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- REALTOR DESIGNATIONS -


AAC - Accredited Agricultural Consultant
You must meet specific skill and experience levels, take and pass all required coursework, and meet all other requirements established by the ASFMRA.

ABR - Accredited Buyer Representative
This real estate designation is geared to real estate agents who wish to incorporate buyer representation into their daily practice.

ABRM - Accredited Buyer Representative Manager
This real estate designation is geared to real estate brokers, owners and managers that have or wish to incorporate buyer representation into their daily practice.

AFM - Accredited Farm Manager
You must meet specific skill and experience levels, take and pass all required coursework, and meet all other requirements established by the ASFMRA.

AHWD - At Home with Diversity
This certification is geared toward increasing an agent's sensitivity towards a wide range of cultural issues, thus inviting a wider volume of business from a greater variety of cultures.

ALC - Accredited Land Consultant
This real estate designation is geared to individuals that specialize in land brokerage transactions such as farms and ranches; undeveloped tracts of land; transitional and development land; subdivision and wholesaling of lots; and site selection and assemblage of land parcels.

ALHS - Accredited Luxury Home Specialist
This real estate designation is awarded to agents that have completed advanced training and work in the field of selling luxury homes.

APREP - Appraisal Real Estate Professional
This real estate designation is awarded to real estate agents upon completion of a certified appraisal course that deals with the fundamentals of real estate appraisals and valuations.

ARA - Accredited Rural Appraiser
You must meet specific skill and experience levels, take and pass all required coursework, and meet all other requirements established by the ASFMRA.
 
AREP® - Accredited Real Estate Professional
Awarded to real estate agents that have completed an introductory course that deals with the fundamentals of getting your real estate business up and running. .com

ARM - Accredited Residential Manager
This real estate certification reflects today's management practices and new ideas.

ASA - Accredited Senior Appraiser
Accreditation is based on appraisal education, experience, intensive written examinations and submission of acceptable appraisal reports.

ASR - Accredited Seller Representative
This designation is geared towards improving the skills of real estate professionals regarding listings and working with sellers.

C-CREC - Consumer Certified Real Estate Consultant.
This real estate designation is geared toward helping professionals focus on what consumers want from today's real estate professionals, not just what the industry has to offer.

CAM - Certified Apartment Manager.
Nationally recognized education program for people who own or manage rental property.

CCIM - Certified Commercial Investment Member.
This real estate designation is geared to experts in commercial real estate brokerage, leasing, asset management valuation and investment analysis (includes over 6,500 designees).

CCREA - Certified Commercial Real Estate Appraiser.
A designation for state certified general real property appraisers.
 
CFS - Certified Financial Specialist.
This real estate designation is geared toward residential financing principles, techniques and programs developed by the Residential Financing Council.

CIPS - Certified International Property Specialist.
This real estate designation is geared to professionals that have demonstrated their international experience and participate in international programs offered by NAR.

CLHMS - Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist.
This real estate designation is geared to position you as an expert for affluent buyers and sellers.

CLP - Certified Leasing Professional.
The Certified Leasing Professional (CLP) curriculum includes an overview of multifamily leasing and sales skills.

CMP -Certified New Home Marketing Professional.
Mid-level designation for Institute of Residential Marketing students who have completed their marketing courses.

CMREP - Career Management Real Estate Professional.
This real estate designation is earned after completion of an approved course that helps agents plan, build and manage a successful long term real estate career.
CPM - Certified Property Manager.
Real estate management skills through educational offerings, leading in every area of real estate management from residential to commercial to industrial. T

CRB - Certified Real Estate Brokerage Manager.
This real estate designation is geared toward real estate professionals that consistently increase their level of industry knowledge and increase their firm's profitability.

CRE - Counselor of Real Estate.
The Counselors of Real Estate is a professional membership organization for real estate advisors who have been recognized by their peers and clients for their high level knowledge, experience, and integrity. All members of the organization hold the CRE designation, which is bestowed by invitation only.

CREA - Certified Real Estate Appraiser.
A designation for state certified general real property appraisers. This certification is managed by: The National Association of Real Estate Appraisers.
 
CREP - Commercial Real Estate Professionals Society
Awarded to real estate agents that have completed a certified commercial course that deals with the fundamentals of conducting commercial real estate transactions. T

CRP - Certified Relocation Professional.
This real estate designation is geared toward professionals who have demonstrated a minimum of two years' experience dealing with relocation issues.

