List of Real Estate Training Courses That Lead To Real Estate Designations Updated

The 60 or so most prominent real estate designations and certifications that are managed by an equally long list of real estate associations, institutes, councils and societies is now available for review in one spot.

Aliso Viejo, CA, (PRWEB) December 22, 2005 -- Real estate designations are very popular among residential real estate agents. Identifying exactly how many real estate agents hold a real estate designation is a complex task. Current best estimates indicate that about 300,000 real estate agents hold one or more of the top 30 real estate designations focusing on residential real estate. It is further estimated that these 300,000 professionals account for the lion's share of the 7+ million residential real estate transactions that take place every year. No accurate statistics are available but many believe that the 80/20 rule applies … 80% of the business is done by 20% of the agents and brokers holding a real estate designation.

RealtyU®, the largest network of real estate schools and trainers in the country, has undertaken the task of compiling and maintaining a national list of real estate designations. The list consists of the numerous three and four-letter acronyms used in the real estate industry and brings some order to the current chaos. The complete list can be viewed at http://www.realtyurealestateschools.com/real-estate-designations.htm

Examples of some of the most popular real estate designations include:

1.    ABR – Accredited Buyer Representative

2.    ASR – Accredited Seller Representative

3.    CRS - Certified Residential Specialist.

4.    SRES - Seniors Real Estate Specialist

5.    E-PRO

6.    ALHS - Accredited Luxury Home Specialist

7.    RECS - Real Estate CyberSpace Specialist.

8.    AREP - Accredited Real Estate Professional

9.    CRB - Certified Real Estate Brokerage Manager

10.    CIPS - Certified International Property Specialist.

To ensure that the list is accurate and remains a valuable resource to the industry, RealtyU® is also extending an open invitation to all parties associated with any of the industry’s designations to to email any additions, corrections, changes or updates to Mitchell@RealtyU.com.

The 60 or so most prominent real estate designations and certifications are managed by an equally long list of real estate associations, institutes, councils and societies. This list can be viewed at http://www.realtyurealestateschools.com/real-estate-associations.htm. A few societies such as The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR), the Appraisal Institute, the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) and the Real Estate Professionals Society (REPS) manage multiple designations and certifications.

About RealtyU® Schools

RealtyU® Schools consists of a network of affiliated education organizations that serve 40 states via 200 campuses across North America. Collectively, RealtyU® has some 500 qualified and licensed educators that offer more than 6,000 different courses and programs every year. Although each affiliate is independently owned and operated, schools closely cooperate on various levels, especially with regard to creating and approving new courses, technology, national contracts, marketing and educational R&D. In 2004 RealtyU® Schools educated over 305,000 real estate professionals making it the largest real estate training network in the U.S. For more information visit www.RealtyUSchools.com and www.RealtyUonline.com.

The RealtyU® School network is part of the RealtyU® Family (www.RealtyU.com) of career development companies and services.

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