First American · 6 hours ago
Certified Residential Appraiser
USA, Ohio, Columbus
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry Level
0+ years expFirst American is a company that prioritizes its people and has been recognized as a top workplace for diversity and inclusion. They are seeking a Certified Residential Appraiser to conduct unbiased property assessments, analyze data, and develop property value estimates in accordance with various guidelines.
Financial ServicesInsuranceProperty InsuranceReal EstateReal Estate Investment
Responsibilities
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
Generates fee quotes
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
Qualification
Required
Minimum of 0-1 years of related experience with a mortgage and/or appraisal company
HUD/FHA experience
Bachelor's Degree required
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
Active Appraiser license or certification as required by state's regulatory agency
Preferred
Preferred experience in REO appraisals
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO/paid sick leave
Employee stock purchase plan
Company
First American
First American provides financial services through its Title Insurance and Services segment and its Specialty Insurance segment.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2024 (3)
2023 (2)
2022 (1)
2021 (2)
2020 (5)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$450M2024-09-23Post Ipo Debt· $450M
2010-06-01IPO
Leadership Team
Kenneth D. DeGiorgio
Chief Executive Officer
Jody Mulkey
Chief Technology Officer
Recent News
2026-01-22
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