A Certified International Property Specialist (CIPS) designee has undergone specialized training to complete international transactions seamlessly and with reduced risk.
What Can a CIPS Do for Me?
International transactions are significantly different and more complex than domestic deals. From currency issues and financing to visa and tax laws, working with a REALTOR® who knows how to handle these differences can make or break the purchase or sale of your home. Because of these nuances, it is essential to work with a knowledgeable and trusted professional.
Benefits of Becoming a CIPS Designee:
· When you become a CIPS designee, you gain immediate access to business-enhancing products and services that are offered exclusively to CIPS designees. (If you are already a CIPS designee, access to your benefits is available via private web page. Please email cips@realtors.org if you need the URL.)
· In addition to joining the CIPS network and use of the prestigious and internationally-recognized CIPS logo and brand, you will receive:
Marketing Tools
· “Find a CIPS” Directory Listing
· Be easily found by referring agents and consumers alike with a featured profile in the enhanced CIPS Directory.
· Customizable Print Postcards
· Pre-designed with CIPS branding, these postcards can be easily customized with your contact information for a direct mailingcampaign to three distinct buyer groups and carry unique messages to each. Available in three languages.
· Customizable Web Banner Ads
· Featuring three different concepts, these banner ads allow you to tailor your message to a potential target market.
· Press Release
· Customize our sample press release to announce your achievement in your local media.
· CIPS Team Store
· Show off your CIPS designation logo online.
Technology Tools
· CIPS App
· The CIPS app can be added to your phone or desktop computer, or embedded on your web site for instant access to translation, area and currency conversion, time zone calculation, and international holidays.
· CIPS Resource Browser Toolbar
· The toolbar can be installed in your web browser for easy access to relevant CIPS web sites, news, and information.
· Tips & Techniques
· Global Perspectives Print Newsletter
· The newsletter is a bi-monthly “how-to” guide full of useful and actionable tips to help globalize your business.
· Webinars
· A series of webinars provided exclusively to CIPS designees covers relevant international real estate topics, from discovering international investment hotspots to social networking and web optimization.
Networking
· Private CIPS Online Communities
· CIPS designees have access to a private Facebook page for facilitating referral and knowledge exchange.
· Invitations to Exclusive Events at NAR Meetings
· Join fellow CIPS designees for networking and referrals at exclusive events during REALTORS® Conference & Expo and Midyear Legislative meetings.
· Referral Contract Form
· This referral contract form will help you define the terms and conditions of a referral transaction.
How to Earn It: Non-U.S. Residents
Education
· Complete two core courses:- Local Markets
– The Business of U.S. Real Estate
· Complete three electives:- Americas
– Europe
· If you reside in a country where NAR has a Cooperating Association, you must be a member of that Association in order to join the CIPS Network/NAR and earn the designation.
· If you reside in a country where NAR does not have a Cooperating Association, you must agree to abide by NAR’s code of ethics and join the Cooperating Association if developed in the future.
· There will be an exam at the end of each class.
· You must pass each exam with a 70% or better score.
· After completion of your core and elective courses, submit the Non-U.S. CIPS application form.
FEES: Early Bird $ 599.00
Regular Rate $699.00
Inclusive of Course Materials
2 coffee breaks and a lunch for 5 Days
