Hiring: Certified Residential Appraiser (Cleveland, Ohio) Company: First American Location: Cleveland, OH Job Posted Time: 2026-09-15 10:16:43 Employment Type: On-site About the job Experience: •Demonstrated capacity to work within varying client-driven deadlines •Exceptional analytical and narrative writing skills •Demonstrated capacity to analyze data, draw sound conclusions and summarize results •Must be able to work in a fast paced, accurate environment •Good communication skills, both written and verbal, and ability to deliver a clear and understandable message to a variety of audiences including appraisers, vendors and operational staff Required Skills: •Conducts an unbiased and impartial assessment of market areas, statistics, and other pertinent information regarding specific properties, analyzes data, and develops an estimate of property value in accordance with government, company, regulatory board, and client specific guidelines. •Documents on-site assessments with photographs, measurements, similar sales values, and demographic information. •Draws land diagrams and other visual documentation. •Considers all factors that could influence property value including land, neighborhoods, trends, future community changes, shopping centers, schools, parks, etc. This also includes the construction, condition, special features and functional design. •Presents final evaluations and property value estimates to home buyers, sellers, investors, creditors, leasing and real estate agents. •Partners with Lead Appraiser to resolve ongoing requests and make process improvement recommendations to eliminate addendums and quality control rejections. •Meets all department turn time expectations and proactively escalates appropriately if timeframes are unable to be met. Qualifications: •High School Diploma or equivalent •Active Appraiser certification(s) as required by state regulatory agencies •Typically requires 2 years of related experience with a mortgage and/or appraisal company •Preferred experience in REO appraisals Compensation: •This hiring range is a reasonable estimate of the base pay range for this position at the time of posting. Pay is based on a number of factors which may include job-related knowledge, skills, experience, business requirements and geographic location. Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!