Short Sales and Foreclosure Certification

Knowing how to manage the complexity of the short sale or foreclosure process is a critical skill that can increase your access to listings. If you are a REALTOR®, earning your SFR® certification will increase your credibility, and give you access to a new client base of buyers and sellers dealing with distressed properties.

In this training you will learn how to help your clients maneuver the complexities of a short sale or potential foreclosure. This course covers Forbearances, Short Sales and the REO markets.

It is specifically designed to show how the real estate professional can serve as a resource to sellers and buyers in the brokerage of distressed properties. Real estate professionals play an invaluable role in helping homeowners and home buyers navigate these transactions. And, as a result, real estate professionals can help contribute to the real estate recovery in their market.

The SFR Certification is a lifetime career certification with no annual renewal fees.

Including these lifetime career benefits:

• Access to SFR logo
• A library of customizable marketing material
• Differentiation as SFR Certified on the realtor.com and nar.realtor websites
• Online networking with your SFR Certified peers
• This course is also an approved elective for the Accredited Buyer Representative NAR Designation

Additionally, R.E.E.S. will provide each REALTOR® with:

• Reiteration of the SFR certification process
• Recommendations for next steps
• Numerous additional handouts
• The ability to email R.E.E.S. with questions anytime in the future, as long as R.E.E.S. is still teaching this class

Taught by Professor Patricia de Santos who has been a real estate professional since 1979.
Ms. De Santos is also a Real Estate Professor and has been teaching real estate courses across the nation and at a local community college since 2008. During Ms. De Santos’ career she has earned
two Master’s Degrees and is a Certified Paralegal. This has provided Professor De Santos with the skills necessary to bring life and context to technical real estate material.

December 4, 2026

9:00 am – 4:00 pm (No lunch break)

Online

 $140.99 with promo code Washington + a one-time NAR application fee of $179 (paid directly to NAR)

Patricia De Santos, Real Estate Professor, R.E.E.S

Register HERE!

*The completion of the SFR Certification is directed by NAR.
**You do not have to be a member of NAR to take this training, but NAR can only certify NAR members.
***There is no CE credit provided for this training.