CLHMS™ Designation
The Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist designation (CLHMS™) is the highest-earning designation in real estate. Prove your excellence, experience, and expertise by showcasing this designation across your platforms while leveraging The Institute’s powerful SEO.
Unlike other luxury certifications where the only requirement is training, agents with the CLHMS™ real estate designation have proven expertise in the upper tier. Through a simple application process, agents submit documentation of their closed luxury transactions.
Are you ready to win more high-end real estate listings by leveraging this designation? All you need is three (3) closed residential transactions in the top 10% of your local market area, closed within 24 months of your application.
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Frequently Asked Questions
There is no application fee!
CLHMS™ Designees are required to maintain their Institute Membership, which includes over $7,000 in membership tools and benefits. The annual renewal fee for Institute Membership is $295.
You need three closed residential transactions in the top 10% of your local market that have closed within the last 24 months prior to submitting your application. You can use the threshold lookup tool above to see if your transactions qualify.
Properties must be closed transactions and single-family residential.
The following properties do not qualify towards your CLHMS™ application requirements:
- Multi-family properties
- Unimproved land/lots
- Multiple lots
- Commercial properties
You can be the seller’s agent, the buyer’s agent, or a co-agent!
If you worked both sides of the transaction, it only counts as one transaction on your application.