• Valuable real estate education that elevates your skills and knowledge in the eyes of homebuyers.
• Ongoing specialized information, programs and updates that help you stay on top of the issues and trends in successfully representing homebuyers.
• Access to REBAC members-only marketing tools and resources, which provide an additional competitive edge.

Upon completion of the two-day course and successfully passing the exam, you will have achieved ABR® candidate status, a three-year period during which you must fulfill the educational and experiential requirements to earn the Accredited Buyer's Representative (ABR®) Designation awarded by the Real Estate Buyer’s Agent Council, Inc.

The Accredited Buyer Representative Manager (ABRM)

Courtesy of REBAC.

Getting the Designation

The Accredited Buyer Representative Manager (ABRM) designation is the only Buyer Representation Designation for managers, brokers and owners affiliated with the National Association of REALTORS®. 

The educational program, developed in partnership with the Council of Real Estate Brokerage Managers (CRB), is geared to real estate firm brokers, owners and managers that have or wish to incorporate buyer representation into their daily practice. 

The ABRM designation is awarded by the Real Estate Buyer's Agent Council (REBAC) of the National Association of REALTORS® to those members who met the specified educational and practical experience criteria.

The criteria are:

Complete or challenge the comprehensive two-day REBAC ABR® course in buyer representation, and pass the written examination.
Complete the comprehensive one-day REBAC ABRM course in buyer representation, and pass the written examination.
Certification that the broker/owner/manager has overseen a minimum of 25 real estate transactions that involved a buyer agent or had more than 2 years of experience in the oversight of buyer representatives.
Be a member in good standing with the Real Estate Buyer's Agent Council and the National Association of REALTORS®.
Look for those real estate agents who proudly display the ABRMsm designation.
They are professionals in the field of buyer representation. 

For over thirty years CRS has been developing real estate training that helps REALTORS® achieve the next level of success. Our classroom and online courses provide systems and strategies that can boost your productivity so you can be more effective for your clients. Subjects include listing, selling, pricing, technology, marketing, referral generation and more.

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 34,000 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. 

Seniors Real Estate Specialists® or SRES® designees are REALTORS® qualified to address the needs of home buyers and sellers age 50+. 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 the necessary knowledge and expertise to counsel clients age 50+ through major financial and lifestyle transitions involved in relocating, refinancing, or selling the family home. Your SRES® has received special training, gets regular updates, and is prepared to offer the options and information needed in making life changing decisions.

SRES® Designation Video:

For many real estate professionals, short sales and foreclosures are the new “traditional” real estate transaction. Knowing how to help sellers maneuver the complexities of short sales as well as help buyers pursue short sale and foreclosure opportunities are not merely good skills to have in today’s market — they are critical. And while short sales and foreclosures are not for the faint of heart, agents with the proper tools and training can use these specialty areas to build their business for the long term.

Designed for real estate professionals at all experience levels, the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) Short Sales and Foreclosure Resource certification, or SFR for short, gives you a framework for understanding how to:

• Direct distressed sellers to finance, tax, and legal professionals
• Qualify sellers for short sales
• Develop a short-sale package
• Negotiate with lenders
• Tap into buyer demand
• Safeguard your commission
• Limit risk
• Protect buyers

As many agents can attest, your ability to close short sales and foreclosures depends in part on your confidence in seeing these transactions through. Begin building your confidence today with SFR!