A Colorado Association of REALTOR^® was recently awarded the Graduate, REALTOR^® Institute (GRI) designation.

The SMDRA member who completed the curriculum required to achieve the highly acclaimed designation is Carolyn Erickson with NeXstep Real Estate Group.  She joins other top producers in the residential real estate industry who hold the designation across the nation.

Carolyn earned the “Graduate, REALTOR^® Institute” (GRI) Designation by attending a minimum of 60 hours of classroom instruction, covering a variety of subjects including: contract law, professional standards, sales and marketing, finance, and risk reduction.

In addition, they have learned the fundamentals of brokerage and other areas of real estate specialization. With this designation and through increased awareness of current topics important to the real estate professional, such as legal issues, these REALTORS^® can better serve prospective clients and customers.

The GRI designation sets the individuals who have attained it, apart from other practitioners because it indicates to the public that the individual has obtained a professional educational foundation on which to base the services they provide and that they are a member of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS^®.

Obtaining the GRI designation is a beneficial way for a REALTOR^® to advance their professional image. The extra measure of knowledge and prestige achieved by completing this course work is a tool that will advance a career in real estate on attracting and building new business.

The REALTOR^® Institute has been in existence for more than twenty-five years and has graduated thousands of REALTORS^®.

REALTORS^Ò or consumers interested in learning more about the program may visit www.Realtor.org/GRI.

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April 6^th at the Hyatt Regency DTC

DENVER, Colo. – April 6, 2018 – Carolyn Erickson, a leading REALTOR  with NeXstep Real Estate Group, has been recognized by the South Metro Denver REALTOR® Association (SMDRA) with the 2017 Diamond Circle Club Award for Top Individual Residential Sales – Two Carat for 2017. SMDRA held its sixth annual Diamond Circle Awards celebration on Friday, April 6, 2018 at the Hyatt Regency Denver Tech Center.

In order to become a Two Carat – Individual Member of the Diamond Circle Club, a REALTOR must have produced between $7- $11,999,999 million in volume or completed between 30-39 transactions.

“We are pleased to present Carolyn with the Diamond Circle Award for 2017,” said Todd Schuster, 2018 Chairman of SMDRA.  “She has demonstrated a sincere dedication to the real estate business, old-fashioned hard work, and superior customer service to achieve success regardless of market conditions.  We are proud to have Carolyn as a member of our association.”

SMDRA is a non-profit trade association that provides real estate professionals with the resources they need to help them grow and prosper in the highly competitive real estate business.

A real estate agent is a Realtor when he or she is a member of the local, state, and National Association of Realtors, NAR, The Voice for Real Estate and the world’s largest professional association.  The term “Realtor” is a registered collective membership mark that identifies a real estate professional who is a member of the NAR and subscribes to its strict Code of Ethics and they hold themselves to a higher standard of business from other licensed agents in the real estate industry. Only real estate licensees who are members of the Realtor Association are properly called Realtors

Master of Ceremonies for the Diamond Circle Awards was Tom Salomone, the 2016 President of the National Association of REALTORS®.  He chaired the 2009 Economic Issues & Residential REALTOR® Business Trends Forum and the 2008 Meeting and Conference Committee. While President, Salomone partnered the National Association of REALTORS with the Boys and Girls Clubs of American to help provide a ‘home away from home’ for children in need.

Musical entertainment for the night was provided by Denver’s own Phat Daddy. The night also featured a Silent Auction with items donated by SMDRA members and local businesses, with proceeds going to benefit Brothers Redevelopment Inc.

For more information on real estate services from Carolyn Erickson, phone 720-470-9069, or contact Carolyn via email at carolyn@neXsteprealestate.com.  For more information on SMDRA, visit www.smdra.com.

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