Real Estate Brokers
Broker, Managing Broker, Real Estate Broker, Realtor
What they do:
Operate real estate office, or work for commercial real estate firm, overseeing real estate transactions. Other duties usually include selling real estate or renting properties and arranging loans.
On the job, you would:
- Sell, for a fee, real estate owned by others.
- Obtain agreements from property owners to place properties for sale with real estate firms.
- Act as an intermediary in negotiations between buyers and sellers over property prices and settlement details and during the closing of sales.
Knowledge
Business
- sales and marketing
- customer service
Arts and Humanities
- English language
Safety and Government
- law and government
Engineering and Technology
- computers and electronics
Skills
Basic Skills
- talking to others
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Social
- bringing people together to solve differences
- talking people into changing their minds or their behavior
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Abilities
Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
Ideas and Logic
- use rules to solve problems
- notice when problems happen
Personality
People interested in this work like activities that include leading, making decisions, and business.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Integrity
- Initiative
- Stress Tolerance
- Attention to Detail
- Persistence
- Achievement/Effort
Technology
You might use software like this on the job:
Data base user interface and query software
- Microsoft Access
- Yardi software
Presentation software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
Internet browser software
- Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Web browser software
Education
Education: (rated 4 of 5)
bachelor's degree or
some college
usually needed
some college
usually needed
Job Outlook
Average
New job opportunities are likely in the future.
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