Will AI replace Real Estate Sales Agents?
AI reaches a large part of this job’s work.
41/100
High exposure
More exposed to AI than 66% of US workers.
- AI already used in
- 27% of the work
- As AI tools mature: up to
- 52% of the work
What the job involves
Rent, buy, or sell property for clients. Perform duties such as study property listings, interview prospective clients, accompany clients to property site, discuss conditions of sale, and draw up real estate contracts. Includes agents who represent buyer.
Where AI reaches the work
The job’s main tasks, heaviest first, by how far AI reaches them.
Already happening(8)
- Act as an intermediary in negotiations between buyers and sellers, generally representing one or the other.
- Coordinate appointments to show homes to prospective buyers.
- Generate lists of properties that are compatible with buyers' needs and financial resources.
- Interview clients to determine what kinds of properties they are seeking.
- Promote sales of properties through advertisements, open houses, and participation in multiple listing services.
and 3 more
Within reach(12)
- Advise clients on market conditions, prices, mortgages, legal requirements, and related matters.
- Prepare documents such as representation contracts, purchase agreements, closing statements, deeds, and leases.
- Advise sellers on how to make homes more appealing to potential buyers.
- Accompany buyers during visits to and inspections of property, advising them on the suitability and value of the homes they are visiting.
- Display commercial, industrial, agricultural, and residential properties to clients and explain their features.
and 7 more
Out of reach(13)
- Present purchase offers to sellers for consideration.
- Compare a property with similar properties that have recently sold to determine its competitive market price.
- Confer with escrow companies, lenders, home inspectors, and pest control operators to ensure that terms and conditions of purchase agreements are met before closing dates.
- Review property listings, trade journals, and relevant literature, and attend conventions, seminars, and staff and association meetings, to remain knowledgeable about real estate markets.
- Contact property owners and advertise services to solicit property sales listings.
and 8 more
Also called
Real Estate Agent · Realtor · Residence Leasing Agent · Real Estate Salesperson · Apartment Rental Agent · Buyers Agent · Land Agent · Leasing Consultant
Related jobs
- Real Estate Brokers43/100
- Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents50/100
- Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel58/100
- Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers42/100
- Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate44/100
What these numbers mean
The score is the share of this job’s work, weighted by how important and frequent each task is, that AI could do in half the time: tasks an AI model could do alone count in full, tasks that need software built on AI count half.
“AI already used” is the share of the work in tasks where people are recorded using AI today. “As AI tools mature” counts every task AI could halve, with or without extra software.
The percentile compares the score with every job’s, weighted by how many people in the US do each one. Exposure means AI could change how the work is done, not that the job goes away. These are estimates for the typical job, not predictions.
Sources
- O*NET 31.0 Database, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
- GPTs are GPTs: Labor market impact potential of LLMs (task labels), Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin & Rock (2023), OpenAI and University of Pennsylvania
- Anthropic Economic Index: labor market impacts (task penetration), Anthropic
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (national and metropolitan areas), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics