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Instructors:  May Wan and Mark Kitabayashi 

7.5 Clock Hours

Location:  Seattle King County REALTORS®, 12410 SE 32nd St #100, Bellevue, WA  98005

Cost: Members $159.00 & Non-Members $179.00
**Only Active REALTOR members of SKCR are eligible to receive Member price online.  If you are a REALTOR member of another Association, you are eligible to receive Member price.  Please call the Association office at 425-974-1011 to register.

Click here to register for the Complete CIPS Institute, Feb. 27 - Mar. 3, $595.00

The countries included in this study have real estate associations that are National Association of REALTORS® Cooperating Associations.*

For the purposes of this course, the term “the Americas” includes the following countries:

Argentina          
Brazil                  
Canada
Chile                   
Colombia          
Costa Rica
Dominican Republic*                  
Mexico
Panama             
Paraguay           
Peru
USA                    
Uruguay            
Venezuela

*The Dominican Republic is an exception but has an active real estate market.

The America’s & International Real Estate course provides:

• Knowledge of the Americas real estate marketplace
• Methods for researching, analyzing, and applying global market information
• Skills for facilitating real estate transactions in the Americas markets, empowering the real estate professional in the global marketplace
• Recommendations for building key contacts in real estate organizations, commerce, and government

Students will learn to:

• Identify the social, political, geographical, and cultural characteristics of the Americas countries.
• Develop skills for researching the Americas real estate market factorsand assessing global business opportunities.
• Adapt business and social behavior to conform to the customs and cultural norms that facilitate global real estate transactions.

Earning the CIPS Designation

The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® awards the Certified International Property Specialist (CIPS) Designation to REALTORS® who complete the required coursework and demonstrate global real estate experience. The CIPS course curriculum is the foundation for a worldwide network of real estate professionals in more than 40 countries.

Course Requirements

To be eligible for the CIPS Designation, you must complete five of the courses listed below, including the prerequisite “Global Real Estate: Local Markets,” and complete an application demonstrating 100 points of international experience. From the time the first course is taken, you have three years to complete the course work and apply for the designation.

• Global Real Estate: Local Markets
• Global Real Estate: Transaction Tools 

Three of the following elective courses:

• Europe and International Real Estate
• Asia/Pacific and International Real Estate
• The Americas and International Real Estate   

Course Note: In order to receive this designation, you must be a member of the National Association of REALTORS®. Non-members can take these courses but will not be awarded the REALTOR® family designation.

To be eligible for the CIPS Designation, you must complete 2 Core courses and 3 elective courses.

Cancellation Policy:
*Pre-registration required. Only Pre-Paid registrants will guarantee reservation.
(Cancellations must be made 7 days in advance of scheduled class for refund)