Online Learning from the Center for REALTOR® Development (CRD)
Your hub for online courses, microcourses, and on-the-go resources.
Online Learning from the Center for REALTOR® Development (CRD)
Your hub for online courses, microcourses, and on-the-go resources.
The Center for REALTOR® Development (CRD) is devoted to lifelong learning, career advancement, and specialized credentials for real estate professionals. With 10+ designations and certifications, over 100 microcourses, learning pathways, an award-winning podcast, and educational events, there is a learning experience for every real estate professional.
About CRD Microcourses
When time is of the essence, choose a microcourse.
Our catalog of over 100 microcourses (microcourses are typically around 10 minutes long.) is always growing. Each course will help you learn new skills and stay current with the latest real estate trends so that you can better connect and communicate with your clients. No matter where you are in your career, every real estate professional can benefit from the quick and targeted insights from top industry instructors.
Get inspired by industry experts.
CRD's industry experts not only actively practice real estate, but they are some of the top real estate instructors in the country. Our courses offer diverse perspectives and feature a variety of relevant topics. Elevate your professionalism by learning from the best.
Have you heard?
NAR’s Center for REALTOR® Development produces an award-winning monthly podcast that brings you relevant, accessible real estate education. Each episode explores ways to build your industry knowledge and incorporate proven practices into your business.
Start listening now at the link below. You can also download the latest episode through your favorite podcast app — Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, or TuneIn.
Meet Our Instructors
We partner with experienced trainers to develop timely, relevant microcourses, exclusively for the Center for REALTOR® Development. Explore the team and their content below.
We partner with experienced trainers to develop timely, relevant microcourses, exclusively for the Center for REALTOR® Development. Explore the team and their content below.
As president/CEO of one of the nation’s oldest real estate schools, Brent offers a variety of solutions to the challenges that agents face in today's real estate environment. In 2003, Brent developed his first online course and has spent every year since continually searching for innovative ways to bring quality and consistency to every agent using multiple delivery formats. Today, he continues to teach classroom instruction but has also transformed the traditional brick and mortar classroom into a multimedia educational experience. Brent is also the broker/owner of his own real estate firm, Brent Lancaster & Associates.
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Mr. Brian Woods is a seasoned real estate broker, investor, property manager, community association manager, instructor, and speaker. He owns and operates multiple real estate brokerages, a community association management firm, a commercial and investment finance company, and a real estate school. Mr. Woods is passionate about international real estate and working with foreign nationals and investors on property management, risk mitigation, investment financing, and the legal aspects of real estate. Both an NAR and Florida Realtor® instructor, Mr. Woods received the REBI Distinguished Educator Award in 2020 and the CIPS Instructor of the Year Award in 2019. He has served as the Florida Realtors® Global Business Chairman (2019) and his local association’s Global Council Chairman (2016-2017), receiving the Global REALTOR® of the Year Award (2016) and the Mid-Size Broker of the Year Award (2013).
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As the CEO of the Real Estate Technology Institute and RETI.us, and with over 150 speaking engagements around the world each year, including sessions for NAR, several state conventions, and other key industry events, Craig Grant is considered one of the most sought-after technology, marketing and cybersecurity speakers around. As his motto, “Advanced Real Estate Technology and Marketing Instructed at a Pre-K Level” states, Craig is able to take extremely complicated topics and present them in a way that the average non-technical person not only understands but is able to apply and improve their business.
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Cynthia has sold thousands of properties, managed over 135 REALTORS®, and educated tens of thousands of real estate professionals. After selling her real estate brokerage, Cynthia decided to focus her career on helping other REALTORS® reach a higher potential. She walks the talk and loves to share her experiences with others so they can excel in their career. She has published two books, The High Heels Landlord and Fill’er Up, and was featured in both Florida Realtor® Magazine and the National REALTOR® Magazine. She has received the prestigious Florida Realtor’s® Educator of the Year award along with the Orlando Regional REALTOR® Association’s Educator of the Year award. Cynthia’s passion is property management and investment properties. She currently manages a portfolio of rental properties together with her husband.
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Evan Fuchs speaks nationally on leadership, sales, strategic planning, and team-building. A recognized industry leader, Evan is a past state president, 4-time REALTOR® of the Year, and the broker owner of a market-leading firm in Bullhead City, AZ for over 20 years. Evan combines his experience in business and leadership with a down to earth style to deliver engaging and actionable programs. In addition to designations and certifications, Evan presents and develops custom programs including the Arizona Leadership Training Academy. He is also a John Maxwell Certified Leadership Trainer.
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Ginni has been in real estate since 1985, beginning her career in Fairfield, CT and moving to and continuing in San Diego, California. Throughout all but two years in real estate Ginni served in leadership positions in both locations, with her largest office consisting of 250 agents, creating profitable real estate offices in each case. Ginni has also served as Vice President Leadership Development for an international real estate franchise sales company where she developed agent and leadership courses for agents and franchisees. She was inducted into the REBAC (Real Estate Buyer’s Agent’s Council) Hall of Fame in 2013 and named CIPS Instructor of the Year in 2018.
