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Dominion Financial ServicesReal Estate Lending

Real Estate Analyst

Location

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Work type

Onsite

Employment

Full Time

Experience

2-5 years

Compensation

Compensation not disclosed

Posted

7h ago

Summary and responsibilities

Role overview

Summary

The Real Estate Analyst will provide accurate and timely property evaluations, ensuring renovation budgets align with market conditions and project scope. This role involves streamlining the underwriting process, analyzing real estate deals, and evaluating construction draws across multiple active projects.

Real Estate Analyst

Dominion Financial Services (DFS) is a nationally recognized private lender serving real estate investors through Short-Term Bridge Loans and Long-Term Rental Loans. We are seeking a detail-oriented, analytical, and driven Real Estate Analyst to support property evaluations, underwriting, construction draws, and risk assessment. Dominion promotes continuous improvement and encourages the use of AI and emerging technologies to improve productivity, decision-making, and client outcomes.

Our Values

Integrity • Accountable & Dependable • Team Centric • System & Process Oriented • Service Ethic • Organized Efficiency – Risk Management & Compliance

Your Impact

  • Provide accurate, timely property evaluations for loan origination and risk assessment.

  • Ensure renovation budgets and pro formas align with market conditions and project scope.

  • Help streamline underwriting and support real estate investor success.

Key Responsibilities

  • Use HouseCanary, Richer Values, comparable sales, and other data platforms to evaluate properties and underwriting reports.

  • Write and edit property evaluations for up to 140 loans per month with a 24-hour turnaround.

  • Analyze 5–8 real estate deals and 10–20 construction draws weekly.

  • Evaluate construction draws, budgets, scopes of work, and project documentation.

  • Review inspections and draw requests, identify discrepancies, and track project progress, reserves, and funding timelines.

  • Reconcile property costs before and after rehabilitation.

  • Validate budgets for new construction, cosmetic renovations, full gut rehabs, and multifamily properties (5+ units).

  • Estimate labor, materials, trades, and total renovation costs.

  • Read and interpret building plans, scopes of work, permits, assessor records, and construction documentation.

  • Apply knowledge of construction sequencing, timelines, codes, permitting, and local requirements to assess project feasibility and risk.

  • Analyze borrower pro formas for larger projects and manage multiple projects while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail.

Requirements

  • Experience in single-family or multifamily construction, construction engineering, general contracting, or residential real estate.

  • Strong knowledge of construction, rehabilitation, project sequencing, and project lifecycles.

  • Ability to read building plans and construction documents and estimate labor, materials, and project costs.

  • Familiarity with building codes, permitting, municipal requirements, and market conditions.

  • Experience with project budgets; CSI MasterFormat knowledge preferred.

  • Strong Excel skills required.

  • Ability to apply sound judgment and evaluate both details and overall project risk.

  • Strong organization, communication, adaptability, time management, and ability to manage competing priorities.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in lending, draw administration, or construction risk analysis.

  • Experience with MLS, CoStar, HouseCanary, Richer Values, or similar platforms.

  • Strong analytical, quantitative, financial modeling, and critical-thinking skills.

  • Proficiency in Excel and Word.

  • Self-starter with strong accountability and process orientation.

AI-Enabled Workplace

AI is integrated into Dominion’s daily operations. Employees receive access to Claude and are expected to leverage AI tools to improve productivity, automate routine work, enhance communication and decision-making, and drive innovation. Prior AI experience is preferred, with a willingness to adopt AI-assisted workflows expected.

Benefits

  • Health, dental, and vision insurance

  • 401(k) with company matching

  • Paid time off

While at Dominion, You’ll Enjoy

Company outings and social events, virtual events, professional development and AI training, access to leading AI tools including Claude, company competitions and raffles, personal financial workshops, and Orioles season tickets.

Updated 7h ago

Candidate fit

Skills and qualifications

Additional skills

Property Evaluation • 1+ yrs
Underwriting • 1+ yrs
Construction Processes • 1+ yrs
Project Management • 1+ yrs
Financial Modeling • 1+ yrs
Excel • 1+ yrs
Attention to Detail • 1+ yrs
AI Tools • 1+ yrs

Experience

2-5 years

How this role is positioned

Role classification

Job domains

Real Estate & Facilities

Industries

Real Estate & PropTech
Finance & Banking

Employment

Full Time

Contract duration

Permanent

Hiring type

Direct

Global hiring

Location specific

Offer details

Compensation and benefits

Compensation

Compensation not disclosed

VisibilityShared on listing
CurrencyUSD
PeriodYearly

Benefits and perks

Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance

Location, schedule, and role shape

Work setup

Work conditions

Primary locationBaltimore, Maryland, United States
Work typeOnsite
Global hiringNo

Bandwidth profile

peopleMedium6/10
physicalLow2/10
cognitiveHigh8/10
executionHigh9/10
creativityMedium5/10
uncertaintyMedium5/10
communicationMedium7/10

Context on the employer

Company snapshot

Company

Dominion Financial Services

Team size

Growing team

Location

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Dominion Financial Services (DFS) is a nationally recognized private lender dedicated to supporting real estate investors. With a focus on Short-Term Bridge Loans and Long-Term Rental Loans, DFS empowers clients to scale their businesses and build lasting generational wealth.

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Real Estate Analyst

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