Staff Appraiser - Orange County, California

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Job Description

Job Summary

We are seeking an Appraiser in Orange County to join Stewart Valuation Intelligence, a part of the Stewart family of companies.

Complete high quality residential appraisal reports.

Manage all aspects of scheduling, exception management, system updating, submitting and Quality Control of their assignments.

Job Responsibilities


* Perform appraisals for residential appraisal products and or desktop appraisals for lending and non-lending purposes.


* Adhere to all applicable State and Federal laws, Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act (FIRREA Title XI), Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP), Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Federal Housing Authority, U.S.

Department of Agriculture, the Fair Housing Act, and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act respective guides and handbooks for developing, reporting, and delivering appraisals.


* Proactively communicate status updates for all assignments to ensure outstanding customer service while providing the industry’s best turnaround time and the highest level of appraisal quality.


* Deliver prominent levels of customer service to internal and external partners, homeowners, and/or points of contact.


* Uses existing procedures to solve straightforward problems without the consistent need to exercise discretion


* Uses basic communication skills to address internal and/or external clients and/or team members Individual contributor working under direct supervision with little autonomy


* Works under general supervision with limited ability to modify approach; Individual contributor having no supervisory responsibilities; manages own workload


* Recognizes and solves typical problems; selects solutions from established options


* Performs all other duties as assigned by management

Education


* High school diploma required; Bachelor’s preferred


* Minimum state certified residential or higher appraisal license with a minimum of three years residential appraisal field experience.

Experience


* Typically requires 0-4 years of related work experience

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