Staff Appraiser - Santa Clara, CA

Job Opportunity

At Stewart, we know that success begins with great people. As a Stewart employee, you'll be joining a company that was named a 2024-2025 Best Company to Work For by U.S. News & World Report, and a 2025 Top Workplace by USA Today. We are committed to helping you own, develop, and nurture your career. We invest in your career journey because we understand that as you grow, so does our company. And our priority is smart growth by attaining the best people, investing in tools and resources that enable success, and creating a better home for all.

You will be part of an inclusive work environment that reflects the customers we serve. You'll be empowered to use your unique experiences, passion and skills to help our company and the communities we serve constantly evolve and improve. Together, we can achieve our vision of becoming the premier title and real estate services company.

Stewart is a global real estate services company, providing title insurance, settlement, underwriting, and lender services through our family of companies.

Job Description

Job Summary

We are seeking an Appraiser in Johnson County to join Stewart Valuation Intelligence, a part of the Stewart family of companies. Complete high quality residential appraisal reports. Manage all aspects of scheduling, exception management, system updating, submitting and Quality Control of their assignments. Compensation: $60-160K

Job Responsibilities

• Perform appraisals for residential appraisal products and or desktop appraisals for lending and non-lending purposes.
• Adhere to all applicable State and Federal laws, Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act (FIRREA Title XI), Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP), Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Federal Housing Authority, U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Fair Housing Act, and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act respective guides and handbooks for developing, reporting, and delivering appraisals.
• Proactively communicate status updates for all assignments to ensure outstanding customer service while providing the industry's best turnaround time and the highest level of appraisal quality.
• Deliver prominent levels of customer service to internal and external partners, homeowners, and/or points of contact.
• Uses existing procedures to solve straightforward problems without the consistent need to exercise discretion
• Uses basic communication skills to address internal and/or external clients and/or team members Individual contributor working under direct supervision with little autonomy
• Works under general supervision with limited ability to modify approach; Individual contributor having no supervisory responsibilities; manages own workload
• Recognizes and solves typical problems; selects solutions from established options
• Performs all other duties as assigned by management

Education

• High school diploma required; Bachelor's preferred
• Minimum state certified residential or higher appraisal license with a minimum of three years residential appraisal field experience.

Experience

• Typically requires 0-4 years of related work experience

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Stewart is committed to ensuring that its online application process provides an equal employment opportunity to all job seekers, including individuals with disabilities. If you have a disability and need assistance or an accommodation in the application process, please contact us by email at View email address on click.appcast.io.

Pay Range & Benefits

$54,400.00 - $81,700.00 Annually. The base salary range provided is consistent with similar roles at the Company. The base salary range is not an absolute, but a guide, and actual offers will be based on the individual candidate's knowledge, skills, education, experience, location, market conditions, and other compensation components. Depending upon all of the preceding considerations, the base salary may be lower or higher than the stated range. Stewart offers eligible employees a competitive benefits package that includes, but is not limited to a variety of health and wellness insurance options and programs, paid time off, 401(k) with company match, employee stock purchase program, and employee discounts.