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# Licensed Real Estate Agent at Orchard

- **Company:** Orchard
- **Location:** San Diego California, United States
- **Posted:** 2024-10-14
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-12
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/orchard/jobs/7675303002

## Job description

Join Orchard Brokerage and grow your business with the team that’s redefining the real estate experience. You’ll get free marketing support, access to unique client products to help you close, and the support you need for you and your clients to thrive.

## Why Join Orchard

- No up front brokerage fees - we don’t earn until you do!
- Multiple revenue streams available, including downline incentives and option to become a certified Orchard Mentor
- Competitive splits that increase with performance - earn more as you close more
- $1,100+ in monthly marketing support - free to all agents
- Access to 500+ private investors through Orchard’s Cash Offer Marketplace
- Unique products that win you business
- Orchard Move First: Buy your next home before you sell, skip the showings, and become a non-contingent buyer
- Orchard Concierge: Make price-boosting repairs and upgrades at no upfront cost
- Orchard Cash Offer + Upside: sell quickly for a cash offer and get the upside when your home sells on the market
- Access to Orchard Mortgage and Orchard Title for a seamless transaction and incentives to help close more deals
- Hands-on coaching and mentorship from master trainers and a local Market Manager
- Proprietary and proven pricing tools
- Transaction coordination services on every deal
- Strong agent community and culture and a consumer brand centered around delivering great customer experience

Compensation Range: This is a commission-only position. The average full-time real estate agent earns $75,000-$200,000 or more per year. There is no cap on earnings.

We’d Love to Hear From You if You Have

- An active and unrestricted California real estate license and are located in the greater San Diego area
- Some residential real estate transaction experience with at least 2+ closed transactions in the last twelve months
- Strong sales skills including the ability to handle objections effectively, build rapport quickly, and align on expectations with customers
- An analytical mindset and ability to hold yourself accountable to hitting metrics in your business
- Passion for delivering an outstanding customer experience and the adaptability to help customers on their schedule
- An ability to use technology effectively in your business and learn new systems quickly
- Strong communication skills to engage with customers and colleagues - both written and oral
- A drive for results balanced with strong collaboration skills and humility

Orchard is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We provide employment opportunities without regard to age, race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law.

## About Orchard

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Orchard is a technology-enabled residential real estate platform that allows homeowners to buy their next home before selling their current one, simplifying and de-risking the moving process.
- **Entity Type**: Private (funding stage not publicly disclosed)
- **Headquarters**: New York, New York, United States
- **Founded**: 2017
- **Founders**: Court Cunningham and Chris Smith

## Core Business
- Primary industry: Residential real estate technology (proptech) and brokerage services.
- Target customers: Homeowners and homebuyers (B2C) in the United States.
- Mission: To transform the way people buy and sell their homes by making the process fair, straightforward, and easy – so customers can focus on making a home, not just a transaction.

## Products & Services
- **Buy Before You Sell**: Orchard’s core product allows homeowners to get a cash offer on their current home, use that equity to purchase a new home, and then sell their old home on their timeline. Combines technology, guaranteed offers, and licensed agents.
- **Mortgage Services**: Orchard offers mortgage loan origination through its own licensed loan officers, providing a seamless financing option for customers.
- **Brokerage Services**: Licensed real estate agents work with clients as part of the Orchard team, providing support and high-quality seller leads.
- **Technology Platform**: A proprietary platform that powers the entire transaction, including consumer-facing web/mobile apps, an operations platform for agents and back-office teams, and data infrastructure for analytics and automation.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available
- **Key Metric**: Not publicly available (revenue and funding details not disclosed)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not publicly disclosed from available sources
- **Growth Signals**: 
  - Active hiring for 73+ roles across engineering, product, marketing, mortgage, and brokerage teams as of mid‑2026.
  - Operations in 12 major U.S. markets (Atlanta, Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, Denver, Houston, Nashville, Orlando, Phoenix, San Antonio, San Diego, Seattle, Tampa Bay).
  - Recognized as a “Best Places to Work” in 2021 and 2023, and a “Best Company for Women to Advance” in 2022.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Differentiated “Buy Before You Sell” Model**: Reduces the stress and financial risk of moving by allowing homeowners to purchase a new home before listing their current one, using a guaranteed cash offer.
- **Integrated Tech Platform**: Orchard builds its own software end‑to‑end (consumer, operations, data) to orchestrate the entire transaction, creating a seamless experience that traditional brokerages cannot easily replicate.
- **Full‑Service Brokerage + Mortgage**: By offering brokerage and mortgage in‑house, Orchard controls the entire transaction lifecycle, improves customer conversion, and captures more value.

## Strategic Focus
- **Geographic Expansion**: Continuing to enter new U.S. markets and scale existing ones.
- **Product Development**: Investing in engineering and product teams to further improve the consumer and agent experience, including mobile, data infrastructure, and operational tools.
- **Agent Growth**: Attracting and retaining top real estate agents by providing vetted seller leads, seamless transaction services, and a strong brand.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture & Values**: Orchard emphasizes respect, ownership, finding a way, treating people with respect, and creating raving fans. The company has a dedicated Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Steering Committee and hosts frequent team events, book clubs, and diversity panels.
- **Benefits**:
  - Paid parental leave: 18 weeks for new parents + 10 weeks paid family care leave.
  - Flexible paid time off.
  - Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental insurance (some fully sponsored for employees and dependents).
  - Wellness resources (primary care, fertility support, fitness classes, mental health offerings).
  - 401(k) plan with employer match, plus life insurance.
  - Professional development: paid industry certifications and license renewals.
  - Team events including monthly lunches, happy hours, and holiday gatherings.
- **Engineering Culture**: Tech stack includes Node, Python, Go, React, Qwik, Postgres, Elasticsearch, DynamoDB, Kafka, Kubernetes, Airflow, and RedShift. Engineers work in autonomous teams with high feature ownership, partnering closely with Product and Design.
- **Work Environment**: Hybrid/office‑based in major U.S. cities (New York, Denver, Atlanta, Austin, etc.). Some roles may be location‑specific.

## Sources
1. [orchard.com/careers](https://orchard.com/careers)
2. [orchard.com/about](https://orchard.com/about)
3. [job-boards.greenhouse.io/orchard](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/orchard)
4. [orchard.com/](https://orchard.com/)
5. [orchard.com/careers/engineering](https://orchard.com/careers/engineering)

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