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Real Estate Jobs and MBA Programs in New York
There are plenty of job and employment prospects for real estate brokers in New York. There are currently 5,140 jobs for real estate brokers in New York and that number is growing. A seven percent bump in the number of jobs is projected to put the figure at 9,710 by 2016. This is lower than the national growth trend for real estate brokers. National projections showing 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.
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The income for real estate brokers is $58 per hour or $119,000 per year on average in New York. Nationally, their income is $37 hourly or $77,000 per year on average.
Home to 19,541,453 people, New York, known as Empire State, has grown by 3.0 percent in the last 10 years. Albany is the state capital. In 2008, the total number of jobs was 11,289,001 and the average annual income in New York was $48,809, which is up from $47,628 the previous year. In New York, the unemployment rate went up by 3.1 percentage points to 8.4 percent in 2009 from the previous year. The number of residents with a college degree is 27.4 percent, which is under the national average.
Securities contracts intermediation, investment banking dealing, notions merchant wholesalers and real estate are the top employing fields in New York.
One of the many things New York is known for, New York's largest lake in Oneida measures 79.8 square miles. New York has many unique characteristics, but one fun fact in particular is The Fashion Institute of Technology in Manhattan is the only school in the world offering a Bachelor of Science Degree with a Major in Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing.
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.
