Appraiser I - Internship

JOB

The Suffolk City Assessor’s Office is seeking interns who are rising juniors and/or seniors in college. In approximately three (3) months, they learn to do the following:

• Assist Real Estate Appraisers with research and data collection for residential and/or commercial real estate assessments
• Perform office research and conduct on-site real property inspections to gather data required for property appraisals
• Research and review construction permits and plans
• Conduct field inspections to measure and record changes to real property for assessment purposes
• Use GIS platform to measure and identify new construction via aerial imagery
• Review sales listings to identify updates or changes to property characteristics and market trends
• Communicate with real estate agents, building contractors, and homeowners to verify property data and characteristics
• Learn basic principles of assessment to assign value to property characteristic changes
• Enter data changes into a CAMA system (Vision) The internship works with the HRACRE (Hampton Roads Association for Commercial Real Estate) Summer Internship Program. During the internship period, students will have an opportunity to participate in educational programs by leading industry professionals, a speed mentoring breakfast, tours, luncheons and numerous opportunities for networking. Certificates and awards for top participants will be announced at the closing luncheon. This program runs for six weeks in the summer and allows students the opportunity to participate in these events twice a week to learn all of the disciplines within commercial real estate. At the conclusion of the 6-week program all interns will be eligible to apply to earn a scholarship from HRACRE!