AB What?

As a Realtor I hand out lots of business cards. I also receive many cards. On the cards people tend to follow their names with degrees or designations in the form of abbreviations.


In the real estate world they are mostly designations. It is not unusual to find a whole string of abbreviations on some cards. I have seen cards where the name itself gets lost in the reading of the long list of designations strung behind it.

Although those designations are significantly relevant in the world of real estate the public at large does not necessarily know their meaning. To some they may appear as ABC's in Greek not knowing their meaning. Here's an example of one. On my card I have the designation GRI following my name.


The GRI designation represents Graduate, Realtor Institute. It indicates that I have completed a specialized course on residential real estate through the Realtor University presented by the National Association of Realtors. The course provides an in-depth look into the areas of brokerage, marketing and finance.


Other popular designations are ABR, Accredited Buyers Representative, CRS, Certified Residential Specialist or SFR, Short Sales & Foreclosures Resource. This is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of designations. If you would like further information on a designation for Realtors or how to become a Realtor please feel free to contact me directly with your questions.

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