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Real Estate Jobs and MBA Programs in Iowa
Those considering careers as real estate brokers can find education and job opportunities in Iowa. For real estate brokers in Iowa, the job pool is currently 400 and climbing. A projected rise of 12 percent in employment opportunities will make the figure 1,010 jobs by 2016. This exceeds the national growth trend for real estate brokers. National projections show a rise of just eight percent over the next 10 years. Real estate brokers operate real estate offices, or work for commercial real estate firms, overseeing real estate transactions.
Iowa photo by Bill Whittaker
Real estate brokers earn $32 per hour or $67,000 per year on average in Iowa. Nationally, their income is $37 hourly or $77,000 per year on average.
Nicknamed the Hawkeye State, Iowa has a population of 3,007,856, which has grown by 2.8 percent in the last 10 years. The capital is Des Moines. There were a total of 2,025,350 jobs in 2008 and people in Iowa earned more than the previous year as the average annual income was $37,509, up from $35,755. The unemployment rate in Iowa was 6.0 percent in 2009, which has grown by 1.6 percentage points since the previous year. Roughly 21.2 percent of Iowa residents have college degrees, which is lower than the national average.
In Iowa, the top employers are in machinery manufacturing, mining machinery manufacturing, grain milling and farm supplies merchant wholesalers.
One of the many things Iowa is known for, Strawberry Point is the home of the world's largest strawberry. Iowa has many unique characteristics, but one fun fact in particular is The Saint Francis Xavier Basilica in Dyersville is the only basilica in the United States situated outside a major metropolitan area.
Real Estate
Real estate brokers operate real estate offices, or work for commercial real estate firms, overseeing real estate transactions.
They regularly sell, for a fee, real estate owned by others and maintain knowledge of real estate law, local economies, fair housing laws.
They are required to negotiate with others and try to resolve differences. Also, they must manage and maintain budgets and other financial resources.
Real estate brokers should be able to articulate ideas and problems and listen to and understand others in meetings.
In order to be successful in the workplace, real estate brokers must be thorough and dependable and be reliable.
