would be for entry level investment analyst roles. Anyone know how much one can expect? Or does...
NYU MSRE vs. Georgetown MPS
I was accepted into NYU and Georgetown's graduate real estate programs. I graduated from undergrad
Tishman Speyer Analyst Interview help
Hey fellow monkeys, I have an interview lined up with Tishman for their analyst program (after Undergrad). What do you think are "must know" topics that they will test me on? Also how would you answer the dreaded "if i gave you 100Million $, what would you do with it" question? I am very thankful...
Rep. Dem. Policies and RE
The debates lately have focused a lot of attention on taxes and interest rates, specifically how the 0% interest rate policy has hurt income growth but helped Wall Street. Everyone here has seen steady and healthy deal flow, but it raises an interesting question: how will analysts and associates...
Investing in Medical/Dental Practices
Would appreciate insight from anyone with knowledge or experience: I have a few friends graduating from top medical and dental schools who hope to one day partner with me in buying existing practices or opening up new ones and hiring dentists to work for us. They claim that their expertise and my...
Life insurance company Real Estate "prestige", and exit ops
Hey everyone, I've been reading through a ton of really useful threads on WSO with regards to the various divisions and movements throughout the RE industry. However, one thing that I found that was not really discussed frequently is where life insurer real estate analysts fit in the grand spectrum,...
3 Alternative Investments for the Wealthy
Read this a few days ago and wanted to see WSO opinions. If you had half a billion or more would you invest in these or something else? "The ultra-rich, also known as ultra high-net-worth individuals (UHNWIs), are people defined as having net worths of at least $30 million. Net worth for these...
How specific are you on your resume?
See title. How specific are you guys on your resumes regarding deals that you have worked on?
Does anyone know any hedge funds that invest in real estate in additions to stocks/bonds?
Need Help with REIT Job Description
Hey guys, Needed some help in figuring out this interesting job description, which seems like a dual role in Investments and Credit...would like to hear what people get from the description: The Investment/Corporate Credit analyst will provide unbiased, well researched proprietary corporate and...
Real Estate Acquisitions/Asset Management Interview
Fellow Monkeys, As a junior, I will be interviewing with two REITS for either Acquisitions or Asset Management. I believe that I am most interested in Real Estate Investment Banking out of college. I did equity research this past summer, and I believe that it is important to get some exposure to...
Real Estate Purchase Decision
Monkeys, My wife and I are starting to get serious about buying a place here in Chicago. We're not ready to leave the city and head to the suburbs, so we're considering a condo purchase in one of the neighborhoods. For the sake of argument, assume I know the pluses' and minuses of condo versus home....
Fisher Brothers
Anyone know anything about working at Fisher Brothers? I know their wealth is massive but I'm curious what it would be like working there as someone not in the Fisher family.
Real Estate Jobs: Which will be replaced by technology and which won't?
There's pretty much been a consensus agreement that a large number of jobs face a high likelihood of being replaced by robots and/or automated functions. For example, a large number of accounting functions across many industries will be automated. Additionally, more and more service jobs (taxis,...
So many "choices"... RE, IB, or Sales?
Fellow monkeys, I am in need of help. My junior year is fast approaching and I want to target my networking effectively so that I can be in a good position for recruiting. I am currently struggling to know what I want to do with my career because the more I read the less I am sure about anything. I...
Real Estate in Africa
Hello fellow monkeys So i was thinking since many young millenials earning a decent wage in US dollars and with rate so low in US, and many young monkeys rent and do not own property, why not buy a house in some African country? its cheap, many countries have decent infrastructure, you can use it as...
No Money Down Deals
What types of no money down deals are you seeing these days?
Real estate recruitment agencies California
I am currently looking to move out to California from the UK to work in commercial real estate, more specifically investment sales/capital markets at an analyst level. My plan is to make the move once I have secured a job or at the very least an internship. Hopping off the plane without the prospect...
Goldman Sachs RMD vs REPIA
Hi, can someone please explain the differences between the RMD group at Goldman Sachs in Dallas and the REPIA in NYC . Which would offer a better experience for real estate investing and provide the best exit ops to real estate PE?
How would you rate this Miami opportunity? Pros and Cons?
I have an offer to move back home to Miami to work with a small acquisitions shop (4 partners - each covering a different skill-set/area of expertise from finance/acquisitions, management, renovation, etc.) which was formed almost 11 months ago and has acquired +$35MM in multi-family rental assets...
BNP Paribas IBE - Real Estate Finance
Hi, I have an interview for BNP Paribas IBE Real Estate Finance division. Does anyone have any tips or advice on what the culture is at BNP or what they would be looking for as a new Analyst? Cheers
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