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Smart Home Certification

The Smart Home Certification equips agents with specialized knowledge to meet the growing demand for tech-savvy properties, giving them the tools to stay ahead in an evolving market. Through in-depth training, participants will learn to identify and evaluate smart home features, assess their impact on property value, and educate clients about the advantages of these technologies.

 

The program also addresses privacy considerations, security concerns, and best practices for managing smart home transitions during a sale. By completing this certification, agents demonstrate their commitment to staying current with industry trends, enhancing their value to clients, and positioning themselves as trusted advisors in the smart home space.

 

The learner will receive 10 credit hours toward the CRS Designation.

Complete your certification

This certification will ask potential students to complete the courses listed below. After successful completion and achieving scores of 70% or better on both exams, students will receive the certification.

Step 1
Self Paced Learning

Course Titles:  

Smart Marketing for Smart Homes

Smart Home Technology for the Residential Specialist

Taming the Smart Home
 

Required online course and webinar recordings that are flexible and available on your schedule, designed to help real estate professionals create a results-driven social media strategy. You’ll learn how to develop a targeted content plan that attracts and engages your ideal audience, apply platform-specific strategy across Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and TikTok, and use analytics to track performance and improve ROI. These self-paced learning modules also focus on building stronger client relationships and reinforcing your brand through a consistent, professional social media presence.

Non-Member $120.00 Designee $100.00

Step 2
Choose either an additional self paced or classroom course to complete the certification:

Classroom

(8 credit hours)

Course Title:  

Power Up on Smart Home Technologies
 

Traditional in-person or virtual classroom course led by an instructor that equips real estate professionals with the knowledge and confidence to work with smart home properties. This course covers what qualifies a home as “smart,” how to promote and position smart features to stand out in the market, and how to assess their actual value. You’ll also learn how to address security, ethical, and legal considerations when buying or selling smart homes, and develop a practical smart home toolkit for sale to serve today’s tech-savvy clients better.
Price TBD
*Varies by location

Self Paced

(8 credit hours)

Course Title:  

Power Up on Smart Home Technologies On-Demand
 

An online course that’s flexible and available on your schedule, designed to help real estate professionals confidently navigate the growing smart home market. You’ll learn what qualifies a property as a smart home, how to promote and market smart features to stand out, and how to assess their value for buyers and sellers. The course also covers critical security, ethical, and legal considerations, while guiding you in developing a smart home selling toolkit and transition checklist you can use in real-world transactions.
Non-Member $175.00 Designee $150.00

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Get Certified

Once you have completed all of the necessary course requirements you will earn the certificate noted above. You will receive a certificate of completion and access to the logos to be used in your marketing and advertising. Should you have any questions or if you encounter any issues or delays, please email CRSHelp@crs.com so that we can best assist.