Broker Associate
Suburban Real Estate Services, Inc.
This job at a glance
- Who can apply
- New grads and up to 1 year · Bachelor's degree
- Must know
- SalesExcelFinancial modeling
- Work
- On-site in Naperville
- Pay
- Not stated by the employer.
- Skill demand
- Sales48%Excel18%Financial modeling5%of 99 similar entry-level jobs posted in the US this week
- Listed
- Nov 4, 2026 · still open
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About the Role
The Broker Associate position is designed to extend the team's capacity across active landlord assignments and investment sales efforts. This role is built for individuals who want to learn commercial real estate from the ground up, with a structured progression over 24 months. The expectation is continued growth on the team.
Key Responsibilities
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Phase 1 (Months 1–8): Foundation
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Shadow senior brokers on landlord assignments and investment sales transactions.
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Learn the team's market, clients, and analytical processes.
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Build market knowledge through property tours, comp research, and CoStar/data work.
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Assist in preparing pitch decks, offering memoranda, and market surveys.
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Attend client meetings and industry events to begin building a presence.
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Phase 2 (Months 9–16): Contribution
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Take on defined responsibilities within active assignments.
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Lead comp tracking, tour coordination, and proposal preparation with less oversight.
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Begin developing your own relationships, tenants, investors, and referral sources.
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Support investment sale underwriting and due diligence.
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Phase 3 (Months 17–24): Development
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Operate with real autonomy on select assignments.
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Bring your own leads and opportunities to the team.
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Contribute to pitches and client strategy conversations.
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Demonstrate the capacity to carry assignments independently over time.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- CoStar / data work
- Comfortable with Excel, financial modeling basics, and data.
- Commercial real estate interest.
- Communication: clear written and verbal.
- Work ethic: strong, willing to put in the hours.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in real estate, finance, business, or a related field.
- Genuine interest in commercial real estate, the market, the deals, and the relationships.
- Professional presence.
- Real estate license (or willingness to obtain one promptly).
Nice to Have:
- Prior internship or exposure to CRE, brokerage, or capital markets.
- Familiarity with CoStar, Argus, or similar platforms.
- Existing local market knowledge.