What does a real estate analyst do?

As a real estate analyst, you research trends and statistics in the real estate market and make recommendations for investment opportunities. Your job duties are to study commercial real estate trends, meet with buyers and sellers of real estate, negotiate real estate deals, and manage your company’s real estate investment portfolio. To succeed as a real estate analyst, you must have sound analytical and mathematical skills, as well as strong written and oral communications skills for dealings with colleagues, buyers, sellers, and investors. You need computer skills, especially with programs like Microsoft Excel and other statistics-based software applications.