For Immediate Release
Contact: Wendy Wise
Local Real Estate Agent Earns e-PRO® Certification
New Orleans, LA – Georgia Saucier of Dorian Bennett Sotheby’s International Realty has successfully completed the e-PRO Technology Certification Program course to become one of a select few real estate professionals to earn the prestigious certification offered by the National Association of REALTORS®.
The e-PROÒ certification course is an educational program unlike any other professional certification or designation course available, comprehensive and interactive. It is specifically designed to provide real estate professionals with the technology tools needed to assist consumers in the purchase or sale of a home.
“Today, with the internet, everything is searchable by the consumer, from information about homes and neighborhoods, to lenders and real estate agents, and how the buying and selling process works,” said Georgia Saucier of Dorian Bennett Sotheby’s International Realty. “Our industry is an information based business. How we conduct it through technology will have an impact on how consumers reach their real estate objectives.”
With more than 80% of consumers beginning their real estate research on the Internet, e-PROÒ certified agents have the experience and expertise to meet the demands of today’s buyer and seller.
The exclusive e-PROÒ certification course is presented entirely online and certifies real estate agents and brokers as Internet professionals. Because of its innovative design, students are able to complete the course at their own pace, when and where they want, via any Internet connection. The course is designed to help REALTORSÒ stay at the leading edge of technology and identify, evaluate and implement new Internet business models.
Once completed, the e-PROÒ certified real estate professional joins the ranks of a special community of highly skilled and continuously trained professionals who provide high quality and innovative online-based real estate services. Consumers can identify the e-PROÒ through the exclusive e-PROÒ Internet Professional logo.
“I have been witness to a lot of charges in the real estate industry since I first started in 1984,” Georgia Saucier said. “As a professional it is important to maintain a level of knowledge that matches our consumers’. Most of today’s consumers begin their real estate research online, prior to ever contacting an agent. So it only makes sense that they would want to work with a REALTOR® who can meet their needs through current technology.”
Both the content and the delivery platform were created by the San Diego-based technology company InternetCrusade®. The course instructs participants in the professional use of e-mail, the development of an interactive Web site, and the use of online research tools including Social Media and Web 2.0 instruction. Graduates use the skills they’ve acquired to provide clients information on properties for sale, local communities, and the local real estate market.
For more information, e-mail Georgia Saucier at Georgia@dbsir.com or call 504-944-3605.
