Everything to prepare for a Hazelview Investments interview: why the firm, and the questions candidates there reported being asked.
From the inside
Reasons that work in interviews
3 reasons for Hazelview Investments
The useful distinction to draw is whether the firm develops, operates, or only invests. Saying which of the three you want, and why, separates you immediately from candidates who say they like real estate because it is tangible.
Invests in both public real estate securities and private real estate, which almost no Canadian firm does under one roof: you learn how the listed market prices what the private market owns.
Global mandate from Toronto.
Smaller team, so the crossover between the two sides is visible rather than siloed.
Firm-specific questions
Why Hazelview Investments over Oxford Properties or QuadReal?
Anchor your answer in what sets it apart: employee-owned manager spun out of timbercreek's 2020 brand split; big canadian apartment operator: 34,000+ suites managed in-house; private real estate plus global listed reit strategies; long-running canadian multi-residential fund series.
Walk me through a recent deal Hazelview Investments worked on.
For example Presima (global REIT investment management contracts and team) (acquirer, May 4, 2026). Cover the rationale, valuation and what the firm did.
7 more Hazelview Investments-specific questions, each with what to cover and the sources behind it.
Coming soon
We’re collecting the real technical and behavioural questions candidates were asked at Hazelview Investments, by role and office, and how each round runs.
When they’re in, they’ll be part of BSO Pro, which already has candidate reports for dozens of firms.
Interviewing there sooner than that? Get in touch and we’ll help you prepare.
