Also called: Real Estate Equity Research Analyst
Analyzes publicly traded real estate companies (REITs) that own malls, data centers and apartment buildings.
You tour a data center owned by a REIT, model its future rents and tell investors whether the stock is cheap or expensive.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 5 years after high school. Bachelor's in finance or real estate; CFA helps.
Ways in: 4-year college, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Finance, Real Estate, Economics.
Growing faster than average (about 6% over 10 years). Tracks financial analysts.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. AI reads filings and builds property models fast; research teams are shrinking and juniors feel it most.
Classes: AP Statistics, Accounting class, AP Macroeconomics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-2051.
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