Also called: CRE Loan Originator, Real Estate Debt Originator
Arranges loans for office buildings, apartments, warehouses and hotels.
You tour a new apartment complex with the developer, model its rents and build a loan proposal for $40 million. Then you defend it in front of the credit committee.
Includes bonus.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 6 years after high school. Bachelor's in finance or real estate.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Finance, Real Estate.
Growing about average (about 3% over 10 years). Tracks loan officers.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI underwrites properties faster, but sourcing deals, judging sponsors and touring buildings stay relationship work.
Classes: AP Macroeconomics, AP Statistics, Business class.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-2072.
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