Real Estate Agent Resume Example
A real estate agent resume that shows transactions closed, how you found clients and the markets and price ranges you know.
How to write a real estate agent resume that lands interviews
A great real estate agent resume isn't a list of responsibilities — it's a tight stack of quantified outcomes, written in language an ATS scores and a human reader believes. Below: the 8 bullets a strong candidate uses, the 4 they avoid, the keywords the ATS expects, the pay figures to anchor your negotiation against, and the FAQs we hear most often.
Sample bullets — good vs weak
Each “good” bullet leads with the outcome, includes a measurable result, and shows scope. The “weak” versions describe activities without showing impact. Use these as templates; rewrite them in your own voice with your real numbers.
✅ Bullets that get the call
- Closed 24 transactions in my second full year, 15 on the buyer side and 9 listings, in two suburban counties.
- Won 6 of 10 listing presentations in one year by bringing a comparative market analysis and a written marketing plan.
- Sold listings in a median of 31 days on market by pricing from recent sales and requesting changes after the first weekend of showings.
- Negotiated repairs and credits after inspection for 11 buyers, keeping 10 of those contracts on schedule to close.
- Built a database of 400 past clients and contacts and kept it warm with a monthly market note, producing 9 referrals.
- Hosted 40 open houses in a year and converted those visitor sign-ins into 7 buyer clients.
- Coordinated lenders, title, inspectors and appraisers on each file with a shared checklist, so every deadline was met.
- Specialized in first-time buyers and ran a free quarterly session on pre-approval, offers and closing costs.
❌ Bullets to rewrite
- Helped people buy and sell homes.
- Licensed real estate agent.
- Passionate about real estate and clients.
- Used social media to market properties.
ATS keywords to weave into your bullets
The four-component ATS rubric weights keyword density inside experience bullets more heavily than the keywords-only skills section. These are the 14+ keywords most often scored on a real estate agent resume — fold them into your bullets where they're honestly applicable.
Real Estate Agent salary
Annual pay across the United States, as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Half of these workers earn between the 25th and 75th percentile figures. Your offer will depend on the state, the employer and the shift.
| Annual pay | Amount |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $33k |
| 25th percentile | $40k |
| Median | $53k |
| 75th percentile | $82k |
| 90th percentile | $124k |
Want a deeper salary breakdown by city + role + experience? See the full Real Estate Agent salary guide →
Common mistakes (and how to fix them)
- No numbersFix: State transactions, listings won, days on market or referrals.
- Resume reads like a listing adFix: Describe what you did for clients, not how passionate you are.
- Missing the licenseFix: State license state and year in a separate line near the top.
- No specialty or areaFix: Name the neighborhoods, price ranges or buyer types you work with.
ATS tips specific to real estate agent resumes
- Use 'Real Estate Agent', 'Realtor' or 'Real Estate Salesperson' as in the posting; Realtor is a trademarked membership term, so use it only if it applies.
- Include MLS, CRM and transaction-management tools in the Skills section.
- List the license in its own section with state and year.
- Write sales as numbers with a time frame, such as '24 closings in 2025'.
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Start freeAbout this guideThe ApplyVita Career Team — The ApplyVita Career Team builds the resume-scoring and job-matching tools at the core of ApplyVita. Our guidance is grounded in the same four-component ATS rubric our product scores resumes on — content and impact, keyword match, formatting, and skills — and in current recruiter and hiring-manager practice. Every guide is checked against that rubric before it is published, and updated as hiring norms change.