Workforce Housing Specialist Certification
Current WHS members click here for information about your renewal and personal promotions.
Become a Workforce Housing Specialist
Earn the new KCRAR certification of WHS and add some important letters behind your name.
(Anna Agent, WHS)
Housing Opportunity is the biggest issue in real estate today.
Earn the certification that prepares you to help moderate - income working families.
You are in a unique position to participate in effective solutions to help those whose housing needs have been underserved and you’ll simultaneously increase your sales. You can help the people who need it! You’ll learn the latest in financing and neighborhood development programs. You’ll learn how to conduct community educational workshops and implement personal marketing initiatives to increase your visibility and sales with underserved segments of our market.
Earning the designation requires attendance at Parts I and II.
April 11
Part I: Housing for America’s Workforce – Financing, 3 hrs. elec. CE, KS & MO. No cost.
April 18
Part II: Housing for America’s Workforce – Personal Marketing, Non CE, Cost is $120
After completing Parts I & II, your name as a certified WHS will be listed on the widely-publicized public website through 2010 as a specially trained contact person for showing requests and customer inquiries across the metro area.
Check out our public service website that helps you, too: www.KCHomePrograms.com
Read about special financing programs and get familiar with the website that the National Association of REALTORS® recognized as the Website of the Week … for two months!
You’ll be able to promote your new certification on your business cards, personal website, etc. Recertification
after 12/31/10 requires renewal fees of $75 and earning 3 education points from attending
various KCRAR-sponsored educational programs where seating is reserved for WHS’s like you. Enroll
online at
www.kcrar.com
Join a program with wide acclaim that was started right here at KCRAR. It’s now offered in 5 states and will
soon be a National Association of REALTORS® certification!
This is only offered twice per year.
*Workforce Housing Specialist (WHS) is a certification developed by the Kansas City Regional Association of REALTORS® for its members. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by the National Association of REALTORS®.
INFORMATION FOR EXISTING WHS CERTIFICATION HOLDERS
Congratulations! You’re one of the few in our region who is specially trained to help the typical American worker achieve the dream of homeownership.
Your name is listed on www.KCHomePrograms.com and you’re part of a program that has been licensed to several other REALTOR® associations at both state and city levels.
Renewal
Your certification renewal always occurs in even-numbered years. However, if the upcoming renewal date is less than 2 years since you first received your WHS certification, your renewal will be postponed until the next following even-numbered year. Renewal fees are subject to change, but in the past it has been $40 for an additional two-year term.
In order to renew you must have accrued at least 3 “Education Points” by attending various approved educational programs or engaging in various activities. Many of these have been approved in the past for a range of 1 to 3 points each. Examples of approvable activities are as follows:
~Special workshops or KCRAR events of particular interest to WHS’s with preferred seating especially for you.
~Attendance at certain continuing education classes that qualify (i.e. Diversity)
~Participation in ethnic festivals or other community events
~Conducting homebuyer education seminars for the public
Contact Jan Pringle, KCRAR Education Director, janp@kcrar.com to discuss any endeavor you feel should merit points. Jan will present your request to KCRAR’s Workforce Housing Committee.
Newsletter & Special Announcements
Watch for our WHS Newsletter mailed to you two or three times each year. Also, take note of email bulletins you may receive notifying you of important information.
Brochure
The housing opportunity brochure that promotes www.KCHomePrograms.com can be downloaded here.
Logo
You are welcome to display the WHS logo on your business cards, website, correspondence, etc. For example:
Jan Pringle, Workforce Housing Specialist
Jan Pringle, WHS
Click here to download logo.