Internship opportunities offer students the chance to gain valuable hands-on experience in the dynamic and multifaceted field of real estate. These internships typically provide students with exposure to various aspects of the real estate industry, including property management, leasing, investment analysis, development, and brokerage.
Do you have an interest in investment management? Would you like to work in a dynamic, collaborative, and diverse organization that is dedicated to your success as an intern? CBRE Investment management invites you to apply for our summer 2026 internships! We are looking for motivated students willing to learn the business and make impactful contributions.
A Day As A CBRE Investment Management Intern
You would have the opportunity to work in one of many exciting areas of the organization. You could work on cash flow modeling with our finance team, rationalize a big data set to find trends with our analytics team, participate in potential investor industry review with our private infrastructure team, or understand the metrics of a deal by underwriting leases and maintaining property models with our strategic partners team.
The Experience
A 10 - week, full-time, paid, internship with a potential opportunity to join the organization for a full-time role in the future.
You will have the opportunity to network with CBRE IM leaders, as well as those within the larger CBRE organization.
You will learn from the best through a series of executive webinars with top company leaders.
You will be included in team meetings, gaining the inside scoop of how our high performing teams achieve results.
You will participate in fun social events and be given the opportunity to network with your fellow interns.
You will have the opportunity to present a capstone project at the end of the summer to showcase your work and abilities.
Areas of Focus
We will have internship opportunities in the following business functions:
Client Solutions
Insights and Intelligence
Sustainability and Innovation
Financial Operations
Direct Private Real Estate
Indirect Private Real Estate
Private Infrastructure
Listed Real Assets
What You Need
Currently an undergraduate or masters’ degree student pursuing a degree in Finance, Real estate, Economics, Business, Accounting, Math with a graduation date between December 2026 – June 2027
Strong interest in real estate, numbers, and analysis
Critical thinking skills
Experience and proficiency with Microsoft Office suite: Word, PowerPoint Excel, Outlook
Nice To Have
Experience with Argus and cash flow modelling
Computer Science, data analytics or similar degree minors/certificates
For more information, please visit www.cbreim.com.
Since 2016, Project Destined has empowered over 20,000+ students worldwide with training that opens doors to careers in Real Estate Private Equity, Investment Banking, Development, Asset Management, Capital Markets and more.
We are excited to launch our Private Equity Virtual Internship Program, designed to provide students with hands-on experience across different areas of Private Equity.
September 6th – December 1st, 2025
6 Sessions | 2-Hours, Each
Program Highlights:
Training & Development: Students will participate in live training covering commercial real estate investments (including financial modeling) led by graduate school professors and a former Carlyle Group executive.
Case Study & Career Preparation: Students will build their skills through individual and team-based case studies designed to prepare them for private equity interviews, internship capstones, and analyst-level roles.
Access to Advanced Programs & Career Opportunities: Students will gain priority access to advanced courses, in-person networking events with top firms, and exclusive career opportunities in private equity.
ICSC has recently launched its New ICSC Internship Platform: Career Connections! This online hub gives you the tools to upload your resume and apply to internships with ICSC partner companies.