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Position Summary: 
The Land Acquisition Analyst supports the Land Acquisition team with all aspects of land acquisition from the identification of potential land prospects to closing land transactions.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

FINANCIAL/MARKET FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS

• Prepare financial proformas and competitive market analyses to assist the land acquisition team in determining the viability of proposed land acquisitions.  
• Work with the entitlement and development teams and consultants to determine budgets and schedules to be used in proformas.
• Coordinate with multiple departments to understand home construction costs and buyer preferences to be used in proformas.
• Review and analyze due diligence information for potential land investments. 
• Extract & analyze data from a variety of sources including the MLS, company databases, Metrostudy, LandVision, Zonda, and other external websites.
• Prepare pre-acquisition investment summaries and related support material.   
• Post-acquisition – maintain financial proformas and competition analyses to assess ways to enhance performance of existing communities and to report actual performance.

 LAND PROFORMA SUBMISSIONS

• With the guidance of Land Acquisition leadership, prepare detailed proformas and land packages with relevant support data for submittal to Corporate Land Committee to seek approval of new land acquisition transactions. 
• Prepare follow-up analysis and forms necessary to transact said acquisitions.

 LAND SEARCH FUNCTION

• With the market priorities defined by Land Acquisition leadership, actively research, analyze, and identify potential land acquisition targets by extensively utilizing mapping and market data software.
• Maintain a database and prepare reports that identify each acquisition target and tracks the current status of each. 
• Perform preliminary feasibility/financial analysis on identified acquisition targets and present weekly updates and recommendations to Land Acquisition leadership.

 MARKET TRANSACTIONAL/ENTITLEMENT MONITORING

• Responsible for weekly monitoring of land transaction and entitlement activity in the Division’s core markets. To include weekly summary and update of notable residential land transactions and notable entitlement activities occurring in the Division’s core markets.

 AD HOC PROJECTS

• Assist Land Acquisition leadership with ad hoc projects as needed.

 MARKET STRATEGY

• Assist the Land Acquisition team in preparing the Land Acquisition Strategy annually.
• Perform other duties as needed or assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Background:

• Highly organized with the ability to manage and prioritize workload.
• Must be proficient in MS Office, especially Word and Excel, with exposure to GIS, Metrostudy, LandVision, and Zonda helpful.
• Strong verbal, written and presentation skills are a must.
• Proven ability to multi-task required.
• Strong desire to work in land acquisition.
• Ability to analyze, interpret, summarize and report data.
• Must be dependable, self-motivated, and proactive.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• A background in real estate or market research is desired and professional knowledge of the home-building and land brokerage industry is highly preferred.

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