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Census · Sales · occupation code 41-9021

Real Estate Brokers

Every task in this role, whether it passes the census's structural hand-over screen, which models pass it, and why. It is a screen, not a claim about what AI can do: a task can pass and still be beyond the systems of the day. The stricter and looser rules re-vote every task, and small differences between roles are noise.

Passes the screen · 1 of 17 tasks

  • Generate lists of properties for sale, their locations, descriptions, and available financing options, using computers.

    quick to check, an existing check settles it, and a mistake is cheap · 8.2% of the role's time · $354M · passed by Claude Sonnet, Gemini 3.1 Pro · the models disagreed

Does not pass

  • Sell, for a fee, real estate owned by others.

    reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 10.8% of the role's time · $468M

  • Manage or operate real estate offices, handling associated business details.

    reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 8.1% of the role's time · $352M

  • Compare a property with similar properties that have recently sold to determine its competitive market price.

    reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 8.0% of the role's time · $346M

  • Monitor fulfillment of purchase contract terms to ensure that they are handled in a timely manner.

    reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 7.9% of the role's time · $342M

  • Maintain knowledge of real estate law, local economies, fair housing laws, types of available mortgages, financing options, and government programs.

    reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 7.8% of the role's time · $340M

  • Act as an intermediary in negotiations between buyers and sellers over property prices and settlement details and during the closing of sales.

    reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 7.5% of the role's time · $325M

  • Supervise agents who handle real estate transactions.

    reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 6.6% of the role's time · $288M

  • Obtain agreements from property owners to place properties for sale with real estate firms.

    reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked · 6.6% of the role's time · $285M · passed by Claude Sonnet · the models disagreed

  • Rent properties or manage rental properties.

    reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 6.2% of the role's time · $270M

  • Check work completed by loan officers, attorneys, or other professionals to ensure that it is performed properly.

    reason given most often: no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 5.4% of the role's time · $232M

  • Maintain awareness of current income tax regulations, local zoning, building and tax laws, and growth possibilities of a property's area.

    reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 5.1% of the role's time · $219M

  • Appraise property values, assessing income potential when relevant.

    reason given most often: no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 2.7% of the role's time · $119M

  • Arrange for title searches of properties being sold.

    reason given most often: a failure is too expensive · 2.6% of the role's time · $112M

  • Arrange for financing of property purchases.

    reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and a failure is too expensive · 2.3% of the role's time · $99.1M

  • Give buyers virtual tours of properties in which they are interested, using computers.

    reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 2.2% of the role's time · $96.3M · waiting on a check

  • Review property details to ensure that environmental regulations are met.

    reason given most often: no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 2.0% of the role's time · $85.3M

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