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Gonzalo is veteran of the real estate industry. He started practicing in 2004 and has been an agent, broker associate, managing broker, and now team leader of the top-producing Dream Home Team in Jacksonville, FL. He has a background in financial controlling and used to work for multinational companies in the USA and South America. With over 25 years of experience as an instructor and speaker, Mr. Mejia is a licensed real estate instructor in Florida and an approved instructor for REBAC, CRS, REBI, and Florida REALTORS®. He has been a featured speaker at several national and international events including the NAR NXT Conference, LGBTQ Real Estate Alliance Convention, Sell-a-bration and Inmocionate.
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Holly Mabery brings a contagious enthusiasm for all things real estate. A full time REALTOR® since 1998, Holly served as the 2012 President of the Arizona Association of REALTORS® and she remains active on state and national committees. Holly is a Vice President of Brokerage Operations for eXp Realty and a former state designated broker of Arizona, supervising and training over 1800 agents. She is the co-creator of the Arizona Association of REALTORS® Leadership Training Academy and an instructor for numerous NAR credential courses. Holly is co-owner & creator of Real Chaos Solutions, a real estate training company.
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Dr. Jessica Lautz is Deputy Chief Economist and Vice President of Research at the National Association of REALTORS®. The core of her research focuses on analyzing trends for both NAR members and housing consumers. Through the management of surveys, focus groups, and data analysis, she presents new and innovative ways to showcase results. She effectively utilizes Research data to educate and impact policymakers on the state of the housing market and discusses research findings in major media outlets and international presentations. In 2021, Dr. Lautz was named one of Housing Wire’s Women of Influence, a list representing 100 of the most influential women in leadership in the housing industry. In 2022 and 2023, Dr. Lautz was named a RISMedia Newsmaker in the Influencer and the Crusader categories, respectively. She also volunteers at Nottingham Trent University as an industry fellow mentoring real estate graduate students. Jessica received her Doctorate of Real Estate from Nottingham Trent University in the United Kingdom. She also holds a Master’s in Public Policy from American University and undergraduate degrees in Political Science and Law and Justice from Central Washington University.
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John has a tireless passion to raise the bar in the real estate industry, one agent, one class, one brokerage, and one association at a time. Licensed since 2005, John engages his audiences with humor, wit, and real-world market knowledge. He teaches a wide variety of designation coursework along with a catalog of 25 custom courses across the US, Canada, and Ireland. John is the President Elect of the Mainstreet Association of REALTORS®, the 7th largest Association in the country, serves on the Board of Directors of the Illinois REALTORS®, and is heavily involved in volunteering across the REALTORS® community.
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Lynn is the owner of Lynn Madison Seminars, a full-service training and development company devoted to the advancement of professionalism in real estate. Lynn’s involvement at all levels of business has given her insight and examples that she brings into her classroom. It also gives her three of her favorite sayings: “4 cents and a chicken,” “Is that the hill you want to die on?” and “Stay in your lane!” A current member of NAR’s Professional Standards and Real Property Valuation Committees, Lynn also served as the 2016 President of Mainstreet Organization of REALTORS® and received the Illinois REALTOR® of the Year award in 2011.
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Mark has been a REALTOR® in Washington state since 2000, where he is a managing broker at the Windermere Real Estate Puyallup office. Mark served as Thurston County REALTORS® President in 2006 and 2010, Washington Association President in 2013, Regional VP for Region 12 in 2019, and NAR’s Board of Directors from 2011-2019. Involved in the Global Business Alliance Division since 2010, Mark served as Committee Liaison to Global Business in 2017 and currently serves as Global Ambassador to Japan and Mongolia. Mark is a founding member of the Asian Real Estate Association of America, currently serving on its National Advisory Board. He is a licensed CE instructor in Washington, and teaches NAR credential courses throughout the US and Asia. In 2017 he was named Instructor of Year in Washington. His extensive international marketing, R&D, and sales experience, along with his past work as a licensed paralegal in CA, adds extra dimension to his expertise.
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Marki Lemons-Ryhal is a licensed Managing Broker, REALTOR®, avid volunteer, Major Donor, and International Best-Selling Author of The Modern Real Estate Professionals Guide to Success. One of 100 speakers selected out of over 1,300 speakers to speak at the REALTOR® Conference & Expo nine times (face-to-face and virtually) with high program evaluations and an INMAN Closing Keynote Speaker. Marki Lemons Ryhal is a licensed Managing Broker, REALTOR®, avid volunteer, Major Investor, President's Circle, Federal Political Coordinator, Podcast Host of Drive With NAR & Social Selling Made Simple, 30 times published author and 6X International Best-Selling Author. Marki Lemons-Ryhal is dedicated to all things real estate. With 30+ years of marketing experience, Marki has taught over 500,000 people (face-to-face and virtually) how to earn up to a 2682% return on their marketing dollars.
