How To Join the CIPS Network

The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®’ Certified International Property Specialist Network (CIPS Network) provides education, information, business generating services and networking events for real estate professionals who aim to profit in the global market. By joining the network, you join over 2,000 REALTORS® who have earned their CIPS designation and hundreds more who are working to achieve a prestigious designation that is well known in more than 50 countries.

Below are membership category descriptions and downloadable files for U.S. and non-U.S. membership applications. Association Executives interested in joining the CIPS Network should visit the Association Executives page.

Eligibility Requirements and Membership Categories

U.S. REALTORS®

U.S. members must be a REALTOR®, a member in good standing of NAR, and complete the CIPS “International Real Estate for Local Markets” course. Those who complete the course are then eligible to apply to become a CIPS candidate and to receive benefits of membership in the CIPS Network. U.S. members who have completed “International Real Estate for Local Markets” can join the network by filling out the application form attached and paying annual dues of $220 Now $110 through December 31, 2009.

NAR International


After completion of all five CIPS courses and approval of a designation application, CIPS designees maintain the right to use the designation upon payment of an annual fee of $220 Now $110 and the one-time application fee of $225 NOW $110 through December 31, 2009.

Download U.S. Practitioner Application (23K PDF file) >>


Non-U.S. Members

If you reside outside the US, you are eligible to join the CIPS Network for an annual fee of $150. (Non-US. designees pay $195 annually.) There are no education requirements at this time. Members of NAR Cooperating Associations and others residing permanently outside the US can apply for membership using the application form attached.

After completion of all five CIPS courses and approval of a designation application, CIPS designees maintain the right to use the designation upon payment of an annual fee of $220 Now $110 and the one-time application fee of $225 NOW $110 through December 31, 2009.

Download Application for Practitioners Residing Outside the U.S. (22K PDF file) >>


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