RISMEDIA, September 22, 2009—RE/MAX International, Inc. recently announced that it has aligned with REALTOR® University, the National Association of Realtors®’ (NAR) Online Education Destination, to give members of the global real estate network, access to an additional 400 hours of online designation, certification and professional continuing education.
According to the company, combined with RE/MAX International’s industry-leading education platform, RE/MAX University (RU), RE/MAX Affiliates are positioned to be the most trained and educated real estate agents today.
Through REALTOR® University, NAR offers a variety of professional designations and certifications which uniquely position real estate agents to be experts in certain niches of the market. RE/MAX Associates can sign up for several of these designation courses like e-Buyer, ABRM, Real Estate Professional Assistant (REPA) and more, and receive 5% off the total cost of the designation. RE/MAX University also delivers educational programs to its Associates through classroom training, online streaming video, downloads, conferences and via RE/MAX Satellite Network (RSN), the company’s exclusive satellite TV network.
“Education, training and professional designations are critical for real estate agents in today’s market. We know it makes a difference for a homebuyer or seller,” said Tom Kramig, Vice President of Multi-Media and Education. “Consumers value the RE/MAX brand, the technology and the resources available through the network, but it’s the RE/MAX agents who outpace others in education and training, that help homebuyers and sellers navigate a complicated market.”
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