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The
Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR®) designation
ABR is the
benchmark of excellence in buyer representation. This coveted
designation is awarded to real estate practitioners by the Real
Estate BUYERS AGENT Council (REBAC) of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
OF REALTORS® who met the specified educational and practical
experience criteria.
The criteria are:
Completed the comprehensive two-day REBAC course in buyer
representation
Successfully passed a written examination
Demonstrated a practical experience of having completed
five closed real estate transactions in the field of buyer
representation.
Received recommendations from two of the real estate
practitioners buyer clients.
Be a member in good standing with the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
OF REALTORS®
Look for those real estate agents that proudly display the
ABR® designation and know that they are professionals in the
field of buyer representation.
CRS Designation
CRS Designees earn an average of $160,500
annually, a 25 percent increase over the $120,000 earned in 2002.
This is more than 4 times the $38,300 median
income of REALTORS serving as sales associates. (Source:
2005 NAR Member Profile)
CRS Designees average a total of 32 transactions
per year with gross sales of $7 million annually.
CRS Designees represent the seller an average
of 20 times per year
CRS Designees represent the buyer an average
of 12 times per year
CRS Designees attribute a median 10 percent of
their income to holding the CRS Designation
CRS Designees have worked in residential real
estate for an average of 20 years.
CRS Designees have been members of the Council
for 10 years and held the CRS Designation for 9 years.
The majority of CRS Designees work as a sole
practitioner (69 percent). Less than a third (28 percent) works in
or leads a team.
CRS Designees are an average of 57 years old.
Some 67 percent of CRS Designees are women
while men make up 33 percent of the membership.
Some 51 percent of CRS Designees work for large
franchise companies versus 46 percent affiliated with independent
companies.
Why a
CRS?
Today, home buying and selling is faster, more complex, and more
competitive in every way. Our goal is to make the process a
little easier for you. The first step is choosing the right
REALTOR®.
EXPERIENCE - To earn the Certified Residential
Specialist (CRS) Designation, every REALTOR® must have
significant experience and volume of real estate transactions.
ETHICS - Every CRS Designee is required to maintain
membership in the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® and to abide
by its strict Code of Ethics.
A FOCUS ON HOME BUYING AND SELLING - To help make the
home buying and selling process more rewarding, every CRS
Designee must have a proven track record in the business, as
well as advanced education in related areas like finance,
technology and marketing. Work with the top 5%
TECHNOLOGY EXPERTISE- The training available to CRS
Designees includes a strong focus on technology and its
applications in the real estate business.
Agents can maximize their potential by earning the CRS® Designation
and joining the organization that has served top-producing
residential sales agents since 1977. The more than 35,000 CRS®
Designees benefit from nationwide referral opportunities, a
professional image that attracts customers, and sales and marketing
support. The CRS® Designation is awarded to experienced REALTORS®
who complete advanced training in listing and selling, and meet
rigorous production requirements.
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"competence?"
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CNHS - Certified New Home Specialist
The Certified New Home Specialist (CNHS)
designation is recognized as Real Estate's #1 certification
representing professionalism in working with Builders & New Home
Buyers.
More
than 25,000 brokers, builders, managers & sales associates have
earned this designation nationwide.
Realtors® who earn this designation gain increased knowledge in the
following areas:
Understanding
today's buyers
Understanding the
builder’s perspective
Broker services
most important to builders
Important elements
of new home contracts
Construction
financing options and considerations
Residential
construction from the ground up including materials, methods,
terminology and the step-by-step building process
Architectural
design, blueprint reading, understanding site design & topography
New home marketing
strategies
Sales center design
and demonstration techniques
The new home design
process & organizing buyers' design information
Strategies for
effectively selling quality design & construction
The power of
negotiations on spec homes
Why
Choose a Certified Short-Sale Professional?
The world of real estate is ever changing and never seems to
remain constant for more than a brief period. Just a few
years ago few agents or homeowners even knew what a
short-sale was. Today the real estate landscape has changed
dramatically and the time has come to bring in the certified
professional for short-sale transactions.
