The Certified Luxury Condo Specialist™
designation (CLCS
™) 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.
This designation is for use by licensed real estate professionals who list and sell condominiums with a selling value at or above the luxury price point in their market area.
Prior to being granted permission to use the family of designations in their realty business, a real estate licensee must have completed the specific advanced educational program and experience requirements listed below.
To qualify for and maintain the Certified Luxury Condo Specialist™
designation, the licensed real estate broker or agent must meet and maintain the following four requirements: (1) Real Estate Licensee, (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 Specialist®: The Certified Luxury Condo Specialist™ must maintain membership in good standing with the Council of Condominium Specialists®.