Have you ever considered a career in commercial real estate?

Often associated with residential real estate, commercial real estate (CRE) is actually quite different. A CRE broker sells and leases properties such as office, retail (stores, malls), industrial (warehouse/self-storage), multi-family (apartment buildings/complexes) and other commercially-used real estate. Work takes place during traditional office hours and often the commission earned on a single sale will be greater than that for an average home sale.

CRE brokers work as employees or independent contractors on commission (no salary, commissions are earned on completed sales/leases). In 2013, in the United States, CRE brokers earned on average $91,000/year. This varied by experience, region and type of area (urban v. suburban v. rural). To become a commercial real estate agent/broker you need a license in the United States and most other countries in the world.

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Real Estate Survey

Sperry Van Ness International Corp. is a commercial real estate franchisor that wants to make our industry attractive to young people. To that end we ask those who were born in the 80’s and early 90’s to take this short survey (5-10 minutes) about careers in commercial real estate. In appreciation of your time, upon completion you can be entered into a drawing for 20 $25 Amazon gift cards if you provide your email address.

Thank you in advance for completing and please pass along!