| With more than 2.6 million real estate professionals in the United States and the housing crisis in many parts of the country, more than ever, real estate professionals need a way to set themselves apart from the pack. One way many are finding their niche is as an EcoBroker.
EcoBroker is a designation program for licensed real estate professionals that provides education on energy and environmental issues as well as strategies for capitalizing on the growing green market. The first and largest provider of green designation training for real estate professionals, EcoBroker classes are taught by experts in the green and real estate industry.
The designation will separate you from other agents and prepare you to answer questions about the newest topics in real estate, such as green home certification programs like Energy Star® Qualified Homes, energy‐efficiency, and environmentally‐sensitive design. Additionally, the EcoBroker designation assists real estate agents in working through issues that may arise in any real estate transaction, such as mold, radon, and poor indoor air quality, providing real solutions.
You don’t need to be a broker to attend a class for EcoBrokers. There are many agents who attend courses to learn about the tools to help consumers take advantage of energy efficiency and environmentally sensitive design in real estate properties. Through training, agents can acquire the skills to become a Certified EcoBroker, which helps them assist their clients to acquire properties that are affordable, comfortable and reduce carbon footprints. When you earn the EcoBroker designation, you join top real estate professionals who know more about energy-efficiency, green building programs, indoor air quality, sustainable development, and environmental issues.
The training also enables you to identify new buyers and sellers and expand your referral network. The knowledge you gain will help sellers market and illustrate the increased value of homes with energy efficiency and environmental features and help buyers create more purchasing power through energy-efficient mortgages and other programs.
The Austin Institute of Real Estate has become the provider for the courses to obtain your EcoBroker designation. They offer the courses live at their permanent facility at 8828 Research Blvd. in Austin, Texas or online at your own pace. The live course lasts 18 hours over three days with an hour for lunch each day. You can register for the course online or call the Austin Institute of Real Estate at 512-453-0900.
In addition to EcoBroker training, the Austin Institute of Real Estate provides online real estate classes, correspondence real estate classes, and live real estate classes for credit towards a Texas real estate license. Not just a licensing school, AIRE is home to the 3 Step Success System which teaches professional business, marketing and investing education to people of all experience levels in real estate. AIRE also provides MCE and SAE renewal courses as well as the education required for real estate brokers.
Brian Reed. Texas real estate license EcoBroker training at the Austin Institute of Real Estate can give you the training you need to reach the green market. |
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