[ecsel-tcpip] NUMBER ONE Success System

[Tommy Lee]

http://www.noss123.com/

The most well known NAR sponsored designations are the following:

   - *Accredited Buyer Representative* (ABR). The Real Estate Buyers
   Agent Council has over 40,000 members and is the largest association of real
   estate professionals focusing on all aspects of buyer representation. Of the
   REBAC members, over 30,000 have completed REBAC's two-day course and
   provided documentation of buyer agency experience. Linked to the ABR is the
   ABRM, Accredited Buyer Representative Manager (ABRM) for managers.


   - *Accredited Land Consultant* (ALC). ALC's are the recognized experts
   in land brokerage transactions of all kinds of specialized land services
   including farms and ranches, raw land sales and development.


   - *Certified Commercial Investment Member* (CCIM). CCIMs are
   recognized experts in commercial real estate brokerage, leasing, valuation
   and investment analysis. There are more than 7,500 designees and an equal
   number of candidates principally in North America, but also in Asia and
   Europe.


   - *Certified Property Manager* (CPM). Geared to real estate property
   management specialists, designees handle all forms of management from
   residential to commercial to industrial.


   - *Certified Real Estate Brokerage Manager* (CRB). The designation is
   awarded to REALTORS(r) 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.


   - *Certified Residential Specialist* (CRS). Designees, with 44,000
   members - 4% of NAR members - who average 43 transactions per year and earn
   four times as much as the average Realtor, belong to the Council of
   Residential Specialists which is the largest affiliate of NAR. They are
   involved in over 27% of all transactions because the consumer prefers to
   work with a more knowledgeable and seasoned brokers or agents. Requirements
   for this designation include a total of at least 25 transactions (or
   specific $$ volume of sales) over a specific time period, significant
   experience, as well as complete rigorous educational requirements.


   - *Certification for Internet Professionalism* (e-PRO). An e-PRO is a
   Realtor who has undergone a new training program presented entirely online
   in order to be certified as Internet Professionals. NAR is the first major
   trade group to offer certification for online professionalism which involves
   all aspects of doing business on the internet.


   - *Certified International Property Specialist* (CIPS). Realtors with
   the CIPS designation have both hands-on experience in international real
   estate transactions, Whether traveling abroad to put transactions together,
   assisting foreign investors, helping local buyers invest abroad, or serving
   an immigrant niche in local markets. CIPS designees have also successfully
   completed an intensive program of study focusing on critical aspects of
   transnational transactions, including currency and exchange rate issues and
   cross-cultural relationships, regional market conditions, investment
   performance, tax issues and more. The CIPS network is comprised of 1,500
   real estate professionals from 50 countries who deal in all types of real
   estate.


   - *Counselor of Real Estate* (CRE). A CRE designee is one of only
   1,100 by-invitation-only members of an international group of professionals
   who provide seasoned, objective advice on real property and land-related
   matters.


   - *Graduate of the REALTORs' Institute* (GRI). The GRI designation is
   held by 19% of Realtors and courses are offered through state Realtor
   Associations with 90 hours of coursework on marketing and servicing listed
   properties to real estate law. In a 2003 survey, NAR has determined that
   GRIs earned over $33,200 more annually than non-designees.


   - *Real Estate Professional Assistant* (REPA). Designed for
   administrative assistants or employees of Realtors (who may or may not hold
   a real estate license), a two-day certificate course provides an intensive
   introduction to the real estate business and to the specific ways support
   staff can become valuable assets to their employers.
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