Property, housing and estate managers

SOC 2020 code 1251

Property, housing and estate managers manage shopping centres, residential areas, offices and private estates, arrange for the sale, purchase, rental and leasing of property on behalf of clients and employers, and provide facilities management services for businesses

Employees (UK)
118k
Median annual pay
£41,115
Exposure score ?
0.3/10 Minimal direct 0.3 · with tools 9.2
Wage exposure
£146m

Higher exposure than 17% of the 379 UK occupations we scored.

What this score means

Most of this role's work is still genuinely hard for AI to do. Physical presence, bodily skill, high-context judgment, direct human care - the things that don't translate to text.

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The tasks in this role, ranked by AI exposure

Below are the real tasks O*NET records for this occupation, sorted highest exposure first. "AI can do this" means a language model can already handle the task directly. "AI can help" means an LLM can assist but not replace. "Human work" means today's AI doesn't touch it. Importance is O*NET's 1–5 rating of how central each task is to the role.

0 of 33 tasks in this role are things an AI can already do today. Task list mapped via O*NET "Real Estate Sales Agents" (41-9022.00).

  1. Prepare documents such as representation contracts, purchase agreements, closing statements, deeds, and leases.

    Human workimportance 4.9/5
  2. Present purchase offers to sellers for consideration.

    Human workimportance 4.9/5
  3. Act as an intermediary in negotiations between buyers and sellers, generally representing one or the other.

    Human workimportance 4.8/5
  4. Generate lists of properties that are compatible with buyers' needs and financial resources.

    Human workimportance 4.7/5
  5. 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.

    Human workimportance 4.7/5
  6. Promote sales of properties through advertisements, open houses, and participation in multiple listing services.

    Human workimportance 4.6/5
  7. Compare a property with similar properties that have recently sold to determine its competitive market price.

    Human workimportance 4.6/5
  8. Coordinate property closings, overseeing signing of documents and disbursement of funds.

    Human workimportance 4.6/5
  9. Interview clients to determine what kinds of properties they are seeking.

    Human workimportance 4.4/5
  10. Contact previous clients for prospecting of referral business.

    Human workimportance 4.4/5
  11. Review property listings, trade journals, and relevant literature, and attend conventions, seminars, and staff and association meetings, to remain knowledgeable about real estate markets.

    Human workimportance 4.3/5
  12. Answer clients' questions regarding construction work, financing, maintenance, repairs, and appraisals.

    Human workimportance 4.3/5
  13. Coordinate appointments to show homes to prospective buyers.

    Human workimportance 4.3/5
  14. Contact property owners and advertise services to solicit property sales listings.

    Human workimportance 4.3/5
  15. Advise sellers on how to make homes more appealing to potential buyers.

    Human workimportance 4.3/5
  16. Advise clients on market conditions, prices, mortgages, legal requirements, and related matters.

    Human workimportance 4.2/5
  17. Display commercial, industrial, agricultural, and residential properties to clients and explain their features.

    Human workimportance 4.1/5
  18. Accompany buyers during visits to and inspections of property, advising them on the suitability and value of the homes they are visiting.

    Human workimportance 4.0/5
  19. Arrange for title searches to determine whether clients have clear property titles.

    Human workimportance 3.9/5
  20. Develop networks of attorneys, mortgage lenders, and contractors to whom clients may be referred.

    Human workimportance 3.8/5
  21. Investigate clients' financial and credit status to determine eligibility for financing.

    Human workimportance 3.6/5
  22. Review plans for new construction with clients, enumerating and recommending available options and features.

    Human workimportance 3.5/5
  23. Evaluate mortgage options to help clients obtain financing at the best prevailing rates and terms.

    Human workimportance 3.5/5
  24. Inspect condition of premises, and arrange for necessary maintenance or notify owners of maintenance needs.

    Human workimportance 3.2/5
  25. Appraise properties to determine loan values.

    Human workimportance 3.2/5
  26. Visit properties to assess them before showing them to clients.

    Human workimportance 3.2/5
  27. Contact utility companies for service hookups to clients' property.

    Human workimportance 3.1/5
  28. Solicit and compile listings of available rental properties.

    Human workimportance 3.0/5
  29. Conduct seminars and training sessions for sales agents to improve sales techniques.

    Human workimportance 2.9/5
  30. Arrange meetings between buyers and sellers when details of transactions need to be negotiated.

    Human workimportance 2.8/5
  31. Rent or lease properties on behalf of clients.

    Human workimportance 2.7/5
  32. Secure construction or purchase financing with own firm or mortgage company.

    Human workimportance 2.6/5
  33. Locate and appraise undeveloped areas for building sites, based on evaluations of area market conditions.

    Human workimportance 2.3/5

Where a project with Alex usually starts for this role

This role's strict α score is low because its top tasks are judgment, not drafting. But those same tasks compress dramatically when AI is paired with the right context and tools. The three highest-stakes tasks below are usually where we start.

  1. Prepare documents such as representation contracts, purchase agreements, closing statements, deeds, and leases.

    O*NET importance 4.9/5 · strict α=0 (judgment-heavy) but compresses with tools

  2. Present purchase offers to sellers for consideration.

    O*NET importance 4.9/5 · strict α=0 (judgment-heavy) but compresses with tools

  3. Act as an intermediary in negotiations between buyers and sellers, generally representing one or the other.

    O*NET importance 4.8/5 · strict α=0 (judgment-heavy) but compresses with tools

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Methodology

This role's exposure score comes from Eloundou et al's 2023 GPT task labels, aggregated by O*NET importance within each O*NET-SOC code, then bridged to UK SOC 2020 via ISCO-08 (ONS Vol 2 coding index) and US SOC 2010 (BLS crosswalk). Employment and median pay come from ONS ASHE Table 14.7a, 2025 provisional. ASHE covers employees only, so self-employed workers are not counted.

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