Top Real Estate Firm - Only Good for Brokerage Professionals - Research Coordinator CBRE Employee Review

1.0
Jul 11, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

This is the top real estate services firm in the world--you will learn a lot and from the best in the business--can never be taken away from you--will speak volumes to others.

Cons

CBRE is not the place for anyone who doesn't aspire to be on the brokerage side; however, moving into the brokerage side is extremely competitive. Compensation for positions is very low and no possibility of bonuses/financial incentives to slave yourself for brokerage. Found myself burned out very quickly with nothing to show for it, except to make someone else rich.

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5.0
Jun 22, 2026
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Pros

The company has a great mentor program. You will meet colleagues who do amazing things like write books, receive leadership awards, and write checks to nonprofits that really need the help.

Cons

I really have no complaints. I am still in contact with many of my colleagues there.

1.0
Jun 26, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Honestly? Not much. The vision insurance was decent, I guess. Truthfully though, there wasn't much.

Cons

Management's refusal to allow employees freedom. I routinely got praise from the client and hit the maximum score on my goals. If things weren't done "by the book", they were wrong. The health insurance was awful. Going to self-employment, one of the things that you hear is that you're going to pay a lot for health insurance. However, I'm actually paying LESS than when I worked for CBRE. When you work for CBRE, don't consider job security something that you're going to have. I saw two employees with 15+ years for the company get laid off, with zero severance and no option to transfer elsewhere, unless they wanted to uproot their families and move states for more work and a pay cut. This is the worst company that I've ever had the displeasure to work for. If you have literally any other option of employment, please consider doing that.

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