Look for the Sign of an REIQ Accredited Agency

Becoming a Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ) accredited agency is not just as simple as fi lling in a form or paying a membership fee.

REIQ accredited agencies must successfully complete annual Continued Professional Development (CPD) - where they can gain valuable insight into new and relevant issues within the industry - to remain accredited and have the right to display the REIQ accreditation logo featuring the current year.

REIQ accredited agencies are now displaying their 2008 accredited agency logos. Th e REIQ accredited agency 2008 logo is synonymous with professionalism and best practice and serves as a visual safeguard to help consumers make informed and confident choices. Th e REIQ is proud to continue its sponsorship of the Neighbourhood Watch program in 2008 – a year in which the Institute is celebrating its 90th year as the State’s peak professional association for the real
estate industry.

Th is year is shaping up to be a successful year not only for the REIQ, but for our members with a number of strategic directions coming online throughout the year. These directions build on a strategic plan introduced last year to ensure the REIQ continues to off er the highest level of services to our increasing number of member agencies. At the heart of REIQ accreditation is the REIQ Standards of Business Practice and CPD training, which provides the industry with Education and support to uphold these standards.

The aim of CPD training is to provide REIQ accredited agencies with meaningful tuition that will improve business  practices and help de-mystify some of the legislation requirements of the real estate industry sector – this is what distinguishes them from non-REIQ accredited agencies.

More than 85 per cent of all real estate agencies across the State are members of the REIQ.

Th e REIQ exists to support its more than 2,000 member agencies - which in turn employ some 15,000 property professionals - with information, training, products, and resources that complement their business practices. For a list of REIQ accredited residential and commercial agencies in your local area visit www.reiq.com.au or phone 07 3249 7347.

by Elissa Keenan, Executive Manager Marketplace Strategy, REIQ