Graduate REALTOR Institute:

• December 1-4, 2008, Bloomington
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  • Grad Course - December 3-4
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    Download the Grad Course registration form
• January 26-29, 2009, Lombard
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• Hotel Accommodations
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Learn More About GRI

• GRI Designation Q & A
• Illinois GRI Policies (pdf)
• Rich Port GRI Scholarship
• NAR resources and promoting your GRI designation.

About GRI Courses
The REALTOR Institute of Illinois provides an educational program which is second to none in the real estate industry. GRI is the only REALTOR designation that does not require a payment of an annual renewal fee! Continuing education credits are included in all Institute courses, including the Graduate Course. Courses are comprised of some of the following:

COURSE I SUBJECTS 
Course I schedule

• Listing Overview
• Personal Marketing
• Technology
• Appraisals and Pricing
• Anatomy of a House
• Financing
• License Law and Escrow CE
• Diversity and the International Market
• Tax Update
• FSBOs, Expired and Other Dirty Words
• Mortgage Loan Fraud Elective CE
• Legal Issues in New Construction
• Contract Law

COURSE II SUBJECTS
Course II schedule

• Listing and Pricing to Sell
• Anti-Trust
• Personality Styles: Communicating and Negotiating
• Ethics (fulfills NAR ethics requirements)
• Agency and Fair Housing CE
• Personal Assistants
• Disclosure Concerns CE
• Taxation and Real Estate
• Income and Investment Property
• Business Plans

COURSE III SUBJECTS
Course III schedule

• Generational Selling
• Short Sales Update
• Combating Online Web Sites
• RESPA and Mortgage Fraud
• Customer Service
• 1031 Exchanges
• Data and Trends
• New Home Sales
• License Law and Escrow CE
• Procuring Cause
• Misrepresentation
• Negotiating
• Income and Investment Property CE

GRAD COURSE SUBJECTS

The GRI Graduate Course is designed for those who have already earned their GRI designation. Graduate Course provides you with the tools that are needed to succeed in today's real estate market and is an excellent environment for networking with your peers. Grad Course subjects typically include:

• 3 Core A and 3 Elective hrs Continuing Education
• Tax Update
• Avoiding Roadkill - The Ten Stupid Things Really Smart Salespeople Do to Mess Up Their Lives

INSTRUCTORS
GRI's esteemed and popular course instructors include:

• Bruce Aydt
• Mark Barker
• Chris Bird
• Lori Cox
• Kim Daugherty
• John Hamilton
• Kerry Kidwell
• Tom Lundstedt
• Lynn Madison
• Frank Mears
• Kevin Stahle

Course topics and instructors are subject to change.

Contact Bethany Barnes at 800/252-2910 for further information.