The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) announced this week that it is making the popular Accredited Buyer’s Representative (ABR®) designation course, which is typically $295, available to REALTORS® at no cost through 2024. The ABR® course is the first step toward earning the ABR® designation and focuses on the key information and skills agents need today when working with buyers, including how to:
- Walk buyers through written buyer representation agreements.
- Advocate for their clients’ best interests throughout the transaction.
- Articulate their value to the buyer client.
- Work with data to complete insightful market analyses.
- Explain the range of financing options available to clients.
- Stay on top of emerging trends.
- Build relationships that carry beyond the closing.
The ABR® designation signifies expertise and excellence in buyer representation. It equips agents with the necessary skills and resources, including how to secure and explain a buyer representation agreement, in order to represent homebuyers’ needs effectively throughout the real estate transaction process.
Those who have achieved this designation enjoy benefits including access to ABR® marketing materials, special listings in online directories and more.
Learn more or register for the online self-paced ABR® designation class at become.abr.realtor.
Cyndi • March 2, 2024 at 11:34 am
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