Property Valuer
Assess the value of residential, industrial or commercial properties.
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- What's it like to be a Property Valuer?
- How to become a Property Valuer
- Latest Property Valuer jobs
- Top skills and experience for Property Valuers
- Property Valuer role reviews
What's it like to be a Property Valuer?
Property Valuers are responsible for assessing the value of residential, industrial or commercial properties. Property Valuers may also be Assessors, who value properties for government tax purposes. Assessors often value an entire neighbourhood or land area at once by using mass appraisal techniques and computer-assisted appraisal systems.Did you find this video helpful?
Tasks and duties
- Estimate property or land values for sale or rental purposes.
- Estimate the value of land and the buildings on the land before it is redeveloped.
- Estimate the cost of rebuilding for insurance purposes.
How to become a Property Valuer
To become a Certified Practicing Valuer with a licence to value property, you need to complete an accredited qualification and meet the academic entry requirements for membership with the Australian Property Institute.
- Complete an accredited bachelor degree with Certified Practicing Valuer (CPV) certification, such as a Bachelor of Property and Real Estate, Bachelor of Property or Bachelor of Property Economics.
- Alternatively, if you already have a degree or experience in the real estate industry, you may be eligible to complete an accredited postgraduate degree, such as a Graduate Diploma of Property.
- After graduating, apply for membership with the Australian Property Institute.
- Gain professional experience (usually two years) to meet the requirements to become a Certified Practicing Valuer.
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Skills and experience employers are looking for
Having the right skills and experience can make you an in-demand applicant. Property Valuer employers on SEEK are looking for job seekers with expertise in the following areas. Valuation
API Membership
Report Writing
Field Inspection
Valuation Methodologies
API
Analysis
Real Estate
Thoroughness
Service Level Agreements
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Latest Property Valuer reviews
May 2021
Valuation - is a balance of science and art - knowing your market and sector
Reviewer's QualificationBachelor of Commerce
Experience10+ years
Organisation sizeSmall (1-19 employees)
SpecialisationCommercial & Development
The good thingsValuation requires diligence and analysis and experience helps make better assessments. The work is varied and you come across a wide range of property types, industry professionals and some very int...
The challengesWorking some jobs which take up more time and effort, making sure you can back up your assessments - from good research and comparable market transactions and industry / market knowledge.
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Oct 2018
Being a property valuer is bad unless your young and single
Reviewer's QualificationBachelor of Property
Experience10+ years
Organisation sizeMedium (20-199 employees)
SpecialisationMortgage security
The good thingsYou get to spend half your day out of the office inspecting properties and meeting new people
The challengesWorking in the mortgage security space is very challenging with tight deadlines and ever decreasing fee base from the banks. As this is a predominately commission based jobs the reducing fees mean you...
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