Real Estate Associate

Real Estate Associate

Position Type : Full-Time, on-site + field

Location : 832 Folsom, San Francisco, CA

Compensation : $28 / hour + $1.50 bilingual premium

Union Representation : OPEIU Local 29

Priority Application Deadline : Sunday, Apirl 21

2024

Hamilton Families

Our mission is to end family homelessness in the San Francisco Bay Area. Established in 1985, Hamilton Families is San Francisco's leading service provider to homeless families, with carefully designed programs to prevent homelessness, provide shelter and stability, return families to permanent housing and support the well-being of children experiencing homelessness.

We currently operate these programs across five sites in San Francisco, and in recent years have partnered with organizations such as the Giants, Google, Salesforce, Twitter, Airbnb, government officials and the wider Bay Area community.

For more information, visit www.hamiltonfamilies.org .

Departmentand Position Overview

The Real Estate Department cultivates deep engagement with landlords, investors, property management companies, and private homeowners within San Francisco and the greater Bay Area.

The Real Estate Departments creates an inventory of housing units available for individuals and families experiencing homelessness or housing instability within Hamilton Families programs and external programs.

The Real Estate Associate conducts regular rental market analysis to stay abreast of industry changes in order to accommodate the needs of families.

Real Estate Associate outreach to owners and property management companies, maintaining a vast database of housing units, while providing support on repairs and mediation after families are housed.

The Real Estate Department works closely with Hamilton Families' Housing Services, Residential, and Shelter Programs from start to finish in housing location services to provide support until successful move in.

Each Real Estate Associate is trained to perform all areas of work for the department. This includes and not limited to inspections, unit viewings, move in's, quality control, landlord mediation, application and lease review .

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Market and outreach to Bay Area owners, landlord groups and / or housing associations, present information about the program, while building and fostering landlord partnerships.

Collaborate with Hamilton Families case managers to support client housing placement and retention, including assisting participants and landlords with mediating and resolving conflicts in coordination with Case Managers.

Perform housing location services via unit acquisition in order to build and maintain unit inventory for program participants

Act as negotiator to secure housing opportunities for Participants, including reduction in rents, security deposits, holding fees, and reserving units.

In collaboration with Housing Services, ensure families are successfully matched to housing opportunities that meet their specific needs while taking into consideration any housing barriers.

Initiate the Intent to Rent to Keys process, communicate with landlords, and ensure a smooth move-in.

For external contracts, Real Estate Associate will fulfill all housing location services as needed, from intake to 90-day aftercare.

Coordinate and perform Housing Quality Standards Inspections (HQS) per Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) standards on all housing units, and document lead based paint acknowledgement, VAWA addendum, etc.

Inspections are used to determine thesafety and habitability of units).

Create New Vendor Packets by verifying property owner information. Research property profiles, deeds, local and state public records on ownership information including local fictitious business names, state corporate entities, and other public sources.

Remain knowledgeable about fair housing laws, using them to educate landlords, review lease contracts for compliance, and adhere to best practices.

Record, track, and disseminate information on identified available housing units.

Make regular data entries and maintain Salesforce database.