Alvin McCathen, Gwen Moore and Lanee Scott recently received the nationally recognized Graduate REALTOR® Institute (GRI) designation.

The Graduate REALTOR® Institute is a natinoal continuing education program offered by the Texas Association of REALTORS® (TAR).  Graduates have completed three 30-hour courses of instruction in specialized subjects, such as legal issues, finance, marketing, real estate investments, professional standards and technology tools.  Less than 10 percent of TAR's 90,000 members have earned their GRI designation.

The GRI designation is a mark of excellence that signifies the graduate is a cut above other real estate practitioners.  It represents the knowledge and professinoalism needed to perform successfully in today's complex real estate field.