To earn and maintain the CIPS designation, you must pay designation renewals to the National Association of REALTORS® each year. If your renewals are not paid each year, your use of the CIPS designation will be terminated, you will be removed from the network directory, you will no longer be able to use the CIPS logo and name on marketing materials, and all other renewals will be revoked.
Inactive for fewer than 5 years
If you earned the CIPS Designation and you have been inactive for a period of 1-4 years, you must:
- Pay the current quarter’s annual renewals
- Pay a $50 reactivation fee
To renew your designation today, follow these steps:
- Access the secure online payment site
- Log in and navigate to "My Orders" in order to pay
Questions about reactivation? Contact cips@nar.realtor.
Inactive for 5+ years
CIPS policy requires reactivation within five years of the inactive date. If you have been inactive for more than five years, you must take two additional courses before you may reactivate.
If you earned the CIPS Designation and you have not paid renewals in over five years you must:
- Retake the CIPS core course Global Real Estate: Transaction Tools.
- Take one of the following CIPS courses. Please note that AHWD™, RSPS™, and PSA™ elective substitution courses do not count for the reactivation requirements.
- Europe and International Real Estate
- Asia/Pacific and International Real Estate
- The Americas and International Real Estate
- Africa and International Real Estate
- Resubmit the CIPS designation application along with appropriate renewals and application fee.
- Remain active by paying your CIPS renewals every year.
Once you complete the courses and submit the application, we will add the order to your account for you to pay the appropriate fees to reinstate. Please contact us at cips@nar.realtor once your courses are complete.
How to Find CIPS Courses
- Courses with instructor (live virtual or in a classroom): crd.realtor
- Online (self-paced): learning.realtor