Certified Residential Specialist (CRS)
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What you'll learn
As an RRC member, you earn this residential sales designation by documenting your closed transactions or sales volume and completing RRC education credits, with separate paths for building agents, agents with ten or more years, and brokers or managers.
- Active RRC membership
- 60 transactions or $30M volume in five years
- 30 credits of RRC education
- Pro Program path for ten year agents
- Managers path for brokers
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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
- In person.
- 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$99 and upUpfront cost. Full details below.Renewal costs money too. See Renewal below.
- Time
- Education credits vary by path; no completion deadline stated.
- Before you start
- Active RRC membership. CRS path: 60 transactions or $30M volume in the last 5 years plus 30 RRC education credits (16 from CRS live or self paced courses). Pro path: 10+ years in real estate, 150 transactions or $1M average per year with 40 minimum, plus 16 credits. Managers path also available.
- How you are tested
- RRC live classroom or self paced courses; application with transaction affidavit.
- Renewal
- Must keep RRC membership active (annual fee) to hold the designation.
- Full cost details
- One time $99 designation application fee plus annual RRC membership (amount not published on pages loaded) and the cost of RRC courses.
- Where it applies
- United States (international application also exists).
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Sources and what we verified
RRC Become a Designee: paths, transactions, credits ↗CRS FAQs: $99 application fee, annual membership ↗What we verified: Membership dues amount not shown on pages loaded.
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