housing managertoreal estate leasing manager
A housing manager already meets 60% of what the real estate leasing manager role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.
60%
45.7/ 100
1 Share of the real estate leasing manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the housing manager profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.
Why this move works
A real estate leasing manager role treats 14 of its required skills as things a housing manager already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- analyse financial performance of a company
- collect rental fees
- communicate with tenants
- corporate social responsibility
- enforce financial policies
- financial analysis
What stands in the way is 9 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 29 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A real estate leasing manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a housing manager background worth leading with.
- already held collect rental fees management skills
- already held communicate with tenants communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held supervise property development projects management skills
- already held organise property viewing management skills
- already held prepare inventory of properties information skills
- already held inform on renting agreements communication, collaboration and creativity
All 29 carried skills, including the 14 the real estate leasing manager role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 20 missing skills fall into 4 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.
- required, not held prospect new customers required
- required, not held communicate with customers required
- required, not held create insurance policies required
- required, not held handle lease agreement administration required
- optional, not held advise on investment optional
- optional, not held advise on property value optional
- optional, not held attend trade fairs optional
- optional, not held develop professional network optional
- optional, not held manage contracts optional
- required, not held analyse insurance risk required
- required, not held compare property values required
- optional, not held analyse the credit history of potential customers optional
- optional, not held maintain records of financial transactions optional
- optional, not held perform risk analysis optional
- required, not held perform project management required
- required, not held supervise staff required
- optional, not held handle financial transactions optional
- required, not held advertising techniques required
- optional, not held accounting optional
- optional, not held concurrent estate optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a real estate leasing manager role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 prospect new customers skill · sector specific
- 02 advertising techniques knowledge · cross sector
- 03 analyse insurance risk skill · cross sector
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 29 skills that carry over
- already held analyse financial performance of a company skill
- already held collect rental fees skill
- already held communicate with tenants skill
- already held corporate social responsibility knowledge
- already held enforce financial policies skill
- already held financial analysis knowledge
- already held financial statements knowledge
- already held follow company standards skill
- already held inform on renting agreements skill
- already held liaise with managers skill
- already held property law knowledge
- already held provide information on properties skill
- already held real estate market knowledge
- already held strive for company growth skill
- already held advise on financial matters skill
- already held analyse market financial trends skill
- already held building codes knowledge
- already held building construction principles knowledge
- already held check construction compliance skill
- already held create a financial plan skill
- already held examine the conditions of buildings skill
- already held financial management knowledge
- already held obtain financial information skill
- already held organise a damage assessment skill
- already held organise property viewing skill
- already held plan buildings maintenance work skill
- already held plan health and safety procedures skill
- already held prepare inventory of properties skill
- already held supervise property development projects skill
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held advise on investment optional
- optional, not held accounting optional
- optional, not held advise on property value optional
- optional, not held analyse the credit history of potential customers optional
- optional, not held attend trade fairs optional
- optional, not held concurrent estate optional
- optional, not held develop professional network optional
- optional, not held handle financial transactions optional
- optional, not held maintain records of financial transactions optional
- optional, not held manage contracts optional
- optional, not held perform risk analysis optional
16 held skills the real estate leasing manager role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role analyse community needs skill
- not needed by the target role build community relations skill
- not needed by the target role collect property financial information skill
- not needed by the target role energy performance of buildings knowledge
- not needed by the target role fire safety regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role government social security programmes knowledge
- not needed by the target role handle tenant changeover skill
- not needed by the target role investigate social security applications skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with local authorities skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with property owners skill
- not needed by the target role manage staff skill
- not needed by the target role perform property market research skill
- not needed by the target role plan allocation of space skill
- not needed by the target role public housing legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role report major building repairs skill
- not needed by the target role work within communities skill
3 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held advertising techniques required
- optional, not held accounting optional
- optional, not held concurrent estate optional
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.