Real Estate Professional Earns GRI Designation

May 15, 2006 -- Keith James Blazek with Ocean View Int'l Realty, Inc. of North Miami, Florida, has earned the coveted "Graduate, REALTOR®  Institute” (GRI) Designation by attending a specific, intensive series of courses totaling 105 hours of classroom instruction, covering a variety of subjects including:  contract law, professional standards, sales and marketing, finance, and risk reduction, becoming one of a select group of real estate professionals to earn the prestigious designations offered through the Florida Association of REALTORS®, in conjunction with the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION of REALTORS®.

Why Choose a REALTOR® With a GRI designation?

Buying property is a complex and stressful task. In fact, it's often the biggest single investment you will make in your lifetime. At the same time, real estate transactions have become increasingly complicated.

New technology, laws, procedures and the increasing sophistication of buyers and sellers require real estate practitioners to perform at an ever-increasing level of professionalism.

Now it is more important than ever to work with a real estate professional who has a keen understanding of the real estate business. The GRI program has helped the best and the brightest in the industry achieve that level of understanding.

GRIs are:

• Nationally recognized as top performers in the real estate industry
• Professionally trained
• Knowledgeable
• Dedicated to bringing you quality service

A GRI can make a difference

When you see the letters "GRI" after an agent's name, you can count on receiving the knowledge and guidance you need to make your transaction go smoothly. In short, you can count on getting the best service available from a real estate professional.  

In addition, GRIs have learned the fundamentals of brokerage and other areas of real estate specialization.  With the GRI Designation and through increased awareness of current topics important to the real estate professional, such as legal issues, these REALTORS® can better serve prospective clients and customers.

 The REALTOR®  Institute is designed to educate practitioners about local, state and national real estate practices that affect them, their clients and customers.  The Institute is taught by leading real estate professionals from around the country.
 The GRI designation sets the individuals who have attained it apart from other practitioners because it indicates to the public that the individual has obtained a professional educational foundation on which to base the services they provide and that they are a member of  the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® .

The REALTOR®  Institute has been in existence more than twenty-five years old and has graduated thousands of REALTORS® .

 For more information about the GRI designation contact the Florida Association of REALTORS via e-mail at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

For more information, e-mail Keith James Blazek at Keith@KeithBlazek or call 786-897-2630.