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Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR) - 2 Day Designation Course (8CE)
February 4, 2021 8:00 AM - February 5, 2021 5:00 PM
(EST)
Description
The goal of the 2-day (February 4-5, 2021) ABR® Designation Course is to establish a foundation of training, skills, and resources to help real estate professionals succeed as a buyer’s representative. Students learn to:
Build a buyer- representation business
Value the services you perform on behalf of buyer-clients
Increase confidence to work toward a signed buyer representation agreement if written buyer representation agreements are customary in your market
Gain methods, tools, and techniques to provide the support and services that buyers want
This course offers you 8 hours of CE Specialty Credit
Learning Objectives:
Introduction to Buyer Representation
Analyze the agent-buyer relationship and learn what’s important to the buyer
Articulate a value proposition as a buyer’s representative
Forming a Buyer Relationship
Gain the confidence to present the case for buyer representation
Connect different relationships (client or customer) and forms of representation to duties and services provided
Buyer Consultations
Conduct an interview and consultation session that leads to a signed buyer representation agreement and wins buyers’ loyalty
Help buyers evaluate if they are ready to purchase homes
Help buyers establish their needs, wants, and price range
Shape buyer expectations of the market
Putting Buyer Representation into Action
Search for properties that meet the buyer’s needs and wants
Follow federal, state, and local Fair Housing laws when selecting and showing properties
Work with listing agents to arrange property showings
Prepare a buyer for property showings
Show properties
Apply safety procedures when showing property
Offers, Counter Offers, and Negotiations
Assess the strengths and weaknesses of offers and negotiation positions of the buyer and seller
Help the buyer formulate an offer
Use valuation tools—RPR, AVMs, CMAs—to help the buyer evaluate price/value
Present your buyer-client’s offer to the seller
Help the buyer formulate and implement a negotiation strategy
Guide buyers through the offer and counter offer process
Manage a multiple-offer situation
From Contract to Close
Guide buyers through the required actions and processes between contract and closing
Please CLICK HERE for more information on obtaining the ABR Designation
Instructor: Mr. Brian Woods is a seasoned real estate broker, investor, property manager, community association manager, real estate instructor and speaker. Mr. Woods owns and operates multiple real estate brokerages, a community association management firm and a real estate school. In 2013, Mr. Woods was awarded the Mid-Size Broker of the Year Award from the Realtors Association of the Palm Beaches. He also owns two real estate investor associations in South Florida.