October 23, 2013 - BHGLAAR hosted another one day CAL BRE-accredited Certified Condominium Specialist® course for Realtors®, consisting of an information-packed educational and marketing program relating to Realtors® and their condo and planned development sales success.

Attendees ranged from investors and new agents to long-time successful luxury condominium sales agents who were interested in expanding their careers and reputations through the advanced knowledge and promotional ideas the course offers.

October 22, 2013 - Kimberly Heinrich, Educational Chairperson of the San Diego Association of Realtors®, announced this week that SDAR will feature the Certified Condominum Specialist® Course (CCS) as part of SDAR's elite association designation program.

The San Diego Association of Realtors® has sponsored the Certified Condominum Specialist® Course for a number of years, presenting it to Association members and non-members several times a year in SDAR's regular educational line up.  The popular one-day course has resulted in Realtor-attendees' enthusiastic testimonials and increased educational and career success. 

May 29, 2013 - Students and new Certified Condominum Specialist® Designees gave a special "Thank You!" to the SDAR staff for hosting the National Designation Course Certified Condominum Specialist®.

This particular presentation of the course in San Diego was the Califoronia Version of the national designation course and a California Department of Real Estate Accredited Course with 8-hours of Department of Real Estate Consumer Protection credit. 

March 2013 - Certified Condominium Specialist® Collin Bray, of Century 21 Cityside in Boston, Massachusetts, has been chosen as one of the 2013 Finalists for the "30 Under 30" Realtors® of the Year award!

Each year, Realtor® Magazine presents the 30 honorees who are elected by their piers, for the 30 Under 30, which is sponsored by the National Association of Realtors and HP, a REALTOR® Benefits Partner. "This year’s group of young professionals exemplifies the ingenuity, dedication, and prowess that's raising the bar in real estate today," said a spokesperson for the program.

November 8, 2012, Beverly Hills -  Beverly Hills-Greater Los Angeles Association of Realtors® (BHGLAAR) hosted another successful Certified Condominium Specialist® seminar on November 8th at their association for their new and experienced Realtor® members who are involved in actively listing and selling condominiums in Los Angeles, Century City and the surrounding areas.  This is the second time the BHGLAAR hosted the Department of Real Estate-approved course this year.

Guest speakers included Annie Pinsker-Brown, Owner and Principal Designer of Stage to Sell, and the 2011 Professional Stager of the Year for North America by the Real Estate Staging Association (RESA). Ms. Pinsher-Brown gave the agent-attendees her insights into effective condo home-staging.  Loan Officer Asha Bell, with Prospect Mortgage, also spoke at the seminar on current market condo financing guidelines and FHA updates for financing condo sales.