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The Counselors of Real Estate - A Capstone of Professional Achievement

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The Counselors of Real Estate - A Capstone of Professional Achievement

By:  Robert Pliska

The Counselors of Real Estate is an exclusive membership organization whose CRE designation is a capstone of professional achievement. Only 1,100 real estate advisors worldwide are entitled to display the CRE designation after their names. Membership is extended by invitation only. The web site for the Counselors of Real Estate is www.cre.org.  As a matter of clarification, the web site www.cre-advice.com is not affiliated with the Counselors.

To be considered a Counselor of Real Estate, real estate advisors must be recognized by their peers, clients, employers and the marketplace for the scope of their professional expertise, acknowledged leadership, impeccable judgment and unwavering integrity.  Counselors of Real Estate stand together as the preeminent thought leaders in the industry. In addition, they are linked to one another by their commitment to the organization's core values of integrity, competence, community, trust and selflessness.

Since its inception in 1953, the vision of the Counselors of Real Estate has been to develop a membership recognized for its expertise and excellence. The rigorous membership invitation process has maintained this organizational vision for more than 50 years. Applicants must hold a senior position in a firm or company. Applicants must be recognized for excellence as an advisor and must be highly regarded for their integrity, judgment and knowledge. Applicants must have practical experience in real estate for a substantial number of years, three of which must be in real estate counseling.

Today's real estate market demands professionals such as a Counselors of Real Estate who have the core values of integrity, competence, community, trust and selflessness. Professionals are needed who have the depth of knowledge, technical competency, unbiased analysis, critical inquiry and trust to cope with the very difficult situations currently present in the real estate industry. The Counselors' purpose is to provide objective guidance that achieves results in the best interests of a client or employer.

For further information and membership requirements on the Counselors of Real Estate, please visit their web site www.cre.org or the author of this article Robert Pliska, a Counselor of Real Estate.  As previously noted, the web site www.cre-advice.com is not affiliated with the Counselors of Real Estate. This site has its own extensive membership requirements. "CRE" in this connotation represents "commercial real estate" and not the Counselors of Real Estate.

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Li Read
Sea to Sky Premier Properties (Salt Spring) - Salt Spring Island, BC
Caring expertise...knowledge for you!

Valuable accreditation, indeed.

Sep 27, 2009 10:20 AM