SFR Webinars Now Available!
The National Association of Realtors® (NAR) has developed a new certification for Realtors® who want to meet the needs of homebuyers and sellers who are involved in short sales and foreclosures. The Short Sales and Foreclosure Resource Certification (SFR) is the only short sales and foreclosure certification recognized by NAR.
Don't go it alone – choose SFR
Designed for real estate professionals at all experience levels, the NAR Short Sales Foreclosure Resource certification helps you understand how to:
- Counsel sellers facing foreclosure
- Qualify sellers for short sales
- Develop a short-sale package
- Protect buyers
- Negotiate with lenders
- Tap into buyer demand
- Limit risk and safeguard your commission
How SFR benefits you
- Education in the classroom and online formats that fit your schedule and wallet
- Electronic toolkit with practical forms and worksheets
- Free webinars that you can download anytime, anywhere
- Access to SFR logo and marketing materials
- Differentiation as an SFR at www.realtor.com
- Online networking with your peers.
Becoming SFR certified
The path to pursuing the SFR certification is straightforward. Follow these four steps:
- Be a member in good standing of the National Association of Realtors®
- Complete a qualifying course. Choose either REBAC's Short Sales and Foreclosures Course, or CRS 111: Short Sales and Foreclosures: Protecting Your Client's Interests
- Complete three one-hour webinars (available October 2009 at www.realtorSFR.org)
- Submit application ($175 application fee waived through March. 31, 2010. Download application at www.realtorSFR.org. Send completed application to SFR@realtors.org.)
Click here for a SFR brochure.
For further information, please visit www.realtorSFR.org or e-mail SFR@realtors.org.