Real estate consists of land and the natural resources and permanent buildings on it. Real estate agents, brokers, asset managers, assessors, property managers, and developers perform a wide variety of tasks, from buying, selling, renting, and leasing, to assessing, developing, and managing land.

Our Agents and brokers bring buyers and sellers together, acting as intermediaries in the sale of properties. Most agents and brokers work with residential properties such as houses or condominiums, though some focus on commercial properties such as office complexes or retail space.

Our Property managers maintain investment property for owners, overseeing a property's everyday operations, whether it's a commercial, industrial, or residential building. Real estate asset managers are property managers who act as a property owner's agent and adviser. They focus on long-range financial planning rather than everyday activities. Many asset managers work for pension funds, life insurance companies, real estate investment trusts, and other organizations that invest in real estate.

Who We Are Looking For

If you have the right skills and are undaunted by the vicissitudes of the industry, real estate can afford a phenomenally challenging and rewarding career. People skills are paramount in real estate. Everyone, from brokers to investment fund partners, relies on the relationships they forge throughout their careers to find clients and understand the subtleties and caprices of the market. Project management skills are as critical to the tasks of ongoing asset and property management as they are to coordinating large-scale deals. Finally, people who endure in the industry have the fortitude to see themselves through the famine of down markets.

Most real estate professionals work independently, contracting their services. Those who succeed in real estate are generally ambitious and entrepreneurial. Agents who succeed are able to network, form connections, and get things done quickly. Creativity, unconventionality, and social skills are also important. Virtually all real estate professionals need to know zoning laws and regulations, as properties and property transactions are heavily regulated.