Real Estate Research Analyst: GIS & Property Records

City-of-Houston,-T; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Houston is seeking a Real Estate Analyst - Researcher to support Real Estate Services by conducting property research linked to the City’s Five-Year CIP. The role focuses on verifying ownership, reviewing records, and ensuring accurate documentation of City property interests to support infrastructure projects.

This position requires a Bachelor’s degree with two years of real estate experience, strong research skills, and proficiency in GIS and MS Office tools.

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Real Estate, Business Administration, Public Administration or a closely related field.
• Two (2) years of professional experience in real estate activities or related field.

Responsibilities

• Perform property research using public records, City records, survey drawings, plat maps, and GIS data to determine ownership of City property and rights.
• Review conveyance deeds, easements, ordinances, subdivision plat maps, survey maps, and related real property instruments to identify accurate property interests.
• Identify and resolve discrepancies between recorded documents, survey information, and GIS datasets.
• Provide research findings to team lead and coordinate with City attorneys to support legal reviews involving property rights and restrictions.
• Enter new research assignments into the department database and ensure completeness of property information.
• Work with Survey GIS team to geocode property records and assist in updating City property records.
• Prepare clear and well-organized research summaries for internal departments, City officials, and external partners.
• Provide regular progress updates to senior researcher and supervisors.

Skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Organization

Time management

Investigative skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Real Estate

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

MS Outlook

Adobe Acrobat

Courthouse Direct

SharePoint

Microsoft CoPilot

GIS

Job description

City of Houston is seeking a Real Estate Analyst - Researcher to support Real Estate Services by conducting property research linked to the City’s Five-Year CIP. The role focuses on verifying ownership, reviewing records, and ensuring accurate documentation of City property interests to support infrastructure projects.

This position requires a Bachelor’s degree with two years of real estate experience, strong research skills, and proficiency in GIS and MS Office tools.