Who Makes Up CENTURY 21® Connecticut Realty Associates
Our Agents and Brokers in the offices that comprise CENTURY 21® Connecticut Realty Associates are proud to further their real estate education in order to best serve their clients and the communities in which they work and live. Many of their efforts are evident in the designations awarded to them upon completion of their coursework.
Glossary of Real Estate Terms
ABR® The Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR®) designation is the benchmark of excellence in buyer representation. This coveted designation is awarded to real estate practitioners by the Real Estate BUYER’S AGENT Council (REBAC) of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® who meet the specified educational and practical experience criteria.
ABRM® Accredited Buyer Representative Manager is a designation that can be achieved by management staff only. It is designed to help those in management support the ABR® staff in their offices.
CENTURION® Associate To achieve CENTURION® status is to earn one of the most prestigious awards presented to CENTURY 21® real estate professionals. Only a small number of producers in the CENTURY 21® System ever reach this elevated status.
CRS The Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) is the highest Designation awarded to sales associates in the residential sales field. The CRS Designation recognizes professional accomplishments in both experience and education. Since 1977 the Council of Residential Specialists has been conferring the CRS Designation on agents who meet its stringent requirements.
ECBR East Central Board of REALTORS®
GHAR Greater Hartford Association of REALTORS®
GRI® Graduate of the REALTOR® Institute is a designation earned after successfully taking and passing three additional courses sponsored by the National Association of REALTORS®. These classes cover a wide range of topics within the industry and culminate in a final exam that results in a pass or fail grade, which will earn you the right to use the G.R.I.® designation.
NAR National Association of REALTORS®
Masters Award The CENTURY 21® Masters Program, an exclusive recognition program for sales associates, honors those top-producing individuals for their efforts. There are three levels within this award, the Ruby, Emerald and the highest level is of course the Diamond.
Mature Moves Is a CENTURY 21® designation that is achieved after taking a course designed to help our senior population with their real estate decisions. The CENTURY 21® Mature Moves program is designed to help System members reach, attract, and meet the distinct real estate needs of this growing market segment of “mature consumers.”
Million Dollar Club This award is given based on Volume of business done in the previous year.
Pinnacle Quality Service This award is given to offices that have successfully achieved Quality Service Office Award status for 2 consecutive years.
PSCS® Professional Standards Certified Specialist.
Quality Service The Quality Service Awards are CENTURY 21® awards that are earned by agents and offices based on POST CLOSING survey responses from their clients.
REALTOR® A professional in real estate who subscribes to a strict Code of Ethics as a member of the local and state boards and of the National Boards of REALTORS® . Many people are surprised to learn that not all real estate agents are REALTORS®.
