Kyle Tran
Real Estate Finance · Applied Analytics · AI
USC B.S. Real Estate Development · Minor, Finance & Applied Analytics
Real Estate Finance + Applied Analytics & AI
USC Sol Price School of Public Policy · B.S. Real Estate Development, Class of 2026
A CRE analyst who builds his own tools: ARGUS and Excel where they are strongest, Python and agentic AI where they are faster — the same analyst runs the underwriting and ships the automation. Underwriting, capital markets, and asset management at MRK Partners, CBRE, and PMI Properties; AI and data systems at Rexford Industrial. USC B.S. Real Estate Development, August 2026 — available now.
Two Fluencies, One Analyst
CRE domain depth and engineering speed in the same seat — with receipts: 60 minutes saved per T12 cycle, 15 hours a week off LP reporting, 3–5 hours a week of manual data prep cut per analyst at a public industrial REIT
Python
Data Engineering
ETL pipelines, SQL, Power BI automation
AI
Agentic Workflows
Claude, MCP, Microsoft Copilot Studio
ARGUS
Enterprise v23
Certified Financial Modeling
Excel
Financial Modeling
Power Query, VBA, institutional models
Core Technical Skills
Real Estate & Finance
- ARGUS Enterprise (Certified)
- DCF & Waterfall Modeling
- CoStar & Yardi
- Excel (Power Query & VBA)
- T12 & Bond-Covenant Analysis
Data & Analytics
- Python (Pandas, NumPy)
- SQL
- Power BI & Tableau
- ETL Pipeline Design
AI & Automation
- Claude & LLM Agentic Workflows
- MCP (Model Context Protocol)
- Microsoft Copilot Studio
Web & Systems
- React & Next.js
- HTML/CSS/JavaScript
- REST APIs & PostgreSQL
- Git & GitHub
Featured Projects
Underwriting models, market analyses, and data tools built across internships and independent work
Featured case · USC RED 469 · Spring 2026
Cité Vivante
Sanofi walked away from a 16.3-hectare R&D campus south of Paris. The sponsor’s filed plan keeps the labs and swaps offices for industrial flex; this is the independent counter-case — exit the impaired office, retain the irreplaceable wet-lab platform, and add the neighbourhood the campus never had.
- 16.3 ha7 parcels · 2 communes
- 32,000 m²wet lab retained
- 350–500homes proposed
- 11field meetings in Paris
Industrial Property Acquisition Analysis
Underwriting | $61.8M SoCal Industrial Portfolio (2024)
Investment analysis for a $61.8M Southern California industrial portfolio acquisition: 10-year DCF, risk-adjusted returns, market comps, and the optimal debt structure. The cash-flow model behind the resume line.
DCFExcelMarket CompsDebt Structure
REIT Pair Analysis: REXR vs. EGP
Valuation | Industrial REITs (2025)
Comparative valuation of two industrial REITs: 10-year DCF for each, sensitivity and stress scenarios, and entry/exit cap rate comparisons, with a relative-value conclusion.
DCFSensitivityREITsCap Rates
Industrial Market Report
Market Research | Los Angeles Industrial (2024)
40-page market study of Los Angeles industrial fundamentals and a $112M Class A distribution facility acquisition: regional economics, submarket research, risk assessment, and an investment recommendation.
Market ResearchFinancial AnalysisInvestment Memo
Education & Certifications
Academic excellence combined with industry-recognized credentials
University of Southern California
BS Real Estate Development
Class of 2026 (August)
GPA: 3.4/4.0
USC Price School of Public Policy
Real Estate Development
Minor in Applied Analytics + Finance
Professional Certifications
ARGUS Enterprise v23
California DRE Sales License
DRE #02235838
Let's Build Something Together
Available now. I completed my USC degree in August 2026 and am recruiting for full-time CRE analyst roles — portfolio management, acquisitions, asset management, and portfolio analytics — as well as 2027 analyst programs at institutional investment firms. I work at the intersection of real estate finance and technology: underwriting, applied analytics, and AI workflows for commercial real estate. Los Angeles, on-site or hybrid.