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The following are some answers to Frequently Asked Questions about applying for the CRS Designation. If you have a question that is not answered here or if you would like additional information please feel free to contact a Customer Service Representative at 800.462.8841 or by email.
Q. Is there a fee to become designated?
A. Yes, the Designation processing fee is $75.
Q. How much are the annual dues?
A. Annual member dues are $120. In order to continue to use the CRS Designation, you must continue to pay your annual membership dues.
Q. Which courses are CRS Core Courses?
Q. Can I submit a computer printout of my transactions?
A. Yes, however, you must sign and date the official resume of transactions form and include the statement "See Attached". Or you can complete the Affidavit of Required Transactions.
Q. I am the principal broker, who certifies my transactions on the Affidavit of Required Transactions form?
A. If you are the principal broker, you would simply sign the Affidavit in both places.
Q. I sell land. Can I use those transactions to meet the requirement?
A. No. Credit is given for only the following transactions: single family home, townhouse, cooperative, up to and including four-unit building, duplex, condominium or permanently affixed mobile home unit. The property must include an improvement.
Q. I listed and sold a property? Is that one transaction or two?
A. Two
Q. I work with a partner. How do we count our transactions?
A. You receive ½ credit for every transaction you complete with a partner. For example, if you and you partner sold a property, you would each receive credit for ½ transaction. However, if you and your partner both listed and sold the property, you would both receive one full credit.
Q. I was not active for the last two years but I still have 75 transactions. I want to apply. Must all of my transactions come from the last five consecutive years?
A. No, you can submit transactions from any five years. For example, you can submit transactions from 1996 through 1999 and 2006 to meet the requirement.
Q. Will credit be given for a course I took before I became a member of the Council?
A. Yes, all CRS Courses will be credited toward the designation regardless of whether a person was a Council member at the time the course was taken.
Q. Do I still have to take the CRS 200 Course?
A. No, the CRS 200 Course is no longer a required course. You are free to take any of the courses that interest you.
Q. I haven’t earned the GRI Designation. Am I still eligible for the CRS?
A. Yes, the GRI Designation is no longer required to obtain the CRS Designation. However, if you have the GRI Designation, you can use it to receive two elective units.
Q. How long will it take the Council to process my application?
A. If you are a current member of the Council, your designation application will be processed within 5 working days from receipt. Applications from individuals applying for membership and designation at the same time will be processed within 10 working days.
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