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Note: Continuing Education (CE) credit is not available for this course.
Date:
Monday, April 29, 2024 - Tuesday April 30, 2024
Time:
10AM – 5PM (Central Time)
Cost:
$0 No Cost
Show Homebuyers You’re Serious
The Accredited Buyer’s Representative (ABR®) Designation Course will give you the professional tools and knowledge to be an advocate and guide for your buyer-clients.
Recently updated with new information and research relevant to today’s market, the ABR® Designation Course explores every aspect of residential real estate transactions from a buyer’s perspective. Learn how to attract more buyer-clients and elevate your services to ensure you are meeting all your fiduciary responsibilities when representing buyers.
With a Live Virtual course, you can experience the benefits of an interactive classroom setting from the convenience of your home, office, or whichever location is best suited to your learning style.
After completion of the course, you'll be on your way to earning the Accredited Buyer's Representation (ABR®) Designation.
Topics Covered
Additional Information
- Conveying your value to the buyer-client
- Conducting a seamless, productive buyer counseling session
- Guiding a buyer-client through the search-showing-selection process
- Negotiating buyer-clients' offers
- Bringing the transaction to a successful close
- Providing exceptional service
- This course is the main requirement for the Accredited Buyer’s Representative (ABR®) Designation. Successful completion of this course also fulfills the elective-course requirement to earn the Seller Representative Specialist (SRS) Designation.
- Please note there are annual dues that must be paid to earn and maintain this designation. Visit the How to Earn Your ABR® page to learn more.
- International students can purchase this course at the Member price by becoming an International REALTOR® Member. Click here for more details.
- Continuing Education (CE) credit is not available for this course.
Instructor
Lynn Madison, ABR®, AHWD, GRI, PSA, REBE, SFR®, SRES®, SRS
Lynn is the owner of Lynn Madison Seminars, a full-service training and development company devoted to the advancement of professionalism in real estate.
Formerly Lynn was Vice President and Director of Career Development for The Prudential Preferred Properties in Chicago, a 25-office firm with over 900 associates, where she authored and trained their New Agent Institute. Before that she held the same position with First United Realtors, a local independent with 28 offices. She was manager of two different offices for First United. Prior to that, she was an award-winning salesperson – receiving their Salesperson of the Year honors.
Lynn speaks annually at the NAR conventions and is an ABR, BPOR, GRI, SFR, SRES, and SRS instructor and has conducted classes in over 30 states. Lynn's involvement with REBAC goes beyond instructing. She conducts the trainer recertification program for REBAC instructors annually and has authored or co-authored the SFR, ABR and BPOR courses.
At the National level, Lynn currently serves on the NAR Professional Development Committee the RPAC Participation Council and has served on Equal Opportunity and Cultural Diversity as well as Professional Standards and Risk Management. Lynn has been honored with two NAR Hall of Fame memberships - RPAC and REBAC.
Lynn is ITI certified, a member of the Real Estate Educators Association, was a National Educator of the Year award winner, has received the Educator of the Year award from AIREE, the Illinois real estate educator of the year and REALTOR® of the Year honors from her local association in 2003 and was named the Illinois Association REALTOR of the Year for 2011.
Minimum time spent in course to be marked as complete is 90% (Not including lunch and breaks). Continuing Education (CE) credit is not available for this course.