Certified Residential Specialist (CRS)

George Gomory has been awarded the prestigious Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) Designation by the Council of Residential Specialists, the largest not-for-profit affiliate of the National Association of Realtors.

Realtors who receive the CRS Designation have completed advances courses and have demonstrated professional expertise in the field of residential real estate. George Gomory has successfully completed these courses to help his clients with the best possible service:

• CRS 200: Business Planning and Marketing for the Residential Specialist
• CRS 201: Listing Strategies for the Residential Specialist
• CRS 202: Effective Buyer Sales Strategies
• CRS 210: Building An Exceptional Customer Service Referral Business

Only 35,000 realtors across the USA have earned the credential and only a few have taken the time to earn this designation in Canada and in the Lower Mainland.

Home buyers and sellers can be assured that CRS Designees subscribe to the strict realtor code of ethics, have access to the latest technology and are specialists in helping clients maximize profits and minimize costs when buying or selling a home.

Luxury Home Marketing

George Gomory has completed a luxury home marketing training course offered by RE/MAX International Inc.

The course - which covered such topics as demographics of the affluent, lifestyle segmentation, trends and amenities in today's luxury home product, and creating a marketing plan for the multimillion dollar property - was taught by Laurie Moore-Moore, President of the Dallas-based Institute and author of the book, "Rich Buyer, Rich Seller! The Real Estate Agentsâ Guide to Marketing Luxury Homes."

"The course is a step towards earning the prestigious Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist designation which The Institute awards internationally to sales professionals who meet performance standards in the upper-tier residential market," said Moore-Moore. George Gomory is an example of a sales associate who works to hone the special skills and competencies necessary to provide exceptional service in the fine homes and estates marketplace."

"The training provided new insight about the upper tier market, helped me polish my skills, and provided valuable networking contacts with other agents across the country who specialize in luxury properties," said Gomory. "In addition, I discovered new and creative tools for promoting expensive homes and estates and new resources for finding buyer prospects. Home buyers and sellers at all price points will benefit from my new knowledge."

For current information on the upper tier market, contact George Gomory at (604)765-7653 (SOLD) or contact George Gomory

Seniors Real Estate Specialists^î

The Senior Advantage Real Estate Council^î, "SAREC", was created several years ago to assist qualified REALTORS^î wanting to meet the special needs and concerns of our maturing population when buying or selling residential or investment properties. SAREC offers a specific designation, Seniors Real Estate Specialist, "SRES^î", to identify those members who have successfully completed its education program along with other prerequisites.

REALTORS with the "SRES" designation help seniors make wise decisions about selling the family home, buying rental property or managing the capital gains and tax implications of owning real estate. By earning the "SRES" designation, the REALTOR has demonstrated that they have the requisite knowledge, experience and expertise to be a senior's real estate specialist and counselor.

Members offer their clients the benefits of:

• education and ongoing updates on senior Real Estate issues
• the national prestige of the "SRES" Designation
• sources of direct senior Website/Internet Referral clients; plus
• access to Contemporary Senior Housing from the "Active Senior Builders Group", a division of SAREC.

All this along with custom designed quarterly newsletters full of specific housing data for their mature clients. Because the country is maturing and seniors own real estate and/or are buying new properties, the Council provides its REALTORS with skills and knowledge to service the needs of this unique section of our community. Nearly 4 out of 10 property owners over 65 have lived in the same home for over 30 years. The issues facing these clients are unique and special.

The ABR^î Designation

The Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR^î designation is the benchmark of excellence in buyer representation. The overall goals of the ABR^î Designation course are to educate and prepare buyer's reps to provide the kind of service and fidelity to buyers that sellers have always enjoyed. This coveted designation is awarded to real estate practitioners by the Real Estate BUYER'S AGENT Council (REBAC) of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS^î who meet the specified educational and practical experience criteria (see ABR^î Designation Requirements below).

ABR^î Designation Course topics include:

• Evolution of buyer representation
• Agency relationships
• Building and maintaining a buyer representation business
• Office policy, standard of care and risk management
• Changing an agency role
• Agency conflicts and agency disclosure
• Conflicts of interest
• Services provided
• The purchase contract
• Negotiating

CERC Relocation Specialist

Relocation is a highly stressful situation for a family to be in. Having worked with other relocation customers I understand what it's like have 3 days to find a home in your new city, get settled in at your new job, help your spouse find employment, help you hunt for off-leash parks, schools for the kids, elder care, bus routes, car insurance, and a variety of other needs. If you need to move to Vancouver or you need to move away from Vancouver RE/MAX can help make the transition to your new life simpler. RE/MAX has more than 87,000 agents in 44 countries world-wide. We probably have an office where you are moving to and if not we can find an agent willing to help you find your new dream home.

As a CERC Relocation Specialist I can also help you better understand some of the terms used by your HR Department. If you can't remember what HR was talking about when they gave you the overview on Gross-up's, Payback Agreements, SIT, COLA and so on just ask and I can help with the standard definitions . we can always call HR on my cell to get the exact details as they apply to you.

Relocation is a complex process throughout which the transferee is dependent on the help of many different professionals to provide services and guidance. The CERC Relocation SpecialistT designation covers the general items listed below:

• provide a common understanding of the relocation process;
• create awareness of needs and issues facing relocating families;
• impart knowledge in domestic and international relocation;
• increase awareness of the roles of all parties to the process; and
• improve communication through standardized terminology.