Kevin Van Eck Earns NAR Broker Price Opinion Resource Certification

Feb. 14, 2012 - PRLog -- Kevin Van Eck with @properties has earned the nationally recognized Broker Price Opinion Resource certification. The National Association of REALTORS® offers the BPOR certification to REALTORS® as evaluating properties depends more than ever on professional expertise and competence, the best use of technology, and a commitment to approach the valuation assignment from all pertinent perspectives.

“As the real estate market evolves we are seeing more demand for broker price opinions, and it’s imperative that REALTORS® are knowledgeable and educated about how BPOs work, as well as the risks involved,” said NAR President Moe Veissi, broker-owner of Veissi & Associates Inc., in Miami. “The BPO Resource certification not only adds value to the services provided by REALTORS®, but also it helps practitioners grow their business.”

In addition to providing members with the opportunity for BPO business, BPO Resource will explore the multiple uses of BPOs, how they can and cannot be used, and how to filter and select comparables to create expert and precise BPOs. The certification also assists member in creating more comprehensive comparative market analyses for their customers’ listings. With Kevin Van Eck’s extensive short sale business, as the founder of The Chicago Short Sale Team, the BPOR certification will give him the tools to better assist short sale lender appraisals and BPOs.  For more information about the BPOR certification, visit www.BPOR.org.

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The Chicago Short Sale Team was founded by Kevin Van Eck with @properties in Chicago. Kevin and his team assist homeowners who are in distress and are looking for options to avoid the disaster of foreclosure.