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____________________________________________ Enterprising Occupations: Real Estate Sales Agents

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Real Estate Brokers

! Personality Code: EC

! Education/Training Required: Work
experience in a related occupation
! Annual Earnings: $58,860

! Beginning Wage: $25,990

! Earnings Growth Potential: Very high

! Growth: 11.1%

! Annual Job Openings: 18,689

! Self-Employed: 63.5%

! Part-Time: 15.5%

Operate real estate offi ce or work for commer-

cial real estate fi rm, overseeing real estate trans-

actions. Other duties usually include selling real

estate or renting properties and arranging loans.

Sell, for a fee, real estate owned by others. Obtain

agreements from property owners to place properties

for sale with real estate fi rms. Monitor fulfi llment of

purchase contract terms to ensure that they are han-

dled in a timely manner. Compare a property with

similar properties that have recently sold to deter-

mine its competitive market price. Act as an interme-

diary in negotiations between buyers and sellers over

property prices and settlement details and during the

closing of sales. Generate lists of properties for sale,

their locations and descriptions, and available fi nanc-

ing options, using computers. Maintain knowledge

of real estate law; local economies; fair housing laws;

and types of available mortgages, fi nancing options,

and government programs. Check work completed

by loan offi cers, attorneys, and other profession-

als to ensure that it is performed properly. Arrange

for fi nancing of property purchases. Appraise prop-

erty values, assessing income potential when rel-

evant. Maintain awareness of current income tax

regulations, local zoning, building and tax laws, and

growth possibilities of the area where a property is

located. Manage and operate real estate offi ces, han-

dling associated business details. Supervise agents

who handle real estate transactions. Rent proper-

ties or manage rental properties. Arrange for title

searches of properties being sold. Give buyers virtual

tours of properties in which they are interested, using

computers. Review property details to ensure that

environmental regulations are met. Develop, sell, or

lease property used for industry or manufacturing.

Maintain working knowledge of various factors that

determine a farm’s capacity to produce, including

agricultural variables and proximity to market cen-

ters and transportation facilities.

GOE—Interest Area/Cluster: 14. Retail and

Wholesale Sales and Service. Work Group: 14.03.

General Sales. Other Jobs in " is Work Group:

Parts Salespersons; Real Estate Sales Agents; Retail

Salespersons; Sales Representatives, Wholesale and

Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientifi c

Products; Service Station Attendants.

Skills: Management of Financial Resources; Negoti-

ation; Mathematics; Judgment and Decision Making;

Active Listening; Persuasion; Service Orientation;

Complex Problem Solving.

Education and Training Program: Real Estate.

Related Knowledge/Courses: Sales and Market-

ing; Law and Government; Building and Construc-

tion; Customer and Personal Service; Personnel and

Human Resources; Economics and Accounting.

Work Env ironment : More often indoors than out-

doors; sitting.

Real Estate Sales Agents

! Personality Code: EC

! Education/Training Required:

Postsecondary vocational training

! Annual Earnings: $40,600

! Beginning Wage: $20,930

! Earnings Growth Potential: High

! Growth: 10.6%

! Annual Job Openings: 61,232

! Self-Employed: 60.2%

! Part-Time: 15.5%

Rent, buy, or sell property for clients. Per-

form duties such as studying property listings,