Analyst, Advisory - Real Estate Valuation Analyst> at Altus Group in Morristown, New Jersey

Job Description:

Job Category:

Valuations & Appraisals

Pay Grade Range:

$46,800.00 - $109,200.00

Disclaimer: The base salary range represents the low and high end of Altus Group's "Pay Grade Range" for this position in the primary work location. Actual hiring salaries will vary depending on factors including but not limited to work experience, and geographic market data for the role. The Pay Grade Range listed above does not reflect Altus Group's total compensation for employees. Other rewards may include an annual bonus, flexible work arrangements, and region-specific benefits.

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If you're looking to advance your career in data analytics, expertise, and technology for the rapidly growing global CRE market, there's no better place than Altus Group. At Altus, our work is purposeful. Every day, our employees drive impact, innovate, and shape the global commercial real estate (CRE) and PropTech industry.

Our people-centric culture empowers you to deliver in a high trust, high performance culture, surrounded by an inclusive team that's collaborating to modernize our industry. We invest in our people with training and growth opportunities designed to propel you further in your career while providing a flexible and progressive workplace that reflects our values and teams.

Job Summary

Altus Group is looking for a new Real Estate Valuation Analyst to join our Morristown, NJ office in our Advisory, Altus Analytics division. In this position, you will gain knowledge and experience in the business of appraisal, appraisal review, and appraisal management for all property types. This is an exciting opportunity for you to learn the basic property types and how location and market trends impact values. You will also learn how to analyze an income and expense statement, research sale and lease comparables, read leases to understand tenant recovery structures, and build cash flows.

Key Responsibilities:

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  Appraisal:
  Analysts learn the process and why we are doing what we are doing at Altus. Learn to prepare a market analysis for a property, which includes gathering and analyzing data about the market and submarket and determining market rent based on recent leases at comparable properties and at the subject. Analysts learn to apply judgment and gain knowledge on data gathering and learn to determine reasonable valuation assumptions such as market rent and market rent growth. This is one of the key components in a valuation analysis.


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  Learn to prepare cash flow models using ARGUS Enterprise. Analysts use factual data provided by clients (rent rolls, operating statements, tenant sales, and various other financial information) to learn the preparation of cash flow models.


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  Learn to prepare the Sales Comparison and Cost approaches for an appraisal report, which includes researching recent sale transactions and completing a replacement cost estimate using Marshall and Swift data.


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  Appraisal Review:
  Learn to review third-party appraisal reports as part of the valuation management process, which includes reviewing the ARGUS Enterprise cash flow model for factual and market assumptions, reviewing the appraisal reports, and comparing the valuation metrics to the benchmark data. Learn the use of best judgment and knowledge to determine the reasonableness of the valuation and ensure that the appraisal reports comply with USPAP and state regulations.


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  Appraisal Management:
  Learn and handle the administrative tasks that drive the Altus/client process and ultimately the relationships: quarterly DataExchange Setup, appraiser/client call scheduling, quarterly invoicing, and engagement letter organization between clients and third-party appraisers.


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  Training and Professional Development:
  Complete the On-Boarding Training as outlined by our Professional Development Flight Plan (Core Competency Training and Trainee Courses - Business Practices and Ethics & USPAP & Basic Appraisal Principles and Procedures) and become ARGUS Enterprise Certified.

Key Qualifications:

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  University or college degree in Real Estate, Finance, or related field with a minimum 3.0 GPA


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  Internship experience within the CRE industry is an asset


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  ARGUS Enterprise certified is an asset


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  Working knowledge of Excel (v-lookups, pivot tables)


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  Exposure to business writing


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  Ability to proactively communicate (i.e. when behind on deliverables or seeking assistance)


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  Experience working independently or within a team environment setting in a professional or academic setting

What Altus Group offers:

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  Rewarding performance: We are pleased to be able to provide employees competitive compensation, incentive and bonus plans, and a total rewards package that prioritizes their mental, physical and overall financial health.


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  Growth and development: As a destination for top industry talent, we're investing in you to meet the evolving needs of our clients and deliver on your professional goals. Our Altus Intelligence Academy offers over 150,000 hours of learning materials catering to diverse stages of an employee's career journey.


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  Flexible work model: We're modernizing our employee programs to reflect the new world of work. Our Activity-Based Work model provides you with flexibility to align your work location to the work being performed - office for connecting and collaborating, and remote for focused work.

Altus Group is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment where all clients and employees feel welcomed, accepted and valued.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.




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