Table 1Transition record

housing managertoreal estate manager

A housing manager already meets 57% of what the real estate manager role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From housing manager

57%

Overlap1

To real estate manager

23 Skills carried over

12 Required, not held

49.4 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 49.4

This move: 49.4 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the real estate 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 23 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A real estate 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.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held collect rental fees management skills
already held supervise property development projects management skills
already held inform on renting agreements communication, collaboration and creativity
already held examine the conditions of buildings information skills
already held provide information on properties communication, collaboration and creativity
already held organise a damage assessment management skills

All 23 carried skills, including the 19 the real estate manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 21 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.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 information skills 7 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held analyse insurance risk required
required, not held audit contractors required
required, not held compare property values required
required, not held execute feasibility study required
required, not held maintain financial records required
required, not held provide cost benefit analysis reports required
required, not held trace financial transactions required

optional, not held value properties optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held create insurance policies required
required, not held manage contracts required

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 negotiate with property owners optional

03 management skills 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held control financial resources required
required, not held monitor contractor performance required

optional, not held manage budgets optional
optional, not held recruit employees optional

04 business, administration and law 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held budgetary principles required

optional, not held concurrent estate optional
optional, not held modern portfolio theory optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a real estate manager role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 23 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held advise on financial matters skill
already held analyse financial performance of a company skill
already held analyse market financial trends skill
already held collect rental fees skill
already held corporate social responsibility knowledge
already held create a financial plan skill
already held enforce financial policies skill
already held financial analysis knowledge
already held financial management knowledge
already held financial statements knowledge
already held follow company standards skill
already held liaise with managers skill
already held manage staff skill
already held obtain financial information skill
already held organise a damage assessment skill
already held property law knowledge
already held real estate market knowledge
already held strive for company growth skill
already held supervise property development projects skill
already held examine the conditions of buildings skill
already held inform on renting agreements skill
already held plan health and safety procedures skill
already held provide information on properties skill

9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held advise on property value optional
optional, not held attend trade fairs optional
optional, not held concurrent estate optional
optional, not held develop professional network optional
optional, not held manage budgets optional
optional, not held modern portfolio theory optional
optional, not held negotiate with property owners optional
optional, not held recruit employees optional
optional, not held value properties optional

22 held skills the real estate manager role does not ask for

Skill Type

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 building codes knowledge
not needed by the target role building construction principles knowledge
not needed by the target role check construction compliance skill
not needed by the target role collect property financial information skill
not needed by the target role communicate with tenants 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 organise property viewing 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 plan buildings maintenance work skill
not needed by the target role prepare inventory of properties 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.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held budgetary principles required
optional, not held concurrent estate optional
optional, not held modern portfolio theory optional

Index

Other moves recorded from housing manager

Full index of moves from housing manager

Note

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.