Real Estate Analyst
Bisnow.com
Office
Richmond, Virginia
Full Time
Our SelectLeaders client is a family-owned real estate investment company with portfolios and ownership of all types of real property. They manage the company’s real estate assets which include office buildings, residential and master-planned land development projects, retail and industrial properties, and large acreage land holdings.
They are looking for a Real Estate Analyst to play a key role in supporting the management, analysis, and reporting of the family’s real estate portfolio. This position combines detailed analytical work with big-picture strategic thinking and offers a unique opportunity to contribute directly to a team built on trust, performance, and generational continuity.
The ideal candidate is highly organized and collaborative, with experience in real estate financial modeling, development, valuation, reporting, asset management, and/or acquisition.
They are looking for a Real Estate Analyst to play a key role in supporting the management, analysis, and reporting of the family’s real estate portfolio. This position combines detailed analytical work with big-picture strategic thinking and offers a unique opportunity to contribute directly to a team built on trust, performance, and generational continuity.
The ideal candidate is highly organized and collaborative, with experience in real estate financial modeling, development, valuation, reporting, asset management, and/or acquisition.
Responsibilities
- Portfolio Analysis & Monitoring
- Track performance and risk metrics across the real estate portfolio
- Prepare quarterly portfolio reviews and performance dashboards
- Create detailed cash flow models for commercial and residential holdings
- Conduct sensitivity and scenario analyses related to strategic outcomes
- Review and analyze leasing assumptions for commercial properties
- Track and monitor land leases and provide contract assistance
- Market Research & Internal Property Valuation
- Collect comparable transaction data for annual portfolio valuation by property
- Monitor market trends and macroeconomic indicators that impact the portfolio
- Track data relative to transactions, cap rates, and occupancy
- Review property tax assessments and conduct appeals, as necessary
Reporting & Communication
- Maintain master property book for over 400 individual properties
- Ensure consistent documentation and data integrity across the portfolio
- Review monthly financials and generate summary documentation
- Track budget variances and provide support for the annual budgeting process
- Create investment memos and property updates for senior management
- Development & Acquisition Support
- Conduct fundamental and qualitative analysis on new investment opportunities
- Coordinate due diligence matters such as environmental, tax, and title/survey
- Perform entitlement analyses in order to determine development potential
- Assist team members in the creation of project plans and timelines
- Network with brokers and property owners to source new opportunities
Qualifications
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in real estate
- Bachelor’s Degree in finance, accounting, real estate, business, or a related field (MBA or MSRE a plus)
- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel, specifically related to creating and manipulating pro forma models
- Robust communication skills and ability to work with a variety of stakeholders
- Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and judgment
- High degree of initiative and personal motivation
- Ability to work both independently and as a member of a team
- Outstanding research skills and a strong sense of curiosity
- Real estate development or entitlement experience a plus