Sign up for the required ABR course.
List of the elective ABR courses.
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These are REBAC approved courses offered by REBAC through Realtor University. If needed, you may contact REBAC for verification or questions at 800-648-6224. The ABR course tuition includes the first year dues towards membership of REBAC. REBAC is North America’s oldest, largest and fastest growing association of real estate professionals that practice buyer representation and a proud part of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®.
ABR Designation Requirements
Four (4) requirements must be met to attain and use the ABR® designation:
1. Successful completion of the required ABR® Designation Course, including an 80% passing grade on the exam. After successful completion of the ABR Designation Course, you will have three (3) years in which to complete the other ABR designation requirements
2. Successful completion of one approved elective course, including an 80% passing grade on the exam, within three (3) years of completing the ABR® Designation Course.
3. Documentation verifying five (5) completed transactions in which you acted solely as a buyer representative (no dual agency). Any transactions closed prior to taking the ABR® Designation Course or closed within three years after completing the ABR Designation Course are eligible for credit. Documentation necessary for each of your five (5) completed transactions:
* Copy of the signed buyer agency agreement OR purchase/sale agreement OR disclosure. The contract must verify the agent's name and/or include the agent's signature as the buyer's agent. Providing only the name and/or signature of the buyer's agent's broker is not sufficient.
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* Copy of the closing/settlement statement verifying that each transaction closed.
4. Membership in good standing in the Real Estate BUYERS AGENT Council and the National Association of REALTORS®.