Position Summary:

The Research Team of The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) is looking for a highly motivated economist to join our team and research real estate trends. The economist or data scientist will evaluate the real estate market and monitor market conditions, trends and other research. The ideal candidate will be able to work collaboratively and have a desire to work cross-functionally and engage with non-technical NAR stakeholders. This role will require strong research and analytical abilities using economist and data science tools, excellent communication and organizational skills, ownership of projects from start to finish.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Track and analyze all aspects of the real estate market at national and local level
• Responsible for conducting research and data analysis to understand the drivers of the real estate market
• Handle and manipulate large amounts of data. Identify data sources, collect the data, plan on how to store the data, clean and analyze the data
• Represent the data through use of common graphs, such as plots, infographics, and visualizations using Tableau or another software
• Develop and write research reports
• Present compelling trends and analysis to NAR stakeholders
• Support research needs 
• Other duties, as assigned

Qualifications:

• 1-3 years of relevant experience as a economist or data scientist.
• 1-3 years of experience in real estate analysis is preferred
• Excellent Excel skills and SPSS or another statistical software skills is a plus
• Ability to extract, aggregate, and prepare data for analysis.
• Ability to communicate ideas, both written and verbally, primarily through Microsoft PowerPoint and Word.
• Ability to handle and manipulate large amounts of data.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a collaborative environment with stakeholders of a trade/member association
• Good communication skills, as well as an interest in working within a team environment

Organizational Overview:

The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) is a team of professionals dedicated to providing world-class service to over 1.5 million REALTORS® working in the United States and around the world. The real estate industry is fast-paced and fast-changing--each year, our members participate in the sale, lease, and management of billions of dollars in real estate. As in every industry, our members’ value proposition is constantly being challenged by innovation.

It is our mission to help REALTORS® navigate that change and thrive in their careers. We cannot do that without the ideas, passion, and commitment from our talented employees. As our greatest assets, employees are offered their pick of competitive benefits/perks and flexible work options. Our most successful employees are committed to our Core Values, which are: