Land Acquisition Analyst

Are you interested in joining a company culture where accountability, top performance, and teamwork are valued and rewarded? A company that is dedicated to insightful design and superior craftsmanship, the company is setting a new standard in homebuilding and customer experience.

Tri Pointe Homes Sacramento is looking for an experienced individual to join our talented group as a Land Acquisition Analyst.

Position Highlights: Primarily responsible for performing financial analysis of Land Acquisitions, compiling competitive market data and assisting underwriting tasks for the Division's land assets and future pipeline. 

Position Responsibilities:

• Conduct market research and competitive market surveys via site visits, analyze market and industry data, and prepare recommended pricing. Perform supply/demand analyses. Prepare spreadsheets showing historical building permit data, sales prices, market trends, and demographic, mortgage, and other real estate data. Compile market data into clear tables, charts, and concise memos.
• Prepare proformas and forecasting cash flows relative to land purchase, entitlement and development expenditures.
• Assist in recommending preliminary product lineup and pricing through floorplan, feature, and price analysis.
• Ability to communicate and participate in a multi-disciplinary environment.
• Ability to communicate with and represent the Company to land brokers, developers, land investors, land owners, land bankers, land-related financial entities, attorneys, title and escrow agents, a wide variety of consultants and government officials.
• Ability to develop and deliver compelling presentations that communicate ideas clearly and connect with an audience.
• Ability to discuss, negotiate and verbally summarize complex issues and matters, and to facilitate negotiations and work toward resolutions, agreements, and understandings.
• Assist with work related to managing land transactions through the acquisition process including helping to track critical dates, key deliverables, purchase agreements, title reviews & other agreements & track key information on multiple transactions (i.e., reports on deals under the agreement, capital involved, key dates.
• May assist in the preparation of land packages and presentation materials to senior management, board of directors, and investors
• May assist Land and Finance teams to ensure appropriate documentation of all Land Acquisition and entitlement expenditures and budgets.
• May lead monthly reviews with Division President, Land, and Finance teams to reconcile all budgets. Ensures all lot cost assumptions are appropriate and documented.
• May prepare monthly and quarterly financial reports for submission to Home Office.
• May prepare soft cost budget analysis (property taxes, HOA funding, and land overhead absorption) and lot cost calculations.
• Maintains the land deal tracker database/report and keeps it updated on a regular basis.
• Coordinates the receipt of due-diligence files (plans, reports, correspondence, etc.) from Sellers/brokers on all properties in feasibility and distribution of same to team members; maintains ShareFile for them.
• Produces work orders for due-diligence work and studies on prospective land purchases
• Other duties as assigned.

Position Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• A minimum of 2 years of experience in home building, real estate development, Land Acquisitions, business, construction management, land planning, civil engineering, finance/accounting, or similar fields is preferred.
• Valid unrestricted Driver’s License; vehicle insurance.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications with advanced skills in MS Excel.
• Strong verbal and written skills, and ability to communicate clearly and concisely.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills and understanding of financial analysis.
• Highly organized, highly motivated, and able to get things done quickly and accurately.
• Ability to prioritize tasks, work on multiple assignments, and manage rapidly changing assignments in a team environment.
• Positive energy, enthusiasm, and “can-do” attitude, with the skills, experience, and ability to get things done and done correctly.
• See the big picture AND attention to detail.
• Strong ability to prepare accurate proformas/financial models in Excel, prepare pricing information into a scatter graph and table, and create site location maps in Google Earth.
• Knowledge, experience, and abilities in what makes great residential communities (“placemaking”) is preferred.
• Ability to manage projects, budgets, and schedules.
• Ability to multi-task and be self-directed in a fast-paced work environment.
• Knowledge of real estate transactions and Land Acquisitions for a homebuilding company is nice to have.
• Knowledge of residential land due diligence and entitlements is preferred.
• Knowledge and experience to be able to guide, read and review architectural blueprints, engineering plans, and plats is preferred.

Compensation & Benefits

• Base Salary: The expected base salary range for this position is between $73,300-106,700 per year, depending on experience and skillset.  Base Salary is paid bi-weekly, every other Friday.
• Bonus: This position is eligible for an annual performance-based cash bonus.  Bonuses are earned, calculated and paid in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Company’s applicable incentive plan document.
• Benefits: In addition to competitive medical, dental and vision coverage, Tri Pointe Homes provides comprehensive benefits to eligible team members and their dependents, including:  Health Savings Account (HSA), full and limited healthcare Flexible Spending Account (FSA), and dependent care FSA options; generous paid time off policies, like vacation, holidays, sick leave, jury duty, bereavement, and volunteer time; paid disability, parental and military leave; company-sponsored and voluntary term life, AD&D, and short- and long-term disability insurances; a 401(k) retirement plan with bi-weekly employer matching of 50% up to the first 6% of team member contributions; adoption, fitness, tuition and worldwide emergency travel assistance; EAP, grief counseling, and estate/will preparation services; and additional discounts and supplementary employee-paid benefit programs.

At Tri Pointe Homes, we are intentional about fostering an environment where you, and all individuals, are encouraged to be their authentic selves. We embrace individuality and strive to be consciously inclusive of different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives in every aspect of our business. We believe our company’s strength relies on the diversity of the team and the unique, innovative ideas everyone contributes.

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