Monthly tracking of commercial real estate hiring demand — CRE-related job postings across 49 leading brokerages, investment managers, lenders, owner-operators, and REITs. Original AB CRE Advisors research, updated monthly.
A monthly read on commercial real estate hiring demand, compiled from the public career portals of 49 leading CRE firms across brokerage, investment management, CRE finance, owner-operators, and REITs. This inaugural edition captures 214 CRE-related openings for May 2026. Hiring is concentrated in brokerage and capital markets, investment and acquisitions, and asset management — the front-office functions that move first when firms position for the next phase of the cycle. Month-over-month trend data will build as the series matures.
Front-office roles dominate this month's demand. Brokerage and capital markets lead at roughly a third of openings, followed by investment and acquisitions. Together with asset management, these three functions account for nearly three-quarters of CRE hiring — a pattern consistent with firms staffing for deal flow and active portfolio management rather than pure back-office expansion.
| Firm | Category | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| Cushman & Wakefield | Brokerage | |
| Northmarq | CRE Finance | |
| JLL | Brokerage | |
| Blackstone | Investment Mgr | |
| Ares Management | Investment Mgr | |
| Blue Owl Capital | Investment Mgr | |
| Berkadia | CRE Finance | |
| Greystar | Owner / Operator | |
| Brookfield Properties | Owner / Operator | |
| Apollo Global Mgmt | Investment Mgr | |
| American Homes 4 Rent | REIT | |
| Bridge Investment Group | Investment Mgr | |
| Bain Capital | Investment Mgr |
| Firm | Category | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| Walker & Dunlop | CRE Finance | |
| Tishman Speyer | Owner / Operator | |
| Rialto Capital | CRE Finance | |
| RXR Realty | Owner / Operator | |
| LaSalle Investment Mgmt | Investment Mgr | |
| Prologis | REIT | |
| Cortland | Owner / Operator | |
| Realty Income | REIT | |
| Equinix | REIT | |
| Iron Mountain | REIT | |
| Lincoln Property Co. | Owner / Operator | |
| AvalonBay Communities | REIT | |
| Clarion Partners | Investment Mgr | |
| Lineage | REIT | |
| Host Hotels & Resorts | REIT |
Why we track this
Hiring is a forward-looking signal. When investment managers and brokerages staff up front-office acquisitions and capital markets teams, it often precedes renewed transaction activity. This tracker is built entirely from public company career portals, giving an independent read on where institutional CRE capital is preparing to deploy — without relying on any third-party licensed dataset.
Postings are compiled from the public career portals of 49 leading commercial real estate firms spanning brokerage, investment management, CRE finance and debt, owner-operators, and REITs. Each opening is screened for CRE relevance and classified into one of five core functions: brokerage and capital markets, investment and acquisitions, asset management, CRE finance and debt, and valuation and research.
This inaugural May 2026 edition covers 214 CRE-related openings across the 28 firms with active postings. Company-level counts reflect roles in the five tracked functions and may understate total headcount needs at firms hiring heavily outside those functions. Month-over-month change data will populate as subsequent months are collected. Not investment advice.
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