Certified Residential Appraiser - Raleigh

CERTIFIED RESIDENTIAL APPRAISER

Department: Operations | Reports to: Market Leader | Non-Exempt | Full-Time

POSITION SUMMARY: The Certified Residential Appraiser is responsible for preparing market value appraisals for residential real estate and keeping up to date on the real estate market. Decisions are made with thorough understanding of procedures, company policies, and business practices to achieve results and deadlines.

WHAT YOU'LL DO (Essential Functions):

• Collaborate with key stakeholders ensuring synergy with company culture and program and process development
• Conduct other projects or duties as assigned
• Produce high quality reports accurately and within Aloft's SLA expectations, USPAP guidelines, and appraisal laws
• Stay current and up to date on market and economic conditions
• Provide best in class customer service
• Foster a culture built on company values: Be you, Hone your craft, Embrace diversity, Boldly innovate, Bring others along, Communicate openly, Have fun
• Investigate and gather data for an opinion of the value of residential real estate, including but not limited to comparable data, market statistics, tax and assessment data, etc.
• Inspect properties and gather data from property stakeholders
• Integrate use of various technologies throughout the appraisal process
• Fully develop valuation analysis, conclusions, and appraisal reports accurately and on time
• Identify and resolve issues related to appraisals as they arise

WHAT YOU'LL BRING (Essential Qualifications):

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree, associate degree in a focused field of study, successful completion of 30 college semester credit hours in specific topics or successful completion of CLEP exams

Professional Licenses/Certifications:

• Certified Residential Appraiser license in the state of your operations for Aloft

Experience:

• Experience with various appraisal tools (Total, Total Mobile, iPad Mini, Disto, etc.)

Knowledge/Skills:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong technical and business acumen; and ability to learn, lead, and adapt complex systems and processes
• Ability to learn, adapt to, and embrace new technologies
• Ability to work proactively and autonomously in a fast-paced environment while maintaining flexibility through changing-adaptable priorities and demanding timelines
• Demonstrated ability to be collaborative and work in a highly collaborative and transparent work environment
• Must have dependable vehicle, clean driving record and be insurable
• Demonstrated ability to act with integrity and reputability
• Good working knowledge of appraisal software, report development, underwriting requirements, and appraisal methodology
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Demonstrated sense of urgency

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

This is an open office environment with a standard to high level office noise like talking, office equipment, etc. In addition, this position visits residential properties in various settings (e.g. houses, new construction in process, etc.) and in various weather. The employee may sometimes be exposed to various pets on site inspections.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is often active and is often required to stand, walk, bend, kneel, stoop and crouch. The employee must sometimes lift and/or move items up to 25 pounds and must frequently sit and/or stand and use a computer for long periods of time. The employee is sometimes required to go into crawl spaces and use a ladder to access attics. Specific vision abilities are required to do this job including close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth vision, color vision and the ability to adjust focus.