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Why get a GRI?

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  • The education you receive in the GRI program is considered by many as the most comprehensive training program available today to REALTORS® in the nation.  The GRI program is designed to enhance REALTORS®’ knowledge of real estate marketing and hone skills that will set you apart from the competition.
     

  • By displaying the GRI designation after your name as is done in other industries such as the CPA in accounting, CLU in insurance and CFP in financial planning, you are able to quickly inform the general public that you have completed a comprehensive course of study that give you skills that will set you apart from your competition.

  • In today’s competitive business environment you need more than just motivation and initiative to succeed, you need the advantage of the education you receive in the GRI program.
     

  • See what NAR president, Martin Edwards Jr., CCIM, CIPS says about the success that can be achieved by earning a designation at www.edesignations.com/General/Success.asp

  • The GRI designation is considered the foundation for all other advanced real estate designations.
     

  • See what Stephen M. Canale, GRI, CRS, CRB, RAM from The Competitive Edge
    says about the value of obtaining designations at www.edesignations.com/General/Value.asp

  • The nationally recognized Graduate REALTOR® Institute (GRI) program is designed to enhance your knowledge of real estate marketing and teach you skills that set you apart from the competition

  • The GRI program is continually refined to provide entry-level and experienced REALTORS® with the information that will help them succeed in today's market.

  • According to a national survey conducted by the National Association of REALTORS® GRI graduates are the top performers in most real estate offices and earn at least 35% more than non-GRI’s

  • When you obtain the GRI designation, you will earn one of the most nationally respected and prestigious professional designations in the nation

  • The GRI program consists of ten eight-hour and four six-hour courses, which can be taken in any sequence, and are designed to meet the needs of both the entry-level and experienced REALTORS®

  • The knowledge you gain during your participation in the GRI program can help you to overcome obstacles that can jeopardize a transaction which should result in fewer fall outs and more income for you

  • As a student attending the GRI program, you receive a well-rounded series of course instruction from a statewide selected faculty, trained and experienced within their own areas of expertise

  • You will receive a comprehensive education consisting of 95 hours of live course instruction in various areas of real estate from a statewide selected faculty, experienced in their own areas of expertise.

  • The GRI designation is exclusively available to members of the local, state and National Association of REALTORS® who successfully complete the GRI program

  • The students you meet during the GRI program are fellow REALTORS® who are committed to professionalism and your relationship will extend beyond the classroom into a lifelong source of referral business

  • Earning your GRI designation demonstrates your commitment to professionalism in the real estate industry. Some of the GRI State Faculty consists of acclaimed members of the real estate industry and experts in putting together offers and negotiating real estate deals.

  • The GRI designation after your name heralds your achievements as being a professional possessing the practical and technical knowledge essential in today’s competitive environment.
     

  • See what the National Association of REALTORS® says about GRI at www.realtor.org/griclear.nsf/Pages/WhyGRI?OpenDocument






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