CRS GRI SRES e-PRO Designations

There are over one million REALTORS® in business today. So if you want to find that one-in-a-million REALTOR®, start with the over 37,000 who hold the Certified Residential Specialist Designation. CRS is the symbol of excellence in residential real estate. Our members have proven they have the experience, training and commitment to be among the best in their profession. Please go to: http://www.crs.com/About_CRS/57

Who Are the Seniors Real Estate Specialists®? Seniors Real Estate Specialists® are REALTORS® qualified to address the needs of home buyers age 50-plus. The SRES® Council awards the SRES® Designation to those members who have successfully completed its education program. By earning the SRES® designation, your REALTOR® has demonstrated necessary knowledge and expertise to counsel clients age 50-plus through major financial and lifestyle transitions involved in relocating, refinancing, or selling the family home. Your REALTOR® has received special training, gets regular updates, and is prepared to offer the options and information needed in making life changing decisions.

GRI, which stands for Graduate REALTOR® Institute, is a nationally recognized professional real estate designation The GRI designation is considered the nation’s number one real estate designation This designation may only be earned after successfully completing a rigorous educational program. This program requires 95 hours of live course instruction from a statewide faculty selected because of extensive experience in their own areas of expertise This designation is available only to members of the local, state and National Association of REALTORS® GRI is recognized nationwide as the standard for real estate professionalism and knowledge The GRI designation is granted through the California Association of REALTORS® whose courses of study meet the standards established by the National Association of REALTORS®

The e-PRO certification is NAR's online training program to certify real estate professionals as Internet Professionals. The e-PRO certification course is designed specifically for U.S. real estate professionals, but anyone may take the course. e-PRO is recognized nationwide as an online standard for real estate professionalism and knowledge. The e-PRO certification course guides students through completing a Technology Plan of Action for their business and introduces them to many techniques for evaluating and using Internet tools.