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Last chance to register or audit a class!
SILVAR’s 5th Certified International Property Specialist Institute (CIPS) is on June 20-24. If you would like to learn how to expand your global real estate business and earn the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) CIPS designation, enroll in the CIPS Institute. Classes start next week, so you need to register right away. Cost for the entire CIPS Institute, which includes five courses, is $450 for the paperless option $500 for the paper version, which includes a manual for each of the five courses for both members and nonmembers. Regular price is $600.
Members may enroll online at ims.silvar.org. Non-members and those who want the paperless option may register by calling SILVAR at (408) 200-0100. Breakfast and lunch are provided and included in the cost, thanks to our generous sponsors Darrell Monda of TourFactory; Larry Tringali of Property Inspection Service; Anita Rodal, international liaison with AFEX (Associated Foreign Exchange) and president of SBPI Services, Inc.; Janet Case, CEO of Proxio; and Suzette Reboton of HSBC.
If you are a CIPS designee, you can audit a course for $20 for paperless and $30 for the paper option. Cost also includes breakfast and lunch. There are always new developments taking place in real estate markets around the world. Every two to three years CIPS courses are revised with updated statistics and relevant information. The most recent courses updated are Global Real Estate: Local Markets (May 2016) and Global Real Estate: Transactions Tools (May 2016). Instructor David Wyant, who will be teaching the courses again this year, also regularly furnishes students with information on the latest developments in international real estate.
If you would like to audit a CIPS course, please contact SILVAR Public Affairs and Communications Director Rose Meily at (408) 200-0109 or email rmeily@silvar.org.
The CIPS Institute provides training in international business issues, including currency conversion, cultural awareness, legal and tax requirements, ownership and transaction principles of international real estate, and specifics about the real estate markets in Europe, the Americas, and Asia. Members using Proxio, which is a SILVAR benefit, may find the CIPS courses very useful in advancing their global real estate business. See registration form and class schedule below.
CIPS SCHEDULE AND REGISTRATION FORM
SILVAR will be offering the class CRS 200: Business and Marketing for the Residential Specialist on February 12 and 13, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at SILVAR. REALTORS® who take this two-day course can earn 16 education credits toward a Certified Residential Specialist® designation. This course also can count as an elective toward a Certified International Property Specialist (CIPS) designation.
SILVAR is offering an early bird registration price of $250, if you register before January 31. After January 31, cost is $300. SILVAR Class Pass and member discount applies. Members may call SILVAR at (408) 200-0100 for details.
The CRS 200 course will be taught by Mark Given, a certified instructor for The Council of Residential Specialists (CRS). Given is a Ninja Selling Master Instructor, and has been a GRI Instructor for many states. He is author of the CRS elective “Going Green” course. He has served as a keynote speaker for private companies and state conventions, taught at the National Association of REALTORS® Convention and Mid-year meetings and is a practicing REALTOR® in Roanoke Rapids, NC.
The Certified Residential Specialist® (CRS) is the professional designation offered by the Council of Residential Specialists. The highest designation awarded to sales associates in the residential sales field, the CRS designation recognizes professional accomplishments in both experience and education.
With the CRS designation, you will be able to:
• Differentiate yourself as part of an elite group (3 percent of all REALTORS® hold the CRS designation).
• Increase your earning potential.
• Take advantage of a strong referral network.
• Attend specialized conferences and meetings.
• Have access to current industry news and information.
Since 1977, the Council of Residential Specialists has been conferring the CRS designation on agents who meet its stringent requirements. In 2010, CRS Designees earned nearly three times more than those REALTORS® who serve as sales agents.
To find out more about earning a CRS designation, visit https://crs.com/
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