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Designations Offered by GIRE
ABR, Accredited Buyer
Representative
With over 40,000 members, REBAC is the largest association of
real estate professionals focusing on all aspects of buyer
representation. Over 30,000 ABR® designees have completed the REBAC
course, passed the test and provided documentation of buyer agency
experience.
REBAC (Real Estate Buyer's Agent Council)
Contact REBAC,
1-800-648-6224, or visit the
REBAC Website.
Click here to learn about GIRE's ABR
Designation course offerings.
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ABRM, Accredited Buyer
Representative Manager
Geared to real estate firm brokers, owners and managers that have
or wish to incorporate buyer representation into their daily
practice, designees have taken and passed both the ABR® and ABRMSM
course and provided documentation of past management experience.
REBAC (Real Estate Buyer's Agent Council)
Contact REBAC,
1-800-648-6224, or visit the
REBAC Website.
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ALC, Accredited Land Consultant
Buyers and sellers in today's complex land real estate market
need professionals who provide up-to-date knowledge, a variety of
real estate services, and ethical real estate practices. In short,
they're looking for real estate professionals who hold the esteemed
Accredited Land Consultant (ALC) designation. ALC's are a part of
the largest trade organization in the world and of the premiere land
real estate organization, the REALTORS® Land Institute, which has
been serving the nation's land real estate professionals and their
clients for over 50 years.
RLI (REALTORS® Land Institute)
Contact RLI, 1-800-441-LAND
(5263) or visit the
ALC Webpage.
Click here to learn about GIRE's ALC
Designation course offerings.
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ASR, Accredited Seller
Representative
The ASR Designation focuses on enhancing professional skills
needed to provide true “value added” service to today’s seller.
Recently, the educational arm of the real estate industry has been
placing greater emphasis on effective buyer representation in
brokerage transactions. While this is an extremely positive change
in our industry, very little academic emphasis has been placed on
enhancing the skill set needed to effectively meet the demands of
today’s seller -- until now.
ASAC (Accredited Seller Agency Council)
Contact ASAC,
404-845-4095, or visit the
ASAC Website.
Click here to learn about GIRE's ASR
Designation course offerings.
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CCIM, Certified Commercial
Investment Member®
CCIMs are recognized experts in commercial real estate brokerage,
leasing, valuation and investment analysis. The CCIM business
network includes more than 7,500 designees and an equal number of
candidates principally in North America, but also in Asia and
Europe. CCIMs are backed by a respected education program, as well
as superior technology products and business resources.
CCIM Institute
Contact CCIM, 1-800-621-7027, visit the
CCIM Website.
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C-CREC, Consumer-Certified
Real Estate ConsultantsTM
The Consumer-Certified Real Estate Consultants (C-CRECTM)
designation is the first international designation focused on
results-oriented skills required by consumers - not what the real
estate industry chooses to deliver to them. More than a decade of
information was gathered directly from consumers via mail,
one-on-one interviews, surveys, home fairs, etc. about the help they
need from the real estate professionals as well as services they
felt were redundant or unnecessary.
NARECTM (The National Association of Real
Estate ConsultantsTM)
Contact
NAREC, 1-800-445-8543, visit the
C-CREC Website.
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CIPS, Certified International
Property Specialist
The CIPS network is comprised of 1,500 real estate professionals
from 50 countries who deal in all types of real estate, but with one
common element: they are focused specifically on the "international"
market. Whether traveling abroad to put deals together, assisting
foreign investors, helping local buyers invest abroad, or serving an
immigrant niche in local markets, CIPS designees are consumers' best
resource to ensure they are dealing with a professional skilled in
the unique aspects of international real estate.
National Association of REALTORS®
Contact
NAR International,
1-800-874-6500, or
visit the
CIPS
Education Website.
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CLHMS, Certified Luxury Home
Marketing Specialist
The Institute for Luxury Home Marketing's Certified Luxury Home
Marketing Specialist (CLHMS) training and designation helps sales
associates build their skills and maximize their success in the
luxury market. The Institute is a professional membership
organization composed of successful agents who have received special
training and those who have also met performance standards that
indicate that they are skilled in the craft of marketing luxury
homes.
