REALTORS® can earn NAR's Green Designation by completing the following three objectives: Take and pass the two-day Core Course, take and pass one of three one-day Elective Courses, and submit the Green Application Form to the Green REsource Council along with proof of completion of your elective course. You must be an active member in the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® either as a REALTOR® member or Institute Affiliate member, as well as an active member of the Green REsource Council.
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Designees must be members (and maintain membership) in the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® either as a REALTOR® member or Institute Affiliate member, as well as members of the Green REsource Council. Membership with the Green REsource Council also entails a $99 annual renewal. Your membership begins upon completion of the Core Course, which includes one year of membership to the Green REsource Council. Your second year of membership (beginning one year after your Core Course completion date) will be prorated through the end of the year. Your third year and thereafter will be $99.
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Your Green REsource Council membership begins upon your completion of the Core Course requirement. You receive one year of membership to the Green REsource Council after completing the Core Course.. Your second year of membership (beginning one year after your Core Course completion date) will be prorated through the end of the year. Your third year and thereafter is currently $99. Membership renewal occurs annually and you must maintain membership in the Green REsource Council as well as with NAR to use NAR's Green Designation.
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Green REsource Council provides the latest information, authoritative research, resources, a searchable referral network, marketing tools, consumer awareness campaigns, and much more! After earning NAR's Green Designation, you will have access to our monthly e-Newsletter, The REsource, as well as our webinars available exclusively for NAR Green Designees at no additional cost, customizable marketing tools available to download at home or send out through our Online Print Shop, an online searchable profile for your designation on GreenREsourceCouncil.org, “GREEN” appearing with your name on both REALTOR.org and REALTOR.com, robust partnerships with industry businesses, national consumer and builder awareness campaigns, and much more.
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An extraordinary number of REALTORS® are interested in NAR's Green Designation; therefore we ask for your patience as we process applications. If you have submitted your application and completed all your coursework, average processing time is about one week. If you took your Core Course or Elective Course a short time ago, your course provider may not have sent your materials to us yet; in that case, processing could take about 3-5 weeks. Please contact your provider with questions about when the course materials were sent to the Green REsource Council.
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Established by the National Association of REALTORS® and the Real Estate Buyer's Agent Council (REBAC), the Green REsource Council serves real estate professionals by providing comprehensive training and access to cutting-edge resources and tools as well as promoting green excellence, leadership, and consumer awareness within and across multiple real estate disciplines.
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