Analyst, Transaction Management

At April Housing, we’re building a team of bold, mission-driven professionals who are motivated by meaningful work and energized by collaboration. Our work supports a clear purpose of expanding access to high-quality housing, and each role plays an important part in advancing that mission.

 

You’ll collaborate shoulder‑to‑shoulder with some of the most talented experts in the industry, gaining hands-on exposure that helps you grow your skills and broaden your perspective from the day one. Our environment is dynamic, fast paced and evolving, designed to support curious, ambitious people as they take on new challenges and develop capabilities that translate throughout their careers.

 

April Housing is a leading owner and operator of high‑quality affordable housing across the United States. Founded in 2022 and headquartered in Los Angeles, we are a portfolio company of Blackstone Real Estate, supporting the affordable housing and LIHTC (Low-Income Housing Tax Credit) portfolio. Our mission is clear: preserve critical affordable housing stock while delivering exceptional management and high‑quality homes to the communities we serve. We are committed to being a fair, transparent, and responsible owner.

 

Backed by Blackstone Real Estate enabling us to invest in the creation and preservation of affordable housing for the long run. We are making a bold commitment to preserving affordable housing across the country. April Housing is dedicated to ensuring our assets aligned with high standards of excellence, including ongoing property improvements and elevated resident services.

 

We’re looking for individuals who share our commitment to excellence and believe in the impact that thoughtful, well-executed work can have on communities. If you’re driven by purpose, value collaboration, and are excited to grow while contributing to something meaningful, April Housing offers a place to build experience, expand your impact, and do work that matters.

The Analyst, Transactions Management will support acquisitions, financing, disposition, and other strategic transactions across April Housing’s affordable housing portfolio.

The Analyst responsible for coordinating due diligence, reviewing transaction-related documentation, managing closing deliverables, and driving execution across multiple concurrent workstreams. The Analyst will work closely with Asset Management, Capital Markets, Legal, Accounting, Tax, Compliance, Property Management Companies, brokers, lenders, consultants, and outside counsel to facilitate successful transaction execution.

The ideal candidate is highly organized, detailed-oriented, proactive, and capable of independently managing multiple priorities while maintaining strong communication with internal and external stakeholders.

In addition, the ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of transaction experience in real estate acquisitions, asset management, operations, or real estate investment banking.  This role will report to April Housing’s Senior Associate, Transactions Management and will lead full cycle due diligence on respective assigned capital markets, acquisitions and dispositions for April Housing. The candidate will assist in reviewing documents and coordination of due diligence tours and third-party vendors. 

This person will be the lead point of contact with all sellers to coordinate new acquisition activity, communicating with both Blackstone’s acquisition team as well as April Housing team (Asset Management, Risk, Tax, Accounting and Legal Teams). 

What you will do:

• Collect, organize and distribute due diligence materials through virtual data rooms and internal systems for acquisitions, dispositions, and refinancings
• Manage closing activities for acquisitions, dispositions and financing
• Manage transaction checklists, timelines, critical dates, and closing deliverables.
• Coordinate directly with outside counsel, title companies, lenders, brokers, consultants, and operating partners throughout the transaction lifecycle.
• Track and escalate outstanding items to maintain transaction timelines.
• Assist in reviewing documents and coordination of due diligence tours and third-party vendors.
• Review third party reports and seller provided statements of operations
• Review transaction documents and identify potential risks, outstanding items, and closing dependencies.
• Minimal travel required

What you should have:

• Bachelor's degree in related field preferred
• 5+ years of relevant real estate experience (asset management, operations, transactions or acquisitions)
• Passion for real estate and investing
• Experience in affordable housing or multi-family real estate preferred
• Demonstrated track record of high achievement in demanding professional and academic settings
• Superior analytical skills with proficiency in Excel and all Microsoft office applications
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Highly organized, motivated, energetic, and independent with strong interpersonal skills
• Excellent references

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the California Fair Chance Act and any other applicable city, county, or local ordinances. Good cause exists for a criminal background check because one of the material duties of this position requires access to sensitive financial information and confidential and proprietary information and accordingly requires the candidate to possess a high level of integrity and discretion. The Company faces a significant risk to its business operations or business reputation if a criminal history check is not performed. A criminal history that has a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with these material duties may potentially result in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment.

Base Compensation Range:

$90,000.00 To $100,000.00 Annually. This represents the presently-anticipated low and high end of the Company’s base compensation range for this position. Actual base compensation range may vary based on various factors, including but not limited to location and experience.

Total Direct Compensation:  This job is also eligible for discretionary bonus and incentive compensation on an annual basis.

Benefits:  The Company provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off (PTO).

The additional total direct compensation and benefits described above are subject to the terms and conditions of any governing plans, policies, practices, agreements, or other materials or documents as in effect from time to time, including but not limited to terms and conditions regarding eligibility.

Please review the Job Applicant Privacy Notice.

EEO Statement

April Housing is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with applicable law, we prohibit discrimination against any applicant, employee, or other covered person based on any legally recognized basis, including, but not limited to: veteran status, uniformed servicemember status, race, color, caste, immigration status, religion, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex, gender, gender expression, gender identity, marital status, sexual orientation, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation or related medical conditions), age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), protected leave status, domestic violence victim status, or any other consideration protected by federal, state or local law. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations, if you need an accommodation to complete the application process, please email [email protected]