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REALTOR Michael Long Named to Board of Governors of the IAR REALTOR Institute

January 1st, 2008 by Michael Long
Categories: Things You Should Know

Below is my press release when I was elected to the Board of Governors last month:

MICHAEL J. LONG, REALTOR with Long Realty has been named a member of the Board of Governors of the REALTOR Institute of the Illinois Association of REALTORS (IAR.) The IAR REALTOR Institute provides high quality educational program designed to increase the knowledge of real estate professionals. REALTORS and REALTOR-Associate members of the Illinois Associate of REALTORS may obtain the professional designation of GRI (Graduate REALTOR Institute) by successfully completing three undergraduate courses.

The Board of Governors of the REALTOR Institute plans, executes and oversees the GRI program in Illinois, including the full institute program, the equivalency program and the specialty program. LONG will also be responsible for the promotion of the Institute to ensure that it meets all certification mandates from the National Association of REALTORS (NAR.)

“The Illinois Association of REALTORS has sponsored the REALTOR Institute for more than 40 years and its highly regarded GRI program has become known as the ‘foundation designation’ for REALTOR continuing education,” said IAR president Kay Wirth.

The 2007 Illinois GRI program is held in November in Bloomington and in January in Lombard.

The Illinois Association of REALTORS (IAR) is a voluntary trade association whose over 60,000 members are engaged in all facets of the real estate industry. For more information on the REALTOR Institute, call 1-800-252-2910 or visit www.illinoisrealtor.org.

Pretty exciting. The term is for three years and I’m looking forward to helping the program. I earned my GRI back in 2002-2003. I loved how involved everybody is with the program and how extensive the curriculum is. I’d highly recommend all agents to attain this designation.

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