Designation & Specialty Courses

(ABR) Accredited Buyer Representative Designation

ABRImprove your buyer and seller representation skills. An Accredited Buyer Representative is a real estate agent with advanced professional training and experience in buyer representation and commitment to the REALTORS Code of Ethics.

 

Designation Requirements:

2 Day ABR Course - $349

The ABR course is approved for 11 hours continuing education credit (classroom course only).

2 Day ABR Course Formats & Schedules

The following courses qualify for the elective:

ABR Elective Course Formats & Schedules

(ALHS) Accredited Luxury Home Specialist Designation - $399

ALHSThe luxury home market is booming! Join the most elite salespeople in the country who are now specializing in working with affluent clients and specializing in the luxury home market. Increase your knowledge, and hone your skills when working with upper-tier buyers and sellers by attending this fast paced, exciting class!

Designation Requirements:

The ALHS course qualifies for 11 hours of FREC CE credit (classroom course only)

ALHS Course Formats & Schedules

(SRES®) Senior Real Estate Specialist Designation - $449

SRESThe SRES® Designation course seeks to instill knowledge and understanding of and empthy for 55+ real estate clients and customers. Develop the business building skills and resources needed for specialization in the 55+ real estate market.

Designation Requirements:

Three (3) requirements must be met to attain and use the SRES® designation. 

  1. Successful completion of the two-day SRES® Designation Course, including an 80% passing grade on the exam.

  2. Maintain active membership in the National Association of REALTORS®.

  3. Maintain active membership in the SRES® Council.  The first year membership is included with the SRES® Designation course.  However, every year thereafter will require payment of annual dues.

The SRES course counts as one REBAC elective course to be applied toward the ABR designation and 11 hours of FREC CE credit. (classroom course only) It also counts as an elective to be applied towards the RSPS Certification.

Course Formats and Schedules

(AHS) Accredited Home-Staging Specialist - $169

AHSThe emphasis in this course is not to turn Realtors into Stagers but rather to educate and empower real estate professionals with the knowledge of staging. The course, entitled “The Power of Staging” was created by Andy Cappeluto, a talented teacher and accomplished interior designer. This “Home Staging 101”course has been created to provide brokers and agents with a comprehensive overview of the concepts and principles of staging, examining both the interior and exterior as well as assisting them in putting together their team of resources and sub contractors to help with staging their client’s home.

The aim of the course is to enable agents to gain as much knowledge about staging as quickly as possible. The focus of the course is centered on the fact that you, above all, are an agent, not a stager.  So in a very informative and innovative way it sets forth a path for improving your skills and learning about the tools and resources that help you to quickly and efficiently guide your sellers through the staging process..

Designation Requirements:

1. Completion of course and passing grade on final exam.

Course Credit: Counts toward the AHS designation and is approved for 7 hours FREC CE Credit. (classroom course only)

AHS Course Formats & Schedules

(CIPS) Certified International Property Specialist Designation

International Real Estate for Local Markets - $349

CIPSThis course was developed by the Certified International Property Specialist (CIPS) program specifically for those real estate practitioners that are interested in focusing on ownership and transaction principles of international real estate.  Interested in obtaining the CIPS designation? Click on the following link to view the CIPS designation requirements. 

International Real Estate for Local Markets is the two-day prerequisite introductory course to the CIPS international real estate courses. The course is an analysis of the international real estate business environment, including capital flow, currencies, government regulations and cultures. The practical aspects of international brokerage, networking, marketing and selling are discussed. Students must take the this course before taking any of the other CIPS courses.

Course Credit:

International Real Estate for Local Markets- Course Objective 

Course Objectives As the first CIPS course, International Real Estate for Local Markets introduces participants to the unique dimensions of international practice. In particular, the course is designed to create an awareness of:

CIPS Course Formats & Schedules

EcoBroker Designation Course - NOW Only $299

EcoBroker: The Green DesignationTM for Real Estate Professionals

EcoBrokerEcoBroker is the premier energy and environmental designation program for real estate professionals, developed and taught by experts in the fields of energy efficiency, environment and real estate. EcoBroker’s award-winning curriculum guides you through the latest topics influencing the way your clients buy and sell real estate.  Help clients market properties with green features, save money and  live comfortably through energy efficiency and environmentally-sensitive choices.  The EcoBroker Designation is a positive, profitable, and green way to differentiate yourself in today's real estate market. 

EcoBroker Course Formats & Schedules

(REPA) Real Estate Professional Assistant Certification - $259

REPAThis certification course is a comprehensive two day training program. Many successful real estate professionals realize they can be even more productive and profitable with the help of a real estate professional assistant. Quick start entry level to the real estate profession.

REPA Course Formats & Schedules

Fair Housing Course - $49

Every real estate professional must have a working knowledge of the laws that promote fair housing and an understanding of how these laws apply to advertising, property management, office procedures, and services provided to buyers and sellers. This course gives participants an opportunity to review and discuss these concepts and apply them in a variety of case studies.

