Hometown REALTOR EARNS GRI TITLE

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An Ohio REALTor was recently awarded the Graduate REALTOR Institute (GRI) designation.

The Cleveland Area Board Of REALTors member who completed the curriculum required to achieve the highly acclaimed designation is Michael A. Pallendino of Columbia Station. He joins other top producers in the residential real estate industry who hold the designation across the nation.

Mike earned the "Graduate REALTor Institute" (GRI) designation by attending a specific, intensive series of a minimum of 90 hours of classroom instruction, covering a variety of subjects including: contract law, professional standards, sales and marketing, finance, and risk reduction.

In addition, they have learned the fundamentals of brokerage and other areas of real estate specialization. With this designation and through increased awareness of current topics important to the real estate professional, such as legal issues, these REALTORS can better serve prospective clients and customers.

The REALTOR Institute is designed to educate practitioners about local, state and national real estate practices that affect them, their clients and customers. The Institute is taught by leading real estate professionals from around the country.

The GRI designation sets the individuals who have attained it apart from other practitioners because it indicates to the public that the individual has obtained a professional educational foundation on which to base the services they provide and that they are a member of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS.

Mike is a twenty-three year resident of Columbia Station and is active in community and real estate activities. Mike supports local organizations, is a Hot Stove baseball coach, and is a member of the Columbia Township Comprehensive Plan Committee and Columbia Chamber of Commerce.

Besides being a member of national, state and local REALTORS groups, Mike is a member of the CABOR Governmental Affairs Committee.

Mike is with the Strongsville office of Realty One Real Living. Visit Mike at his web site www.pallendino.com or call him at (440) 669-3281.