Stand out from the crowd and add a designation or certification to your license!
Designations
Real estate credentials that require annual dues.
Certifications
Real estate credentials that require an application fee, but no annual dues
Most Popular Real Estate Designations or Certifications
single • Credit: 15 Hours CE
Accredited Buyer’s Representative Designation
The benchmark of excellence in buyer representation, this designation provides the expertise needed to serve today’s homebuyers as well as access to members-only benefits.
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single • Credit: 8 Hours CE
At Home With Diversity (AHWD)
A ground-breaking professional education initiative designed to provide America’s real estate professionals with training and tools to expand their business as well as home ownership opportunities for more Americans. The AHWD Certification relays to the public that those certified have been professionally trained in and are sensitive to a wide range of cultural issues inviting …
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single • Credit: 10 Hours CE, 30 Hours SAE
Graduate REALTOR Institute Designation (GRI) Contracts to Close
Increase your knowledge with seller services, buyer services, technology, and environment and green building.
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$285
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single • Credit: 10 Hours CE, 30 Hours SAE
Graduate REALTOR Institute Designation (GRI) Marketing Business Skills
The Texas-specific Graduate REALTOR® Institute (GRI) designation is obtained by attending an intensive series of courses that total 90 hours of classroom instruction. The designation includes courses on marketing, finance, and brokerage
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single • Credit: 10 Hours CE, 30 Hours SAE
Graduate REALTOR Institute Designation (GRI) Real Estate Brokerage
Topics include professional standards, policies and procedures, brokerage and agency relationships, and business development.
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single • Credit: 1 Hour CE
Historic Home Specialist: Preservation in Action Tour (HHS)
The City of San Antonio Office of Historic Preservation (OHP) highlights the importance of promoting and protecting the unique historic structures, archaeological sites, and design features of San Antonio. REALTORS® learn regulations, processes, and programs to better understand historic properties and accurately guide clients when buying or selling. This certification is not recognized by NAR.
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single • Credit: 3 Hours CE
Historic Home Specialist: Resources and City Process (HHS)
Historic Home Specialist: Historic Preservation is about telling the story of our city, neighborhoods, and homes. As a community, we preserve so that we can strengthen neighborhoods, build the local economy, provide economic, cultural, and environmental sustainability, create jobs, and tell the story of San Antonio. You will learn about the design review process and …
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single • Credit: 2 Hours CE
Historic Home Specialist: Unique to San Antonio
Historic Home Specialist: Unique to San Antonio “Genealogy of a House”, We’ll be talking further about how to research and share the history of a home. This course will demonstrate how to access resources available online that can help establish a construction date, find a builder/developer/architect, identify previous residents and owners, and more. We’ll take …
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Cancellation Policy: Any course/class may be cancelled at the discretion of the REALTOR Academy. In the event of cancellation, all fees paid will promptly be refunded in full or will be applied to another class at the registrants’ discretion.
Refund Policy: For CE courses, a full refund or credit will be made/applied to any registrant who has paid tuition and canceled or reschedules prior to two business days of the course. A refund, less a $50 service fee will be applied to any registrant who cancels or reschedules within two business days of the course. There are no refunds for same day cancelations (day of class) and for partial attendance.
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single • Credit: 8 Hours CE
Military Relocation Professional (MRP) Certification
Learn how to work with military and veteran service members to best suit their needs and help them take full advantage of military benefits and support.
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single • Credit: 8 Hours CE
New Home Construction and Buyer Representation
This course will serve as an introduction to the new homes sales market for real estate sales agents. The course consists of three modules to address what a buyer’s representative needs to know in order to succeed at representing buyers in the new-home sales market. Students will gain an understanding of the new home sales …
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single • Credit: 8 Hours CE
Pricing Strategy Advisor (PSA) Certification
Enhance your skills in pricing properties, creating CMAs, working with appraisers, and guiding clients through the anxieties and misperceptions they often have about home values with NAR’s PSA (Pricing Strategy Advisor) certification.
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$145
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single • Credit: 16 Hours CE
Real Estate Negotiation Expert (RENE) Certificate
The Real Estate Negotiation Expert (RENE) certification is for real estate professionals who want to sharpen their negotiation skills. The RENE certification program gives REALTORS® the tips and tools they need to be skillful advocates for their clients.
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single • Credit: 14 Hours CE
Seller Representative Specialist Designation (SRS) Certification
The SRS Course will redefine your “normal” and reinvent the way you represent sellers. It provides a comprehensive foundation of skill development, training and resources to help real estate professionals represent the interests of sellers in today’s marketplace.
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single • Credit: 13 Hours CE
Seniors Real Estate Specialist Designation (SRES) Certification
The SRES Designation Course helps real estate professionals develop the business-building skills and resources for specialization in the 50+ real estate market by expanding knowledge of how life stages impact real estate choices. This course seeks to instill knowledge, understanding, and empathy for 55+ real estate clients and customers.
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single • Credit: 8 Hours CE
Short Sales and Foreclosures (SFR) Certification
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 …
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single • Credit: 10 Hours CE, 30 Hours SAE
TACS1: Introduction to Commercial Real Estate
Topics include fundamentals of commercial real estate finance and economics The Texas Accredited Commercial Specialist certification teaches you how to represent clients, perform market analyses, negotiate, and understand property development and management. The TACS will also equip you with skills in marketing and business development. This certification shows that you’ve pursued an intensive course of …
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single • Credit: 10 Hours CE, 30 Hours SAE
TACS2: Commercial Real Estate Property Development
Commercial Real Estate Property Development. Topics include commercial leasing, property development, and appraisal valuation methods. The Texas Accredited Commercial Specialist certification teaches you how to represent clients, perform market analyses, negotiate, and understand property development and management. The TACS will also equip you with skills in marketing and business development. This certification shows that you’ve …
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single • Credit: 10 Hours CE, 30 Hours SAE
TACS3: Commercial Real Estate Marketing & Negotiation
Topics include assessing the merits of investment property, appropriate contract forms and addenda, and how to develop a self-aware business plan.The Texas Accredited Commercial Specialist certification teaches you how to represent clients, perform market analyses, negotiate, and understand property development and management. The TACS will also equip you with skills in marketing and business development. …
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single • Credit: 18 Hours CE
Texas Residential Leasing Specialist Designation (TRLS)
Landlords and tenants want a real estate professional who understands their needs and guides them through the residential leasing process. Learn how to provide real estate services that meet the needs of this market and gain future referrals. This statewide certification, which offers 12 hours of CE, requires completion of four three-hour leasing education courses: …
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single • Credit: 18 Hours CE
Texas Residential Property Manager Certification (TRPM)
As a follow-up to the Texas Residential Leasing Specialist, gain knowledge on current business issues impacting property management, how to mediate tenant and owner relations and the ins and outs of the TAR Property Management Agreement. This certification program consists of 6 courses over 3 days.
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$195
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