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CATHY CHAPMAN, REAL
ESTATE CONSULTANT
Cathy Chapman,
Broker
ABR, CRP, CNHS,
CRS, ePRO, GRI, RFS
Here is a
narrative of the designations Cathy has earned
and why she is your best choice as
Your Real Estate
Consultant!
As Cathy's trademark
says,
"The Designations
I have earned are a
Testimony that
the Protection and Care of
YOUR
Real Estate Dollars is
MY Business!TM"
The
Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR®) designation is the
benchmark of excellence in buyer representation. This coveted
designation is awarded to real estate practitioners by the Real
Estate BUYERS AGENT Council (REBAC) of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
OF REALTORS® who met the specified educational and practical
experience criteria.
The criteria are:
Completed the comprehensive two-day REBAC course in buyer
representation
Successfully passed a written examination
Demonstrated a practical experience of having completed
five closed real estate transactions in the field of buyer
representation.
Received recommendations from two of the real estate
practitioners buyer clients.
Be a member in good standing with the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
OF REALTORS®
Look for those real estate agents that proudly display the
ABR® designation and know that they are professionals in the
field of buyer representation.
CERTIFIED RELOCATION PROFESSIONAL
What is a CRP?
A Certified Relocation Professional is an agent who has attended an
extensive two-day training course on the multi-facted aspects of
someone relocating from one part of the country to the next.
These agents are fully equipped to give their clients a high level
of service making their relocation as stress-free and seamless as
possible.
The "Certified New
Home Specialist™" course is a four CD-ROM program developed by new
home sales expert Dennis Walsh that earns the
internationally-recognized CNHS designation. The CRS organization
also recognizes this course as a two-day CRS class and upon
completion, applies appropriate credit toward the Certified
Residential Specialist designation.
Walsh and his wife,
Teresa, developed the course 15 years ago and converted it into
CD-ROM format five years ago. More than 20,000 people have taken the
course, which is now in its third version.
Topics covered in the course include:
Recognizing and pursuing opportunities in new
home sales
Understanding the builder's perspective, needs
and motivations
The new home buyer's perspective and the
psychology of new home buying
Broker services that are important to builders,
and tips on selling those services to builders
The materials, methods and terminology of
residential construction
Reading blueprints and understanding scale
rulers, site plans and topography
Understanding new home contracts, legal and
monetary issues.
Sales and marketing strategies and techniques,
including market research, working with new homebuyers, providing
customer service and much more.
Registrants receive a set of four CD-ROM’s
featuring audio, video and hundreds of color graphics along with a
200-page certification workbook, which includes sales forms,
checklists, graphics and other reference materials. Students
complete the course at their own pace, which averages approximately
20 hours. According to Walsh, one of the advantages of the CD-ROM
course is the ability to refer back to the materials at any time.
Upon completion of the course, the participant receives a
certificate, a CNHS pin and a sample press release
Why a
CRS?
Today, home buying and selling is faster, more complex, and more
competitive in every way. Our goal is to make the process a
little easier for you. The first step is choosing the right
REALTOR®.
EXPERIENCE - To earn the Certified Residential
Specialist (CRS) Designation, every REALTOR® must have
significant experience and volume of real estate transactions.
ETHICS - Every CRS Designee is required to maintain
membership in the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® and to abide
by its strict Code of Ethics.
A FOCUS ON HOME BUYING AND SELLING - To help make the
home buying and selling process more rewarding, every CRS
Designee must have a proven track record in the business, as
well as advanced education in related areas like finance,
technology and marketing. Work with the top 5%
TECHNOLOGY EXPERTISE- The training available to CRS
Designees includes a strong focus on technology and its
applications in the real estate business.
Why go
e-PRO?
The Internet has brought about a new type of consumer: the
Internet Empowered Consumer (IEC). This is in turn changing the
rules of business, especially in the real estate industry. The
e-PRO Certification course is specifically designed to keep
REALTORS® on top of changes and help you thrive in the exciting
and rewarding world of online real estate.
What is e-PRO Certification?
The e-PRO Certification course is a revolutionary new training
program, presented entirely online, to certify real estate
agents, assistants, and brokers as Internet Professionals.
Comprehensive and rewarding, e-PRO is the only certification
program of its kind recognized nationwide and endorsed by the
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (NAR).
GRI
-- Graduate, Realtor Institute is a professional
designation for those who have graduated from the Realtor
Institute, also associated with the National Association of
Realtors. REALTORS with this designation have completed a
comprehensive education program in residential real estate.
Residential Finance Professional
What is a Residential Finance
Professional?
A
REALTOR® who has been
through the training to become a Residential Finance Professional
is better equipped to discuss financing options with their clients
and will be better able to serve their best financial interests in
a real estate transaction.
When
is a Real Estate Agent a REALTOR®?
When they are a member of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®,
The Voice for Real Estate® -- the world's largest professional
association. The term REALTOR® is a registered collective
membership mark that identifies a real estate professional who
is a member of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® and
subscribes to its strict Code of Ethics.
Founded in 1908, NAR has grown from its original nucleus of 120
to today's 720,000 members. NAR is composed REALTORS® who are
involved in residential and commercial real estate as brokers,
salespeople, property managers, appraisers, counselors and
others engaged in all aspects of the real estate industry.
Members belong to one or more of some 1,700 local
associations/boards and 54 state and territory associations of
REALTORS®. They can join one of our many institutes, societies
and councils. Additionally, NAR offers members the opportunity
to be active in our appraisal and international real estate
specialty sections. REALTORS® are pledged to a strict Code of
Ethics and Standards of Practice.
Working for America's property owners, the National Association
provides a facility for professional development, research and
exchange of information among its members and to the public and
government for the purpose of preserving the free enterprise
system and the right to own real property.
