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LaSalle Investment Management is seeking a full-time Research Analyst to join the Research & Strategy team in Chicago. This person will contribute to the Research & Strategy team by analyzing the US real estate markets and macro economic data. They will forecast market conditions, contribute to presentations, recommend real estate investment strategies, create and update market visualizations, write market reports on new acquisitions, and help develop investment strategy tools. A demonstrated interest in economics, statistical analysis, urban planning & development, or real estate is desired. This role requires a candidate who is creative, organized, has strong writing skills, and is experienced in quantitative analysis.
Responsibilities
- Analyze and interpret macroeconomic (US & metro-level) trends, financial returns, and property market data.
- Forecast real estate supply, demand, and rent trends. Seek out new sources of information that improve these forecasts.
- Prepare market analyses for potential acquisitions, covering construction, rent growth, and a property’s positioning relative to competitors.
- Create and update presentation graphics summarizing economic and real estate data that tell the story of the market with data.
- Collaborate with colleagues to answer complex questions about the behavior of real estate markets.
- Build strategy tools that drive investment performance.
- Contribute to US and global research projects and white papers, including LaSalle’s Insights, Strategy and Analysis (ISA).
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Urban Planning, Geography, Real Estate or other relevant social science.
- Strong writing, analytical, Excel, and PowerPoint skills. Familiarity with GIS and statistical programming language such as ‘R’ is a plus, but not required.
- Knowledge of economics, finance, and statistics. Urban planning and real estate knowledge is a positive.
