Accredited Buyer's Representative (ABR)
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What you'll learn
You learn to guide buyers through the full purchase, from searching and showing homes to offers, negotiation, appraisal and closing, and to run buyer consultations backed by a written representation agreement.
- Steps of the buyer side process
- Buyer representation agreements
- Buyer counseling sessions
- Strategies to grow a buyer focused business
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Is this right for you?
- Level
- Intermediate People with some experience who want to go further or prove what they know.
- What you get
- A certification employers can verify, made for the top of your résumé and your LinkedIn profile.
- How you learn
- Live or scheduled sessions.
- How to use it
- Put it at the top of your résumé and under Licenses and certifications on LinkedIn, with the verification link so hirers can confirm it in seconds. Name it in every application that uses this skill, and send it straight to recruiters and hiring managers.
- Why it's worth it
- An industry certification hiring managers recognize by name. It instantly sets you apart from applicants who only claim AI skills, and it travels with you to every job you apply for.
What you will pay$310 and upUpfront cost. Full details below.Renewal costs money too. See Renewal below.
- Time
- Two day course equivalent plus elective
- Before you start
- Active NAR membership; two day ABR course with 80% exam; one elective; five closed buyer representation transactions within three years.
- How you are tested
- Online self paced or live classroom
- Renewal
- $110 per year from year two
- Full cost details
- Online course $310 NAR member / $620 nonmember; first year of candidacy/renewal free, then $110 per year; NAR dues extra
- Where it applies
- United States (NAR members)
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Sources and what we verified
ABR How to Earn ↗What we verified: Designation rather than a certification; awardType certification used because it is an assessed, issuer maintained credential.
Fees and eligibility can change. Confirm current terms with the issuer before you pay.
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