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Commercial real estate jobs in California

50 active commercial real estate and proptech roles in California — the largest CRE market in the Western US.

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California CRE market overview

California is the deepest commercial real estate market on the West Coast, anchored by Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay Area, San Diego, and Orange County. The state blends institutional ownership of trophy office and multifamily assets with an unusually large base of venture-backed proptech and life-science real estate.

Hiring in California leans toward acquisitions and asset management at institutional sponsors, investment sales and capital markets at the major brokerages, and credit underwriting at banks with active CRE books. The proptech ecosystem adds non-traditional CRE roles in product, data, and operations.

Key metros

  • Los Angeles
  • San Francisco / Bay Area
  • San Diego
  • Orange County
  • Sacramento

Employer types active here

  • Investment sales and brokerage
  • Institutional investment managers
  • Private credit and debt funds
  • Life sciences and lab REITs
  • Proptech and CRE data platforms

Compensation context

Compensation in the Bay Area and coastal Southern California skews higher than the national CRE median, particularly for acquisitions and asset management roles with carried-interest or bonus upside. Back-office and property management roles track closer to national medians.

Common California CRE roles

  • Acquisitions associate
  • Asset manager
  • Investment sales analyst
  • Credit analyst (bank CRE)

Top CRE employers hiring in California

Companies with the most active listings on HireCRE right now.

  • CIM11 roles
  • Marcus & Millichap10 roles
  • Banner Bank9 roles
  • ICONIQ Capital8 roles
  • Bellwether3 roles
  • Green Street2 roles
  • Lincoln Property Companies2 roles
  • Berkadia1 role

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