Graduate Realtor Institute (GRI Designation)

Graduate REALTOR® Institute

How to Get Your GRI — and Why You Should

If you’re serious about boosting your income and career opportunities, take the GRI road to success. You’ll be recognized as a top-tier real estate professional.

In today’s competitive business environment, successful REALTORS® need the professional advantage that comes with cutting-edge education. The Graduate, REALTOR® Institute (GRI) designation is recognized nationwide as the gold standard for real estate educational achievement.

Also, according to the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR), Realtors who earn the GRI designation make $30,000 per year more on average than those without a GRI designation.

What are the GRI courses?

The Graduate, REALTOR® Institute program includes seven courses, available online or in a classroom. The full program consists of 105 coursework hours on topics such as marketing, profitability, listings and real estate law. Each GRI series module combines a 15-hour course with a 1.5-hour exam. Each module is approved for 8 hours of continuing education specialty credit or 15 hours of sales associate, broker or broker associate post-licensing credit.

Here’s a quick overview of the program:

GRI 100 Series: Standards of Practice
GRI 101: REALTORS®: Professionalism and the Law
GRI 102: Starting Your Business
GRI 103: Maximize Your Profitability

GRI 200 Series: Essential Real Estate Techniques
GRI 201: It’s All About You!
GRI 202: Technology and Investments

GRI 300 Series: Real Estate Specialties
GRI 301: It’s More Than Just Sales
GRI 302: Thinking Outside the Box

Get Your GRI in the Classroom …

Earn the GRI designation in a classroom setting at our Association! View our Education Calendar here to search for the next available GRI course.

… Or Online

Our Association partners with Van Education Center (VanEd) to offer GRI courses online. Bonus: VanEd’s online GRI classes are approved by the Florida Real Estate Commission (FREC) for real estate continuing education (CE) credits, sales associate post-license credit, and broker post-license credit.

Then Show Off Your Diploma

After completing all three courses, fill out the GRI Petition to Graduate Form (PDF) and send it to Florida Realtors®. Once the information has been confirmed, REALTORS® can proudly display the GRI diploma, use the GRI designation on business cards and wear the GRI pin.