Commercial Real Estate Valuation Analyst

Department:

Apprise

We are Walker & Dunlop.  We are one of the largest providers of capital to the commercial real estate industry, enabling real estate owners and operators to bring their visions of communities — where people live, work, shop, and play — to life. We are committed to creating meaningful social, environmental, and economic change in our communities.

Department Overview

Apprise delivers unprecedented property- and market-level insights, the most comprehensive multifamily data, and accesses the best technology to produce superior quality reports. Apprise is a subsidiary of Walker & Dunlop that combines industry-leading multifamily underwriting experience, data science, and analytics technology prowess. The skills of the most trusted MAI-designated valuation experts in the U.S are leveraged in a platform that is actively developing the appraisal tools of the future.

This position is a part of the Research Pool. The Research Pool is supporting the Apprise workforce in their day-to-day operations through analytics, research, and data collection, with the purpose of training high-potential analysts to become the next generation of valuation advisors. The position offers exposure to multiple valuation markets across the country and the ability to collaborate with various team members within Apprise.

Our Analyst Program is designed to provide entry-level opportunities to those actively in an educational environment or very recently graduated from such an environment.  Those graduating in Fall 2024 or Spring 2025 are eligible for the 2025 Analyst Program.  Our 2025 Analyst program will begin on Monday, July 7, 2025. 

Primary Responsibilities

• Valuation Support: Assist in all aspects of preparing legally compliant appraisal reports in and around the assigned territory, adding new capabilities and working on more of the appraisal front-end as you advance your training.
• Data collection and organization: Gather relevant data from various sources, such as property listings, market reports, financial statements, and public records. Ensure the accuracy and completeness of the collected data.
• Data cleaning and preprocessing: Cleanse and validate the data to remove errors, inconsistencies, and outliers. Transform and format the data to make it suitable for analysis. Address any data-related issues promptly.
• Market research and trend analysis: Conduct research on real estate market conditions, supply and demand dynamics, rental rates, and other factors affecting property valuation. Monitor industry trends and identify patterns that can contribute to accurate valuations, such as comparable sales, rents, amenities, and locations.
• Technology and tool utilization: Utilize our in-house built platform (Apprise) appropriately, and work with W&D tools such as Enodo for parsing and preparing the data for the respective databases our businesses use. Familiarize yourself with other relevant real estate valuation software, such as Valcre, and tools used within the firm.
• Communicate and problem-solve daily with teammates, clients, vendors, and other stakeholders, in combination with travel if applicable.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Attendance is generally 8:30 am – 5:30 pm EST Monday through Friday with the ability to work up to 2 of those days remotely

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree preferred, ideally in Real Estate, Finance, Accounting, Economics, Statistics, Business, or related 
• Commercial/multifamily real estate internship experience preferred (valuation, underwriting, financial analysis a plus)

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; comfortable on the phone with market participants.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
• Team player/collaboration
• Prior CRE knowledge or ability to learn:  understanding how valuation plays a role within the CRE industry; familiarity with CRE data sources (REIS, CoStar, RealPage, Yardi, ESRI, etc.)
• Strong propensity to take initiative with minimal direction.
• Ability to show ownership of your work, take on challenges and acknowledge growth opportunities, and demonstrate patience when learning new processes.
• Adaptability/change/fast pace:  ability to plan, organize, prioritize and manage processes in a fast-changing environment.
• Proficiency with document and spreadsheet software, as well as web-based applications for planning, collaborating, and tracking goals & key metrics.
• Courtesy, respect, and thoughtfulness in teaming with colleagues and other stakeholders.

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