Real Estate Researcher

MSCI

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Work type
On-site
Location
New York, NY
Salary
$121,000–$157,000 / yr
Posted
12 days ago
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Below market

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This role pays less than 85% of similar roles. Most pay $162,000–$248,912 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $139k versus about $205k for comparable roles.

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About MSCI

MSCI is a US-based provider of investment decision support tools, including equity indexes, portfolio risk and performance analytics, and ESG research used by institutional investors worldwide.

MSCI currently has 16 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $126,500–$196,000 across 16 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Real Estate Researcher

The Real Estate Researcher joins the Real Estate Research & Development team to perform a build-and-analyze role focused on capital markets analysis. You will analyze trends in pricing, transactions, financing conditions, and cap rates to generate original research and actionable insights. Daily responsibilities include authoring substantive market commentary, developing data visualizations, and building bespoke analytical tools or prototypes. You will use Python, SQL, and AI tools, including LLMs and machine learning techniques, to pull, clean, and model large, messy datasets. The role requires applying statistical modeling and econometric techniques to financial data to solve real estate research problems. You will translate quantitative findings into accessible narratives, helping clients understand market dynamics, capital structures, and investment thesis drivers through rigorous, data-backed analysis and innovative product development.

What you'll do

  • Analyze real estate capital markets trends to generate original research and actionable insights.
  • Author substantive market analysis, research reports, and client-facing commentary.
  • Develop data visualizations and charts to translate quantitative findings into accessible narratives.
  • Respond to client inquiries with data-backed answers and build bespoke analytical tools.
  • Build prototypes for new research products and datasets based on rigorous analysis.
  • Use Python, SQL, and AI tools to pull, clean, model, and visualize large datasets.
  • Apply statistical modeling and econometric techniques to financial and real estate data.

What we're looking for

  • Ability to analyze real estate capital markets trends and generate actionable research insights.
  • Skill in writing research reports, market commentary, and translating quantitative findings into accessible narratives.
  • Proficiency in writing code to pull, clean, model, and visualize data using Python, SQL, or similar languages.
  • Hands-on experience applying LLMs or AI tools to accelerate research, writing, or analysis workflows.
  • Ability to develop clear and compelling data visualizations such as charts and graphics.
  • Demonstrated ability to apply statistical modeling and econometric techniques to financial data.
  • Experience with commercial real estate market dynamics and capital structures (preferred).
  • Entrepreneurial mindset to move from idea to prototype quickly while maintaining analytical rigor.

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