CRS - Certified Residential Specialist.
This real estate designation is awarded to experienced REALTORS® who complete advanced training in listing and selling.

CSP - Certified New Home Sales Professional.
Designed for specialists in new home sales to enhance their professional image, increase their marketability in the home building industry, and sell more homes.

EBA - Exclusive Buyer Agent.
Frequently mistaken as a designation but rather depicts membership in The National Association of Exclusive Buyer Agents.
 
EREP - e-Business Real Estate Professional.
This real estate designation is awarded for the completion of a certified course covering the effective utilization of Technology, the Internet and e-Commerce in the real estate industry.

GAA - General Accredited Appraiser.
This real estate designation is geared toward appraisers whose education and experience exceed state appraisal certification requirements and is supported by the NAR.

GRI - Graduate REALTOR Institute.
This real estate designation is geared towards REALTORS® that are involved in residential real estate and desire a solid base of information for their practice.

HIREP - Home Inspection Real Estate Professional.
Awarded to real estate agents upon completion of a certified home inspection course that deals with the fundamentals of the home inspection process.

MAI
The MAI membership designation is held by appraisers who are experienced in the valuation and evaluation of commercial, industrial, residential and other types of properties, and who advise clients on real estate investment decisions.

MCSP - Master Certified New Home Sales Professional.
This designation acknowledges the continued educational achievements of graduates of the Certified New Home Specialist program.

MFLA - Master Farm and Land Appraiser.
Granted upon presentation of evidence of extensive practical experience in real estate appraisal, completion of classroom study and testing.
 
MIRM - Member, Institute of Residential Marketing.
The top-level achievement for professionals in new home marketing.

MREP - Mortgage Real Estate Professional.
This real estate designation is awarded to real estate agents upon completion of a certified mortgage or finance course that incorporates the fundamentals of the lending process.

PMN - Performance Management Network.
Geared 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.

QSC - Quality Service Certification.
This certification is for sales professionals willing to be held to a standard, which requires accountability, reliability and consistency - the ongoing delivery of quality service on each transaction.

RAA - Residential Accredited Appraiser.
This real estate designation is geared toward appraisers whose education and experience exceed state appraisal certification.

RAM - Registered in Apartment Management.
RAM is a designation program offered to property management professionals.

RECS - Real Estate CyberSpace Specialist.
This certification is geared to let clients know of your proficiency in serving the public with recognized skills for utilizing CyberSpace marketing programs and for effectively adopting special technology and networking systems.

REPA - Real Estate Professional Assistant.
This certification is geared to provide an intensive introduction to the real estate business and to the specific ways support staff can become valuable assets to their employers.

REW - Real Estate Webographer
The REAL ESTATE WEBOGRAPHERT program teaches real estate professionals how to develop and maintain an effective business strategy in a web-based environment. The program helps real estate agents in determining where they should invest their resources to generate leads, acquire new clients, advertise and facilitate closings.

RPRA - Real Property Review Appraiser.
You must meet specific skill and experience levels, take and pass all required coursework, and meet all other requirements established by the ASFMRA.
 
RREP - Referral Real Estate Professional.
This real estate designation is awarded to licensed, but non active, agents of the Real Estate Referral Network that wish to remain involved in real estate sales through referrals.

SHS - Senior Housing Specialist.
Not a designation but a certification that meets the academic requirements for the SRES designation.

SIOR - Society of Industrial and Office REALTORS®.
This real estate designation is geared towards Realtors® in industrial and office real estate brokerage.

SRA
The SRA professional membership designation is held by real estate solutions providers who are experienced in the analysis and valuation of residential real property.

SRES - Seniors Real Estate Specialist.
This real estate designation is geared toward REALTORS® that help seniors make wise decisions concerning selling the family home, buying rental property or managing the capital gains and tax implications of owning real estate.

SRPA
The SRPA membership designation is held by appraisers who are experienced in the valuation of commercial, industrial, residential and other types of property.

SRS - Seller Representative Specialist
This designation is geared toward proving the skills of real estate professionals regarding listings and working with sellers.

TRC - Transnational Referral Certification.
This certification is to prepare agents to use the Transnational Referral system developed by the International Consortium of Real Estate Associations-ICREA.


 

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