Appraisal Junior Analyst

Why Anchor Loans?

Anchor Loans is one of several operating companies owned by Pretium Partners (+$70B AUM Financial Services Entity) and is working diligently to expand and grow its lending footprint.

Anchor Loans, established in 1998, is the nation’s leading private, direct lender to experienced residential real estate investors and builders, and the first to surpass $10 billion in total fundings. Renowned for expediting financing for developers and investors, we specialize in bridge loans, ground-up construction, and single-family rental solutions for non-owner-occupied projects. Headquartered in beautiful Thousand Oaks, California, Anchor Loans currently lends in 48 states and is expanding into new markets and service lines to better serve our current and future borrowers.

Responsibilities

The work falls into seven areas. The first three follow the valuation order SOP; the last four keep cost, vendors and systems in order.

Document prep

- Review ready orders in the Document Management System and send gaps back to the LAC as custom conditions.
- Write the Value As statement, click Valuation Complete, and complete Confirm Documentation to run the Router.

Appraisal place and chase

- Check the Router result, build the LOE, and source an appraiser within 48 hours inside approved fees.
- Track to delivery, apply the missed delivery rule, and confirm the report has both AIV and ARV before review.

Hybrid inspections

- Order in the Inspectify portal, track to delivery, and act on access alerts.
- Upload the report to AGG and send it to the appraiser.

Commercial appraisal ordering and prep

- Order commercial appraisals and environmental studies, and assemble the appraiser's package before engagement.
- Check each report against the engagement before review.

Invoicing

- Reconcile invoices against orders and approved fees, and resolve vendor disputes.
- Close each month with every completed order matched to an invoice.

Cost analysis

- Report cost and turn time by product path.
- Track fees by market and vendor, and maintain vendor scorecards.

Appraisal portal optimization

- Maintain the appraisal platforms and Inspectify portal, and support the move to ValueLink.
- Replace manual steps with system events, and keep SOPs current.

Required

- One internship preferred but not mandatory. Full-time availability.
- Ability to read a purchase contract, rehab budget and construction plans and summarize what they say about the property.
- Strong Excel: lookups, pivot tables, and reconciling two lists.
- Professional written and spoken English for daily contact with US appraisers, vendors and loan staff.
- Disciplined follow-up across many open orders, with every action recorded in the system as it happens.

Benefits:

The values of our employees reflect those of the company as a whole. If you embrace teamwork, innovation, and accountability you'll feel right at home. Our mission is to create opportunities for success by improving homes and communities. We set up our team members for success by offering a competitive benefits package that includes:

- Colombian law benefits
- Highly competitive performance bonus
- 15 legal vacation paid days
- Paid Colombian Holidays annually

Diversity matters to our organization, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.  All qualified candidates are welcome and will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, natural origin, disability, age, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.