You are here: / Careers

Tag Archive for: Careers

, , ,

Real Estate Financial Modeling Accelerator (Updated June 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…
, ,

A.CRE Jobs of the Week (Updated 6.29.2026)

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…
, , , ,

How to Prepare for the Real Estate Technical Interview (Updated Nov 2025)

So you've made it past the HR screening interview. You have the education and experience the company is looking for, but now they want to be sure you possess the real estate financial modeling skills necessary to do the job. They've asked…
, , , , , , ,

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…
, ,

Exploring Latin America’s Real Estate Markets: Chile

The real estate market in Latin America continues to offer a landscape of economic and urban realities that invite strategic analysis. In our previous installment, we explored the case of Argentina, a complex market but full of opportunities…
, ,

Exploring Latin America’s Real Estate Markets: Argentina

Latin America's real estate market remains fertile ground for analysis, shaped by stark economic contrasts, political complexity, and evolving social dynamics. Within this diverse landscape, the Argentina Real Estate Market stands out as one…
, ,

Exploring Latin America’s Real Estate Markets: Mexico

In this second article of our Exploring Latin America's Real Estate Markets series, we turn our attention to one of the most robust and strategic markets in the region: Mexico. Unlike other Latin American economies, the Mexican real estate sector…
,

Introducing the New Accelerator 3.0 Platform

In 2018, Michael and I designed and built the A.CRE Accelerator program. Our goal was to create the preeminent tool for mastering real estate financial modeling—a program that would provide a clear path to expertise and give Accelerator Graduates…
, , ,

Learning Real Estate Financial Modeling in Excel (Updated Oct 2024)

We're often asked by our readers how we learned to be proficient in real estate financial modeling. The question usually arises because the person wants to know how to model real estate in Excel to either land a job in commercial real estate…
real estate job candidate
, , , , ,

What makes for a bad real estate job candidate? (Updated September 2024)

Just a bit of context regarding the title – this does not mean you are a bad candidate! This uncovers what makes you the wrong candidate for a specific role. As your track record improves, the probability that you will be more attractive to…
, , ,

Staying Connected to CRE Professionals (Updated September 2024)

Lately, we have spoken to several undergraduate and graduate real estate programs. A question that keeps coming up is: “How do you recommend we stay in touch with our network?” This question is bigger and generally more applicable than just…
,

Compensation in Real Estate (United States 2023)

Several years ago, we published a careers in real estate series where we discussed the various job sectors, business fields, and job functions that exist in the real estate industry. Additionally, we broke down compensation in real estate (salary…
Thinking About Leaving Your Job
, , , ,

Are You Thinking About Leaving Your Job? (Updated Sept 2024)

Aesop's Fable says, “He who finds discontentment in one place is unlikely to find happiness in another.” CRE employees are leaving their jobs at an accelerating rate right now. Due to the pandemic, layoffs, companies not hiring for the past…
First real estate job
,

Landing Your First Analyst Job in Commercial Real Estate (Updated Aug 2024)

That first job in real estate, most likely at the analyst-level, will be one of the most important jobs - if not the most important job - of your real estate career. Now don't misunderstand me. Failures can be overcome, wrong decisions can…
Wordsmithing your Commercial Real Estate Resume
, , , ,

Wordsmithing your Commercial Real Estate Resume (Updated Aug 2024)

Are you questioning what’s on your commercial real estate resume? Don't overlook the tip I discuss below to help land the interview. The goal of your resume is to get an interview. So, if you are sending a bunch of resumes out, but not…
, , , ,

LinkedIn Job Search 101 for CRE Professionals (Updated Aug 2024)

Our goal with this post is to help you use LinkedIn most effectively in your job search. It's the first post in a series of a LinkedIn 101 networking series to help you get the most out of this resource. Because commercial real estate is such…