What You'll Do

  • Present purchase offers to sellers for consideration.
  • 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.
  • Interview clients to determine what kinds of properties they are seeking.
  • Prepare documents such as representation contracts, purchase agreements, closing statements, deeds, and leases.
  • Coordinate property closings, overseeing signing of documents and disbursement of funds.
  • Act as an intermediary in negotiations between buyers and sellers, generally representing one or the other.
  • Promote sales of properties through advertisements, open houses, and participation in multiple listing services.
  • Compare a property with similar properties that have recently sold to determine its competitive market price.
  • Coordinate appointments to show homes to prospective buyers.
  • Generate lists of properties that are compatible with buyers' needs and financial resources.

Essential Skills

Active Listening 4.0/5
Speaking 4.0/5
Negotiation 3.88/5
Social Perceptiveness 3.75/5
Coordination 3.75/5
Critical Thinking 3.62/5
Persuasion 3.62/5
Service Orientation 3.5/5
Reading Comprehension 3.38/5
Writing 3.38/5
Time Management 3.38/5
Judgment and Decision Making 3.25/5

Career Fit Overview

Use this summary to understand the kind of profile this role rewards. It helps you judge whether this career looks like a stronger match than your current role, a nearby move worth exploring, or a broader path to compare more seriously.

Top passions

  • Leader: Taking charge and moving ideas forward motivates you.
  • Organizer: Bringing order to data and processes satisfies you.
  • Helper: Supporting people and making a difference matters to you.

Common styles

Social Orientation, Dependability, Achievement Orientation, Integrity, Perseverance

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Key Abilities

This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:

Oral Comprehension 4.0/5
Oral Expression 4.0/5
Written Comprehension 3.88/5
Speech Recognition 3.88/5
Speech Clarity 3.88/5
Written Expression 3.38/5
Deductive Reasoning 3.25/5
Inductive Reasoning 3.12/5

Technologies & Tools

Adobe Acrobat Agent Business Builder Argosy Legal Systems Power Closer Canva CMA Stuffers Commercial and industrial development project cost analysis software Corel WordPerfect Office Suite DataBasix Technologies Lead Commander DeLorme Topo USA Digital contract software Document creation software DocuSign eSignature Easypano Tourweaver eGrabber ListGrabber Email software Facebook FaceTime Financial calculators software FloodMaps Front Desk

Work Environment & Strengths

Common Strengths for This Career

  • Social Orientation (High importance: 4.69/5)
  • Dependability (High importance: 4.63/5)
  • Achievement Orientation (High importance: 4.57/5)
  • Integrity (High importance: 4.55/5)
  • Perseverance (High importance: 4.46/5)

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How to Become One

This career typically requires vocational school, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree. Some specialized training or certification may also be required.

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Also Known As

This career is known by many different job titles across industries. Here are all the variations:

Agricultural Real Estate Agent Apartment Leasing Agent Apartment Leasing Consultant Apartment Rental Agent Building Consultant Buyers' Agent Closing Agent Closing Coordinator Contracts Specialist Home Sales Consultant Industrial Real Estate Agent Land Agent Land Sales Agent Leasing Agent Leasing Associate Leasing Consultant Leasing Professional Leasing Specialist Licensed Real Estate Agent Licensed Real Estate Sales Agent Real Estate Agent Real Estate Associate Real Estate Buyer's Agent Real Estate Closer Real Estate Consultant Real Estate Listing Agent Real Estate Listing Consultant Real Estate Professional Real Estate Rental Agent Real Estate Representative (Real Estate Rep) Real Estate Sales Agent Real Estate Sales Associate Real Estate Salesperson Real Estate Specialist Realtor Realtor Associate Rental Sales Agent Residence Leasing Agent Residential Property Consultant Right of Way Agent Right-of-Way Agent Right-of-Way Buyer Sales Agent Sales Consultant Sales Professional Sales Representative Sales Specialist Showing Agent

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