I chose the University of Toronto Rotman MBA for three main reasons: course structure, teaching caliber, and location in Toronto’s city center. I have a background in Architecture – in my MBA, I wanted to develop a business skillset that I could build a real estate focus on top of. Rotman’s three-part course structure was […]
The College of Charleston is a Liberal Arts School with a Business School, which can often be hard to find. As a student who wanted to focus on real estate, the Commercial Real Estate Finance program really stood out. When researching other schools, I compared size of the school, curriculum required for the real estate […]
Georgia State University is located in the heart of downtown Atlanta and provides education to more than 51,000 students. One of the school’s most significant value add components is its proximity to business districts and the downtown “feel.” I did not consider the on-campus clubs when applying to the University. However, shortly after arriving on […]
We regularly post commercial real estate job openings to our A.CRE Job site section of Adventures in CRE. These jobs are largely openings at top commercial real estate companies, although some hiring professionals at smaller CRE firms also post to the board. If your firm has a job you’d like to share with readers of […]
Growing up in Canada, I had no doubt in my mind that I wanted to stay in Canada for my post-secondary school education. Growing up in a real estate family, I knew I wanted to pursue a career in the real estate industry. I applied to the University of Guelph because they were one of […]
Much of our content here at Adventures in CRE recently has been about career help and advice. This isn’t accidental. With the current pandemic, we’re doing our best to help A.CRE readers/listeners to enhance their career through this unusual time. In this episode of the A.CRE Audio Series, we’re pleased to be joined by Jenn […]
This is the seventh in a series of commercial real estate case studies shared by A.CRE. These case studies are meant to help you practice to master real estate financial modeling. The Cellon Group – Real Estate Asset Management Analyst Test puts you in the role of a analyst candidate seeking a real estate asset […]
My story is somewhat unique from the others presented here, yet relatable to many. I didn’t enter college as a business major. If you asked me when I was a high-school senior or college freshman about my career goals, commercial real estate was absolutely nowhere to be found on my radar. I was well entrenched […]
When a mentor suggested the University of Miami I was apprehensive to even look at the program. Being from a small part of New England, Miami felt a world away. Without knowing much about the city, I immediately felt intimidated and averse to the idea of spending a year away from people and places I […]
One important aspect present in real estate more than any other industry is the need to shoot above your station. Alex Williams, a Financial Analyst at CBRE Capital Markets and our guest today exemplifies this. As just an intern in college, he cold-called and asked to speak with the CEO to close a deal. In […]
Commercial real estate isn’t the fastest to adopt the newest tech compared to other fields. Doing so, however, could increase returns, lower operating expenses, and reduce workload. In this Accelerators in Action episode, listen as Sam Carlson speaks on this topic with RE professional working to integrate tech with real estate, Justin Lia. Justin Lia […]
We get a lot of questions here at Adventures in CRE about how to “get the first job.” Many young professionals breaking into the market struggle to do just that. Jobs available often require experience and or connections – things that new professionals often lack. This episode features Julio Villalobos-Torres, an underwriting analyst at Freddy […]
Glossary of Commercial Real Estate Terms Welcome to the new Glossary of Commercial Real Estate Terms on A.CRE. This will be an ever growing list of commercial real estate terms and definitions and we hope it will become a valuable resource for our readers. We want to give a huge thank you to Matthew de Klerk for […]
I entered TCU with curiosity about Real Estate and solidified that interest by becoming involved with the TCU Real Estate Club and attending all the events they put on. Being in the business school, after I completed all the core classes my freshman year, I decided to make my major Finance with Real Estate. The […]