NAR offers Accredited Buyer’s Representative designation course to members for free

Announced today, the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) is offering the popular Accredited Buyer’s Representative (ABR®) designation course, which is typically $295, available to Realtors® at no cost for the remainder of 2024. There is no CE through this free offer.

The ABR® course is the first step toward earning the ABR® designation and focuses on the key information and skills agents need today when working with buyers, including how to:

• Walk buyers through written buyer representation agreements.
• Advocate for their clients’ best interests throughout the transaction.
• Articulate their value to the buyer client.
• Work with data to complete insightful market analyses.
• Explain the range of financing options available to clients.
• Stay on top of emerging trends.
• Build relationships that carry beyond the closing.

Through NAR's partnership with the Center for REALTOR® Development, every Realtor® has the opportunity to take advantage of this no-cost offer to enhance their ability to articulate and demonstrate their value to buyer clients. According to NAR, It’s critical that buyers have access to professional representation during what, for many, is the biggest investment of their lives.

Interested to get started? Click here to learn more and start the (ABR®) designation course. The first live interactive webinar is scheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday, February 27, with 10 more sessions already scheduled through July, and more to come throughout the year. Members can also take the course online at their own pace.

Read FAQs about the ABR® designation and curriculum.