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NAR designations and certifications
Earn the ABR, SRS, SRES, RENE, PSA, MRP or SFR. Two-day designation courses are $295 and one-day certifications are $150, taught live on Zoom or in person by a NAR instructor, and open to licensed agents in any state. The ABR carries 12 hours of Louisiana CE; the PSA and MRP carry 6 each.
A designation or certification is proof you went and learned a specific part of this business properly, awarded by the National Association of REALTORS® rather than by us. We teach the coursework. NAR awards the credential once you apply and hold membership in good standing.
Designations run two days and sit at the top of NAR's structure. Certifications usually run one day and cover a narrower skill. Designations are a membership that you become apart of and renew each year. A certification is kept for as long as you are a REALTOR®.
Ninety-one percent of sellers used an agent last year and only 5% sold on their own. Clients are not deciding whether to hire someone. They are deciding which one, and letters after your name are one of the few things they can compare before they meet you.
Choose your credential
Every course below is taught live by the same working broker/instructor, carries a national credential, and is open to agents in any state.
Buyer representation end to end, including the representation agreements and compensation conversations that changed in 2024.
NAR's premier credential in seller representation, covering the listing appointment through to the closing table.
Baby boomers were 53% of all home sellers in 2025. This covers the move that is tangled up with retirement, health and family.
The tactics, the personalities and the competing objectives around every transaction. Buyers name negotiating terms as one of the three things they most want from an agent.
The CMA done properly, and the pricing conversation that follows it. The shortest route to a NAR credential we teach.
Nearly one in five buyers in 2025 had military ties. This covers relocation timelines, VA financing basics, and the decisions a family faces on orders.
Foreclosure filings rose 21% in the first half of 2026. This covers qualifying the seller, building the lender package, and protecting your commission.
What matters is the first time a client asks something you have actually been trained to answer. That is when the course pays for itself, and it usually happens sooner than agents expect.
What is included
Taught live on Zoom and in person, with time for questions throughout. Not a recording you watch alone.
Every course is taught by a broker who still sells real estate, so the examples come from transactions rather than textbooks.
Several of these courses carry Louisiana continuing education hours, so you earn a national credential and cover hours you had to buy anyway.
The credentials are national and the content is not state-specific, so agents licensed anywhere in the country can attend.
NAR Designations and Certification FAQ
These answers cover the practical points. NAR fees and membership requirements can change, so confirm both before you apply.
Designations sit at the top of NAR's structure and usually take two days. Certifications cover a narrower skill and usually take one. Both are awarded by NAR, both are earned once, and neither expires as long as you keep membership in good standing.
You can take any course here as a licensed agent. The credential itself requires NAR membership in good standing, so join first or apply once you have.
Start with the side of the business you already work most. If you take listings, the PSA or the SRS. If you work with buyers, the ABR. If your market has a base nearby, the MRP. The course that pays back fastest is the one covering clients you already have.
Some do. The ABR carries 12 hours of Louisiana CE, and the PSA and MRP each carry 6. Each course page states its own CE hours. The credentials are national, but the CE credit applies in Louisiana only.
Yes. Every credential here is national and the coursework is not state-specific, so agents licensed in any state can attend and apply afterward.
The listed price covers the coursework. NAR charges its own application fee and annual dues for each credential, paid directly to them. We do not collect or mark up those fees.
READY TO ENROLL
One or two days, taught live by a broker who holds every credential on this page and still walks into the appointments himself.
