Local Resident
Graduates from Realtor® Institute

Jane Ebberts, Broker/Owner
of Landmark Realty Group, Cashiers

recently earned the professional designation, "Graduate, REALTOR® Institute" (GRI), signifying mastery of an intense training program of classroom instruction.

The REALTOR® Institute is co-sponsored by the North Carolina Real Estate Educational Foundation and the North Carolina Association of REALTORS® and has been offered several times annually since 1948. It was the first of its kind in the United States and has served as a model for numerous other states.

REALTOR® Martha Jordan CRS, GRI, Lincolnton, NC., President of the Foundation, noted "The REALTOR® Institute is the first level of formalized advanced education beyond licensing and provides REALTORS® and others associated with the real estate industry an opportunity to study the latest methods and proven practices for success in their business." Graduation from the program requires completion of more than ninety-hours (90) of course work and twelve (12) examinations on various aspects of the course taken.

The GRI is a nationally recognized professional designation. The GRI curriculum and standards are governed by the National Association of REALTORS®, the nation's largest Trade Association with a membership of over One Million. On a national level 19% of the REALTORS® hold this prestigious designation; Jane Ebberts is one of a select group of North Carolina Real Estate Professionals who currently hold this designation.