I am amazed by the confused and bias approach I find a lot of international REALTORS® have toward TRC. Let alone that very few know that NAR has a "Global" arm in forms of Committees and groups, but ICREA, TRC ... etc seems to them something very distant and hard to comprehend.

 I have been manning the International Pavilion at the CAR Fall EXPO in San Jose last month, and I found out that even though 100% of the REALTORS® that approached out table were not aware of "international" trainings, classes and designations, but were very eager to hear about it (from a knowledgeable person), and I have even generated a few students for our next TRC class from these encounters.

 I take so much pleasure when, during my TRC class, I enlighten the students with creative ways to tap into secret resources of international networking LOCALY! I have not found a similar course anywhere.

 The 2 California RE Associations that have VERY strong Global Committees (Arcadia Association of REALTORS® and South Bay Association of REALTORS®) lead the State in international real estate affairs; yet, I have found very few REALTORS® that can clearly and effectively communicate the hierarchy of global real estate associations and the values of TRC.

 In closing, REALTORS® are independent contractors who daily choose what training they are going to take and what new designations they will add to their names. Whether they will become a member of some trade association to reap the benefits of networking or become a TRC to insure their referral fees are paid out, most of the REALTORS® I have spoken with seem unwilling to take the TRC "because NAR does not support it", and to know that this statement is a result of lack of knowledge and understanding is a shame!

We as TRC instructors, and all TRCs, need to work on getting down our communication regarding these definitions clear and simple, so ALL REALTORS® that do business internationally get the same opportunity to use ALL tools available to better our business, be it NAR Global, RealEstateConnections.TV, …. or TRC and WorldProperties.com

For details on the TRC Course on the 20th click on the TRC logo above, or go to

http://www.worldproperties.com/en/countryinfo/events/11-09-09/Transnational_Referral_Certification_Course_TRC.aspx