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Career: Real Estate Sales Agents
Job Description
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.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
100
|
Present purchase offers to sellers for consideration. |
100
|
Act as an intermediary in negotiations between buyers and sellers, generally representing one or the other. |
100
|
Compare a property with similar properties that have recently sold to determine its competitive market price. |
100
|
Advise clients on market conditions, prices, mortgages, legal requirements and related matters. |
100
|
Promote sales of properties through advertisements, open houses, and participation in multiple listing services. |
100
|
Accompany buyers during visits to and inspections of property, advising them on the suitability and value of the homes they are visiting. |
100
|
Interview clients to determine what kinds of properties they are seeking. |
100
|
Generate lists of properties that are compatible with buyers' needs and financial resources. |
100
|
Contact property owners and advertise services to solicit property sales listings. |
100
|
Display commercial, industrial, agricultural, and residential properties to clients and explain their features. |
100
|
Review property listings, trade journals, and relevant literature, and attend conventions, seminars, and staff and association meetings to remain knowledgeable about real estate markets. |
100
|
Coordinate appointments to show homes to prospective buyers. |
100
|
Answer clients' questions regarding construction work, financing, maintenance, repairs, and appraisals. |
100
|
Advise sellers on how to make homes more appealing to potential buyers. |
100
|
Develop networks of attorneys, mortgage lenders, and contractors to whom clients may be referred. |
100
|
Visit properties to assess them before showing them to clients. |
96
|
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. |
96
|
Inspect condition of premises, and arrange for necessary maintenance or notify owners of maintenance needs. |
93
|
Prepare documents such as representation contracts, purchase agreements, closing statements, deeds and leases. |
89
|
Review plans for new construction with clients, enumerating and recommending available options and features. |
86
|
Rent or lease properties on behalf of clients. |
85
|
Arrange meetings between buyers and sellers when details of transactions need to be negotiated. |
82
|
Coordinate property closings, overseeing signing of documents and disbursement of funds. |
79
|
Evaluate mortgage options to help clients obtain financing at the best prevailing rates and terms. |
75
|
Arrange for title searches to determine whether clients have clear property titles. |
75
|
Solicit and compile listings of available rental properties. |
75
|
Locate and appraise undeveloped areas for building sites, based on evaluations of area market conditions. |
71
|
Conduct seminars and training sessions for sales agents to improve sales techniques. |
71
|
Contact utility companies for service hookups to clients' property. |
68
|
Investigate clients' financial and credit status to determine eligibility for financing. |
39
|
Secure construction or purchase financing with own firm or mortgage company. |
36
|
Appraise properties to determine loan values. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
78
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
74
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
73
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
72
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
70
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
69
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
67
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
64
|
Getting Information
|
61
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
59
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
59
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
57
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
55
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
55
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
55
|
Thinking Creatively
|
55
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
54
|
Processing Information
|
53
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
52
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
52
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
51
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
49
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
48
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
48
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
48
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
48
|
Interacting With Computers
|
46
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
44
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
44
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
41
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
40
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
33
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
30
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
30
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
29
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
28
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
24
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
16
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
14
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
11
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
9
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|