Accredited Buyer's Representative (ABR) Designation Course

 

TAKE THE COURSE!

April 13-14
Holiday Inn, So. Burlington

Cost
$285 NVBR Members  
$325 Non-Members

More
here
Register
here



Need accommodations?
Contact the Holiday Inn for the NVBR preferred rate.
(802) 863-6363
(800 799-6363
Cost: $99 + tax
(Mention the Northwestern Vermont Board of REALTORS® meeting)

 

There's never been a better
opportunity to get your ABR Designation!


The Northwestern Vermont Board of REALTORS® will host the two-day Accredited Buyer's Representative (ABR) Core Course on April 13-14 in Burlington. This is a UNIQUE opportunity to get your ABR Designation without having to travel!

The ABR designation is considered the benchmark of excellence in buyer's representation. The ABR course will prepare you to represent your buyer-clients in real estate transactions and provide a high quality of service and professionalism. The course will also offer ideas and methods for building a buyer representation business, and help you develop a self-customized tool for conducting a buyer counseling session.

 

Career Path Chart
Your SFR Certification gets you one step closer to your
ABR Designation. See the career path chart
here.


Did you know?
REALTORS® with designation earn more!

The following table, based on data compiled by NAR, demonstrates that the average gross income for members with designations is considerably higher than for those who do not pursue additional real estate education.

Personal Gross Realtor Income

Designations

2005 Survey / 2004 Gross Income

2007 Survey / 2006 Gross Income

2008 Survey / 2007 Gross Income

No Designations

$35,000

$40,000

$35,000

ABR®

$81,400

$77,000

$67,900

CRB

$124,200

$96,000

$102,000

CRS

$111,000

$91,300

$90,500

GRI

$84,500

$75,900

$69,800

 



About the Instructor
Chandra Hall (DREI, MBA, ABR, CRS, GRI)

Starting college at age 16, Chandra completed a Bachelor of Science Degree in International Business. In 1993 she founded and operated Innovative Funding, a corporate and non-profit resource partner collaborating with leaders of corporations and non-profit organizations. In 1997, she joined forces with J.P. Weigand & Sons, Inc., in Wichita, Kansas specializing in residential real estate. After completing a Masters Degree in Business Administration in 2000, she became an adjunct instructor for her alma mater followed by a real estate instructor for Career Education Systems in Kansas City.

Chandra currently lives in Colorado and serves as a real estate educator and instructor trainer at Kaplan Professional Schools in Colorado Springs and Denver. In 2008, Chandra was awarded the prestigious Distinguished Real Estate Instructor (DREI) designation.

In addition to being a CRS instructor, Chandra also teaches GRI and ABR courses for real estate groups across the nation. She is the managing broker/owner of Colorado Mesa Realty, LLC.

More about Chandra at www.chandrahall.com.

Events

February 9
Tech Breakfast: LinkedIn for REALTORS®
NVBR Office, 8:30 am
Details

 

February 14
NVBR Membership Meeting
DoubleTree Hotel, 11:30 am
Details

 

February 16
Ask the Experts: Importance of Pre-listing Inspections
Location TBD, 8:30 am
Details

   

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