Institute for Luxury Home Marketing
Contact the Institute,
214-485-3000 or visit the
CLHMS
Website.
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CRB, Certified Real Estate
Brokerage Manager
The Certified Real Estate Brokerage Manager (CRB) designation is
recognized industry-wide as the measure of success in brokerage and
real estate business management. The designation is awarded by the
Council of Real Estate Brokerage Managers to REALTORS® who have
completed the Council's advanced educational and professional
requirements. CRB designees consistently increase their level of
industry knowledge, advance their earning and career potential,
increase their firm's profitability and benefit from active
involvement in our network of real estate professionals. The new CRB
Designation Program now provides credit for management experience,
higher education and previously earned NAR designations. Additional
credits can be earned through the Council's management education
programs delivered live or by Self Study on CD-ROM.
Council of Real Estate Brokerage Managers
Contact CRB,
1-800-621-8738 or visit the
CRB Website.
Click here to learn about GIRE's CRB
Designation course offerings.
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CRS®, Certified Residential
Specialist®
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.
Council of Residential Specialists
Contact
CRS, 1-800-462-8841 or visit the
CRS Website.
Click here to learn about GIRE's CRS
Designation course offerings.
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EcoBroker
The EcoBroker® designation is earned online and focuses on
energy and environmental real estate. This designation
helps you generate and close more business, increase customer
satisfaction and referrals, and benefit the planet all at the
same time! Earn the EcoBroker® designation (three highly
interactive courses online) and further distinguish yourself
from the other 2.6 million real estate professionals.
For more information on the EcoBroker designation, visit
our EcoBroker
webpage.
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PMN, Performance Management
Network
The Performance Management Network (PMN) is a new REALTOR®
designation that's built from the ground up to bring you the
real-world skills, the know-how and the tools that will keep your
business out front and on top of a lighting-fast market. This
designation is unique to the REALTOR® family designations, focusing
on the idea that in order to enhance your business, you must enhance
yourself. The curriculum is driven by the following topics:
negotiating strategies and tactics, networking and referrals,
business planning & systems, personal performance management and
cultural differences in buying and selling.
WCR, Women's Council of REALTORS®
Contact the WCR Education Department,
1-800-245-8512 or visit the
WCR Website.
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REALTOR e-PRO®
REALTOR e-PRO® is a revolutionary training program presented
entirely online to certify real estate agents and brokers as
Internet Professionals. The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® is the
first major trade group to offer certification for online
professionalism.
REALTOR® e-PRO is not just about technology - it's about how you
can leverage your most powerful asset, your people-skills, into
doing more business on the Internet.
REALTOR e-PRO® gives you:
- Exhaustive Internet Training
- Unique Competitive Advantage
- Professional Distinction
- CE credit is now available in several states
For more information on the REALTOR e-PRO certification, visit
our
e-PRO® Website.
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RSPS, Resort & Second-home
Property Specialist Certification
To better serve the growing second-home and resort real estate
sector, the Resort and Second-Home Property Specialist (RSPS) is
offered by the National Association of Realtors®. According to a
2005 NAR survey, more than 140,000 Realtors® currently work in
resort and second home markets; that's about a 30 percent increase
from the previous year. This certification program recognizes the
vitality of the second home market. Serving the resort and vacation
real estate market has come of age at a time when the second home
market has never been stronger and savvy buyers increasingly demand
the expertise of a real estate professional with proven knowledge of
resort and second-home market conditions.
NAR Resort & Second Home Specialty
Contact NAR Resort & Second
Home Specialty, 1-800-874-6500 ext. 8393 or visit the
RSPS Webpage.
Click here to learn about GIRE's SRES
Designation course offerings.
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SRES, Senior Real Estate
Specialist®
SRES® is the only designation and marketing program specifically
designed to serve senior property owners. SRES® designees
demonstrate requisite knowledge and expertise to counsel senior
clients through the major financial and lifestyle transitions
involved in relocating, refinancing or selling a home.
SAREC® (Senior Advantage Real Estate Council®)
Contact
SAREC, 1-800-245-8512 or visit the
SAREC
Website.
Click here to learn about GIRE's SRES
Designation course offerings.
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