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Certified Condominium Specialist®

The Certified Condominium Specialist

®

 designation (CCS®

) is one of a family of trademarked national designations owned and granted use by the Council of Condominium Specialists® to licensed real estate professionals for their professional use in their marketing, promotion, acquisition, divestment, and listing and selling activities of common interest developments/communities.

Prior to being granted permission to use the family of designations in their realty business, the

 licensed real estate professional must have completed the specific advanced educational program and experience requirements listed below.

 

 

To qualify for and maintain the Certified Condominium Specialist

® 

designation, the licensed real estate professional 

must meet and maintain the following four requirements: (1) Real Estate License, (2) Education, (3) Experience and (4) Good Standing in the Council of Condominium Specialists® as follows:

  • License:  Hold a current, valid real estate license in good standing in one or more U.S. states.
  • Education: You must have successfully completed the qualifying course - an intensive eight (8) hour course of study provided by the Council of Condominium Specialists® - giving you in-depth knowledge of the legal aspects of CID ownership as well as practical and effective tips and applications on marketing and selling condos and other forms of CIDs, and properly handling escrows in relation to CIDs.
  • Experience: You must certify to have closed at least five (5) sales in CIDs. You may have represented either the buyer or the seller, or both. Partnership or co-listing or co-selling with another agent entitles you to that percentage of the work you did on the transaction. Representing both the buyer and the seller in the same transaction counts as two (2) sales.
  • Good Standing in the Council of Condominium Specialists®: Certified Condominium Specialist® must maintain membership in good standing with the Council of Condominium Specialists®.
Disclosure: This Designation is the sole property of the Council of Condominium Specialists® and may be used only with the express permission of the Council of Condominium Specialists® in accordance with their guidelines. Once earned, designees may select appropriate designations appropriate to their market and marketing plan from the family of designations owned and authorized by the Council of Condominium Specialists®. Designation usage ceases upon termination of membership in the Council of Condominium Specialists®.
©2009-2017 Real Estate Investors Institute®, Inc., Council of Condominium Specialists® & Council of CID Specialists® All rights reserved. Certified Condominium Specialist® (CCS™), Accredited Condominium Specialist® (ACS™), Certified Condo Expert® (CCE™), Certified Planned Development Specialist® (CPDS™). Certified CID Specialist® (CCIDS™), Certified HOA Agent Resource®(CHOAAR™), Certified Community Associations Agent® (CCAA™), Certified Co-op Specialist®, Council of Condominium Specialists®, Council of CID Specialists®, Condo University®, Accredited Condo Expert™, Certified Luxury Condo Expert® (CLCE™), Certified Luxury Condominium Specialist™ (CLCS™) Professional Community Associations Agent™ (PCAA™), Community Associations College™, Condo Tiger™, and We Sell Units® are owned and trademarked and/or U.S. Federally-registered trademarks with the USPTO under the name: Real Estate Investors Institute®, Inc. (REII®) All Designations listed above are the sole property of and may be used only with the express permission of Real Estate Investors Institute®, Inc., the Council of CID Specialists®, Council of CIC Specialists™, Certified Common Interest Community Specialist™, and the Council of Condominium Specialists® in accordance with their guidelines and terms and conditions posted on this website and in our materials. Anyone using, altering or misusing our trademarks without our express permission is in violation of U.S. Federal Law. Once our REII® designations are earned, designees may select designations appropriate to their market area and marketing plan from the family of designations owned and authorized by the Real Estate Investors Institute®, Inc. and the Council of CID Specialists® subject to membership and renewal guidelines of the Council of CID Specialists® and subject to their marketplace use. Designation usage ceases upon termination of membership in the Council of CID Specialists®.