Impressed . . . or Just Perplexed?
Joan H. Doe
CIPS, TRC, ABR, RELO-Specialist
It would certainly be nice if some of the Realtor credentials above — pulled verbatim from a Realtor’s newspaper ad the other day — were as recognized as, say, “MBA” or “CPA.”
But they’re not.
Until they are, I think Realtors who append a long string of “alphabet soup” acronyms to their names look more silly and self-important than impressive.
P.S.: for the record, here are the definitions:
CIPS: ‘Certified International Property Specialist’
ABR: ‘Accredited Buyer Representative’
TRC: ‘Transnational Referral Certification (trust me, no one’s heard of this)
Relo: ‘Relocation’
Relo: ‘Relocation’
