Brokers: Training That Can Help You and Your Agents

You may be thinking: I’m a busy broker; who has time to take optional trainings? But here’s the thing: It’s worth your time to improve your skills and knowledge. The growth and prosperity of your business may depend on it.?

There are certifications and designations that will teach you how to better run your brokerage, better communicate with your agents, increase performance, and stay out of trouble. What brokerage couldn’t use that??

Texas REALTORS? instructor Amber Brown is the broker/owner of Waco-based White Label Realty. As a coach and mentor to brokers, she sees the need for additional training and education firsthand. “The brokers I’ve worked with are asking about things they should know,” she says. “If they don’t know these things, how can they properly train their agents?”

TREC requires you to take the Broker Responsibility Course; That’s a good start, Brown says. Here are three additional certifications and designations Brown recommends that could make a difference for you.?

Certified Real Estate Brokerage Manager

CRB is the only course specifically designed for brokers. Coursework covers business management, HR, performance leadership, and profitability—areas that can lead to huge improvements for your business.

Texas Risk Reduction Specialist

The risks rise considerably when you jump from agent to broker. Don’t be tempted to take the popular “Introduction to Risk Reduction” course and not finish the other requirements for the Texas Risk Reduction Specialist designation. TRRS can help your firm steer clear of lawsuits. Be sure to supplement the designation with any courses that are more specific to your niche in real estate.?

Graduate, REALTOR? Institute

GRI is an excellent designation for brokers, especially new ones, Brown says. The GRI: Real Estate Brokerage course is especially geared toward helping brokers understand the seriousness of their role and bridges the gap between brokers and their agents so they can each better understand how to have a positive, professional synergistic relationship that benefits all.

Getting advanced training is not something to push off until you find the time; it is essential for your and your agents’ success. Register for upcoming classes.