Commercial Real Estate Research Writer (TN)

Crefc; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

CRE Finance Council in Nashville is seeking a Commercial Real Estate Research Writer to join the Corporate Communications and Publications team. This role focuses on turning data and market research into insightful content for market reports, thought leadership, and client-facing materials.

The position emphasizes analytical rigor, data collection, and collaboration with internal teams to deliver high-quality market intelligence used by clients, brokers, and the firm’s marketing efforts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Real Estate, Finance, Economics, Business, Geography, Statistics, Journalism, or a related field.
• 0–2 years of experience in commercial real estate research or related analytics.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Experience with data visualization in Excel is preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.

Responsibilities

• Research CRE market trends across multiple property types and markets.
• Monitor economic indicators and industry news to identify trends.
• Collect, organize, and validate data from research platforms and public sources.
• Analyze market fundamentals: vacancies, rents, absorption, construction, sales, demographics.
• Support ad hoc research requests from internal stakeholders.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Written communication

Verbal communication

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Real Estate, Finance, Economics, Business, Geography, Statistics, Journalism

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

CoStar

Real Capital Analytics

RealPage

Job description

Position Overview

Matthews is seeking a Commercial Real Estate Research Writer to join its Corporate Communications and Publications team. This position is ideal for someone with a strong analytical mindset who enjoys working with data, identifying market trends, and transforming research into meaningful insights.

The Commercial Real Estate Research Writer will support the production of national and regional market reports, research publications, thought leadership, and other market intelligence initiatives. This role will help collect, analyze, and interpret commercial real estate and economic data while contributing to reports, presentations, and market commentary used by clients, brokers, and the firm’s marketing efforts.

This role will be based in our Nashville, TN office.

Duties & Responsibilities

Market Research & Analysis

• Research commercial real estate market trends across multiple property types and geographic markets
• Monitor economic indicators, industry news, and market activity to identify meaningful trends and emerging themes.
• Collect, organize, and validate data from industry research platforms and public sources.
• Analyzing market fundamentals including vacancies, rental rates, absorption, construction activity, investment sales, and demographic trends.
• Support ad hoc research requests from internal stakeholders

Market Reports & Publications

• Support the production of quarterly and annual market reports, white papers, and research publications
• Prepare market summaries, data tables, charts, and graphs for research reports
• Maintain consistency and accuracy across all research publications
• Review data for quality control and verify information prior to publication
• Assist with updating templates, graphics, and recurring research deliverables

Thought Leadership & Content

• Support the development of market commentary, research articles, and thought leadership pieces
• Identify data-driven storylines that can be developed into reports, articles, presentations, and digital content
• Collaborate with the Corporate Communications team to transform research into client-facing content
• Assist with research supporting webinars, presentations, and other educational materials

Data Visualization & Reporting

• Create charts, graphs, and visualizations that communicate market trends clearly
• Maintain research databases, spreadsheets, and reporting tools
• Help improve research processes and identify opportunities to automate recurring tasks where appropriate

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in Real Estate, Finance, Economics, Business, Geography, Statistics, Journalism, or a related field.
• 0–2 years of experience in commercial real estate research, market analysis, finance, or a related analytical role (internships encouraged).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Experience creating charts and data visualizations in Excel or similar tools is preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Ability to organize, analyze, and interpret large datasets.
• Comfortable working with deadlines and managing multiple projects simultaneously.
• Interest in commercial real estate markets and economic trends.
• Willingness to leverage AI tools to improve research, content development, and workflow efficiency.
• Experience with CRE research platforms such as CoStar, Real Capital Analytics, Realpage, or similar tools is a plus, but not required.