Building a successful real estate club at a university is crucial for students looking to enter the commercial real estate industry. Many students come into college unsure of what career path they want to take, and a real estate club can provide the opportunity to learn about the business and determine if it is the […]
Feeling scared and anxious when approaching the job search process is normal. When it comes to preparing for a real estate interview, our team recommends a few tips that have proven to be helpful. Read below to find out. Social Media During the interview process, some companies may look at your social media (Instagram, TikTok, […]
As the current real estate job market shifts from an employee-driven market to an employer-driven market, candidates looking to break into the industry must find creative solutions to set themselves apart. I have found that reading industry publications and planning & zoning/city council documents. In a recent webinar we facilitated, Kent Elliot, Founder of RETS Associates, […]
Reading real estate-related news is one of the easiest ways you can start to separate yourself from others. Not to mention, it’s super practical and you can start doing it today. My guess is, if you are reading this, you are already someone who is active with self improvement, so here’s more on how to […]
The impacts of a potential recession have certainly already affected the real estate job market. You may have already been a part of the nationwide layoffs. Or you may be a part of the upcoming nationwide layoffs that have already plagued many of my friends and our readers. With that, I want to say the […]
This year our team has facilitated a total of six webinars with companies that were in the midst of hiring their new intern, analyst, and associate classes and learned multiple real estate hiring lessons. These companies ranged from publicly traded brokerage companies world-renowned real estate private equity and development companies to newly minted companies that […]
A.CRE will be on the road and hosting events in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York City in the next month and we’d love to connect in person with all of you in these cities. We will be hosting some happy hours and the drinks are on us! Come spend an evening with Michael […]
Building your network is a proactive way to gain an advantage in the hiring process and to hedge against uncertainty when you are struggling to find a job. This article is part of our LinkedIn 101 networking series, aimed at providing you with the best LinkedIn networking tips to help you find a job in […]
Our goal with this article is to help real estate hiring managers receive higher-quality applicants interested in their positions. With the A.CRE Accelerator, our team has trained over 3,000 real estate candidates to be great at real estate financial modeling. And, in this article, we’ll tell you what we’ve learned over time about what attracts […]
In this Day in the Life of a Commercial Real Estate Professional post, we hear from Daniel Greenblum, a capital markets Associate at a real estate loan broker, Lev Capital. Daniel has been kind enough to share his typical daily routine and discuss what it takes to land a successful career in CRE Capital Markets. […]
For you job candidates who are international CRE students and want to get a job in the U.S. in the industry, here are my three biggest tips to help you find success: Set Specific Goals for Yourself Network Persistently Don’t Lose Confidence Michael Godfrey, a graduate of the A.CRE Accelerator, and someone who successfully landed […]
Marquette University recently held its 11th annual Real Estate Strategies Conference. Our Co-Founder, Spencer Burton, had the privilege of being the Keynote speaker so a few members of our team came up to support him. A quote from Jack Welch, Founder of General Electric, came up that was powerful, which went along with some main […]
In this ‘Day in the Life of a Commercial Real Estate Professional’ post, we hear from Ian Hawk, Associate at a real estate mortgage lending company, Dwight Mortgage Trust in New York City. Ian has been kind enough to share his typical daily routine and discuss what it takes to land a successful career in […]
As a CRE recruiter, I often get questions from people who are unhappy in their current job. This is a very common situation for people to have – in both commercial real estate and in other fields. However, I want to let you know that this isn’t an inescapable problem. I’ve given advice to countless […]
Here’s the status quo for most college students. You find yourself balancing a social life, 12+ hours of school, extracurricular activities, athletics, jobs, unexpected life curveballs, and parents’ high expectations for you. For those of you who want to gain a unique advantage in your post-college real estate job search amidst all of this, keep […]