Valuations Support Analyst

About Homeward

Homeward aims to take the “what ifs” out of homebuying by creating financial products that buyers and sellers use to get certainty and convenience in the real estate market. We’re a fast-paced, remote-first, real estate start-up that partners with agents to offer innovative products and services, helping clients buy with cash, sell with certainty, and time their move — no matter the market. We offer bundled services across offers, Mortgage, and Title, making buying a home more seamless.

Founder and CEO Tim Heyl, a 10-year industry veteran and owner of one of the fastest-growing agent teams in the country, started Homeward in 2018. In fact, he bought our first customer’s home with his own life savings. Today we offer four services -- Buy with Cash, Buy Before You Sell, Sell Before You List, and Backed by Cash, in the 7 states we serve -- Texas, Georgia, Florida, Colorado, Arizona, Oregon, and Washington.

As a remote company, we anchor to our three core values as a collective way to care for each other, represent our work, and reinforce our mission to make homebuying more accessible for all. Those are: The Golden Rule, One Team One Dream, and Calm Focus. Hear from our employees about what our values mean to them

About the opportunity

We're seeking a Valuations Support Analyst to join us in delivering on our mission of building a simpler, more streamlined and customer-centric home buying and selling experience.

The Valuations Team is responsible for quickly and accurately valuing the homes associated with every transaction, while actively managing the duration and quality risk of Homeward’s entire portfolio of homes.

As part of the team, you’ll be responsible for reviewing market data and making comparable home selections to predict home sales prices. The role will include regular analysis of historical valuation accuracy and coordination with our network of in-market agents to obtain price opinions that drive home value analysis, ultimately ensuring that Homeward accurately estimates the sale value of its customers' existing homes and avoids overpaying for new homes.This position will challenge your ability to establish and implement complex operational processes while working cross-functionally with other critical teams including operations, sales, product, engineering, and customer experience among others.

Note: This role is a contract to start, and the shift requires weekend availability.

Responsibilities will include

Conducting residential real estate valuations within established turn times and accuracy thresholds

Working independently, while effectively prioritizing tasks with competing deadlines

Coordinating with vendors that provide key valuations data and analytics

Collaborating with others on operations and sales teams to ensure we deliver a high-quality customer experience

Identify risk factors associated with a property and quantify the estimated exposure

Communicate analysis and insights in a clear and concise manner

About you

1+ years of US residential real estate valuations experience

Proficient with comparative market analysis and residential real estate investment analysis

Excellent analytical skills, judgment, and attention to detail

Ability to work independently while coordinating with multiple departments

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Have the drive to be a part of innovation and a growing team

A team player mentality who subscribes to the concept of “One Team one Dream.”

Proficiency in GSuite, Salesforce, and Slack (a plus)

Value-Driven Employee Experience

THE GOLDEN RULE. It’s simple: Treat others the way we want to be treated. Whether we’re dealing with colleagues or customers, we don’t prioritize money or growth over people, and we practice empathy at every opportunity.

CALM FOCUS. We work in tech and build solutions for real estate. Both are fast-paced and stressful industries. But by focusing on the larger objective rather than rushing from one task to the next, we can create solutions our customers love.

ONE TEAM, ONE DREAM. Big problems require big solutions. We look at our customers’ experiences holistically and recognize that solving them requires collaboration across teams and our three affiliate companies — Homeward, Homeward Mortgage and Homeward Title.