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Entry-level real estate or leasing assistant jobs: what the job is, skills and open roles

Real estate and leasing assistants help sell, rent and manage property: showing units, preparing leases, tracking paperwork and answering tenant questions. Right now 57 entry-level real estate or leasing assistant jobs are open on employers’ own career sites.

What a real estate or leasing assistant does

In the banking, insurance and real estate family of jobs. Roles that serve customers and process accounts, policies, loans and property.

A typical day

  1. 1. Show properties
  2. 2. Prepare leases and applications
  3. 3. Track documents and deadlines
  4. 4. Answer tenants and buyers
  5. 5. Coordinate maintenance

Do you need experience?

None of the 57 open entry-level real estate or leasing assistant jobs we track say in their own text that no experience is required, so expect employers to look for related experience, coursework or projects. The figures are counted from the posting text and change as jobs open and close.

Open entry-level real estate or leasing assistant jobs

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Skills for real estate or leasing assistant jobs

The skills this job uses, most important first. Most can be learned or shown before the first day.

Skills to build or show

  1. 1. Customer service
  2. 2. Organization
  3. 3. Basic selling
  4. 4. Contracts basics
  5. 5. Local market knowledge
  6. 6. Property software

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The market for real estate or leasing assistant work

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Open entry-level real estate or leasing assistant jobs
57

Source: NextChapter, checked against employer career sites, last 7 days.

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Openings that say no experience is required
0

Source: The posting’s own text, counted by NextChapter.

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Median pay in listings that state it
$50,000

Source: NextChapter verified openings (21 with pay).

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Across 21 open entry-level real estate or leasing assistant listings that state an annual pay figure, the middle half run from $48,500 to $54,000, with a median of $50,000. Listings that state pay are not every listing, and some roles add commission or bonus on top.

Where entry-level real estate or leasing assistant jobs are

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Employers hiring real estate or leasing assistants now

  • Bozzuto 21
  • Camden Property Trust 10
  • Buckingham Senior Living Community 5
  • MID America Apartment Communities 5
  • CIM Group 3
  • The RMR Group 3
  • Comstock Holding Companies 2
  • Compass 1
  • Eeihr 1
  • Matura Farrington Staffing Services 1

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Questions about real estate or leasing assistant jobs

What does a real estate or leasing assistant do?
Real estate and leasing assistants help sell, rent and manage property: showing units, preparing leases, tracking paperwork and answering tenant questions. A typical day includes: show properties; prepare leases and applications; track documents and deadlines; answer tenants and buyers; coordinate maintenance.
Can I get an entry-level real estate or leasing assistant job with no experience?
None of the 57 open entry-level real estate or leasing assistant jobs we track say in their own text that no experience is required, so expect employers to look for related experience, coursework or projects. The figures are counted from the posting text and change as jobs open and close.
What skills do you need to be a real estate or leasing assistant?
The skills this job uses most are customer service, organization, basic selling, contracts basics, local market knowledge, property software. Most can be learned before the first day through coursework, short courses, practice or a related job.
How much does an entry-level real estate or leasing assistant make?
Across 21 open entry-level real estate or leasing assistant listings that state an annual pay figure, the middle half run from $48,500 to $54,000, with a median of $50,000. Listings that state pay are not every listing, and some roles add commission or bonus on top.
Where can a real estate or leasing assistant job lead?
People in this job commonly move to office coordinator, loan processor, account manager, administrative assistant. The link between jobs is the shared skills; the path is not guaranteed and depends on the employer.

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