CRS® - Certified Residential Specialist
To earn the Certified Residential Specialist (CRS®) Designation, every REALTOR® must have significant experience and demonstrate volume of real estate transactions or gross sales, as well as complete rigorous educational requirements.
Every CRS® designee is required to maintain membership in the National Association of Realtors® and to abide by its strict subheader of Ethics.
The training available to CRS® designees includes a strong focus on technology and its applications in the real estate business.
Less than 4 percent of all licensed Realtors® are Certified Residential Specialists.
GRI® - Graduate REALTOR® Institute
The Graduate REALTOR® Institute (GRI) symbol is the mark of a real estate professional that has made the commitment to provide a high level of professional services by securing a strong educational foundation. REALTORS® with the GRI® designation are highly trained in many areas of real estate to better serve and protect their clients. The GRI® curriculum incorporates a common body of knowledge for progressive real estate professionals. A REALTOR® who possesses the GRI® Designation has not only completed a 90 hour course of study required by the program, but also subscribes to the Code of Ethics of the National Association of REALTORS®. Buying or selling real property is a complex and stressful task. In fact, it's often the biggest single investment you will make in your lifetime. At the same time, real estate transactions have become increasingly complicated.
New technology, laws, procedures and the increasing sophistication of buyers and sellers require real estate practitioners to perform at an ever-increasing level of professionalism.
So it's more important than ever that you work with an agent who has a keen understanding of the real estate business. The GRI® program has helped the best and the brightest in the industry achieve that level of understanding.
GRIs are:
1. Nationally recognized as top performers in the real estate industry
2. Professionally trained
3. Knowledgeable
4. Dedicated to bringing you quality service A GRI® can make a difference
When you see the letters "GRI" after an agent's name, you can count on receiving the knowledge and guidance you need to make your transaction go smoothly. In short, you can count on getting the best service available from a real estate professional.
Don't you deserve the best? ABR® - Accredited Buyers Representative
Depending on the laws in your state and the business arrangement you have with a licensed real estate agent, that agent may actually be negotiating for the seller, not you the buyer. The best way to be certain that an agent is working in your best interests is by signing a buyer representation agreement with an agent. A buyer's representative represents the consumer who is purchasing property, not the seller. Although state law varies, a buyer's representative usually works for and owes fiduciary responsibilities to the real estate buyer. It is the buyer representative that has buyer's best interests in mind throughout the entire real estate transaction. Why should you look for the ABR® designation before looking for a home? These three letters after a REALTOR's name tell you that you will be working with buyer representative who is committed to your best interests. The ABR® designation is awarded by the Real Estate Buyer's Agent Council (REBAC) to those REALTORS® who have met the specific educational and experiential criteria needed to provide the high level quality service required by REBAC. |