"Joe Kennedy, the founder of The Accredited Seller Agency Council (www.selleragency.com) and the Accredited Seller Representative (ASR®) designation, was ahead of his time when he launched the first course on seller agency back in 2001 a few years after the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) acquired REBAC (Real Estate Buyer’s AGENT Council) and the ABR® (Accredited Buyer Representative®) designation,” said Stefan Swanepoel, Chairman and CEO of RealtyU®. “With the advance of buyer agency and the growing concerns over dual agency, training in seller agency now opens the opportunity for REALTORS® to sharpen their listing and marketing skills before working with home sellers,”

According to Kennedy, "merging with RealtyU®'s Seller Agency Council is a huge positive for the real estate industry and a logical evolution for the two Councils as it now unites the best Seller Agency designation with the nation's largest network of 200+ real estate training locations. Seller Agency is clearly a concept whose time has come and is rapidly evolving into one of the fastest growing educational needs among real estate agents. Through the hundreds of real estate instructors in the network of RealtyU® real estate schools, the ASR® designation will be offered in most cities across the country in 2006,” he concluded.

Agents desirous to getting ahead of the curve can secure a spot now by emailing Joe Kennedy at JoeKennedy@sellergaency.com. Details on the dates and locations of Seller Agency courses are also being posted on CourseDates.com, the largest repository for real estate course schedules in the country.