Recognized as the mark of accomplishment in luxury markets around the world, the Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist™ (CLHMS) designation assures affluent buyers and sellers that the agents who have earned it have the knowledge, experience, competence, and confidence they require. The CLHMS™ designation is earned by Institute Members with documented sales performance in the top 10% of their market.

The Certified Condominium Specialist® Accreditation Designation Program exists to assist the ambitious real estate agent learn all about condos to become more professionally capable and at ease when helping buyers and sellers list, sell and purchase properties in Condominiums and other forms of HOA-related properties. These HOA-related properties include Condominiums Developments and Communities, Planned Developments, (PD or PUD), Stock co-ops, Community Apartment Buildings and fractional interest properties, depending on which State a Realtor® sells property in.

Today’s Condo market demands the Realtor® be an “Expert” in the technicalities and intricacies of listing, leasing and selling these types of properties for the clients and customers he or she represents. In the process of completing this national educational program, the Realtor® better understands those intricacies and, as a result, gains the ability to bring superior real estate service to their clients, customers and their community as a Certified Condominium Specialist®.

National Association of REALTORS® PSA (Pricing Strategy Advisor) certification provides REALTORS with a framework for understanding:

• Terminology of pricing and valuation
• The Code of Ethics as it relates to pricing
• How to identify appropriate comparables, and where to find information about them
• The role of supply and demand in pricing
• How to adjust comparables
•  Specific challenges and special situations in making adjustments
• How to guide clients through the CMA
• How to work with appraisers

Since 2007, Seniors Real Estate Specialist® (SRES®) designees have been helping maturing Americans with their needs. As a part of the National Association of REALTORS® family of designations, the SRES® designation is conferred to REALTORS® who complete in-depth training in a wide variety of topics related to homebuyers and sellers over the age of 50, including:

• Senior housing options—from active adult communities to aging in place
• Reverse mortgages
• Downsizing and rightsizing
• Using pensions, 401(k) accounts, and IRAs in real estate transactions

The mission of the SRES® Council is to promote member success by providing high quality training and tools necessary to position the SRES® designee as the trusted real estate resource for the senior market.

A corporate relocation specialist can help cut your stress and anxiety when moving to a new area. Corporate relocation specialists have an elevated level of expertise and perspective that most real estate agents simply can’t provide to relocating corporate staff members and leaders. This includes skills such as:

• City-to-city comparisons for cost of living and housing
• Recommendations and evaluations of moving service providers
• Detailed knowledge of the communities that they serve
• Numerous connections with the local communities

Corporate relocation specialists are trained to be your personal advocate in all aspects of your move.

Super Agent Designation via Mpls St. Paul Magazine and Twin Cities Business. This annual list represents the top 3% to 5% of the licensed real estate agents in Minnesota. Each year’s list of Super Real Estate Agents is revealed to the public in the November issues of Mpls St. Paul Magazine and Twin Cities Business.