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.