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Why
Choose a REALTOR® With a GRI designation?
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Graduate REALTOR®
Institute
designees have made the commitment to provide a high level of
professional services to their clients. The GRI curriculum
incorporates a common body of knowledge for progressive real
estate professionals. A realtor® who possesses the GRI
designation has not only completed a course of study required by
the program, but also subscribes to the Code of Ethics of the
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®.
Buying property is a complex and stressful task.
In fact, it's often the biggest single investment you will make
in your lifetime. At the same time, real estate transactions
have become increasingly complicated.
New technology, laws, procedures and the increasing
sophistication of buyers and sellers require real estate
practitioners to perform at an ever-increasing level of
professionalism.
So it's more important than ever that you work with an agent who
has a keen understanding of the real estate business. The GRI
program has helped the best and the brightest in the industry
achieve that level of understanding.
A GRI can make a difference
When you see the letters "GRI" after an agent's
name, you can count on receiving the knowledge and guidance you
need to make your transaction go smoothly. In short, you can
count on getting the best service available from a real estate
professional.
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Why Use a CRS?
The
Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) is the highest
Designation
awarded to sales
associates in the residential sales field. The CRS Designation
recognizes professional accomplishments in both experience and
education.
Since 1977
the Council of Residential Specialists has been conferring the
CRS Designation on agents who meet its stringent requirements
Today,
home buying and selling is faster, more complex, and more
competitive in every way. Our goal is to make the process a
little easier for you. The first step is choosing the right
REALTOR®.
Experience
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To earn the Certified Residential Specialist (CRS)
Designation, every REALTOR® must have significant experience and
volume of real estate transactions.
Ethics
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Every CRS Designee is required to maintain membership in the
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® and to abide by its strict
Code of Ethics.
A
Focus on Home Buying and Selling
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To help make the home buying and selling process more rewarding,
every CRS Designee must have a proven track record in the
business, as well as advanced education in related areas like
finance, technology and marketing. Work with the top 4 percent.
Technology Expertise
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The training available to CRS Designees includes a strong focus
on technology and its applications in the real estate business
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Why
Use an ABR?
The Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR®) designation is the
benchmark of
excellence in
buyer
representation.
This coveted designation is awarded to real estate practitioners
by the Real Estate BUYER'S AGENT Council (REBAC) of the
National Association of REALTORS® who meet the specified
educational and practical experience criteria.
The
Real Estate Buyers Agent Council, REBAC,
was founded in 1988 to promote superior buyer representation
skills and services. An affiliate of THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
OF REALTORS since 1996, REBACs membership now numbers well
over 40,000 and is the worlds largest organization of real
estate professionals concentrating on buyer representation.
Members who meet all course and professional experiential
requirements are awarded the ABR (Accredited Buyers
Representative).
Areas of specialization:
(please refer to these areas in the map
below)
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Memorial Villages: |
Piney
Point, Hedwig, Bunker Hill & Hunters Creek
(area 23) |
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West Houston: |
W. Sam Houston Parkway (aka Beltway 8) to Highway
6 and Interstate 10 to Westheimer
(areas 31 & 23) |
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Katy : |
North & South of Interstate 10
(Baker Cypress, Fry & Mason Roads)
(areas 36 & 25) |
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Cinco Ranch: |
All communities – from Mason
Road to Grand Parkway and Interstate 10 to Westheimer
(area 36) |
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Spring Branch: |
W. Sam Houston Parkway to Bingle
and Interstate 10 to Clay Road
(area 24) |
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West University: |
Inside 610 Loop
(areas 17 & 16) |
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Bellaire: |
Inside & outside 610 Loop
(area 17) |
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Galleria: |
Voss to 610 Loop & Richmond to
Woodway
(area 22) |
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North Houston: |
Interstate 10 to Hempstead 290 &
W. Sam Houston Parkway to Barkers Cypress
(area 8) |
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Copperfield: |
FM 529 – Highway 6 – West Road –
290 - Barkers Cypress
(area 8) |
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Inner 610 Loop; |
Downtown, Medical Center,
Montrose, Midtown, Museum district, etc.
(areas 16 & 17) |
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Houston Heights: |
Interstate 10 to North Loop West
and Heights Blvd. to Ella
(area 9) |
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Sugar Land: |
East & West of Southwest 59
(area 29) |
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First Colony: |
All
(area 29) |
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City: |
All
(area 38) |
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Stafford: |
All
(area 38) |
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Pearland
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Shadow Creek Ranch, Silvercreek,
Silverlake (Golf course community 20 minutes from Downtown
Houston) and other surrounding communities
(area 5) |
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Fall
Creek: |
Golf course community 20-25 minutes to Downtown
Houston
(area 1) |
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Kingwood: |
All
(area 32) |
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Other areas I am familiar with:: |
(areas 10, 11, 13 & 15) |

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