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Will AI replace real estate agents?

Real Estate Sales Agents. US occupation 41-9022.

28.3%

of the time real estate agents spend on their work goes on tasks where AI is already being used to do that work.of real estate agents' working hours go on tasks AI has already started taking off their plate.

Ranked 76 of 756 US occupations. More exposed than 89% of them.Further along than 89% of them.

Average US job 7.7%

Well above the typical job.Ahead of most of the workforce.

What AI already does for real estate agentsWhat real estate agents no longer do alone

O*NET lists 33 tasks for real estate agents. AI use at work shows up in 8 of them. Each score runs from 0.5, where every observed use helps a person with the task, to 1, where every use does the task outright.

  1. Solicit and compile listings of available rental properties. mostly automated 1.00
  2. Interview clients to determine what kinds of properties they are seeking.Core task mostly automated 0.99
  3. Coordinate appointments to show homes to prospective buyers.Core task mostly automated 0.99
  4. Generate lists of properties that are compatible with buyers' needs and financial resources.Core task mostly automated 0.98
  5. Answer clients' questions regarding construction work, financing, maintenance, repairs, and appraisals.Core task mostly automated 0.95
  6. Act as an intermediary in negotiations between buyers and sellers, generally representing one or the other.Core task mostly automated 0.93
  7. Evaluate mortgage options to help clients obtain financing at the best prevailing rates and terms.Core task mostly automated 0.91
  8. Promote sales of properties through advertisements, open houses, and participation in multiple listing services.Core task automated and assisted 0.79

What it does not touch, yetWhat still needs a human

25 of the 33 tasks show no AI use at work in the data.

  • Accompany buyers during visits to and inspections of property, advising them on the suitability and value of the homes they are visiting.Core task
  • Advise clients on market conditions, prices, mortgages, legal requirements, and related matters.Core task
  • Advise sellers on how to make homes more appealing to potential buyers.Core task
  • Arrange for title searches to determine whether clients have clear property titles.Core task
  • Compare a property with similar properties that have recently sold to determine its competitive market price.Core task
  • 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.Core task
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  • Contact previous clients for prospecting of referral business.Core task
  • Contact property owners and advertise services to solicit property sales listings.Core task
  • Coordinate property closings, overseeing signing of documents and disbursement of funds.Core task
  • Develop networks of attorneys, mortgage lenders, and contractors to whom clients may be referred.Core task
  • Display commercial, industrial, agricultural, and residential properties to clients and explain their features.Core task
  • Inspect condition of premises, and arrange for necessary maintenance or notify owners of maintenance needs.Core task
  • Prepare documents such as representation contracts, purchase agreements, closing statements, deeds, and leases.Core task
  • Present purchase offers to sellers for consideration.Core task
  • Review plans for new construction with clients, enumerating and recommending available options and features.Core task
  • Review property listings, trade journals, and relevant literature, and attend conventions, seminars, and staff and association meetings, to remain knowledgeable about real estate markets.Core task
  • Appraise properties to determine loan values.
  • Arrange meetings between buyers and sellers when details of transactions need to be negotiated.
  • Conduct seminars and training sessions for sales agents to improve sales techniques.
  • Contact utility companies for service hookups to clients' property.
  • Investigate clients' financial and credit status to determine eligibility for financing.
  • Locate and appraise undeveloped areas for building sites, based on evaluations of area market conditions.
  • Rent or lease properties on behalf of clients.
  • Secure construction or purchase financing with own firm or mortgage company.
  • Visit properties to assess them before showing them to clients.

How that compares

Among the 20 sales occupations, real estate agents rank 8. The group averages 23.6%, and its most exposed job is Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products at 62.8%. The average US occupation sits at 7.7%.

All 756 occupations, ranked

Just above in the ranking

  1. 73Software Developers 28.8%
  2. 74Computer Network Support Specialists 28.7%
  3. 75Telemarketers 28.5%

Just below

  1. 77Correspondence Clerks 27.9%
  2. 77Training and Development Specialists 27.9%
  3. 79Computer Systems Analysts 27.6%

What this does and does not mean

Exposure is observed use, not a forecast. Anthropic maps work conversations with Claude onto the tasks O*NET lists for each job and asks, of the tasks AI could speed up, which are actually being used for at work. A use that does the task outright counts in full and a use that assists a person counts half. The task scores are averaged into the occupation figure by the share of time spent on each task.

A high figure means AI is already part of how this work gets done. It does not mean anyone has been replaced. Anthropic's own reading of the labour market finds no systematic rise in unemployment among exposed workers so far, and about 14% fewer 22 to 25 year olds starting exposed jobs.No measurable rise in unemployment among exposed workers so far, and about 14% fewer 22 to 25 year olds starting these jobs. Gap years for everyone. Labor market impacts, 5 March 2026.

Task list and titles from O*NET 31.0 by the US Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. Scores from the Anthropic Economic Index (CC BY). Checked 1 November 2026. How the ranking works.