Insights

If we could pick one skill-set essential in modern Surveying, would it surprise you to hear financial modelling skills at the top of our list? Traditionally, we’ve seen modelling needed within analytical disciplines, and then within broader real estate professions, we typically saw it within roles explicitly connected to the appraisal of transactions.

The past two years have seen huge change in the skills needed within the real estate space for both graduates looking to get into the sector, and for those with experience and in senior positions across both surveying and analytics-focused roles, as it responds to great changes in demand from both investors and occupants.

We ask in this piece, is acquiring a RICS membership worth it for building surveyors and those across the built environment.

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