Residential Real Estate Appraiser

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Job description

First American Staff Appraisals is the nation's most established W-2 staff appraisal company. As a highly successful, growth-oriented company, we are committed to your personal and financial growth. We continually invest in our employees and take pride in fostering a fun, high-energy work environment that offers maximum flexibility, efficiency, and opportunity.

Essential Functions:

Conducts an unbiased and impartial assessment of market areas, statistics, and other pertinent information regarding specific properties, analyzes data, and develops an estimate of property value in accordance with government, company, regulatory board, and client specific guidelines.

Documents on-site assessments with photographs, measurements, similar sales values, and demographic information.

Draws land diagrams and other visual documentation.

Considers all factors that could influence property value including land, neighborhoods, trends, future community changes, shopping centers, schools, parks, etc. This also includes the construction, condition, special features and functional design.

Presents final evaluations and property value estimates to home buyers, sellers, investors, creditors, leasing and real estate agents.

Partners with Lead Appraiser to resolve ongoing requests and make process improvement recommendations to eliminate addendums and quality control rejections.

Participates in monthly Appraiser meeting.

Meets all department turn time expectations and proactively escalates appropriately if timeframes are unable to be met.

Job Complexities:

Assignments are routine in nature and instructions are more detailed.

Has minimal latitude for un-reviewed action or decision.

Supervision Received or Extended:

Work under close supervision applying well established techniques, procedures or specific standards.

Work is reviewed for soundness of judgment and overall accuracy.

No responsibility for the supervision of others.

Knowledge and Skills/Technology Used:

Ability to work within varying client-driven deadlines

Exceptional analytical and narrative writing skills

Ability to analyze data, draw sound conclusions and summarize results

Detail oriented and self-motivated

Must be able to work in a fast paced, accurate environment

Must have good communication skills, both written and verbal, and must be able to deliver a clear and understandable message to a variety of audiences including appraisers, vendors and operational staff

Good organizational skills with the ability to multi-task, prioritize and follow up

ACI software

Typical Range of Experience:

Typically requires 1-2 years of related experience with a mortgage and/or appraisal company

Preferred experience in REO appraisals

HUD/FHA experience

License or Certification:

Active Appraiser license or certification as required by state's regulatory agency

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $66,000.00 - $100,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Referral program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Supplemental Pay:

• Signing bonus

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• Real estate appraisal: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Required)
• Certified Residential Appraiser (Required)

Work Location:

• Multiple locations

This Job Is Ideal for Someone Who Is:

• Dependable -- more reliable than spontaneous
• People-oriented -- enjoys interacting with people and working on group projects
• Adaptable/flexible -- enjoys doing work that requires frequent shifts in direction
• Detail-oriented -- would rather focus on the details of work than the bigger picture
• Achievement-oriented -- enjoys taking on challenges, even if they might fail
• Autonomous/Independent -- enjoys working with little direction
• Innovative -- prefers working in unconventional ways or on tasks that require creativity

Company's website:

Benefit Conditions:

• Waiting period may apply
• Only full-time employees eligible

Work Remotely:

• Yes

COVID-19 Precaution(s):

• Remote interview process
• Virtual meetings