Working in real estate

Contributed by the Real Estate Institute of Victoria

A real estate agent’s job is to lease, manage, value, buy and sell residential, rural, commercial and industrial property on behalf of their clients.

A career in real estate, therefore, is one with opportunities to move around into different areas, meet an interesting and wide array of people, and undertake a variety of duties and responsibilities.

As with any job, it is necessary to be aware of what being a real estate entails. Understanding the realistic demands of the job should be an important factor in your decision making process. While it can provide huge job satisfaction to help a client buy their first investment property or home, the job does come with a few demands, such as weekend work or long days and late nights.

Intense competition and a volatile market can make the job a stressful one, but having said that, financial rewards can be great, especially if you’re buying and selling commercial and residential property for clients.

For more information, visit the Real Estate Institute of Victoria website.