real estate assistant

administrative assistant

real estate marketing specialist

paralegal

graphic designer

Douglas Elliman

My typical day includes answering multiple phone lines and scheduling  appointments.  I  manage listings from inception to completion; I make sure the listing has not violated any laws, I send out copies of the paperwork to the homeowner, I prepare and distribute brochures, and virtual touors for the listings.  I prepare memorandum of sale, and commission bills for closings. I aide and assist 50 Real Estate Salespersons and Real Estate Associate Brokers; I assist them with technical, software, and device issues. I overse daily activities of the office and monitor and order supplies for the office. I communicate and maintain relationships between the four realty boards represented in office. I assist the Regional Manager in every aspect of her job; I chart office deals and closings on a weekly basis. I maintain and chart montly deals and listings.  I maintain all the computer equipment in the office including routers and modem issues. I maintain and track advertising for the office listings, I track web traffic on all real estate websites. I produce and distribute linking letters showing clients their web presence. I Input all listings into multiple website including Craig’s List, Trulia, Enhanced Realtor.com, PREA, Listing Book, ShowingTime etc.

The most enjoyable part of my job is helping my 50 agents.  I love showing my agents new things and working with them. I really enjoy working side by side with my Manager. All my skills have improved by working with her.  

I can't say what the hardest part of my job is becuase I have learned to take the hard situations and turn them into positives ones. I thrive when faced with difficulties. I try to learn something new from each situation.

On a typical day, I would spend 1-2 hours setting up appointments to show our listings, and 3-4 hours on actual appointments.  I frequently met with my managers to discuss marketing strategies and the best approach to working with our long-term landlord clients.

I learned a lot about managing relationships with clients, and making presentations (financial and strategic).  

My managers were always friendly and supportive, and very approachable.  If there were any problems or dissatisfactions within the team they were committed to quickly resolving them.

My co-workers were similarly supportive, and everyone was happy to assist and cooperate with one another - competitiveness did not take away from the importance of a win-win approach.

If any part of the job was difficult, it was the long investment of time required for some of the more challenging properties (challenges such as complicated zoning requirements, resolving property ownership for a diverse group of parties, protracted contract negotiations, etc.).

On a positive note, however, the most enjoyable part of the job was the diversity of people and properties I dealt with.  I had very rewarding relationships with many of our landlords, tenants and agents.

Company does not care about their employees, there is NO room for growth. Impossible to get a pay raise. Management doesn’t care or work with you regarding time off. Even if you have plenty of PTOs it’s almost impossible to use them because there is no coverage. Lots of Nepotism in the company. Not multi cultural at all, lots of cliques. You can go above and beyond for the agents and managers but there is no recognition. Your underpaid and a slave to the desk. Not a healthy environment it’s actually a very hostile environment work place. Maybe not every office was like this, but mine was the worst of the bunch. Agents are nice, you do get a lunch break but it’s deducted from your pay. So if your working an 8 hour shift you only get paid for 7 hours. So you lose an hour pay every day which makes your pay less since you are hourly no matter what your position is. Overall the company has good qualities for the agents, but the paid employees they treat no so well. I would ask a lot of questions and get things in writing. They often change their minds or your days to suit their needs. 

A typical day at the Douglas Elliman corporate office in Manhattan was like running a marathon - maintaining a high-energy, positive attitude while traveling all over the city for 10+ hours a day kept you moving! Licensed real estate salespeople receive top-of-the-line training and I learned all about Manhattan business tactics, acquiring and closing deals, strengthening interpersonal skills, and building relationships with clients and with property owners. The workplace culture was positive and supportive with many resourceful employees willing to help and uplift each other. I worked mostly in the field showing units and meeting with clients, which became a balancing act that needed to be timed perfectly. While traveling and keeping appointments in the congested, unpredictable city of Manhattan was undoubtedly most difficult aspect of the job, my love of travel and meeting new people also made it the most enjoyable.

Douglas Elliman is a great company for new agents to gather a wealth of knowledge from vet Agents and grow as big as your dreams allow. A typical day at work for me would be to get in the office early. Check email's, Voicemails and mail. Then update listings. Do on appointments with clients to show rentals. Weekends and some random days throughout the week I also attend as many Broker Tours and Open Houses as my Body allowed me to. The Management at 325 Court Street was great, head off by CL she was there for me with my millions of questions I had. If she was busy I had a great team that would help with anything also and let me host open houses to get more experience. I would say the hardest part of the job is making sure you have a set routine so you don't end up having a non productive day. The most enjoyable is the look on the customers face when you find them that right condo or apartment.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Great management, fantastic team workers, excellent family of tenants.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Transportation from suburban areas, to the workplace.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Work environment and culture at Douglas Elliman is excellent. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Regular working hours are with job responsibilities that are done in timely manor, and working with e team that worked together for decades in full harmony, is a real gift.

Schedule condo showings for New York City top brokers. Schedule all courtesy tours, appraisals, and buyer walk throughs that take place on site. Work closely with real estate brokers, developers, and attorneys daily to make sure all needs are met on site. Serve as deal sheet liaison between sales team, sponsor, and sponsor’s attorney to prepare all contracts in timely fashion. Make sure purchasers and brokers are kept to date in regard to closing dates and locations. Calculate buyer commission slips and invoice notices in preparation for unit closings. Coordinate and plan event logistics for all events taking place on site. Prepare meeting minutes for team after weekly sales meetings.

In real estate there are no "typical' days.  It is a feast or famine business.  There are times I feel for the managers because business trends are out of their control and yet they have to keep all us brokers upbeat.
I've learned to be tough but be myself.  There are so many wonderful brokers and in turn, so many rude, unprofessional brokers.  But I need to stay true to myself.
The hardest part of my job is following real leads and securing exclusives.  
The most enjoyable part of my job would have to be the relationships I've built.  What I do is quite maternal; I'm helping people find a home.  It can be very satisfying.

A typical work day kept me so busy that I didn't have time to watch the clock unlike the security field. I've learned that I like physical labor in the process of going from a concierge to a porter the management and my co-workers was great, we worked very well together and kept as a family. There wasn't anything really hard about the job work is work and i enjoy challenges.the most enjoyable part of the day is when the residents show appreciation of your work.

typical work day consist of cleaning the property and doing work orders I've gained more knowledge as far as working within the maintenance field on top of what I already know management is great maintenance and management have a great relationship work staff as a whole is great we all work with each other . Hardest part of the job is trying to deal with residents not knowing what type of mood their in most enjoyable part is seeing a smile on a residents face when they can depend on us to get the job done

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