NAI

NAI

Commercial real estate brokerage, leasing, management

Commercial Real Estate Agent

Full-Time
$50k - $100k/yr
Mid
Oakland, CA, USA
Hybrid

About the job

Requirements
  • Be licensed as a California Real Estate Salesperson or Broker, or be willing to become licensed.
  • Have had success in business or sales, ideally through entrepreneurial endeavors.
Responsibilities
  • Develop business through commercial real estate sales and investment advisory activities.
  • Conduct outreach using the company's customer relationship management system and available leads.
  • Market listings and help complete the escrow and contract process.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience with business development, especially cold-calling or door-to-door sales.
  • An elementary understanding of business finance and investments in real estate.

About the company

NAI Northern California is a full-service commercial real estate firm serving the San Francisco Bay Area with offices in San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose and a team of over 70 professionals. It handles buyers and sellers, leasing, property management, real estate investments, and advisory services, using technology-enabled tools to deliver value. It guides clients through the CRE lifecycle—from market analysis and negotiations to closing, leasing management, property operations, and investment planning— with revenue coming from commissions and advisory/property-management fees. Its local, multi-office footprint and combined transactional, management, investment, and advisory offerings differentiate it from competitors, and its goal is to help clients buy, sell, lease, manage, and invest in Northern California CRE by delivering end-to-end services and local market knowledge to maximize value.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2004

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What believers are saying

  • NAI NorCal won 2025 Top Sales Firm in the East Bay in March 2026.
  • James Kilpatrick and Seth Hubbert closed San Francisco's largest Q2 2025 retail lease.
  • Hayward multifamily sale recognition shows continued transaction momentum outside core office markets.

What critics are saying

  • San Francisco office vacancy stayed 27.2% in Q2 2026, crushing landlord demand.
  • Office vacancy normalization slows leasing commissions and property-management renewals across 2026.
  • If Bay Area recovery stalls, smaller brokerages lose mandates to larger national firms.

What makes NAI unique

  • NAI NorCal spans San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose with one Bay Area platform.
  • NAI's global network extends local brokerage reach beyond Northern California markets.
  • 2025 CoStar awards validate specialized retail and East Bay transaction execution.

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Professional Development Budget

Flexible Work Hours

Remote Work Options

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Performance Bonus

Employee Referral Bonus

Employee Discounts

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Company News

NAI NorCal
Mar 11th, 2022
Nainorcal receives award 2021 CoStar Power Broker Award

Nainorcal is excited to announce that NAI Northern California received the 2021 CoStar Power Broker Award for both Top Sales Firm and Top Leasing Firm.