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The Green Designation Course demonstrates how real estate professionals can increase their incomes by helping clients make informed choices about the resource efficiency and performance of the homes they live in, sell, and buy. Help your clients distinguish fact from fiction and make educated decisions about the value of green features in homes.
NAR´s program is distinctly different compared to other, similar training programs in that it focuses largely on improving resource-efficiency in existing homes (as opposed to new home construction only), concentrates on building a foundational knowledge base about green issues, and offers objective and unbiased information.

The Resort & Second-Home Property Specialist (RSPS) certification will appeal to REALTORS® in resort and second-home markets around the world who wish to distinguish themselves among their peers and among consumers. Practitioners who facilitate the buying, selling, or management of properties for investment, development, retirement, or second homes−in a resort, recreational and⁄or vacation destination capacity− are involved in this market niche. Take the first step to earning the certification by taking the Home Sweet (Second) Home: Vacation, Investment, Luxury Properties course.

In Real Estate Marketing Reboot: Innovate > Relate > Differentiate students will revisit marketing fundamentals, branding, and relationship marketing with an emphasis on electronic tools, social media, blogs, Twitter, podcasts, really simple syndication (RSS) feeds, and website search engine optimization (SEO), among other technologies. Practical tips, in addition to examples of how agents leverage these tools in the field, make this course a must for all real estate professionals. Structured to inspire novel marketing approaches to create a personal "brand," this course encourages students to look everywhere for differentiating marketing opportunities that grab the attention of buyers.