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Real Estate Agent Duties, Skills & Responsibilities: a Guide for Employers

When hiring Real Estate Agents, it’s important to properly describe the job opening with the duties, skills and responsibilities of the role. We’ve compiled a guide to Real Estate Agent Duties, Skills & Responsibilities using data from actual job postings on Indeed.

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Popular Real Estate Agent Duties and Skills

Here are some commonly found skills and other specifications in job postings for Real Estate Agents.

  • Real Estate License

    • Definition: General term for state-issued licensure of real estate agents, real estate brokers, and realtors. Education and professional experience requirements vary by state.
    • Years of experience most commonly required: 2-3
    • How common is it? This skill is found in 81.8% of Real Estate Agent job postings on Indeed.

  • Communication skills

    • Definition: Experience or skill effectively exchanging and understanding information, verbally or in writing.
    • Years of experience most commonly required: 2-3
    • How common is it? This skill is found in 29.1% of Real Estate Agent job postings on Indeed.

  • Sales

    • Definition: Skill or experience with sales.
    • Years of experience most commonly required: 2-3
    • How common is it? This skill is found in 20.8% of Real Estate Agent job postings on Indeed.

  • Customer service

    • Definition: Skill or experience assisting customers before, during, and after purchases to satisfy customer needs.
    • Years of experience most commonly required: 3-4
    • How common is it? This skill is found in 14% of Real Estate Agent job postings on Indeed.

  • Negotiation

    • Definition: Skill or experience with negotiation, typically in a business, financial, or legal context.
    • Years of experience most commonly required: 3-4
    • How common is it? This skill is found in 7% of Real Estate Agent job postings on Indeed.

  • Marketing

    • Definition: Experience with strategies aimed at communicating with a target audience for the purpose of promoting a client or product.
    • Years of experience most commonly required: 2-3
    • How common is it? This skill is found in 1.5% of Real Estate Agent job postings on Indeed.

  • Real Estate Broker

    • Definition: State-issued license that distinguishes real estate brokers from real estate agents and realtors. Agents have completed real estate education and passed licensing exams in their state of profession, realtors have done the former and are also members of the NAR (National Association of Realtors), and brokers have completed the same requirements as agents, followed by obtaining broker licensure. Brokers may work independently, but agents must work under licensed brokers.
    • Years of experience most commonly required: 3-4
    • How common is it? This skill is found in 1.4% of Real Estate Agent job postings on Indeed.

  • Fair Housing regulations

    • Definition: Knowledge of laws and regulations at state and federal government levels to eliminate discrimination associated with buying, selling, and renting housing.
    • Years of experience most commonly required: 2-3
    • How common is it? This skill is found in 1.2% of Real Estate Agent job postings on Indeed.

  • Organizational skills

    • Definition: Ability to organize workload, processes, or physical objects and spaces.
    • Years of experience most commonly required: 2-3
    • How common is it? This skill is found in 1.2% of Real Estate Agent job postings on Indeed.

  • Bilingual

    • Definition: Fluency in two languages.
    • Years of experience most commonly required: 2-3
    • How common is it? This skill is found in 1.2% of Real Estate Agent job postings on Indeed.

  • Administrative experience

    • Definition: Experience or skill performing administrative tasks such as answering phones, scheduling appointments, or maintaining records.
    • Years of experience most commonly required: 1-2
    • How common is it? This skill is found in 0.6% of Real Estate Agent job postings on Indeed.

  • Property management

    • Definition: Experience with the operations of residential or commercial properties, such as property maintenance, finances, or managing tenants.
    • Years of experience most commonly required: 1-2
    • How common is it? This skill is found in 0.4% of Real Estate Agent job postings on Indeed.

  • Multilingual

    • Definition: Ability to speak, read, or write in multiple languages.
    • Years of experience most commonly required: 2-3
    • How common is it? This skill is found in 0.3% of Real Estate Agent job postings on Indeed.

  • Real estate law

    • Definition: Knowledge and experience in the area of the law that deals with land and any immovable property on the land such as houses, buildings or other structures.
    • Years of experience most commonly required: 9-10
    • How common is it? This skill is found in 0.2% of Real Estate Agent job postings on Indeed.
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