About CREATE

The Commercial Real Estate Alliance for Tomorrow’s Employees (CREATE) is a collaborative effort by leading commercial real estate companies and service firms to address the industry’s growing workforce challenges throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. CREATE provides funding and support for college-level instruction, job shadowing and internship opportunities relevant to employers, in order to meet the hiring needs of building owners, investors, operators and service firms – at a time when we expect an industry employee turnover of nearly 50% in the next five years.

CREATE connects San Francisco State University’s Commercial Real Estate Certificate Program to local employers via an alliance of the following associations:

CREATE supports the needs of the commercial real estate industry by:

Training and attracting “job ready” candidates who are prepared to make a difference
Saving employers time and money on talent recruitment
Collaborating with employers to provide internships, job shadowing, and job opportunities to our students and graduates
Providing college-level instruction and courses of study directly related to careers in commercial real estateCreating outreach opportunities to diverse and under-served populations
Allocating scholarships to allow students from all economic backgrounds the opportunity to study real estate and make a difference in the workforce
Mentoring students

We’re not only training a CRE workforce through our partnership with SF State; we’re highlighting commercial real estate as a career alternative in a highly complex, technology focused Bay Area.
Sandra Boyle, Cushman & Wakefield

This program is elevating our profession and ensuring a successful future by training the next generation of commercial real estate practitioners and leaders.
David Hayes, Skyline Construction

SF State's real estate classes are developing “job ready” employees ready to make a difference in our industry.
Stanley Roualdes, Shorenstein

I’ve been so impressed with the quality of interns our company has sourced through SF State's training program; we’ve now hired several of them as full-time employees!
Rick Buziak, Kilroy Realty Corporation

SF State's commercial real estate certificate classes support our industry’s growing employment needs.
Tawni Frank Sullivan, CBRE

Our biggest asset in commercial real estate is our people. Bringing in students from diverse backgrounds will help us ask the right questions and evolve our business to provide an even better product for our clients.
Mark Kelly, Able Services