The Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) is the highest Designation awarded to sales associates in the residential sales field. The CRS Designation recognizes professional accomplishments in both experience and education. Since 1977 the Council of Residential Specialists has been conferring the CRS Designation on agents who meet its stringent requirements. Currently, there are more than 39,000 active CRS Designees. Why do I need a residential expert? Buying or selling a home is one of the most crucial financial transactions of your life. In what can be a confusing and sometimes difficult process, it pays to leave as little to chance as you can. But with the help of a professional, you can navigate unknown territory with ease. To fill the specific residential needs of homebuyers and sellers, the Residential Sales Council of the National Association of Realtors instituted a class of expert real estate professional: the Certified Residential Specialist (CRS). How can a CRS help me? Every CRS has undergone a rigorous, specialized course of detailed training, aimed at making residential transactions as smooth and worry-free as possible. A CRS has qualifications that can meet your individual needs: -Membership in a local Board, State Association, and the National Association of REALTORS. Every CRS is part of a much larger network of real estate professionals. -Successful completion of the courses leading to the Certified Residential Specialist designation - one of the most successful residential real estate educational programs in the country. Every CRS is a real estate professional equipped with special expertise, thanks to advanced study in listing, selling, investment, taxes and more. -A history of demonstrated sales performance through the documented execution of residential sales transactions. What this means is that when you work with a CRS, you're working with someone who is more connected, more knowledgeable, and more experienced. What if my needs are special? If anything about your transaction is special, seek out a specialist. It's as simple as that. Only 2% of all REALTORS have earned the right to be called a CRS. They have developed special residential sales skills and enhanced their residential sales knowledge through study, dedication and experiences. A CRS can help you optimize your transaction by identifying better prospects, clarifying investment potential, and helping you understand tax ramifications. It all adds up to one thing: better service. What special qualifications does a CRS bring to my transaction? Your trust in a CRS is well-earned, thanks to these distinctive credentials: -A professional designation of residential specialty, the highest in the industry -A higher level of education in residential sales -Professional affiliation with thousands of other real estate professionals on the local and national levels -Up-to-the-minute industry information, with respect to taxes, investment, legislation, and other areas of critical importance -Local market knowledge - special residential expertise unique to your area The CRS designation: our badge of expertise and your shield of assurance. Look for the CRS Shield when considering your next residential transaction. Put your trust in the best. Get the job done right with the help of a Certified Residential Specialist. Effective April 2009, I’ll be your local CRS. Whenever buying or selling in Horsham, Hatboro, or Warminster, you’ll have a CRS designee to help you with your move. Also serving Montgomery, Bucks, and Philadelphia Counties; you can put my expertise as your local CRS to work for you when buying or selling anywhere in Southeast Pennsylvania. 
Relocation >Evaluating Neighborhoods
When sellers think about curb appeal, they usually think about their own front yard and the effort required to keep the house looking good. When prospective buyers look at homes, they evaluate both the house and the neighborhood. The price that your neighbors get for their house will have an impact on the value of your home.
This knowledge makes its own case for doing your part to make the neighborhood appealing. The time to take remedial action is before you think about moving, especially if your house is the one with peeling paint, over-grown bushes, rusty bicycles, and cracked sidewalks. The value of your home will be largely determined by the recent selling prices for comparable properties, and neighborhood "eyesores" do not help to keep the values up. Even if you don't feel that you will ever move again, you will enjoy living in a house that is a real source of pride.
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A pair of Chippendale chairs designed by Robert Adam sold in 1997 at Christie's, London to an anonymous buyer for $2,762,330. |
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