Licensed Real Estate Assistant

Job Description:

DeLeon Realty, one of Silicon Valley’s most respected and prestigious full-service real estate companies, is seeking a skilled Licensed Real Estate Assistant to support two Listing Specialists. We are looking for a fast-paced, independent thinker who prefers a challenging environment and has a proven track record for success.

We are one of the fastest growing companies in the Silicon Valley. We seek to innovate and change the way real estate is sold by capitalizing on our team members’ experience, education, professionalism, and genuine commitment to the clients’ best interests. We offer competitive salaries, great benefits, and a high-energy environment with lots of room for personal and professional growth.

If you have a strong administrative background and a real estate license, we want to meet you.

Primary Responsibilities Include:

• Attend listing appointments and provide support
• Possess good dictation and transcription skills
• Prepare disclosures for meetings with sellers
• Prepare contracts for electronic signature
• Set appointments and manage multiple calendars
• Communicate with clients
• Prepare property informational portfolios
• Occasionally provide access to properties for clients and vendors

Required qualifications include:

• California Real Estate Salesperson License
• College degree
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Highly responsive with communications to both clients and colleagues
• Strong organizational skills
• Good judgment and the ability to make quick decisions
• Ability to act professionally in a collegial environment
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Strong multitasking skills

Additional desired qualifications include:

• One or more years of real estate experience
• Working knowledge of the geographic area, specifically the Peninsula and Silicon Valley

Please insert a cover letter into the body of your reply email and attach your resume.

Candidates: Please send your resume and cover letter to jobs@deleonrealty.com

Sales Specialist, Real Estate

Job Description:

DeLeon Realty, one of Silicon Valley’s most respected and prestigious full-service real estate companies, is seeking a salaried Sales Specialist to represent buyers in the purchase of residential properties.

The Specialist is responsible for assisting buyers purchasing residential properties, and toward that end, is expected to develop relationships with new and existing clients, and to gain a thorough knowledge of real estate and of an assigned city or cities. Responsible for prospecting for new clients, retaining existing clients, and increasing opportunities with new and existing clients using a consultative selling approach to deliver value to our clients. Intense training program on real estate will be provided.

Primary Responsibilities Include:

• Manages and grows sales volume with existing and new clients. Prospects successfully to expand the client base with the expectation of incremental and steady growth;
• Hosts open houses, greets potential buyers, provides information, answers questions regarding neighborhood, comparable homes, disclosures, etc.;
• Follows-up on and nurtures leads;
• Negotiates contracts and closes sales;
• Remains up-to-date on inventory, industry, and technical real estate knowledge;
• Identifies key barriers/core problems and applies problem solving skills in order to deal creatively with complex situations. Troubleshoots and resolves complex problems. Makes decisions under conditions of uncertainty, sometimes with incomplete information, that produce effective end results;
• Independently performs assignments with instruction limited to results expected. Determines and develops approach to solutions.
• Provides feedback to management regarding lead quality and marketing campaign effectiveness.
• Builds a working knowledge and becomes an expert on all properties (active, pending, sold) within a given city, including all upcoming activities and changes within a given city.

Required Qualifications Include:

• At least 5+ years of proven sales experience (the sales experience need not be in real estate);
• Thorough knowledge of one or more of the following cities: Atherton, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Woodside, and/or Portola Valley
• Real estate license preferred. If no license, candidate must sit and pass the real estate exam within 3 months of being hired;
• Entrepreneurial spirit, highly motivated, independent, and a strong desire to succeed. Can-do attitude a must!
• Strong negotiation skills;
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written;
• Professional appearance, great listener, with excellent networking skills;
• Client focus mentality, with excellent client service skills;
• Proven history of meeting or exceeding sales goals in a remote position;
• Commitment to be flexible with work hours and work overtime as necessary
• Fluent in Mandarin

Candidates: Please send your resume and cover letter to jobs@deleonrealty.com

Maintenance Man / Handyman

Job Description:

If you have significant repairs and maintenance experience, we want to talk to you. We are seeking an experienced Maintenance Man / Handyman to help prepare homes for listings. The ideal candidate must be a self-starter, have a professional demeanor and positive attitude, skilled, fair, and honest.

Primary Responsibilities Include:

• Perform various jobs and projects such as performing repairs, maintaining property and performing renovations as needed in residential homes
• Perform a wide variety of home repair work
• Fix electrical and plumbing problems
• Perform minor painting (for touch-ups)
• Provide direction for some on-site vendors
• Maintain records for work completed in a neat and organized manner
• Perform other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications Include:

• Minimum 3+ year experience with strong all-around handyman skills
• Valid driver’s license and a good driving record (will occasionally drive company van)
• Cost effective & aware of budget constraints
• Good judgment and swift decision-making skills
• Reliability and flexibility
• Ability to speak and understand English well
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Accuracy, attention to detail, and follow-through is required
• Dependable with an excellent attendance record
• Ability to work independently within a team environment

Candidates: Please send your resume to jobs@deleonrealty.com.

Part-Time Accounting Assistant

Job Description:

DeLeon Realty, one of Silicon Valley’s most respected and prestigious full-service real estate companies, is seeking an experienced accounting assistant to work closely with the Controller of this growing company.  We are looking for an assistant who is fast-paced, yet embraces the detailed nature of the job.  This position requires time management skills with the ability to multitask and meet deadlines while maintaining a high level of attention to detail. A high volume of accounting data entry, accounts payable, and general document filing will be the core of the role.

We are one of the fastest growing companies in the Silicon Valley. We seek to innovate and change the way real estate is sold by capitalizing on our team members’ experience, education, professionalism and genuine commitment to the client’s best interests. We offer competitive compensation and a high-energy environment with lots of room for personal and professional growth.

If you have a strong accounting background and multiple years of accounts payable experience, we want to meet you.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Accounts Payable
• Document Filing
• Scanning Documents
• Additional tasks as requested

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Five or more years of experience in Accounts Payable
• Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Strong attention to detail
• Strong organizational skills
• Strong multitasking skills and the ability to prioritize tasks appropriately based on deadlines
• Ability to act professionally in a friendly environment
• Excellent oral and written communication skills

Please send your resume to the accounting@deleonrealty.com with three references. No phone calls, please.