The Fair Housing course qualifies for 4 hours of FREC CE credit. (classroom course only)

Fair Housing Course Formats & Schedules

(CNE) Certified Negotiations Expert Designation

CNEThe CNE course is a multi media, interactive course offered online through the RealtyU® Learning Management System and is based on the live negotiations course taught by the course creator and author, Tom Hayman.

It’s as if you are learning directly from Tom in a virtual classroom with a “front-row seat.” You’ll get most of the benefits of a live classroom without the frustration of fighting traffic, taking a day off, or dealing with classmates who ask redundant questions wasting everyone’s time. 

Click here to take course (online only)

 

(CSP) Certified Short-Sale Professional Designation - $169

CSPA short sale is when the lender of record agrees to discount its loan payoff to accommodate the sale of a house.  However, thousands of real estate agents, even the most experienced, are not equipped or empowered with the knowledge of the foreclosure process or how to handle short sales.  Smart agents understand they need to quickly gain the added expertise on how to facilitate and negotiate a short sale.

CSP (Certified Short-Sale Professional) is a one day designation course that enables agents to fully understand the complexities of short sales and foreclosures to better serve their clients.  The methods taught in this class will help real estate professionals determine which sales will be successful before investing a lot of time and energy.

If you want to know how to earn more commissions during a down market, if you want to separate yourself from others agents, then this may be the single most important course you'll take this year. 

Designation Requirements:

  1. Completion of course and passing grade on final exam.

The CSP course is approved for 7 hours of FREC CE credit (classroom course only).

CSP Course Formats & Schedules | Online Course

Transnational Referral Certification - $99

The goal of this course is to prepare real estate professionals to make and receive compensated referrals using the International Consortium of Real Estate Associations’ Transnational Referral System and integrate international referrals into their business plans.

Upon completion of this course, you will receive a Transnational Referral Certification.

The Transnational Referral Certification course qualifies for 3 hours of FREC CE credit. (classroom course only)

Transnational Referral Certification Course Formats & Schedules

Expand Your Market: Introduction to International Real Estate - $49

The Expand Your Market Program will help you take advantage of expanding international business opportunities and understand how cultural differences impact business transactions.

The Expand Your Market course qualifies for 4 hours of FREC CE credit. (classroom course only)

Expand Your Market Course Formats & Schedules

NAR Green Designation

NAR Green Designation

Understand green, how green is transforming the needs and concerns of buyers and sellers, as well as how REALTORS® can adopt and implement green practices in their day-to-day businesses.

In order to earn NAR's Green Designation, the student must successfully complete the Core Course and one of three elective course. Elective courses are Green Residential Real Estate, Green Commercial Real Estate, and Green Property Management.

NAR's Green Designation Core Course - $299

As the foundation of NAR's Green Designation program, this two-day course gives students a broad understanding of green real estate principles--from the concepts of sustainability, New Urbanism, and smart growth to the application of industry ratings and evaluation standards in real estate. As a practical resource, this course shows real estate professionals how to explain to consumers what makes a home, building, or property green, how to list and market green properties while fulfilling ones legal and professional obligations, and how to implement green practices on the road and in the office.

In addition, this course discusses how real estate consumers can determine the energy efficiency of their properties, take advantage of green grants and initiatives, and reduce everyday toxins in the home and workplace.

NAR's Green Designation Core Course counts as credit toward earning the NAR's Green Designation, awarded by the Green REsource Council. This course also meets the elective course requirement for the ABR® Designation awarded by the Real Estate Buyers Agent Council (REBAC). A copy of the course completion certificate is required to receive credit towards your ABR designation.

The 2-day core course will cover:

The NAR Green Core course qualifies for 11 hours of FREC CE credit. (classroom course only)

NAR's Green Designation Residential Elective Course - $169

As the residential elective for NAR's Green Designation program, this course takes a closer look at green strategies, practices, and considerations in residential real estate.

NAR's Green Designation Residential Elective Course provides real estate professionals with knowledge and awareness of green building principles applied in residences so that they can guide buyer–clients in purchasing and retrofitting green homes as well as help sellers by listing and marketing green properties. The Course encourages the real estate professional to be an advocate for green principles in the design and use of homes and a positive force for creating sustainable communities.

This course qualifies for 7 hours of FREC CE credit. (classroom course only)

Green Course Formats & Schedules

Energy Efficient Real Estate - $49

The average home buyer is looking to save on energy costs and utility bills.  Why not be the professional who can assist buyers in cutting utility bills while creating a point of distinction for sellers on their listings?  This 3-hour CE Course identifies areas where energy efficiency can be improved in existing homes and the resources and ways to assist your customers.   

Energy Efficient Real Estate Course Formats & Schedules