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Real Estate Financial Modeling Accelerator (Updated May 2026)

Before launching the Accelerator program, Michael and I received countless emails requesting a more structured, step-by-step real estate financial modeling training program. Over the years, we've covered hundreds of real estate modeling…
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Deep Dive: Careers in Commercial Real Estate (Updated Nov 2025)

The real estate industry is enormous. In the United States alone, over 2.9 million jobs are tied to commercial real estate, 17% of GDP comes from the real estate industry, and the aggregate value of U.S. commercial real estate is approximately…
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Deep Dive – Land Acquisition and Assemblage (Updated September 2024)

This is a topic I'm all too familiar with. You see, I cut my teeth in real estate largely sourcing and negotiating residential and mixed-use land acquisition opportunities.  I've put land deals together both as a fiduciary and as a principal,…
government real estate
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All About Real Estate Careers in Government and Non-Profit (Updated Aug 2024)

A host of real estate related jobs are available at government and non-profit organizations. Examples of roles in this area might include business development professionals working with local developers and real estate investors to coordinate…
real estate private equity
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Deep Dive – Sources of Capital: Real Estate Private Equity (Updated July 2024)

Capital for commercial real estate investments is generally sourced from one or more of the following buckets: public equity, public debt, private equity, or private debt. In my experience, few people fully understand these four buckets of capital,…
Real Estate Consulting Jobs
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All About Careers in Real Estate Consulting

Real estate consulting jobs include work in a variety of areas such as appraisal and valuation, entitlement services, portfolio strategy, enterprise M&S, workplace strategy, location footprint strategy, site acquisition and analysis, among…
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All About Careers in Real Estate Management (Updated June 2024)

Once a real estate asset is acquired by an acquisitions professional or developed by a development professional, it falls to real estate management jobs to operate the property successfully. This team is made up of property managers, asset…
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All About Careers in Corporate Real Estate (Updated June 2024)

The aggregate value of all commercial real estate holdings in the United States exceeds $5 trillion, with a significant portion owned by large corporations. These companies, while not primarily in the business of real estate investment, rely…
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All About Careers in Real Estate Finance and Debt (Updated June 2024)

Real estate debt and finance jobs encompass a wide range of roles and responsibilities, but generally professionals working in this area are responsible for originating, managing, sourcing, and/or assessing debt investments. Roles might include…
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All About Careers in Real Estate Development (Updated May 2024)

Professionals in real estate development jobs, either working for themselves or their employer, create new places for people to live, work, shop, and play. This person typically is involved with the transaction from land sourcing through lease-up…
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All About Careers in Real Estate Acquisitions (Updated May 2024)

In acquisitions jobs, professionals typically source, analyze, conduct due diligence on, and negotiate the purchase of new equity investments for their real estate investment firms. It's important to note that acquisitions professionals generally…
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CRE Company Database and Career Tool (Updated Jan 2024)

So, why did we put together this comprehensive list of commercial real estate companies? Well, from my time spent in real estate executive recruiting space, I learned that we couldn’t help everyone. Candidates needed a very specific background…
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Day in the Life: EVP/Asset Manager – Family Office

In this 'Day in the Life of a Commercial Real Estate Professional' post, we hear from an EVP/Asset Manager working at a Family Office in California where this person has been located for the last 2 years. This professional has been kind enough…