Realtor association program
CIPS
Certified International Property Specialist
Mostly decorativeWho issues it
National Association of Realtors
What it teaches
Cross border transactions and foreign buyers.
What an agent has to do to get it
Core courses, elective courses, and dues.
What it actually tells you
Matters if a foreign national is buying your house and there is withholding to handle. Otherwise it is a passport stamp on a business card.
Ask this instead
If my buyer is a foreign national, what gets withheld at closing and who files it?
Where I stand on it
I do not hold these letters. I studied the material behind a lot of them, because the subjects are real and a seller pays for what I do not know. I never bought the initials. If a credential is ever shown to get sellers more money, I will earn it that day and put it on this page myself.
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All designation, certification and program names on this page belong to the organizations that own them and are used here only to identify and discuss those programs. Nothing here is endorsed by, affiliated with, or approved by those organizations. Connor MacIvor does not hold the credentials described on this site and does not claim to. Requirements and program details change. Confirm current requirements with the issuing organization before relying on anything here.
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Sellers only. One agent, undivided focus, from the pricing conversation to the closing table.