Consulting Associate

Position Title: Consulting Associate Job Type: Work from Home - Northern California (Sacramento metro) About the job: We are seeking a highly motivated, intellectually curious, and detail-oriented Associate to deliver rigorous, high-quality analysis for our clients. This role supports JBREC’s Real Estate Consulting practice and encompasses a broad range of responsibilities, including developing data-driven insights; building and analyzing GIS maps; synthesizing diverse external data sources; and conducting real estate market, consumer, and demographic analyses. The Associate will also engage in relationship-building with clients and internal stakeholders. Our clients include private equity investors, landowners, builders and developers. Duties and Responsibilities: • Conducting market research and analyzing housing data trends for custom real estate consulting and writing reports with strong, supportable conclusions. • Researching our proprietary consumer research and design databases and applying appropriate insight to individual consulting assignments. • Analyzing demographic research and trends in the context of specific consulting assignments. • Support the project management process, including planning and executing consulting engagements Requirements: • Bachelor’s degree is required, with a passion for the real estate industry and a desire to work in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment • Strong analytical skills, problem-solving ability, and written and oral communication skills • Outstanding writer • Highly organized and quick learner • Ability to work both independently and collaboratively • Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills; other software knowledge is a plus • Some experience in real estate, finance, valuation, appraisal, market research, or related field preferred • Willingness and ability to travel by car or plane, including occasional overnight travel, up to approximately 30% of the time Cover letters are required. Compensation and title will be based on skills, experience, and abilities, which can vary by person. We cannot hire anyone who requires sponsorship to work in the United States. Join our team at John Burns Research and Consulting, LLC, a leading provider of independent subscription research and customized consulting services for the US housing industry. Our founder, John Burns, started the company in 2001 with the aim of revolutionizing housing market analysis to help executives make better decisions. Today, we have a team of 100+ highly passionate research analysts and consultants nationwide who work together to provide the most trusted source of US housing analysis and consulting services. Each full-time employee receives: • $12,500 towards our comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage, and flexible spending accounts including gym memberships and vacation assistance. • Our company contributes 5% of their salary and profit sharing to their 401(k), even if they do not contribute. • Personal benefits, such as tuition reimbursement, training opportunities, flexible schedules for many positions, 15 days of PTO, 5 days off for Company winter holiday, 9 holidays, and the ability to grow and expand your career, and 50% company reimbursement of all your charitable contributions. At John Burns Research and Consulting, LLC, we are proud of our award-winning culture, which includes recognition as one of the top performing companies in both Great Places to Work and Gallup Employee Engagement, and we are Certified Evergreen by the Tugboat Institute. If you want to be part of a well-established, dynamic, and high-performing team that takes it to the next level, this is the perfect opportunity for you. Disclaimer: Nothing in this job description restricts the company’s right to assign responsibilities to this job at any time as critical features of this job are subject to change at any time. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job