Debt and Equity Placement (Brokerage) - is now a good time to get in?
I have a potential opportunity to join a debt and equity placement team at a large brokerage firm. I am wondering, with the wave of 10-year loan terminations from the 2006-2007 hype pretty much coming to an end, is now a good time to get into this line of business?

P.S: the position is an "analyst" position - I am more looking for the opportunity to learn how to underwrite various deals at the point in my career, as opposed to making as much $$ as possible
[{"id": "de5rk9v", "text": "Dependent on the area involved, it can be, especially if there is a large appetite in your market for construction. Just remember, mortgage debt is used for developing, not just for term loans. I've been working in a commercial mortgage brokerage for the past 6 years, starting out as an analyst as well. There is a steep learning curve and many washout the first two years.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "de5xc82", "text": "depends what brokerage and area. you would need to specify to get the answers you are looking for", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "de69flw", "text": "Going along the other comments, also have to consider if they only do Multifamily or all assets and also if you're going to be assigned to a team and what's their deal flow look like. I interned at a brokerage that also did debt and equity and some producers didn't have enough deal flow to keep their analysts busy. ", "replies": [], "depth": 1}]