Real Estate Assistant Internship

New York Habitat (https://www.nyhabitat.com) is a successful, international real estate and
travel agency. We specialize in the furnished rental, bed and breakfast, and vacation rental
markets in New York, Paris, London and the South of France.
 

We are looking for a highly motivated and positive individual to participate in our Real Estate
Internship Program. New York Habitat offers our interns a well-designed training program
where they will learn the ins and outs of international real estate. We encourage our interns to
contribute their ideas each week in order to develop new projects with the company.

Job Identification
• Position Title: Real Estate Assistant Internship
• Department: Product Management
• Position Level: Entry-Level Internship
• Pay / Salary Range: Unpaid

Job Summary
• The goal for this internship is to understand the structure of New York Habitat's Product
Management department. The intern will learn the services we provide, how the
department interacts with clients and owners, and the company’s positioning in the
market for connecting local, out of state, and international travelers with
accommodations, through understanding the New York Habitat inventory of furnished
rentals.

Responsibilities and Duties
• Maintain and create listings
o Constructively communicate with owners to maintain our listings, creating
listings in New York, London, Paris, and the South of France, from start to finish,
including photo selection, descriptions & floorplan creation

• Update listings
o Learn how to ensure that all listing information is kept up to date and update the
listings’ availability
• Business and Financial Modeling
o Be involved in the promotion of the new pricing strategy and acquire in-depth
knowledge about business and financial modeling in the field of Real Estate

• Participate in a scheduled oral language practice
o Be able to understand, interpret, record, and transmit information received when
answering the New York Habitat phone line

Performance Standards
• Based on New York Habitat’s quality standards for Product Management, students
will be trained and taught by real estate instructors
o Participate in classes with regard to the organization of the company and the
current state of laws surrounding real estate marketing
o Learn how to communicate with owners and clients on an international level
o Have hands-on training and receive a manual and videos to understand the use of
NYH’s own database
o Learn how to write daily and weekly reports for the assessment of his/her
progress

Skills and Education (KSAOs)
• Mandatory
o Currently a student taking up a bachelor’s degree in either Business, Real Estate,
or related fields
o Must be dependable, punctual, and dedicated to doing the assigned work
o Has exceptional communication and writing skills
o Can attain Academic Credits for the internship
o Can work remotely
• Desirable
o Must be dependable, punctual, and dedicated to doing the assigned work
o Must be detail-oriented

Working Conditions
• Location
o Work from home (Remote)

Other Relevant Information
• Interests
o Has shown interest in learning the ins and outs of both international real estate
and project management

• Work Schedule
o Must be available between 9 am and 6 pm EST (New York Time)
o Must be available at a minimum of 150 hours at 15h/week

If further information is required, please do not hesitate to contact us at hr@nyhabitat.com.
 

Only students with pre-approved ability to receive academic credits will be considered! A
flexible schedule is possible!
 

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