A key element in the selling of a property short is knowing
who makes the ultimate decision and making sure your
proposal will take the least amount of time to process. With
the market conditions in some areas causing a flood of
short-sale properties, having an experienced and well
trained guide will make the process much smoother.
The reason you should choose a Certified Short-Sale
Professional is similar to the reason you would select a
brain surgeon over a family practitioner to perform brain
surgery. This very complex balancing act of selling your
home in a short-sale position is so far away from what the
normal real estate agent has experienced. The risk involved
of not completing a short-sale transaction properly is much
worse than a situation that an agent is used to … in a
normal transaction if the deal does not close the consumer
loses mostly just time … in a short-sale if the deal does
not close properly you can be foreclosed upon. With this
said a CSP designated agent has two goals:
1) Work with your lender to assist you in resolving the
imbalance between home value and mortgage
debt and
2) Sell your home quickly and as painless as possible.
CSP real estate professionals are expert facilitators of the
short-sale transaction – from beginning to end. Those agents
who have earned the CSP Designation recognize the impact
that a short-sale can have on the sale of a home and have
been prepared to provide that value-added service to their
clients. Who better to work through the issues of
short-selling your home than the one that is assuming
responsibility for the marketing of your home? Equipped with
the knowledge and skills to ensure that your home is fully
prepared to present a proposal to the lender, the CSP real
estate professional will ensure you have an edge.
ePro Designation
e-PRO® offers
the most up-to-date real estate technology training.
Ten years ago the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR)
developed the e-PRO® certification program to teach
members how to effectively use real estate technology to grow
their business.
The technology changed. So we changed our real estate technology
training for REALTORS®.
New courses.
This year the
National Association of REALTORS® has partnered with the
Social Media Marketing Institute (SMMI)
to develop an entirely new e-PRO® program to help you
successfully compete in today’s ever-evolving real estate market.
Our new e-PRO® curriculum shows you how to use the latest
social media technologies, such as Facebook and Twitter, to create
an online presence vital to reaching today’s hyper-connected
consumers. e-PRO® also teaches you how to take advantage
of rich media and e-office strategies to run your business more
efficiently.
More advantages.
By becoming an e-PRO®,
you not only prove to consumers that you use the most advanced real
estate technology to provide exceptional service, you take the lead
in your market with the many
benefits
the e-PRO® certification offers your business.
Consumers find you
first through a search on our e-PRO® website.
Your name stands
out at REALTOR.org and White Pages at REALTOR.com®.
You customize all
e-PRO® marketing materials to work best for you.
You keep up-to-date
on the latest technologies with free e-PRO® webinars.
You gain new
networking opportunities with tech-savvy REALTORS®.
GRI
-- Graduate, Realtor Institute
GRI s a professional
designation for those who have graduated from the Realtor
Institute, also associated with the National Association of
Realtors. REALTORS with this designation have completed a
comprehensive education program in residential real estate.
This is a 90-hour program.
When
is a Real Estate Agent a REALTOR®?
An agent
is a Realtor® when they are a member of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®,
The Voice for Real Estate® -- the world's largest professional
association. The term REALTOR® is a registered collective
membership mark that identifies a real estate professional who
is a member of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® and
subscribes to its strict Code of Ethics.
Founded in 1908, NAR has grown from its original nucleus of 120
members to today's 720,000 members. NAR is composed REALTORS® who are
involved in residential and commercial real estate as brokers,
salespeople, property managers, appraisers, counselors and
others engaged in all aspects of the real estate industry.
Members belong to one or more of some 1,700 local
associations/boards and 54 state and territory associations of
REALTORS®. They can join one of our many institutes, societies
and councils. Additionally, NAR offers members the opportunity
to be active in our appraisal and international real estate
specialty sections. REALTORS® are pledged to a strict Code of
Ethics and Standards of Practice.
Working for America's property owners, the National Association
provides a facility for professional development, research and
exchange of information among its members and to the public and
government for the purpose of preserving the free enterprise
system and the right to own real property.
