PRESS RELEASE: Leslie Monaco Has Earned The GRI® Designation

Posted on by Leslie Monaco Real Estate

DENVER– Leslie Monaco, a Broker Associate with Kentwood Real Estate, has acquired the prestigious Graduate, REALTOR Institute® (GRI) designation from the National Association of REALTORS®. The GRI symbol is the mark of a real estate professional who has made the commitment to provide a high level of professional services by securing a strong educational foundation. REALTORS® with the GRI designation are highly trained in many areas of real estate to better serve and protect their clients.

Leslie Monaco earned the “Graduate REALTOR® Institute” (GRI) designation by attending a specific, intensive series of a minimum of 90 hours of classroom instruction, covering a variety of subjects including:  contract law, professional standards, sales and marketing, finance, and risk reduction.Print

GRI designees:

  • Have pursued a course of study that represents the minimum common body of knowledge for progressive real estate professionals.
  • Have developed a solid foundation of knowledge and skills to navigate the current real estate climate—no matter what its condition.
  • Are recognized nationally.
  • Act with professionalism and are committed to serving their clients and customers with the highest ethical standards.

In addition, they have learned the fundamentals of brokerage and other areas of real estate specialization.  With this designation and through increased awareness of current topics important to the real estate professional, such as legal issues, these REALTORS® can better serve prospective clients and customers.

The REALTOR® Institute is designed to educate practitioners about local, state and national real estate practices that affect them, their clients and customers.  The Institute is taught by leading real estate professionals from around the country.

The GRI designation sets the individuals who have attained it apart from other practitioners because it indicates to the public that the individual has obtained a professional educational foundation on which to base the services they provide and that they are a member of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®.

Obtaining the GRI designation is a beneficial way for a REALTOR® to advance their professional image.  The extra measure of knowledge and prestige achieved by completing this course work is a tool that will advance a career in real estate on attracting and building new business.

The REALTOR® Institute has been in existence more than twenty-five years old and has graduated thousands of REALTORS®.