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How to Sponsor a Resort and Second-Home Markets Course

In order to sponsor a Resort and Second-Home Markets Course, an individual must hold one of the following licenses:

Hold a REBAC license.

REBAC-licensed course providers enjoy the best of both worlds—they deliver top-notch real estate education opportunities to their current and prospective members while also earning an exceptional source of non-dues revenue. Over 30 courses are available through the REBAC delivery system!

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Technology for RSPS Realtors

Presenter: Melanie McLane. During this session, learn how to use resort-specific media sites to help increase your business.

Resort Policy Update/Townhall Meeting

NAR Senior Regulatory Policy Representative Russell Riggs, will update you on the most current issues relevant to your market.

Securing Your Online Assets

Jason Beatty, Sr. Network Systems Administrator at NAR will help you determine your risk exposure and create a plan to secure your digital assets.

2012 Economic and Housing Market Outlook

Keynote speaker: Lawrence Yun, NAR Chief Economist, will provide insight to resort and second-home market trends.

Resort and Second-Home Markets Course

At least three of the following NAR Resort webinars are required for the in-classroom Resort and Second-Home Markets Course:

Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteer and share your expertise with NAR Resort & Second-Home Specialty. Volunteering helps you expand your referral network, have a voice in the decisions made for this market sector, and expose you to opportunities at the national level of the association.

How can you get involved?

Apply to serve on the NAR Resort and Second-Home Committee or Forum
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RSPS Certification

What is the Resort & Second-Home Property Specialist (RSPS)?

The Resort & Second-Home Property Specialist (RSPS) is an education-based certification program. Launched in 2006, the RSPS Certification was created by the National Association of REALTORS® to better serve the growing second-home and resort real estate market and now has over 1,300 elite members. RSPS is recognized as an official NAR certification and allows buyers and sellers to have confidence in the ability of a REALTOR® who specializes in resort and second-homes to assist them with their search.... Read More

RSPS of the Year Award

A recognition award for a unique certification like Resort and Second-Home Property Specialist (RSPS) is an award that not only has social relevance, but also brand awareness. The RSPS of the Year and RSPS Rising Star Awards provide REALTORS® with the RSPS certification the opportunity to showcase their own community involvement, marketing techniques, and RSPS-related accomplishments. The awards also provide an opportunity for the REALTOR® community to educate consumers on the value of using a REALTOR® with an RSPS.

Criteria for Nominations

FAQ

How does NAR define a resort specialist?
What services does NAR currently offer its resort specialists?
Does NAR offer resort-specific education?
Why doesn’t NAR endorse the Resort & Recreation Specialist (RRS) designation program?
Is there a member directory for resort specialists?

Q: How does NAR define a resort specialist?

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Volunteer Opportunities

How can you get involved?

Apply to serve on the NAR Resort and Second-Home Committee or Forum
Assist us at national networking events or with the Resort and Second-Home... Read More

FAQ

How does NAR define a resort specialist?
What services does NAR currently offer its resort specialists?
Does NAR offer resort-specific education?
Why doesn’t NAR endorse the Resort & Recreation Specialist (RRS) designation program?
Is there a member directory for resort specialists?

Q: How does NAR define a resort specialist?

A: According to NAR,... Read More

Field Guide to Vineyards & Wineries

Owning and running a vineyard suggests an appealing and romantic lifestyle. In truth, it is hard work, costly and subject to the whims of weather, the economy and foreign competition. Still the lure of the vines may just be the ticket for those seeking adventure and a soul-satisfying business venture. This updated field guide provides start-up resources, statistics, reports, websites and more for those thinking about entering this interesting market.

Wine Facts

The United States is the world's 4th largest wine producer (after Italy, France and Spain... Read More

Field Guide to Vacation, Resort, and Second Homes

While the U.S. economy is slowly pulling out of a recession, 2009 was a turbulent economic year. In 2009, 73 percent of residential property buyers reported that they purchased a home to use as their primary residence. For the remaining 27 percent of buyers, the motivation to purchase an investment property is influenced by a different set of factors. The purchase of a vacation home is largely a lifestyle choice, often with the expectation that the home will become the buyer's primary residence in the future. In 2009, one in ten home buyers purchased a vacation home. Here you will... Read More

Field Guide to Short-Term Rental Restrictions

(Updated March 2012)

According to The 2011 NAR Investment and Vacation Home Buyers Survey, 84% of respondents purchased a property for personal use, but over one-quarter purchased with the intent of renting to others. Renting out a vacation home can offset the costs of this investment until retirement. But what happens when a community acts to restrict short-term rentals? Read on... and you'll find out! (S. Hogan, Information and Web Content Specialist)

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Every Market is a Second-Home Market

Anaheim, November 12, 2011

A diverse set of buyers and property types comprise the second-home sector and opportunities for second-home buyers exist in nearly every market, even in nontraditional, non-resort markets.

That was the message delivered today at the Resort and Second Home Forum at the 2011 Realtors® Conference & Expo. Attendees at the forum heard from several experts about how to identify second-home sales opportunities in their own local markets.

Americans appreciate the value of homeownership – so much that many of them own second... Read More

Field Guide to Hotel/Motel Properties

(Updated November 2011)

Hotel/motel investment is a specialized part of the commercial real estate world. But what are the tricks of the trade? Find out what you need to know about management, security, brokerage and appraisal in the Field Guide to Hotel Properties below. (S. Hogan, Information and Web Content Specialist)

Investing in Hotels & Motels

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Field Guide to Fractional Interest Ownership

Fractional interest ownership, once used primarily with commercial tenants-in-common, has recently blossomed in the vacation home market. Not to be confused with a time-share or a destination club, fractional interest properties can be a sensible and profitable alternative to owning a second home. These articles, books, and other resources will help you discover what a fractional is and why your clients might be interested in them.

What is Fractional Interest Ownership

Fractional Ownership, (... Read More

Vacation- and Investment-Home Shares Hold Even in 2010

Washington, DC, March 30, 2011

The market share of vacation- and investment-home sales¹ held steady in 2010, although the sales volume declined with the overall market, according to the National Association of Realtors®.

NAR’s 2011 Investment and Vacation Home Buyers Survey, covering existing- and new-home transactions in 2010, shows vacation-home sales accounted for 10 percent of transactions last year while the portion of investment sales was 17 percent, both unchanged from 2009.

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