Sparrow Internship Program | Sperry Equities

Take flight — and learn every facet of commercial real estate from the inside.

Eight weeks at our Irvine headquarters, moving through every department of a firm that owns and operates over a billion dollars of real estate.

Irvine, CA 8-week summer program College rising juniors & seniors

Apply now for Summer 2027:

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About the Role

See the whole business

Most internships hand you one corner of a company. The Sparrow Internship hands you all of it. Across eight weeks you'll hear from every team at Sperry Equities and Sperry Commercial — sitting in on live deals, evaluating real acquisitions, running financial analysis, building marketing, and walking the properties we own and manage. You leave understanding how an entire commercial real estate business actually fits together.

$1.4B+

in commercial real estate
owned & managed

10M+

sq ft managed by
Sperry Commercial

A NATIONAL NETWORK

of broker franchises, built on
a culture of collaboration

Why “Sparrow”?

Sparrows represent resourcefulness and adaptability — something we look for in our interns. It’s also similar to Sperry in name, with its mark built from our iconic building logo.

What You’ll Explore

Five Sides of the Business

You’ll explore every part of our business.

Brokerage

Shadow active deals and learn how space gets leased and sold.

Acquisitions & Ownership

Evaluate real properties and weigh the upside against the risk.

Property Management

See what it takes to run millions of square feet day to day.

Finance & Analysis

Crunch the numbers behind multimillion-dollar decisions.

Marketing

Build real campaign materials for live properties and brands.

How the summer flows

Your flight path

Nest

Find your footing

Meet every department and learn how the firm works from the ground up.

Branches

Get your hands in it

Sit in on real meetings and transactions, evaluate acquisitions, run analysis, and visit properties in the field.

Flight

Show what you've got

Bring it all together and present your final capstone to the team.

The work

What you'll do

Sit in on real meetings and multimillion-dollar transactions
Evaluate potential acquisitions — and make the case for or against
Run financial analysis on live opportunities
Create marketing materials for real properties
Take field trips to properties Sperry owns and manages
Plug into networking and learning-and-development sessions

From the nest

What past Sparrows say

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I gained practical exposure to the broader commercial real estate industry — acquisitions, lease underwriting, investment analysis, property performance research, and financial modeling.

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I enjoyed stretching my skills and learning new things alongside a team at Sperry who truly cared about developing my understanding.

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It gave me a clearer understanding of how the industry operates and helped me recognize the type of work I am most drawn to.

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I appreciated being trusted to take ownership of my work from Day 1. Analyzing real deals made the experience feel relevant and rewarding.

Who should apply

College rising juniors and seniors with a genuine interest in commercial real estate
A natural fit for Business Administration, Finance, and Real Estate majors — though curiosity matters more than your major.
U.S. work authorization required; open to candidates on CPT and OPT

More details

Duration 8-week summer program (mid-June–early August)

Location Onsite at Sperry HQ, Irvine, CA

Schedule Mon–Thu, 9:30am–4pm (~25 hrs/week)

Compensation Unpaid learning opportunity; may qualify for academic credit

Size A small group of four to six interns

Questions Connor Dean, Business Development Manager

Applications

Become a Sparrow

Applications for Summer 2027 are open. Apply today - we look forward to your Sparrow journey with us!

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Interested in a career at Sperry?

Tell us your area of interest and we’ll reach out the moment applications open.

Express future interest

Questions about the program? Email Connor Dean, Business Development Manager.