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COLDWELL BANKER PROUDLY ANNOUNCES THAT
LILAS “LELA” ASHKARIAN EARNS GRI TITLE
MARATHON, FLORIDA August 7, 2006- Lela Ashkarian was recently awarded the Graduate REALTOR® Institute (GRI) designation.
The Marathon/Lower Keys of Realtors member completed the curriculum required t is Terrence Barrett of Clermont. She joins other top producers in the residential real estate industry who hold the designation across the nation.
Lela earned the "Graduate REALTOR® Institute” (GRI) designation by attending a specific, intensive series of a minimum of 90 hours of classroom instruction, covering a variety of subjects including: contract law, professional standards, sales and marketing, finance, and risk reduction.
In addition, she has learned the fundamentals of brokerage and other areas of real estate specialization. With this designation and through increased awareness of current topics important to the real estate professional, such as legal issues, this REALTOR® can better serve prospective clients and customers.
The GRI designation sets the individuals who have attained it apart from other practitioners because it indicates to the public that the individual has obtained a professional educational foundation on which to base the services they provide and that they are a member of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®.
Obtaining the GRI designation is a beneficial way for a REALTOR® to advance their professional image. The extra measure of knowledge and prestige achieved by completing this course work is a tool that will advance a career in real estate on attracting and building new business.
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