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Real Estate Research Analyst

Salary
Competitive
Employment
Full Time
Work Place
Office
Real Estate Field
Location
Hartford
 CT
Postal Code
06010
Country
United States

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Description


HIMCO is seeking a Research Analyst for its Private Real Estate Investment Team, supporting both new commercial loan originations and equity acquisitions of properties across the country.  The analyst will join our successful team and become a key contributor within our commercial real estate platform, performing research, underwriting and valuations, including on-sight evaluations.  We currently manage approximately $9 billion in commercial mortgages and over $550 million of levered joint venture real estate investments (over $1 billion in gross asset value).  Our platform invests across every major property type (Industrial, Office, Multi-Family, and Retail) by leveraging our national network of brokers and origination partners.

 

The ideal candidate will have the potential and desire to grow, with increasing knowledge and experience, into a lead deal originator role.  In this visible role, the professional will have the ability to impact the investment returns generated by HIMCO for our clients, including The Hartford.

 

Responsibilities:

 

  • Provide analytical support, including assistance in evaluating and structuring transactions, to the real estate acquisition team

    • Model baseline property-level cash flows and determine property valuations
    • Develop, modify, and maintain complex Excel-based modeling tools
    • Test and validate assumptions used in modeling investments, including market rents, projected rent growth and current and future market vacancy
    • Compile and analyze economic scenarios in support of investment recommendations
    • Conduct property inspections to verify market and valuation assumptions

 

  • Assist in preparing recommendation packages for loan committees and producing investment committee property memos

    • Work with producers and attorneys on term sheets, applications, loan documents and other transactional documents
    • Coordinate internal reviews of third-party reports, including appraisals

 

  • Prepare closing documents and reports for new and current loans and investments
    • Review, in consultation with legal counsel and asset managers, operative deal documents to assure business terms are properly reflected
    • Perform market analysis, including monitoring of markets and regulatory environments for trends that could impact investments
    • Conduct research on markets, asset classes, companies, industries and sectors
    • Interpret and share outcomes of analyses to support investment recommendations 

 

Qualifications:

 

  • Minimum of three years’ of experience in private real estate lending, acquisitions or real estate asset management
  • Demonstrated:
    • Proactive learner and critical thinker with strong analytical and credit analysis skills
    • Proficiency in Excel and Word (ARGUS and CoStar experience preferred); proficient in financial modeling and scenario analysis
    • Outstanding verbal and written communications skills, persuasive negotiation skills
    • Ability to work both independently and collaboratively as a member of a team
    • Sound investment judgment, decision-making and problem-solving skills
    • Ability to establish priorities and manage multiple tasks
    • Desire and potential to grow into a producer role
    • Strong organizational skills
  • Bachelor’s degree required; MBA and/or professional/graduate qualification in an investment-related discipline preferred
  • CFA or desire to obtain CFA charter strongly preferred

 About the Firm:


Hartford Investment Management Company (HIMCO) is the asset management arm of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The Hartford). HIMCO is an insurance asset manager with over $100 billion in assets under management across the global fixed income, equity and alternatives markets.  The firm manages assets on behalf of The Hartford, as well as insurance, sub-advisory and other institutional clients.

 

The Hartford is a Fortune 200 company, with approximately 18,500 employees worldwide.  The company is a leading provider of property and casualty insurance, group benefits, mutual funds and other investment products.  At The Hartford, we are committed to practicing our business in a sustainable way.  We work to address environmental, social and economic needs and to do the right thing for our stakeholders.

 

As a condition of your employment for HIMCO, you will be required to affirm to HIMCO’s Code of Ethics and understand that you will be required to comply with the disclosure of accounts, holdings and pre-clearance of trades for the accounts of you and your household family members as more fully described in the Code of Ethics Key Points.  If you will be deemed to be a “Covered Associate” under HIMCO’s Pay to Play Policy, you will also need to disclose all political contributions that you have given within the past 2 calendar years.

 

 

Equal Opportunity Employer/Females/Minorities/Veterans/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity or Expression/Religion/Age

 

Job Sector


Not specified

 

Experience


2+ to 5 years


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