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Matt Difanis considers himself the world's most improbable DEI and fair housing evangelist. Matt served as the 2018 President of the 50,000 member Illinois REALTORS® trade organization. During his 4 years on the state leadership team, he went from unaware of any of these issues to aware, then concerned, and eventually outraged. In the last few years, he has developed a reputation for building bridges to historically marginalized groups that have been impacted by housing discrimination--particularly the Black community. Matt served as the 2020 Chair of the National Association of REALTORS® Professional Standards Committee, which is charged with updating and interpreting the NAR Code of Ethics. During his time leading that group, he advanced a series of proposals that eventually became Standard of Practice 10-5 in the Code of Ethics—a ban on discriminatory hate speech by REALTORS®. That journey has landed Matt in the pages of The New York Times, in a Bloomberg Businessweek feature about housing discrimination, as a live guest on Bloomberg Quicktake, and as the exclusive guest for a full hour on the Tavis Smiley Show on KBLA in Los Angeles. Matt is a full-time practitioner and multi-office broker-owner in Champaign, Illinois, where he leads a highly inclusive real estate team. On Sunday mornings, you can find him in the tech booth of Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church, a historically Black church, where he runs sound and the live stream, as well as doing volunteer photography. Matt earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology and his juris doctor from the University of Illinois.
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Melanie McLane is a second-generation REALTOR®, broker, and appraiser. A real estate educator, she was inducted into the REBAC Hall of Fame as an educator in 2008 and in 2012 was named by NAR as the RSPS (Resort and Second Property Specialist) of the Year in recognition of her educational contributions to that certification. She is also certified as a distance instructor (CDEI) and is an Appraiser Qualifications Board approved USPAP (Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice) Instructor. She has written numerous courses, both for her own use, and as works for hire for other educational companies.
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Melisa Camp is a REALTOR with HomeSmart for 14 years and an instructor for 10. Her market niche is selling green high-performance homes. Camp is considered a subject matter expert on sustainability in real estate and was a course writer for NAR’s Sustainability Training as well as 17 micro-courses on sustainable topics for the Center for Realtor Development. She was named REALTOR® of the Year in 2021, by the Phoenix REALTORS® & Ambassador of the Year for HomeSmart Helps, & earned her 4th Diamond Award for sales production. Camp is serving her 3rd year as a committee member for NAR’s Sustainability Advisory Group where she helped integrate sustainable content into C2EX and create guides along with being a C2EX designee. Camp holds the PMN Designation with Women’s Council, also ABR, GREEN, e-Pro, &PSA. Camp serves on the NAR GREEN Resource Council Board for over a decade after being awarded the EverGreen Award in 2011. She is the face of the NAR’s GREEN designation course online and helps edit the text book every 3 years. Camp also formed a 501c3 non-profit called Sustainable Real Estate Education and was awarded a Smart Growth Grant from NAR in 2019.
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Smit has been working in the residential real estate industry for over 20 years. Smit's trifecta expertise combines his experience as a real estate broker, owner and mortgage lender and his degrees in economics, political science, and law bring a well-rounded approach to his teaching. Smit has taught NAR credential courses throughout the Pacific Northwest. His passion for real estate, finance and teaching has led him to create and launch several custom courses as well, addressing current trends such as Survival Skills in a Changing Market, What you should Know about STR's and Real Estate Finance for Realtors. Smit's classroom is an energetic experience as he drives towards a high level of participation by students.
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Moses E. Hall is an award-winning commercial real estate broker, developer, entrepreneur, and investment professional based in Chicago. He is the founder and managing broker at MoHall Commercial & Urban Development, a full-service, client-centered commercial real estate brokerage committed to representing the interests of investors, landlords, tenants and property owners and clients locally, nationally and internationally.
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Rich is a prominent Business Dynamics Coach, International Real Estate Broker, Wealth & Finance Consultant, Speaker, and Instructor for the National Association of REALTORS®, REBAC and REBI (Real Estate Business Institute). He was inducted into the REBAC Hall of Fame in 2016 and received the “2019 Distinguished Educator Award” for REBI. Spending over 35 years as a business executive and entrepreneurial professional in International Corporate America, Rich is now recognized as a Corporate Business Development Educator and FOCUS Consultant for numerous profit and non-profit entities across the country.
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Robert entered the real estate field in 1985; currently, he is a selling broker with Parks Realty in Smyrna, TN. Robert is an international speaker, consultant, and certified instructor for REBI, REBAC, and WCR (Women’s Council of REALTORS®). Robert develops, writes, and conducts numerous courses in a variety of areas ranging from business planning, brokerage management, leadership management, diversity, professional standards, fair housing, goal-setting, time management, and real estate ethics. He has been honored with both the REALTOR® of the Year and the Tennessee REALTOR® Educator of the Year awards.