What Do Those Initials After an Agent's Name Designate?

You've probably noticed those strings of initials after an agent's name representing real estate designations. What are they? What do they mean?

A real estate designation signifies that an agent has completed requirements designed to earn the status as a specialist in certain area(s). Not all designation requirements are equal. Some require a few hours on the Internet with an open book exam. Other are rigorous, demanding attendance in a classroom setting for weeks and recognized industry wide as tough to obtain. Almost all real estate designations are expensive.

As a side note, one of the few motivational seminar speakers I enjoy hearing speak, Terry Watson -- mostly because he's bursting at the seams with energy and outrageously funny -- encourages real estate agents to obtain every single designation humanely possible. He claims those acronyms -- while not quite in the same league as a Ph.D -- seem impressive. He's right; the public is easily impressed. He follows his own advice because this guy has acquired at least a dozen of them . . . read more about real estate designations.

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_{At the time of writing, Elizabeth Weintraub, DRE # 00697006, is a Broker-Associate at Lyon Real Estate in Sacramento, California.}