Real Estate Sales Agents
Real Estate Agent, Real Estate Salesperson, Realtor, Realtor Associate
What they do:
Rent, buy, or sell property for clients. Perform duties such as study property listings, interview prospective clients, accompany clients to property site, discuss conditions of sale, and draw up real estate contracts. Includes agents who represent buyer.
On the job, you would:
- Present purchase offers to sellers for consideration.
- Act as an intermediary in negotiations between buyers and sellers, generally representing one or the other.
- Confer with escrow companies, lenders, home inspectors, and pest control operators to ensure that terms and conditions of purchase agreements are met before closing dates.
Knowledge
Business
- customer service
- sales and marketing
Arts and Humanities
- English language
Engineering and Technology
- computers and electronics
Communications
- multimedia
Skills
Basic Skills
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- talking to others
Social
- bringing people together to solve differences
- changing what is done based on other people's actions
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
Math
- choose the right type of math to solve a problem
- add, subtract, multiply, or divide
Ideas and Logic
- order or arrange things
- use rules to solve problems
Personality
People interested in this work like activities that include leading, making decisions, and business.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Initiative
- Self-Confidence
- Perseverance
- Social Orientation
- Achievement Orientation
- Integrity
Technology
You might use software like this on the job:
Data base user interface and query software
- Xactware Xactimate
- Yardi software Hot Technology In Demand
Word processing software
- Google Docs Hot Technology
- Microsoft Word Hot Technology In Demand
Financial analysis software
- RealData Comparative Lease Analysis
- Wheatworks Real Estate Calculator Suite
Education
Education: (rated 1 of 4)
high school diploma/GED or
no high school diploma/GED
usually needed
no high school diploma/GED
usually needed
Job Outlook
Below Average
New job opportunities are less likely in the future.
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