Rules Governing Admission to Membership and for the Awarding of the Designation

The Designation: The professional Designation provided for in the Rules and Regulations of the Residential Real Estate Council of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (hereinafter referred to as Council and NAR respectively) shall be Certified Residential Specialist (hereinafter referred to as CRS®). A REALTOR® or REALTOR-ASSOCIATE® may apply for designated status to attain the CRS Designation upon completion of the requirements as set forth in these Rules and Regulations.

Authority: The proposed Rules and Regulations were approved in principle by the Council Board of Governors in February 1986. They were subsequently revised and adopted by the Board of Directors.