ABR | ALHS | ASR | CCIM | CRS | e-PRO | GRI |
ABR, Accredited Buyer Representative :
The Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR®) designation is held by more than 30,000 REALTORS® who work as buyer's agents. A buyer's agent represents the buyer in a real estate transaction for a fee, just as a seller's agent is hired to obtain the price and sale terms sought by the seller. A buyer's agent is hired to get the best possible price and terms for the buyer.
ABR® designees complete a two-day course that covers the legalities and issues surrounding representation as a buyer's agent, as well as an elective advanced ABR® course. Students must achieve test scores of 80 percent of higher to obtain designation. In addition, individuals seeking the ABR® designation must be members of NAR and must verify five closed transactions where they represented the buyer within a three year time period. The course fee includes the first year's dues payment to NAR's Real Estate BUYER'S AGENT Council (REBAC). The ABR® is the only nationally recognized designation for buyer's agents and is offered by REBAC. For more information, call 800-648-6224, or e-mail rebac@realtor.org.
ALHS, Accredited Luxery Homes Specialist:
Welcome to the Luxury Home Council web site. Our membership of over 1500 real estate professionals is dedicated to helping luxury home buyers and sellers fulfill their real estate dreams. To enhance their skills, members can earn the prestigious Accredited Luxury Home Specialist (ALHS) Designation. This intensive, two day course, explores national luxury housing trends, specialized luxury buyer and seller needs, development and delivery of unique high level services, representation issues, liability and risk management, builder services, personal marketing, and much more.
ASR, Accredited Seller Representative :
ASR® Seller Agents are trained and committed to deliver to today's seller true "value added services." This has a major impact on the quality of representation to you, the seller, as well as potential possibilities to the financial bottom line. Remember, whenever possible, ASR® Seller Agents are committed to providing exclusive representation to you, which simply means placing your interests above that of others in the real estate transaction.
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CCIM, Certified Commercial Investment Member:
A Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) is a recognized expert in the disciplines of commercial and investment real estate. A CCIM is an invaluable resource to the commercial real estate owner, investor, and user, and is among an elite corps of 8,600 professionals across North America who hold the CCIM designation. WCAOR now offers the CI Intro course. Complete course details can be found on the CCIM website here.
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CRS, Council of Residential Specialist :
The CRS designation assists the real estate professional in many areas of business. WCAOR offers two of the most popular courses, "CRS 202, Effective Buyer Sales Stratiegies " and "CRS 206,Technologies to Advance Your Business." To achieve the CRS designation, candidates are required to complete a series of classes and demonstrate expertise in applied residential marketing. Years of experience in real estate determine which course program should be followed. The two options to choose from in meeting the CRS designation requirements can be found on the Council of Residential Specialists website at www.crs.com.
ePRO®
The e-PRO Certification Course is an educational program unlike any other professional certification or designation course available, comprehensive and Interactive. It is sponsored by the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION of REALTORS® and is specifically designed to help real estate professionals thrive in the competitive world of online real estate.
Attend the upcoming FREE e-PRO workshop to learn invaluable tech tips and how e-PRO will benefit you, plus receive a discount for your e-Pro course enrollment.
or register by phone at 1-866-ePRONAR (1-866-377-6627)
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GRI, Graduate REALTOR Institute:
The purpose of the GRI program and designation is to encourage and recognize the achievement of a higher, common body of knowledge among real estate professionals. Successful completion of all courses qualifies the member for the designation "Graduate, REALTOR® Institute" (GRI). Each course counts for 30 hours of core credit toward SAE, or your broker's license, and 9 elective hours for MCE. You may take the courses in any order and have up to five years to complete the course work. GRI-1 covers Liability Issues, Contracts, Addenda and Financing. GRI-2 covers Prospecting, Valuation, Servicing the Buyer and Selling New Homes. GRI-3 covers Technology Tools, eCommerce and Resource Management.
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