DESIGNATIONS
At Home With Diversity (AHWD)
LUKE JONATHAN ALLEN ACHIEVES NAR’S AT HOME WITH DIVERSITY® CERTIFICATION
(Studio City, CA) 8/18/2020 - Luke Allen of Coldwell Banker Realty has been awarded the At Home with Diversity® certification from the National Association of REALTORS®.
Luke Allen joins more than 17,000 other real estate professionals in North America who have earned the certification after completing a course addressing topics of diversity, fair housing, and business planning development. The program is designed to meet the nation's fair housing commitment by educating and equipping NAR's members with the tools they need to expand homeownership opportunities.
Real estate professionals like Luke Allen wisely plan to meet the needs of diverse clients, while maintaining a competitive edge. The At Home with Diversity® certification allows REALTORS® to not only apply the multi-faceted skills and tools they learned in the course to business practices, but conveys to clients they’re dynamic real estate professionals with expertise that transcends cultural barriers.
For more information on the At Home with Diversity® certification, visit www.nar.realtor/ahwd.
Pricing Strategy Advisor (PSA)
Luke Allen Earns NAR Pricing Strategy Advisor Certification
Luke Allen with Coldwell Banker Realty has earned the nationally recognized Pricing Strategy Advisor (PSA) certification. The National Association of REALTORS® offers the PSA certification to REALTORS® as determining property values depends more than ever on professional expertise and competence, the best use of technology, and a commitment to approach the pricing assignment from various perspectives.
"Consumers deserve accurate property value assessments, so NAR is proud to provide REALTORS® with a credential that provides enhanced tools, education, and expertise to determine the most accurate value for a home", said Marc Gould, Executive Director of the Center for Specialized REALTOR® Education.
Pricing Strategies: Mastering the CMA is the required course for the PSA certification that provides REALTORS® with knowledge and skills to select appropriate comparables and make accurate adjustments, guide sellers and buyers through the details of comparative market analyses and the underlying pricing principles that inform them, and interact effectively with appraisers. In addition to completing the course, participants are required to view two required webinars. Once awarded the certification, REALTORS® will be equipped to guide clients through the anxieties and misperceptions they often have about home values. For more information about the PSA certification, visit www.pricingstrategyadvisor.org.
Accredited Buyer’s Representative (ABR)
Luke Allen with Coldwell Banker Realty – Studio City has been awarded the Accredited Buyer’s Representation (ABR®) designation by the Real Estate Buyer’s Agent Council (REBAC) of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (NAR).
Luke Allen joins more than 27,000 real estate professionals in North America who have earned the ABR® designation. All were required to successfully complete a comprehensive course in buyer representation and an elective course focusing on a buyer representation specialty, both in addition to submitting documentation verifying professional experience.
REBAC, founded in 1988, is the world's largest association of real estate professionals focused specifically on representing the real estate buyer. There are more than 40,000 active members of the organization world-wide. THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®, "The Voice for Real Estate," is the world's largest professional association, representing over 1.4 million members involved in all aspects of the real estate industry.
You may contact the Real Estate Buyer’s Agent Council by telephone, (800) 648-6224, by email, [rebac@nar.realtor], or by visiting the REBAC website, [www.REBAC.net].
ePRO Designation
Local Real Estate Agent, Luke Allen Earns e-PRO® Certification
Luke Allen of Coldwell Banker Realty – Studio City has successfully completed NAR’s e-PRO® Certification Program and has been awarded the e-PRO® certification, the official technology certification program offered by the National Association of REALTORS®.
Luke Allen joins nearly 40,000 real estate professionals who have earned NAR’s e-PRO® certification and dedicated their time and effort towards learning how to use the latest social media technologies to create an online presence and reach today’s hyper-connected consumers.
NAR redesigned the e-PRO® curriculum to better meet the challenges of today’s real estate market. The new e-PRO® program has been expanded to include data security and strategies for safeguarding clients’ private information.
Social media is evolving every day so it is vital that REALTORS® embrace the new technology and online resources that have become an integral part of the home buying and selling process. Agents who earn the e-PRO® certification are dedicated to making the most of today's social media and technology to help consumers with their real estate needs, whatever they may be.
For more information about NAR’s e-PRO® certification, visit epro.realtor or contact Luke Allen of Coldwell Banker Realty – Studio City.
Short Sale & Foreclosure Resource (SFR)
Luke Allen Earns NAR Short Sales and Foreclosure Resource® Certification
Buyers and Sellers Benefit from REALTOR® Expertise in Distressed Sales
Luke Allen with Coldwell Banker Realty has earned the nationally recognized Short Sales and Foreclosure Resource certification. The National Association of REALTORS® offers the SFR® certification to REALTORS® who want to help both buyers and sellers navigate these complicated transactions, as demand for professional expertise with distressed sales grows.
REALTORS® who have earned the SFR® certification know how to help sellers maneuver the complexities of short sales as well as help buyers pursue short sale and foreclosure opportunities.
The certification program includes training on how to qualify sellers for short sales, negotiate with lenders, protect buyers, and limit risk, and provides resources to help REALTORS® stay current on national and state-specific information as the market for these distressed properties evolves. To earn the SFR® certification, REALTORS are required to be in good standing with the National Association of REALTORS®, and complete REBAC’s Short Sales and Foreclosures: What Real Estate Professionals Need to Know course.
NAGLREP Member
Established in 2007, The National Association of Gay and Lesbian Real Estate Professionals (NAGLREP) is a mission driven 501(c)(3) non profit organization that is part business and part advocacy.
On a business level, the 2,800+ members of NAGLREP share a LGBT and allied REALTOR referral network, in addition to providing our services to over 75,000 LGBT and non LGBT home buyers and sellers visiting our website each month. Our referral network also includes mortgage professionals, title agents, insurance agents, commercial agents, home inspectors, trainers, educators, etc.
The advocacy mission of NAGLREP is to advocate on behalf of the rights of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community as it relates to housing and discrimination laws. Specifically, this will require NAGLREP to raise awareness through education and events to encourage existing efforts amongst the civil rights community, local and state Realtor Associations, and the National Association of Realtors to support fair housing for the LGBT community. NAGLREP is a stakeholder at HUD.
Equally important to this mission is to raise awareness and provide education to legislators from near and far at the local, state and federal level on legislation that would eliminate all discrimination laws and provide fair and equal rights to the LGBT community.