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Transwestern

Commercial real estate services and development

Real Estate Broker Associate

Full-Time
No salary listed
Entry, Junior
Bachelor's
Austin, TX, USA
In Person
Real EstateReal Estate Sales

About the job

Requirements
  • A bachelor's degree with emphasis in real estate, accounting, finance, or a related field.
  • A real estate license within the state, maintained in good standing throughout employment.
  • Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Adobe.
  • Ability to comprehend, analyze, and interpret documents.
  • Ability to effectively present information.
  • Aptitude for sales prospecting through telephone and in-person techniques.
  • Ability to provide general direction, be self-managed, and work independently.
  • Ability to provide efficient, timely, reliable, and courteous service to internal and external clients.
  • Ability to keep information and internal communications confidential.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Travel may be required.
Responsibilities
  • Assist senior brokers with calls and business development activities through prospecting, networking, relationship building, marketing, and client presentations.
  • Provide clients with information on leasing availability, current market conditions, and financial analyses to support decision-making.
  • Accompany prospective clients on property tours to discuss property features, leasing rates, and terms.
  • Compile property data for clients, including summary reports, maps, status updates, and industry- and market-specific information.
  • Prepare Requests for Proposals and review proposal responses.
  • Analyze data and prepare real estate reports on average asking rents, tenants in the market, historical data, and market comparisons.
  • Report and update senior brokers on potential deals, issues or concerns, and next steps.
  • Participate in contract negotiations and due diligence.
  • Draft correspondence to existing and prospective clients.
  • Gather, prepare, and distribute marketing materials.
  • Engage in local community and charitable events, industry associations, and professional associations to create contacts and generate new business.
  • Maintain the client list and deals within the company's customer relationship management system.
Desired Qualifications
  • A minimum of 0–2 years of real estate or related experience, preferably in a brokerage or other service capacity.
  • Internship experience in commercial real estate.
  • Knowledge of CoStar and other related commercial real estate listing software.

About the company

Transwestern offers commercial real estate services, development, and investment management through an integrated, customized approach that starts with good ideas and aims to drive client value. Its products work by coordinating multiple services—listing and leasing, project development, asset and investment management—across its 33 U.S. offices and through strategic global alliances to tailor solutions to each client. What sets Transwestern apart is its emphasis on personalized service and a unified platform that combines advisory, development, and investment capabilities, supported by broad geographic reach and collaboration with partners to craft creative, client-specific real estate strategies. The company’s goal is to deliver tangible value for clients by providing comprehensive, customized real estate solutions that meet their objectives.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Houston, Texas

Founded

1978

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What believers are saying

  • September 3, 2026 North Houston project adds 749,000 industrial square feet.
  • August 27, 2026 Atlanta medical campus assignment expands recurring leasing fees.
  • July 7, 2026 Forte acquisition deepens Twin Cities platform and brokerage coverage.

What critics are saying

  • March 30, 2026 antitrust settlement caps Balke Brown Transwestern at $295,000, signaling legal exposure.
  • Chicago office vacancy remains 18.6% in Q1 2026, pressuring commissions.
  • A 2027 office crash would hammer fees, recruiting, and enterprise value.

What makes Transwestern unique

  • Transwestern combines brokerage, development, investment, and hospitality across U.S. markets.
  • September 3, 2026 Hanover deal shows industrial execution plus capital partnerships.
  • December 17, 2025 FrontierGen investment extends into AI data centers.

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Benefits

  • Flexible Work Hours
  • Remote Work Options

Company News

Energy Conference Network
Dec 27th, 2025
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Transwestern makes strategic investment in FrontierGen to accelerate data center and advanced manufacturing development. Consistent with its strategy to develop, own, and operate data centers across the United States, Transwestern has made an investment in FrontierGen, the Houston-based developer of "Infrastructure Nexus" campuses in South Texas. The partnership will accelerate the planning and build-out of infrastructure-ready, AI-focused data center and advanced manufacturing campuses across the region. This investment initiative

Transwestern
Dec 16th, 2025
Transwestern invests in FrontierGen to accelerate data centre development

Transwestern has made a strategic investment in FrontierGen to accelerate development of data centres and advanced manufacturing facilities. The investment aims to support FrontierGen's expansion in these high-growth sectors as demand for data infrastructure and manufacturing capacity continues to increase. Further details about the investment amount and specific terms were not disclosed.

CommercialSearch
Dec 2nd, 2025
Transwestern JV to Develop 529 KSF Savannah Project

Transwestern JV to develop 529 KSF Savannah project. The two industrial buildings will be part of a larger campus. A joint venture between Transwestern Development Co. and Transwestern Investment Group - on behalf of a separately managed account - will develop Buildings 5 and 6 at North Gate Industrial Park in Savannah, Ga. The partnership acquired a 30.7-acre site for the facilities, which are set to total 528,560 square feet. Construction will start later this month. The project team includes The Conlan Co., Randall-Paulson Architects and Kern & Co. JLL will handle leasing efforts. Transwestern will develop a 240,560-square-foot rear-load building and a 288,000-square-foot front-load facility, each with 36-foot clear heights, dock-high loading doors and multiple points of ingress and egress. Additionally, the properties will have on-site trailer storage, 2,500 square feet of office suites and car parking spots. North Gate Industrial Park already has three completed buildings. Those total 853,019 square feet and traded last year, when Greenland Developers sold them to The Orden Co. The campus is 11 miles from Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport. Downtown Savannah is within 15 miles southeast. The facilities will have direct access to interstates 95 and 16. Savannah's growing industrial inventory. Savannah had 3.3 million square feet of industrial space under construction at the end of the third quarter, according to a CBRE report. Between July and September, 743,000 square feet came online and 431,000 square feet broke ground. In June, Capital Development Partners obtained financing for the development of three speculative industrial facilities totaling 1.2 million square feet. The warehouses will be part of Central Port Logistics Center. At the beginning of the year, a joint venture between Trinity Capital and Barings started work on the second phase of Horizon 16 Industrial Park. Plans call for 1.5 million square feet across six buildings at full build-out.

Bisnow
Dec 1st, 2025
Brookfield Sells Southwest Waterfront Development Sites

Brookfield sells southwest Waterfront development sites. Two prime plots next to the Waterfront Metro station that have been slated for development for two decades are on a new path forward after they sold last week. In the foreground, a rendering of the developments planned for 375 M and 425 M St. SW as conceived by Brookfield Transwestern Development Co. purchased two parcels at Fourth and M streets SW from Brookfield, D.C. deed records filed Wednesday show, and the companies confirmed to Bisnow. TDC paid $6.5M apiece for the plots at 375 and 425 M St. SW, which span 100K SF.

Citybiz
Sep 4th, 2025
KLNB Appoints Justin Shay as Senior Vice President

Shay comes to KLNB from Transwestern, bringing two decades of experience in multifamily investment sales throughout the Mid-Atlantic region.