Research Analyst

Company Description

PRD Real Estate is a unique force in the Australian property market. What sets us apart is not what we do, but how we do it. Our people are passionate, take personal responsibility and always do what’s right for our clients, people and communities.

Our local property market expertise, over 45 years of leading research and our commitment to our core values of service, integrity, teamwork, community and knowledge accelerate the success of our clients and our people.

Our collaborative culture and camaraderie set us apart. With over 80 franchise offices across Australia, we empower our people with the platforms, knowledge and support they need to succeed.

**Job Description**:
Don’t miss this opportunity to establish your property career with a leading real estate agency. Based in our corporate head office, you will be part of a leading research team that plays a key role in the success of the PRD business. With great attention to detail and communication skills you will prepare and present high-quality property market research in a timely and effective manner for internal and external clients.

Key aspects of this role include:

- Preparing market commentary, reports and general research for internal and external clients.
- Creating, maintaining, and updating database systems and research spread sheets.
- Attending and presenting at seminars in order to interact with clients, and to gain market and business knowledge
- Liaising with internal and external information sources such as other PRD offices across Australia, Local Councils, State Departments, developers, and data providers
- Analysing property data to determine benchmarks such as rental yields, capital values, vacancy rates, market share, and others.
- Collecting and analysing other data, such as demographics, development, economic indicator and others; to create a holistic view of the property market.
- Preparing specialised property reports and commentary at local, state, and national level for exclusive media coverage.

**Qualifications**:
To be successful in this challenging role you will need to possess:

- An undergraduate degree in Property or Business/Economics or related discipline
- Strategic thinking whilst ensuring a strong client orientated approach
- A team player with a high level of time management skills
- Ability to build relationships at all levels of the business, including with external clients
- High level MS Office skills (particularly Microsoft Excel)
- Intermediate level skill for other data analysis tools (i.e Table Builder, Power BI)
- Good understanding of ArcMap and/or other mapping systems
- Good understanding of database systems and ability to extract data for reporting purposes
- Exposure to data processing software and templating
- Excellent attention to detail - both from a data and external presentation perspective
- Excellent verbal and non-verbal communication skills, high report writing skills is a must
- Prior experience in a property related role is highly desirable
- Keen eye, out of the box thinking, and strong drive to initiate new property related research

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