The Certified International Property Specialist Network (CIPS Network) is the specialty membership group for international practitioners of the National Association of REALTORS®, the world's largest trade association. The CIPS designation prepares REALTORS® to service the growing international market in their local community by focusing on culture, exchange rates, investment trends, and legal issues.
The CIPS Network is comprised of real estate professionals in 50+ countries who deal in all types of real estate, but with one common element: they are focused specifically on the international market, most often in their local area. Whether assisting foreign investors, helping local buyers invest abroad, or serving a growing immigrant population in local markets, CIPS members are consumers’ best providers of professional skills in the unique aspect of international real estate.
**A 2006 member survey reveals that CIPS Designees earn more than twice as much as REALTORS® without the designation.**
Through NAR's alliances with 81 national and regional Cooperating Associations around the globe, the CIPS Network is attracting a growing number of members from outside the US. The Network has over 2,000 CIPS designees (individuals who have completed a week-long education program on international real estate) with hundreds more CIPS Network members working to complete their course work and other requirements for designation status. Twenty percent of CIPS Network members live and work outside the US and belong to one of NAR’s international partners. You can locate a CIPS Network member through the online directory at this site, using the search features to locate someone with specific business, location and/or language specialties.
Consumers can benefit from the representation of real estate professionals who have earned the CIPS designation. NAR International administers the CIPS program and designation which focuses on ownership and transaction principles of international real estate, including specifics on real estate markets in Europe, the Americas, the Middle East/Africa and the Asia/Pacific regions. Topics covered in the CIPS classes also include cultural diversity, market data, investment trends, marketing strategies, currency issues and financing.
For More Information, Simply Click on the CIPS Logo Below. You will automatically be redirected to The National Association of REALTORS® website CIPS Designation Feature. Thank You.
Posts
