Research Professional I, Homes

• Primary responsibility is to track all components of new home construction in the United States.
• Contact builders and developers to ensure corporate hierarchies are correct, identify decision makers and influencers at the corporate level, and assign all assets, owned and managed, to the correct corporate location.
• Research and compile all relevant data for actively selling communities including key marketing contacts, the number of homes, plan types, move-in ready units/lots, images, spec sheets, overall community details, and other data as required.
• Build and maintain mutually beneficial relationships by conducting daily interviews with builders and developers to ensure sales, prices, and incentives are up to date, accurate, and complete.
• Maintain accurate data for all new home construction throughout the complete construction lifecycle.
• Review sale comps on residentially zoned land parcels exceeding 10 acres for new inventory.
• Match seller/entity for sale of new homes and monitor for on-going sales activity.
• Ensure data quality and identify opportunities for data enhancement.
• Capture and enter data accurately while understanding how the information contributes to providing marketplace transparency.
• Promote the advantages of utilizing our suite of products to make informed business decisions and maximize marketing exposure.
• Review market publications and social media to stay abreast of current homebuilding, capturing breaking news as identified.
• Work with the GIS and content teams when identifying new large-scale master-planned communities that qualify as neighborhoods.
• Function as product ambassador by having product knowledge of Co Star and Homes.com.
• Partner with Co Star and Homes.com sales organizations to effectively on-board clients and provide additional product training as needed to solve their business needs.
• Provide world-class customer service to all clients with a heavy emphasis on personal attention.
• Monitor internal news leads to ensure data capture.

• Bachelor’s Degree required from an accredited, not for profit University or College.
• Evidence of strong academic performance in college.
• At least 2 years of professional experience.
• Flexibility to work shifts aligned with ET, CT, MT, or PT time zones.
• The ability to quickly learn and apply new concepts such as commercial real estate terminology, mapping, and GIS concepts.
• Strong time management and organizational skills, and detailed oriented.
• Capability to accurately capture and enter data.
• Excellent communication (oral and written) and organizational skills.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Excel, and Internet applications.
• Ability to work within a collaborative environment.

• Homebuilder or CRE experience.
• Results oriented.
• Analytical with the ability to interpret information and trends, adapting quickly.
• Interact at all levels and establish rapport with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Natural curiosity, persistence, and ability to conduct thorough investigative research.
• Proven success performing to metrics or key performance indicators (KPI)
• Experience communicating with external clients by phone with an ability to resolve customer inquiries in a timely manner with a high degree of customer service.
• Experience working independently and as part of a team.
• Knowledge of and/or experience within the residential real estate industry
• Ability to adjust and adapt to changing priorities at a high growth company.

• Our benefits package includes (but is not limited to):
• Comprehensive healthcare coverage: Medical / Vision / Dental / Prescription Drug
• Life, legal, and supplementary insurance
• Virtual and in person mental health counseling services for individuals and family
• Commuter and parking benefits
• 401(K) retirement plan with matching contributions
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• On-site fitness center and/or reimbursed fitness center membership costs (location dependent), with yoga studio, Pelotons, personal training, group exercise classes
• Access to Co Star Group's Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Employee Resource Groups
• Complimentary gourmet coffee, tea, hot chocolate, fresh fruit, and other healthy fruits