Designations
PWAR is pleased to offer the following designations.
ABR 2-Day Course –October 25th & 26th 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
ABR Course Criteria
The Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR®) designation is the benchmark of excellence in buyer representation. Your first step in becoming an ABR designee is to become an ABR candidate.
- By successfully completing this comprehensive two-day ABR® course and passing the written exam, you will have reached the status of ABR candidate. ABR® candidates cannot use the ABR® logo or refer to themselves as an ABR®. (You have up to three-years to complete).
- Demonstrating practical experience by completing and closing five real estate transactions in which the practitioner functioned as a buyer’s representative.
- Maintaining membership in good standing in the National Association of REALTORS® and in the Real Estate Buyer’s Agent Council.
- Successful completion of one approved elective course and passing the written exam.
Only REALTORS® who have met all requirements for the designation are permitted to call themselves an ABR® and use the ABR® logo.
As an ABR® candidate, you receive a one-year free membership to REBAC (from the date of your ABR course). After that, you will be billed $110.00 ($US), for the next calendar year will be due on January 1st and will be prorated to reflect the number of months remaining after this first 12-month period. No payment is needed at time of ABR candidacy application.
In order to hold the ABR designation, it requires continued membership in REBAC. Click Here to Download the PWAR ABR flyer
ABR Course Career Path
e-PRO, NAR Approved Internet Certification Program Reach the affluent and rapidly growing consumer group who will appreciate your interest and ability in using the Internet. These consumers will recognize that a REALTOR® who is e-PRO certified will provide them with the latest techniques and services for their home buying and selling needs. Join this elite community of tech savvy real estate professionals.
To Register Visit the e-PRO siteMarch 30 e-PRO
NAR’s Green Designation Core Course provides real estate professionals with knowledge and awareness of green building principles applied in residences, commercial properties, developments, and communities so that they can help consumers in purchasing, retrofitting, and operating green properties. The course encourages the real estate professional to be an advocate for green principles in the design and use of homes and commercial buildings and a positive force for creating sustainable communities. In order to earn NAR’s Green Designation, the student must successfully complete the Core Course and one of three elective course. Elective courses are Green Residential Real Estate, Green Commercial Real Estate, and Green Property Management. NAR’s Green Designation is supported by the NAR Green Resource Council. Students who complete the Core Course receive a one-year membership in NAR’s Green Resource Council.
CE: 8 Hours of Real Estate Related
PL: 4 Hours Real Estate Elective I, 4 Hours Real Estate Elective II
NAR’s Green Designation Core Course provides real estate professionals with knowledge and awareness of green building principles applied in residences, commercial properties, developments, and communities so that they can help consumers in purchasing, retrofitting, and operating green properties. The course encourages the real estate professional to be an advocate for green principles in the design and use of homes and commercial buildings and a positive force for creating sustainable communities. In order to earn NAR’s Green Designation, the student must successfully complete the Core Course and one of three elective course. Elective courses are Green Residential Real Estate, Green Commercial Real Estate, and Green Property Management. NAR’s Green Designation is supported by the NAR Green Resource Council. Students who complete the Core Course receive a one-year membership in NAR’s Green Resource Council.
CE: 8 Hours of Real Estate Related
PL: 4 Hours Real Estate Elective I, 4 Hours Real Estate Elective II
Members involved in residential real estate who want a solid base of information for their practice participate in the REALTOR® Institute program and earn the GRI designation.
Click here for information on the REALTOR® Institute of Virginia.
Short Sales & Foreclosure Certification – October 27th 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Instructor: Lee Odems
SFR October Brochure
Nearly one-third of all existing homes sold recently were either short sales or foreclosures, according to National Association of Realtors® data. To help Realtors® meet the needs of home buyers and sellers who need these services, NAR has launched a new Short Sales and Foreclosure Resource (SFR) Certification.
The SFR certification program is offered by the Real Estate Buyer’s Agent Council (REBAC) of NAR. The program includes training on how to manage short sale, foreclosure, and real-estate owned transactions, and provides resources to help Realtors® stay current on national and state-specific information as the market for these distressed properties evolves.
To learn more about the certification, please click on the following link:
www.realtorsfr.org
Or see the brochure Here