Director Real Estate Research

The role will help guide acquisition and portfolio strategy across the rental housing market in the Americas with a focus on the U.S. apartment market. The position will work closely with our housing sector acquisition and asset management teams bringing together top-down macro research with bottom-up intelligence. The role reports to the Global Head of Research and will collaborate on research spanning various rental housing subsectors including Affordable housing manufactured housing student housing senior housing single-family rentals and more. The position sits within the broader Nuveen Strategic Insights team which encompasses global real estate research sustainability proptech and innovation. Our goal is to increasingly utilize the data from our own portfolio to garner differentiated market insights so experience with large data sets is beneficial.

The successful candidate will have a prominent role within the organization held up as a subject matter expert in the residential sector. The role will present internally and may have opportunities to present externally to clients and at housing-focused industry events.

Key Responsibilities and Duties

• Analyzes trends to identify winning themes subsectors and markets before readily apparent to the broader market.

• Prepares presentations and presents on market conditions opportunities and risks.

• Builds and contributes to existing quantitative models.

• Writes compelling thought pieces in both short-form (blog posts articles) and long-form (white papers)

• Sources nontraditional datasets and utilizes internal data to help drive differentiated insights.

Educational Requirements

• University (Degree) Preferred

Work Experience

• 3 Years Required; 5 Years Preferred

Physical Requirements

• Physical Requirements: Sedentary Work

Career Level
7IC

Required:

• 3 years of experience in Real Estate Research specifically in Americas housing (apartments single family rentals etc.) and global forecasting

Preferred:

• 5 years of experience in Real Estate Research specifically in Americas housing (apartments single family rentals etc.) and global forecasting

• Bachelors Degree

• Experience forecasting business preferably within the real estate investment housing sector.

• Advanced analytical/reasoning skills to analyze disparate information flows based on market specific practice into a meaningful relative-value basis.

• Advanced reasoning skills to effectively and timely identify viable investment opportunities which meet the long and short-term goals of multiple investor clients.

• Experienced and proficient in Excel.

Anticipated Posting End Date:

Actual base salary may vary based upon but not limited to relevant experience time in role base salary of internal peers prior performance business sector and geographic addition to base salary the competitive compensation package may include depending on the role participation in an incentive program linked to performance (for example annual discretionary incentive programs non-annual sales incentive plans or other non-annual incentive plans).

Company Overview

Nuveen is a global investment leader managing public and private assets for clients around the world and on behalf of TIAA our parent company and one of the worlds largest institutional investors. We invest in the growth of businesses real estate infrastructure and natural capital providing clients with the reliability access and foresight unique to our heritage. Our prevailing perspective on the future drives our ambition to innovate and adapt our business to the changing needs of investors - all to pursue lasting performance for our clients our communities and our global to learn more about us.

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At TIAA were on a mission to build on our 100 year legacy of delivering for our clients while evolving to meet tomorrows challenges. We equip our associates with future-focused skills and AI tools that enable us to advance our mission. Together we are fighting to ensure a more secure financial future for all and for generations to come. We are guided by our values: Champion Our People Be Client Obsessed Lead with Integrity Own It and Win As One. They influence every decision we make and how we work together to serve our clients every day. We thrive in a collaborative in-office environment where teams work across organizational boundaries with shared purpose accelerating innovation and delivering meaningful results. Our workplace brings together TIAA and Nuveens entrepreneurial spirit where we work hard and work together to create lasting impact. Here every associate can grow through meaningful learning experiences and development pathwaysbecause when our people succeed our impact on clients lives grows stronger.

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