Professional designations and certifications denote specialized education and experience. The Richmond Association of REALTORS® Real Estate School offers a broad range of designation and certification courses.

Designations

ABR®, Accredited Buyer Representative – The mark of excellence in comprehensive buyer representation services and expertise. (READ MORE)

SRES, Seniors Real Estate Specialist – Adults aged 50+ represent more than 20% of The U.S. population. For senior adults, the homes that they live in are their largest asset and account for much of their net worth. (READ MORE)

SRS, Seller Representative Specialist – The premier credential in seller representation for Real Estate Professionals. (READ MORE)

Certifications

AHWD, At Home with Diversity – This certification teaches diversity sensitivity, application of U.S. Fair Housing laws in business and ways to develop professional guidelines for working with people in an increasingly multicultural real estate market. (READ MORE)

MRP, Military Relocation Professional – This certification focuses on educating real estate professionals about working with current and former military service members to find the housing solutions that best suit their needs and take full advantage of military benefits and support. Serves as an elective course for the ABR® and SRS designations. (READ MORE)

PSA, Pricing Strategy Advisor – This certification is specifically designed to enhance skills in pricing properties, creating CMAs, working with appraisers and guiding clients through the anxieties and misperceptions they often have about home values. (READ MORE)

Electives

Marketing the Listing – This one-day course focuses on telling stories that will sell clients’ homes. Learn how to craft that story and create a compelling marketing campaign that cuts through the noise, leverage contemporary marketing techniques and connect with more potential buyers than ever. Serves as an elective course for the SRS designation.

New Home Construction – This one-day course provides buyer’s representatives with the product knowledge and increased confidence to make new-home construction a win-win transaction for buyer clients. Serves as an elective course for the ABR® designation.

Real Estate Investing – The one-day course looks at how practitioners can adapt core real estate skills and learn new skills to serve clients who want to invest in single-family homes, condos, townhomes, and small multifamily properties. Serves as an elective course for the ABR® and SRS designations.

GRI®, Graduate, REALTOR® Institute

The Virginia REALTOR® Institute program curriculum consists of 10 courses that each student must complete successfully in order to earn the Graduate, REALTOR® Institute (GRI) designation. Students working towards the GRI designation have the benefit of obtaining continuing education and/or post-license credit through their coursework. The course curriculum contains over 40 hours of continuing education credits and 30 hours of post-license (PL) credits. That adds up to a great value… first-year REALTORS® can complete their PL requirements and earn a designation at the same time.

For more Virginia REALTORS® GRI information, contact Cailin at crichardson@VirginiaRealtors.org. The GRI is a nationally recognized designation of the National Association of Realtors®. (READ MORE)

Specialty Education

The RAR Real Estate School regularly offers classes geared towards the commercial practitioners, property managers and appraisers. Classes include technology, legal and regulatory issues, contract writing, and landlord tenant considerations. To view all designations/certifications we recommend crd.realtor as a tool.