Residential Appraiser — Impactful Market Analysis

First American; Oregon (WI); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401(k)

PTO/paid sick leave

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

First American is hiring for an Appraiser to conduct unbiased assessments of properties nationwide, producing accurate value estimates in alignment with guidelines. The role involves documenting on-site inspections with photos, measurements, and comparable sales data, and generating clear fee quotes.

The candidate should have a Bachelor’s Degree, plus 0–1 years in mortgage/appraisal fields, with HUD/FHA experience and an active license or certification as required by state regulators.

Qualifications

• 0–1 years of mortgage/appraisal experience.
• REO appraisals experience preferred.
• HUD/FHA experience.
• Active Appraiser license or certification as required by state’s regulatory agency.

Responsibilities

• Conduct unbiased and impartial assessment of market areas, statistics, and other pertinent information regarding specific properties; analyze data, and develop an estimate of property value in accordance with government, company, regulatory board, and client specific guidelines.
• Document on-site assessments with photographs, measurements, similar sales values, and demographic information.
• Draw land diagrams and other visual documentation.
• Consider all factors that could influence property value including land, neighborhoods, trends, future community changes, shopping centers, schools, parks, etc.
• Generate fee quotes.
• Present final evaluations and property value estimates to home buyers, sellers, investors, creditors, leasing and real-estate agents.
• Partner with Lead Appraiser to resolve ongoing requests and make process improvement recommendations to eliminate addendums and quality control rejections.
• Participate in monthly Appraiser meetings.
• Meet all department turn-time expectations and proactively escalates appropriately if timeframes are unable to be met.

Skills

Active Appraiser license

Analytical skills

Strong writing skills

Communication skills

Mortgage industry experience

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

First American is hiring for an Appraiser to conduct unbiased assessments of properties nationwide, producing accurate value estimates in alignment with guidelines. The role involves documenting on-site inspections with photos, measurements, and comparable sales data, and generating clear fee quotes.

The candidate should have a Bachelor’s Degree, plus 0–1 years in mortgage/appraisal fields, with HUD/FHA experience and an active license or certification as required by state regulators.