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Education Designations

How to get your ABR Designation

Education

Work Experience

  • Documentation of five completed transactions in which you acted solely as a buyer representative.

Professional Affiliation

  • Membership in good standing in REBAC
  • Membership in good standing in the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR).
    • Exception: International members of REBAC do not have to be members of NAR.

Exam

  • For the online course only, pass the ABR® core designation exam with an 80% or better score. The exam is also required by some states for continuing education (CE credit).
  • For the online course only, pass the exam for the ABR® elective of your choice with an 80% or better score. The exam is also required by some states for continuing education (CE) credit.

Application

  • Submit the designation application along with documentation of five completed transactions.

Cost

  • Cost of courses
  • REBAC Dues
    • First-year of REBAC membership is free
    • Second-year is $110, but prorated based on the month you joined REBAC
    • $110 per year thereafter

 

How to get your CRS Designation

 

How to get your GRI Designation

The Graduate REALTOR® Institute (GRI) program gives students both shorter up-to-date courses and much greater flexibility with choices (through elective options) in how you structure your GRI studies to fit your personal, career, and business goals.

At least 60 total hours of GRI-Accredited courses are required for the GRI designation in Tennessee (including the six required one-day courses). The time to obtain the GRI designation shall be no more than five years to ensure that students are enrolled in a program that is relevant and respectful to trends in the marketplace and technology.

Students must complete all six of the following updated GRI courses in the classroom, each of which is 6 hours long:

The above class requirements total 36 hours. To earn the remaining 24 hours of GRI Elective Credits, students may:

  • Submit proof of fifteen (15) completed transactions – Transactions completed under a team require a letter from the Principal Broker affirming the applicant’s role in the contract’s closing.
  • Complete a TREEF-approved company-based training program
  • Earn at least 24 hours of credits through any combination of the following (can be taken online or in-person):
    • CE-accredited sessions taken at Tennessee REALTORS® Tennessee Excel Summit (TNEx) and Annual Conventions, since January 1, 2012
    • At Home with Diversity (AHWD)
    • Accredited Buyer’s Representation (ABR®) Core Course)
      • ABR Elective: Generation Buy
      • ABR Elective: Marketing Reboot
      • ABR Elective: New Home Construction & Buyer Representation – Professional, Product, Process
      • ABR Elective: Successful Relocation Representation
    • Pricing Strategies: Mastering the CMA
    • e-Pro® Day 1 & Day 2
    • CRB: Seller Representations Specialist (SRS) Designation Course
    • CRB: Marketing Strategies that Deliver Results
    • CRS: Business Planning & Marketing
    • CRS: Listings (201), Sales (202), or Referrals (210)
    • Military Relation Professional (MRP) Certification Course
    • NAR’s Green Designation Day 1 & Day 2
    • NAR’s Code of Ethics Training
    • Short Sales and Foreclosure Resource (SFR®)
    • Seller Representative Specialist® (SRS®)
    • Seniors Real Estate Specialist® (SRES®)
    • WCR: Effective Negotiating for Real Estate Professionals
    • Real Estate Collaborative Specialist-Divorce: RCS-D, 12-hour course (partnered with Vanderbilt University Law School) this professional designation is not affiliated with or endorsed by the National Association of REALTORS®.
    • Real Estate Negotiation Expert (RENE) certification
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