Real Estate Negotiation Expert (RENE) Certification

Hone Your Negotiation Skills and Become a Skilled Client Advocate

The Real Estate Negotiating Expert (RENE) certification is aimed at Real Estate professionals who want to hone their negotiation skills. It is the only negotiation certification recognized by the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR). The course aims to give REALTORS® the tips and tools they will need to be skillful advocates for their clients.

Improve your negotiating skills
Learn about behind-the-scenes issues and how to deal with them
Learn how to handle a wide range of personalities and situations
Learn to sort out the competing objectives of the parties involved in a transaction

PLEASE NOTE

Designation courses may not be accepted for Continuing Education (CE) credit outside of Texas. If you are licensed in a state other than Texas, please check with your state licensing agency to find out if CE credit will be awarded for the following Designation course(s) before registering.

Steps to Earning a RENE Certification

STEP

Complete the Real Estate Negotiation Expert (RENE) course.

Complete the two-day RENE class with Champions School of Real Estate®.

STEP

Submit your application and pay the application fee.

Visit https://www.rebinstitute.com/ to submit your online application and pay the $159.00 application fee.

STEP

Maintain good membership status with the National Association of Realtors (NAR)®.

All tuition fees include your first-year membership dues into designation associations. After your first year, the NAR® dues are $120 per agent. This amount is billed to all active REALTOR® and REALTOR® Associate members through their primary local association and is due by January 1st.

STEP

Display your RENE designation logo in your advertisements.

Once you have met all of your designation requirements, and officially been awarded your designation from the NAR, you may call yourself an RENE designee and display the RENE logo on all advertisements.

RENE Certification Course

The Real Estate Negotiation Expert (RENE) Certification course is offered as a standalone course to anyone wanting to improve their negotiating skills. This 15-hour course can also be taken for CE credit in Texas only.

$219