CRD Awards

The Center for REALTOR® Development presents four prestigious awards to outstanding designees each year.

ABR® Hall of Fame

The ABR® Hall of Fame recognizes and celebrates the achievements of Accredited Buyer’s Representative (ABR®) designees who have demonstrated outstanding service, skill, and professionalism in serving the needs of buyers.

Award recipients should exemplify the following:

    • A proven commitment to the advancement of buyer representation and its practice.
    • Exceptional buyer representation skills based on training, competency, and experience.
    • Active participation in ABR® designation activities, other professional associations, and community organizations.
    • Nominees must be current ABR® designees and members of NAR in good standing.

CIPS Excellence Award

The CIPS Excellence Award is an opportunity to recognize the distinguished service, engagement, and professionalism a CIPS designee has demonstrated while serving clients with international needs and enhancing the global professionalism of others.

Award recipients should exemplify the following:

    • Exceptional global knowledge, engagement, and representation skills based on training, competency, and experience.
    • Demonstrate that they are a trusted source of knowledge and have experience in providing services for global clients.
    • Active participation in CIPS designation activities, global councils or forums, other globally focused professional associations, and international organizations.
    • Nominees must be current CIPS designees and members of NAR in good standing.

EverGreen Award

Throughout the country, sustainable building design and green building practices are fast becoming the norm. Agents who embrace and understand this major industry shift have equipped themselves with the skill set and networks to actively engage professionals and consumers with green services. A Green designee is selected each year by an independent panel to receive the EverGreen Award.

Award recipients should exemplify the following:

    • Dedication to green lifestyle and work-style
    • Green industry skills based on training, competency, and experience
    • Commitment to the advancement of the green building industry and its practice
    • Creative implementation of green events, practices, or habits in the office or community
    • Active participation in the Green designation community, other professional associations, and in community organizations
    • Nominees must be current Green designees and members of NAR in good standing.

SRES® Outstanding Service Award

An exceptional SRES® designee is selected each year by an independent panel and awarded the SRES® Outstanding Service Award. This distinguished service award not only has social relevance, but gives SRES® designees the opportunity to showcase their community involvement and accomplishments, going beyond traditional self-marketing and educating consumers through positive press on the value of using an SRES®. 

Award recipients should exemplify the following:

    • Show extraordinary performance in their respective senior communities
    • Be outstanding leaders in the real estate community serving seniors, and be a driving force for change and efforts to better serve seniors.
    • Make a visible difference to either a specific group of seniors or show how real estate needs are met in their local community or nationally.
    • Active participation in the SRES® designation community, other professional associations, and in community organizations.
    • Nominees must be current SRES® designees and members of NAR in good standing.

Award Recipients Will Receive:

    • Presentation of their personalized award and pin at NAR NXT, the REALTOR® Experience
    • Peer recognition
    • Inclusion in an article in their designation’s newsletter
    • Recognition on crd.realtor
    • Consideration for relevant association or media requests

Award nominations are due by August 31, 2025.