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What's a CRS?
The Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) is the highest Designation awarded to sales associates in the residential sales field. The CRS Designation recognizes professional accomplishments in both experience and education.
Since 1977 the Council of Residential Specialists has been conferring the CRS Designation on agents who meet its stringent requirements. Currently, there are only 34,000 active CRS Designees who have awarded in the United States out of nearly
1,000,000 licensedRealtors®.
Profile of a CRS Designee
Experience
To earn the Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) Designation, every REALTOR® must have significant experience and demonstrate volume of real estate transactions or gross sales, as well as complete rigorous educational requirements.
Ethics
Every CRS designee is required to maintain membership in the National Association of Realtors® and to abide by its strict Code of Ethics.
Technology Expertise
The training available to CRS designees includes a strong focus on technology and its applications in the real estate business.
The Top 4 Percent
Less than 4 percent of all licensed Realtors® are Certified Residential Specialists.
Median Income Much Higher*
The typical CRS designee earns an average income of $85,000, nearly three times that of a the average Realtor®.
