Role Overview
The Real Estate Agent is halfway between that of a sales agent and that of a property negotiator, and is carried out on a self-employed basis. These agents receive a mandate, usually from an estate agency, to act on its behalf in relation to a specific property project. In practice, their role is to sell properties and find buyers for the properties entrusted to them. They may also be entrusted with property rental projects.
The remuneration of a Real Estate agent is variable and depends on the contract they have drawn up with the principal or the estate agency. Fees may vary according to the principal's monthly turnover and the commissions awarded on supervised transactions. As independent agents, they are free to set their own sales and rental targets.
Unlike some other professions in the sector, the status of "Real Estate agent" does not require you to hold an estate agent's professional licence. In fact, independent contractors are covered by the estate agency to which they belong or the Carte professionnelle of the estate agent network. In the long term, a Real Estate agent can progress to the position of estate agent and open his or her own estate agency.