A real estate agent resume has to prove you close deals and keep clients happy — through market knowledge, negotiation, and smooth transaction coordination. Hiring brokerages scan for your sales volume, transaction count, and how you build a pipeline. This example shows how to quantify production, frame client relationships and negotiation as results, and keep the resume sharp for brokerages and team leads reviewing dozens of applicants.
Sample resume
Monica Reyes
Real Estate Agent · Residential Sales & Client Relations
Tucson, AZ
Professional summary
Licensed real estate agent with 5 years in residential sales, closing $18M in volume across buyers and sellers. Builds pipeline through referrals and local expertise while keeping transactions on track to close.
Experience
Real Estate Agent
Mar 2021 – Present
Sonoran Realty · Tucson, AZ
- Closed 45+ transactions totaling $18M in volume, guiding buyers and sellers from offer through closing.
- Grew a referral-driven pipeline that made repeat and referral business over half of annual deals.
- Coordinated inspections, lenders, and title to keep transactions on schedule to close.
Real Estate Agent (Associate)
Mar 2019 – Feb 2021
Catalina Foothills Properties · Tucson, AZ
- Managed listings, showings, and offers while learning pricing and negotiation under a senior agent.
- Built local market knowledge through comparative market analyses for pricing strategy.
Education
- Arizona Real Estate Salesperson License — Arizona Department of Real EstateJan 2019 – Jun 2019
- BA, Business — University of ArizonaSep 2015 – Jun 2019
Skills
Sample resume summary
Real estate agent resume focused on client relationships, local market knowledge, negotiation, and transaction coordination.
Achievement bullet examples
- Guided buyers and sellers through pricing, offers, inspections, and closing steps.
- Built client pipelines through referrals, local outreach, and listing promotion.
- Coordinated vendors, lenders, and documents to keep transactions moving.
Skills to highlight
ATS keywords
How to write this resume
Lead with production numbers
Sales volume and transaction count are the currency of real estate. "Closed $18M across 45+ transactions" tells a broker your level instantly.
Show how you build pipeline
Referrals, repeat business, and local outreach prove you can sustain production. Reference the share of business from referrals or repeat clients.
Frame relationships as results
Negotiation and client care matter, but connect them to closings and satisfied clients rather than listing them as soft skills.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Omitting sales volume and transaction count, the numbers brokers judge first.
- Listing soft skills without tying them to closed deals or client outcomes.
- Forgetting to state license status and state.
- Ignoring transaction coordination that shows you can get deals to the finish line.
Frequently asked questions
What should a real estate agent resume include?
Your license and state, a summary, sales volume and transaction count, pipeline-building, negotiation and transaction coordination, and your CRM tools.
How do I quantify real estate experience on a resume?
Use total sales volume, number of transactions closed, list-to-sale price ratio, and the share of business from referrals or repeat clients.
Should a new real estate agent include volume on a resume?
If volume is light, lead with license, training, and any deals closed, plus transferable sales and client-service results from prior work.