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What is ICREA?
ICREA is an alliance of national real estate associations around in the world representing more than 2 million real estate professionals worldwide, and $25 trillion of GDP. It is the only organization of its kind. The organization has dedicated itself to the international promotion of its members’ businesses and has had great success in building a partnership that is improving in the way we transact business across national borders. ICREA members include national real estate associations in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Ireland, India, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Ukraine, United Kingdom, and the United States.
Value to National Associations:
- Supports national real estate initiatives, including strengthening of the national brand
- Provides information and guidance on responding to global market issues
- Positively differentiates national association members from non-association members
Value to Brokers:
- Tools for participating in cross-border transactions
- Highlights specialty properties
- Links to global real estate information
- Industry news
- Access to international properties and professionals from around the world
Value to Consumers:
- One-stop shopping for specialty and distinctive properties
- Search feature for ―Find a Professional‖
- Confidence in dealing with a member of a professional association who abides by a code of ethics
- Information to help understand foreign markets and industry practices
ICREA’s Purpose and Objectives
Investment in foreign real estate accounts for a significant and growing portion of the global economy.
ICREA was formed to help brokers cross those international borders along with the buyers and sellers, and also to stay in the middle of international real estate transactions to better serve their clients. ICREA helps brokers do business easily and profitably in a growing international marketplace.
ICREA Web Site:
The ICREA Web Site, www.WorldProperties.com, provides information and resources for its members and consumers, and links to 3 million properties listings (residential, commercial and new developments) from around the world—the largest international property site in the world.
ICREA’s Distinctive Property Advertisement feature at www.WorldProperties.com allows ICREA-affiliated brokers to prominently market high-end and distinctive properties, targeting an international audience. The Global New Homes Resort portal features high quality new development/resort properties holiday, retirement and/or investment use.
Web site visitors can find general information about the real estate industry in the participating countries and easy and direct access to more detailed information at the national association sites.
Specific site features include:
- Links to ―find a property‖ and ―find a professional‖ via ICREA member country Web sites
- A distinctive property ads feature for marketing unique/specialty properties; translated into English, Spanish, French, Portuguese and Italian
- A Global New Homes Resort portal where consumers and explore new development properties and amenities and brokers can register prospective buyers in order to receive a referral fee when the buyer purchases any one of the high quality resort properties featured by reputable brokers
- Transnational referral business tools, including training/certification for brokers and agents
- Searchable member constituent information, including language and business specialties
- Links to industry news articles and news abstracts
- ICREA organizational documents and governing protocols
- Calendar of national industry events and educational offerings
- Detailed business practice information, including information on foreign ownership rules and broker remuneration
- National codes of ethics
