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Accredited Buyer's Representative
ABR Designation & Elective Courses
The ABR® Designation
The Accredited Buyer Representative designation is the benchmark
of excellence in buyer representation. The coveted designation is
awarded to real estate practitioners by the Real Estate BUYER’S
AGENT Council (REBAC)
of the National
Association of REALTORS® who meet the specified educational and
practical experience criteria.
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Getting Your ABR Designation
Four (4) requirements must be met to attain and use the ABR®
designation:
- Successful completion of the two-day ABR® Designation Course,
including an 80% passing grade on the exam. Afterwards successful
completion of the ABR Designation Course, you will have three (3)
years in which to complete the other ABR designation requirements
- Successful completion of the one approved elective course,
including an 80% passing grade on the exam, within three (3) years
of completing the ABR® Designation Course.
- Documentation verifying five (5) completed transactions in
which you acted solely as a buyer representative (no dual agency).
Any transactions closed prior to taking the ABR® Designation
Course or closed within three years afterwards completing the ABR
Designation Course are eligible for credit. Documentation
necessary for each of your five (5) completed transactions:
- Copy of the signed buyer agency agreement OR purchase/sale
agreement OR disclosure. The contract must verify the agent's
name and/or include the agent's signature as the buyer's agent.
Providing only the name and/or signature of the buyer's agent's
broker is not sufficient.
- Copy of the closing/settlement statement verifying that each
transaction closed.
- Membership in good standing in the Real Estate BUYERS AGENT
Council and the National Association of REALTORS®.
REBAC Member Benefits Webinar
This Webinar highlights the benefits and tools available to REBAC
members. Led by Dwayne Carte, ABR®, Education Consultant to the
Minneapolis Association of REALTORS® and the REALTORS® Association
of the Sioux Empire, the Webinar outlines the basic membership
benefits REABAC members receive, as well as the ways to extend those
benefits to increase business.
ABR Career Path
This diagram created by the Real Estate BUYER’S AGENT Council (REBAC)
demonstrates the course career path to achieve your ABR®
designation.
You must take the ABR® designation course plus one of the
electives and complete five closed transactions in which you acted
solely as a buyer representative.
The electives highlighted in yellow also can be used towards
other designations.
Designation Course
The 2-Day ABR® Designation course tuition of $250
includes:
- All materials
- Final exam
- One-year REBAC membership for students who qualify
- 12 hours of GA real estate CE credit
The overall goals of the 2-day ABR® Designation course
are to educate and prepare buyer's reps to provide the kind of
service and fidelity to buyers that sellers have always enjoyed, and
to offer methods for building your buyer representation business.
You will examine the evolution of buyer representation, agency,
relationships, building and maintaining a buyer representation
business, office policy, disclosure and informed consent, conflicts
of interest, reducing liability, and negotiating. Together this
information creates a comprehensive guide to help you become an
effective, efficient, and profitable buyer's representative.
Members of the Atlanta Board of REALTORS® and the Atlanta
Commercial Board of REALTORS® will pay only $240 for the ABR
Designation course. All courses reflect the full tuition for
non-members until you log into the system and your current
membership status is recognized.
ABR Elective Courses we offer:
e-Buyer
The e-buyer course assumes students have mastery of personal
computer and Internet basics as it examines the concept of
e-business and the structures that support and feed it, and
clarifies how the e-consumer and the e-buyer will change the future
of the real estate transaction. The concepts of finding and
acquiring an online real estate customer, determining the status of
an online real estate transaction, and transitioning online and
offline customers into the "For Life Model" are covered in this
course.
e-PRO
Internet Course (NAR Course)
The e-PRO Certification Course is an education 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.
NAR’s Green Designation Core Course
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.
Seniors Real Estate Specialist (SRES®) Designation Course
The SRES® Designation (Seniors Real Estate Specialist) course seeks
to instill knowledge and understanding of and empathy for 50+ real
estate clients and customers. Develop the business building skills
and resources needed for specialization in the 50+ real estate
market. The SRES® Designation (Seniors Real Estate Specialist)
course counts as credit toward earning the
SRES® Designation, awarded by the SRES® Council. It also meets
the elective course requirement for the ABR® Designation as well as
the
RSPS® Certification (Resort and Second-home Property
Specialist). A copy of the course completion certificate is required
to receive credit towards your ABR® designation and/or RSPS®
Certification.
Short Sales and Foreclosures: What Buyer's Representatives Need to Know
Real estate foreclosures have been increasing and will likely
continue to do so if interest rates continue their upward trend.
Students of the Short Sales and Foreclosure course will not only
learn how to spot opportunities for buyer-clients in this unique
market segment, but will be able to council homebuying clients on
the perils of risky finance programs.
Additional ABR Elective Courses
More information on these courses can be found on the REBAC
website:
www.rebac.net.
Upcoming Class Schedule
Member pricing will be reflected afterwards login.
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Course Information |
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ABR 2-day Course
Instructor: Joe Kennedy, ABR, ASR, CBR, C-CREC
September 8 & 10 • 9:00 am - 4:00 pm • 12 hrs. CE
ABR/CBR Members: $225 through 8/25; $240 after 8/25
Non-members: $240 through 8/25; $255 after 8/25 |
Sandy Springs |
Greg Dunn, ABR, GRI
Greg Dunn’s pleasant and humorous nature creates the
perfect learning environment. These trademark traits, in
conjunction with his painstaking attention to detail, make
him one of the most outstanding teachers in the state. With
over 25 years of experience as a broker, Greg is an expert
in all fields of real estate. He is a charter member
and past president of the Georgia Real Estate Educators'
Association and has been recognized as their 1999
Educator of the Year.
Joe Kennedy, ABR, ASR, CBR, C-CREC
Joe has been involved in real estate education since 1977. Through
his 30 year career in real estate, he has served as director of
several of Georgia's more prominent real estate education providers.
Joe is a Past President of the Georgia Real Estate Educator's
Association, as well as the past Region 5 Vice President of the
National Real Estate Educators Association. Joe remains active in both
his real estate practice and education.
Testimonials
Go For ABR This Year
By Kelly Reark
This is a great idea for those in YPN, and all practitioners in
general! Doesn’t it seem like you are always spending money on one
thing or another? Board dues, electronic key dues, classes, license
fees and office fees, on top of money spent to advertise, fix your
laptop, buy the newest gadget and more. Forming your yearly budget
is a key to success whether you have been in the business for 20
days or 20 years.
This year while you are creating your budget, consider taking the
ABR (Accredited Buyer’s Representative) class offered through REBAC
(Real Estate Buyer’s Agent Council).
I took this course last year and I am so very glad that I did.
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