Los Angeles Real Estate Credit Associate - Underwriting & Origination

InforCapital, partnership; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Medical benefits

Wellness programs

Retirement benefits

Job summary

Harrison Street Asset Management (HSAM) seeks an Associate to join the Real Estate Credit Strategies team in our Los Angeles office. The role focuses on evaluation, underwriting, and execution of new credit opportunities across multifamily, student housing, senior housing, office, industrial, retail and hospitality.

The successful candidate will support West Coast originations and provide analytical, executional, and strategic support across the investment cycle in a collaborative environment,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Real Estate, Economics, or related field.
• 2–3 years of experience in real estate or investment banking with underwriting exposure.
• Advanced financial modeling and analytical skills, including Excel; Argus experience strongly preferred.
• Understanding of CRE fundamentals, capital structures, and loan documentation.

Responsibilities

• Support the origination and execution of new credit investments, including senior loans, mezzanine loans, public securities, and preferred equity positions.
• Develop and maintain detailed financial cash flow models and sensitivity analyses to evaluate potential investments, including valuation, return performance, risk, and debt structuring.
• Conduct market, sponsor, and asset-level due diligence, including property inspections, third-party report reviews, and calls with brokers and market participants.
• Prepare and present in pipeline meetings, deal screening sessions and investment committees, summarizing key underwriting assumptions, loan structure, market, risks and mitigants.
• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders, including legal counsel, lenders, and sponsors, to drive transaction execution from origination through closing.
• Support ongoing portfolio monitoring and asset management, including performance tracking and any valuation updates as needed.
• Conduct in-depth sector and market research to support origination initiatives and to identify emerging trends and investment opportunities.

Skills

Financial modeling

Analytical skills

Excel proficiency

Argus experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Real Estate

Tools

Argus

Excel

Job description

Harrison Street Asset Management (HSAM) seeks an Associate to join the Real Estate Credit Strategies team in our Los Angeles office. The role focuses on evaluation, underwriting, and execution of new credit opportunities across multifamily, student housing, senior housing, office, industrial, retail and hospitality.

The successful candidate will support West Coast originations and provide analytical, executional, and strategic support across the investment cycle in a collaborative environment,