What Is ICREA?

The Distinctive Properties Advertising service is currently available to ICREA-affiliated brokers at no cost as a benefit of their national association membership and its affiliation with ICREA.

•Transnational Referral System

To promote cooperation in and coordination of cross-border real estate transactions, most ICREA member associations have signed an international protocol for referring clients to participating members worldwide. The referral agreement, including a dispute resolution forum, may be accessed electronically on www.worldproperties.com, by any member of an ICREA-member association.ICREA-affiliated brokers/agents can now become Transnational Referral Certified (TRC), through an online, self-guided training course. TRC brokers/agents are listed is a directory, allowing all ICREA-affiliated professionals to identify a broker/agent who is skilled in the practice of transnational referrals.

Two Key Sites Services Include:

•Distinctive Properties Advertising Service www.worldproperties.com offers all ICREA constituent members the ability to promote their specialty properties to a more targeted audience. This feature augments the current “Find a Property” feature which links to 3 million properties worldwide through links to the national association sites. Properties best suited for this service include homes, condos, rentals, such as beach or ski houses, luxury residential and more. This service is an important marketing tool with clients, allowing ICREA brokers to differentiate themselves in the local market. The collective Web traffic of the ICREA national association members represents a total of 8 million potential buyers and sellers being directed to the site.