Press Release

Weichert Real Estate School Expands Green Designation Course Offerings

-- First in New Jersey to offer Commercial and Property Management electives --

MORRIS PLAINS, N.J.,  – Weichert Real Estate School, an affiliate of Weichert, Realtors, one of the nation’s largest privately held real estate companies, announced it has added two new courses to its curriculum. The one-day courses cover property management and commercial real estate and are electives for the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) Green Designation program. Weichert Real Estate School is the first real estate school in New Jersey to offer these courses.

In addition to the new electives, Weichert Real Estate School also offers the NAR Green Designation Core Course and the Residential Real Estate Elective Course. Realtors who complete the core course and one of the three elective courses are eligible for the NAR Green Designation and membership in the Green Resource Council. The Green Designation was established by NAR in November 2008 and is the only green designation recognized and endorsed by the organization. The courses are also open to developers, builders and code officials, although only NAR members are eligible to receive the Green Designation.

“Everyone seems to be going ‘green’ these days,” said Lou Cecconi, director for the Weichert Real Estate School. “Realtors and other industry professionals who take the NAR Green Designation courses will gain knowledge and awareness of green building principles that will allow them to create sustainable communities and assist consumers in purchasing, retrofitting and operating green properties.“

For more information, contact the Weichert Real Estate School at 1-800-544-3000 or www.SchoolsofRealEstate.com.

Weichert has nearly 18,000 sales associates in more than 500 company-owned and franchised sales offices in key markets throughout the U.S.  A family of full-service real estate and financial services companies, Weichert helps customers buy and sell both residential and commercial real estate, and streamlines the delivery of mortgages and home and title insurance.  For more information, Weichert's customer service center can be reached at 1-800-USA-SOLD or at Weichert's Web site, www.weichert.com.  Each Weichert franchised office is independently owned and operated.

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