CRE Analyst Quick Hits (3/8/25)
Welcome to Quick Hits, a weekly roundup of commercial real estate news and CRE Analyst updates for our alumni and network.
Happy Saturday!?
This week's newsletter highlights market updates and career moves for some of our alumni. Early enrollment is now open for our May FastTrack cohort. If you know someone who you think would be a good fit, please let us know!?Email us at [email protected] with tips, feedback, leads, referrals, etc. Or DM us on LinkedIn. All feedback will remain confidential.
Top Headlines
The trends and stories we've been following.
Brasa Capital raised $582M by focusing on specialization, familiarity, diversity, and performance, securing major LPs and targeting high-return deals in Texas and the West Coast.
Want a real estate job? It’s 10x harder than Harvard. We recently assisted with three acquisitions and development roles at regional firms ($100K-$175K total comp), which gives us fresh reads on the market and what it takes to breakthrough.
StepStone sees stability in property values, improving debt markets, and renewed promise in value-add office and select sectors.
Glenn Rufrano doesn’t fit the mold of a real estate titan—but no one has saved more real estate companies from disaster.?
Exciting Opportunities
Upcoming cohorts and job opportunities?
We're still excited about the uptick in the job market this year. As we've said, great roles will be extremely competitive, but it's exciting to see more firms feeling optimistic about the future. Let us know if you anything below sounds like a good fit!?
Revantage is a Blackstone Company that provides state-of-the-art support to multiple Blackstone real estate portfolio companies. The Associate, Valuations will provide evaluation and analytical support and performance reporting for Blackstone, Revantage, and the portfolio companies' senior management.?
> Let us know if you're interested by emailing us at [email protected]
Enrollment is officially open for our Summer FastTrack session beginning on May 7th. Please reach out if you're interested or if you know someone who you think would benefit and be a good fit for the cohort. We are currently offering early enrollment discounts and referral bonuses.?
> Reach out to apply or ask questions at [email protected]!
Alumni Grapevine
Our alumni network is making big moves to start the year.
Congrats to Gini Rounsaville, a FastTrack Alumna, on her promotion to Executive Vice President at JLL!?
Congrats to John Meyer, a FastTrack Alumnus, on his new role on the Dallas Investment Sales Team at Walker & Dunlop!?
Congrats to Mario Giglio, a FastTrack Alumnus, on his new position as Lecturer at the University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business!?
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Feedback
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