Consumer-Certified Real Estate Consultant

Specialized consultants trained to determine and address the unique needs of each consumer will replace hard-hammering, manipulative salespeople. Real estate consulting is expected to flourish in the new millennium as real estate agents start to charge for the many tasks they now perform for sellers and buyers “on a contingency” of a sale. The Consumer-Certified Real Estate Consultant (C-CREC) is the first international designation focused on results oriented skills required by the consumer; not what the real estate industry chooses to deliver to them. Membership in the National Association of Real Estate Consultants (NAREC) is required for C-CREC designees.

The real estate business model of "one size fits all" is being challenged in the industry as consumers are demanding and getting what they want - unbundled services.

Full-service packages will not disappear as many home sellers and buyers will still need a full complement of service and due diligence. The time constraints and the lack of knowledge about complicated real estate transactions facing many home sellers and buyers will reinforce the need for full-service brokerage.

Many home sellers with their "do-it-yourself" caps on, on the other hand, are wondering what they can do to cut down on the workload of the agent and thus, save money. Items like showing the house, taking phone calls and holding Open Houses, for example.

The proliferation of dot com real estate services and Virtual Office Web Sites offering discounted and fee-for-service business models are part of this emerging trend and it is expected that some of the traditional companies will begin to follow suit.

           $299* SC LLR CEC 186006
               Plus $99 for membership in NAREC