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RESA announces Continuing Education Program

Published on 7/16/2009

Stockton, CA July 2, 2009  Real Estate Staging Association (RESA™) the member run Trade Organization for Professional Stagers has announced the RESA-PRO Designation and Continuing Education Program for professional real estate stagers.

 

To earn the RESA-PRO designation professional stagers must pass an entrance exam and an ethics course.  In order to maintain the designation designees must take continuing education courses that have been approved by RESA. Courses will fall under different categories such as Staging Principles and Business Skills.

 

RESA is now accepting submissions for courses to be approved as part of the continuing education program. Courses may be online on in a classroom setting.  Courses may be in the following subjects but not limited to: Marketing, Builders, Color

 Furniture Placement, Feng Shui, Staging Design Concepts, Re-Design, How to give a presentation to Realtors, Overcoming objections, Pricing, Vacant, Organizing, Green Concepts, Building a Team, How to buy inventory and build your inventory, Storage, To Incorporate, LLC or Sole Proprietor, Data basing, Networking, How to present to homeowners, Ethics (this is a RESA Written Program) and will be a mandatory module to earn the designation.

 

“We are very excited about the RESA-PRO Program.  This program is another way RESA is uniting training providers and creating standards and legitimacy in Real Estate Staging”, said Shell Brodnax RESA’s CEO.    The designation and program will be available by August 2009.

 

For more information on having your course approved as a RESA Continuing Education Course please inquire at Education@RESA-HQ.org and a complete information packet and application will be emailed to you.

 

The Real Estate Staging Association is the member run trade organization for professional stagers in North America. We provide support services and educational resources for professional stagers in addition to providing vital information regarding the benefits of staging to Realtors and consumer. For more information on staging or to hire a professional stager, information on education or future sponsorship opportunities contact Shell Brodnax or visit the RESA Web site at www.RealEstateStagingAssociation.com  or call 800-201-8687