Real Estate Agent Job Description Template

Job title

Real Estate Agent

Job summary

[Company name] is seeking a dependable real estate agent to join our team in [city, state]. In this role, you will prospect for buyers and sellers and build a referral network, prepare comparative market analyses to price homes and support our team’s commitment to safety, quality and service.

Responsibilities

• Prospect for buyers and sellers and build a referral network
• Prepare comparative market analyses to price homes
• List and market properties online and in person
• Show homes and hold open houses
• Write, present and negotiate offers
• Coordinate inspections, appraisals, financing and closing
• Follow fair housing, disclosure and agency laws
• Follow company policies, safety procedures and applicable regulations

Required qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Current license or certification as required by [state]
• Working knowledge of market analysis and pricing and contracts and negotiation
• Relationship building and negotiation
• [Add role-specific requirements, such as driver’s license or ability to pass a background check, if job-related]

Preferred qualifications

• State real estate salesperson license
• Broker license
• REALTOR® membership
• Experience with multiple Listing Service (MLS)

Skills

• MLS and marketing tools
• Transaction management
• Real estate law and disclosure
• Lead generation
• Self-motivation
• Communication

Work environment and schedule

Agents work from brokerage offices, home offices, cars and clients’ properties. The job involves driving, evenings and weekends, and lots of phone and online communication. Flexible but irregular. Many showings and calls happen evenings and weekends. Many agents are independent contractors who set their own hours.

Pay and benefits

$[min]–$[max] per [hour/year], depending on experience. [List benefits: health insurance, paid time off, retirement plan, training and certification support.]

Equal opportunity

[Company name] is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law, and we provide reasonable accommodations upon request.