22 May Accredited Buyer's Representative (ABR®) designation course, Virtual Accredited Buyer's Representative (ABR®) designation course, Virtual Thursday, May 22, 2025 to Friday, May 23, 2025 12.00 Education Credits Zoom Details You're Registered! DescriptionLocationInstructorsCancellation Policy The Accredited Buyer's Representative (ABR®) designation is for real estate buyer's agents who focus on working directly with buyer-clients at every stage of the home-buying process. Benefits of Becoming an ABR® • Valuable real estate education that elevates your skills and knowledge in the eyes of home buyers. • Ongoing specialized information, programs, and updates that keep you knowledgeable on the issues and trends facing home buyers. • Access to members-only publications, marketing tools and resources. • Networking and referral opportunities An Accredited Buyer’s Representative (ABR®) stands out in the crowd. If your agent holds the ABR® designation, you know they offer more, in terms of knowledge and experience. To earn the ABR® Designation you must complete the 12-hour course, complete 1 elective course, have documentation of 5 completed transactions where you acted solely as the buyer representative, be a member in good standing with NAR and REBAC, and apply. NAR will reach out to you after course completion with detailed instructions on what you need to complete the process. Zoom Zoom Jan Ellingson As a member of the Washington REALTORS® Senior Faculty Jan teaches ABR, GRI, SFR, SRES, Professional Standards, Code of Ethics, At Home With Diversity, Mortgage Fraud, Environmental Hazards, the Washington licensing CORE course, along with many classes she has written. Jan was named Instructor of the Year by Washington REALTORS® in 2006, she also received the EDDY Award in 2006 and 2015 for her contributions to excellence in real estate education. She has been honored with her local and state REALTOR® of the Year awards, and is a Past President and Treasurer of Washington REALTORS®, past President of the North Puget Sound Association of REALTORS®, and has served on numerous REALTOR® committees on the local, state and national levels. She served as the 2011 Regional Vice President for Region 12 of the National Association of REALTORS®, and is a graduate of the NAR Leadership Academy. She served for 5 years as the NAR President's Liaison to New Zealand, and has served as the Vice-Chair and chair of the Professional Standards Forum at NAR in 2012 along with many years on the committee. Further, she is a member of the Real Estate Buyer's Agent Council (REBAC), served as the Woman's Council of REALTORS® (WCR) 2010 and 2011 State Treasurer, Council of Residential Specialists (CRS), Council of Real Estate Brokerage Managers (CRB) 2013 State President, Graduate REALTOR® Institute (GRI), served on the Northwest Multiple Listing Service Disciplinary Review Board , the Advisory Board to the Skagit County Planning and Development Department, and is a past Commissioner and Vice-Chair of the Skagit County Planning Commission. She also served on the Department of Licensing's RCW 18.85 review Task Force. Her REALTOR® volunteerism has extended to building homes around the country with the REALTOR® Habitat for Humanity project, as well as leading a team of 15 REALTORS® to Louisiana for a Katrina Disaster Relief build. Finally, and most important, Jan is a practicing real estate professional as a Managing Broker at Keller Williams Western Realty in Mount Vernon, Washington. She and her husband Van enjoy playing golf, and in her spare time she enjoys singing with her band. OAR Live CoursesOAR reserves the right to cancel a course if a minimum enrollment* is not met, in which case a full refund would be given. OAR rarely cancels a class due to bad weather. Email all cancellation requests to education@oregonrealtors.org. *The number qualifying for minimum enrollment is determined by course provider. To receive a full refund, a cancellation request must be received via email (education@oregonrealtors.org) 48-hours prior to the start of any class. Any cancellation request received after the 48-hour time period will result in no refund. No refunds or credit given for NO-SHOWS. Emergency cancellations may be considered by the course provider and will be reviewed on a case by case basis. OAR Live Courses & Online Courses Are NON-TRANSFERABLE.OAR live and online courses are different products. Time spent in each cannot be transferred from one to the other, or interchanged. All students should be advised that they are required to complete 100% of the OAR course solely live in the classroom or 100% of the OAR course solely online; if a student chooses to cancel from one mode to another, they must start the course again from the beginning. A cancellation must be approved by OAR.