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Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate the selling, buying, leasing, or governance activities of commercial, industrial, or residential real estate properties. Includes managers of homeowner and condominium associations, rented or leased housing units, buildings, or land (including rights-of-way).

US jobs
311,180
Median wage
$69,990 a year
Job family
Management and business operations

Can agents do the work of property, real estate, and community association managers?

We read the evidence at the level of the job family, Management and business operations:

  • Task levelPartialOnly adjacent evidence. On TheAgentCompany, which gives agents workplace tasks inside a simulated software company, the best agent resolves 42.9% of tasks (a November 2025 result). No task-level benchmark in our collection maps directly to management or business operations.
  • Project levelPartialMixed. OpenAI reports that GPT-5.5's GDPval deliverables won or tied against professionals' work in 84.9% of comparisons, and the best agent passes 73.5% of APEX-Agents tasks on the first try. Running a business is weaker: on Vending-Bench 2 the best model ends a simulated year with $15,515, about a quarter of Andon Labs' estimate for a good strategy.

Benchmarks for the job family

These cover work in management and business operations, not always this occupation's tasks.

Typical tasks

From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.

  • Manage and oversee operations, maintenance, administration, and improvement of commercial, industrial, or residential properties.
  • Direct collection of monthly assessments, rental fees, and deposits and payment of insurance premiums, mortgage, taxes, and incurred operating expenses.
  • Plan, schedule, and coordinate general maintenance, major repairs, and remodeling or construction projects for commercial or residential properties.
  • Prepare detailed budgets and financial reports for properties.
  • Act as liaisons between on-site managers or tenants and owners.
  • Solicit and analyze bids from contractors for repairs, renovations, and maintenance.
  • Meet with clients to negotiate management and service contracts, determine priorities, and discuss the financial and operational status of properties.
  • Clean common areas, change light bulbs, and make minor property repairs.
  • Inspect grounds, facilities, and equipment routinely to determine necessity of repairs or maintenance.
  • Direct and coordinate the activities of staff and contract personnel and evaluate their performance.
  • Meet with boards of directors and committees to discuss and resolve legal and environmental issues or disputes between neighbors.
  • Investigate complaints, disturbances, and violations and resolve problems, following management rules and regulations.
Other job titles for this occupation (46)

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