★ Preferred by top developers & boutique firms

Turn real estate into your professional edge

The Chartered Real Estate Professional® gives you cutting-edge knowledge in real estate development, law, valuation and financing — the credential leading developers, estate agents and boutique firms look for when they hire and promote.

Globally recognised (AAFM/GAFM) Compact · career-focused
The opportunity

Real estate is India's biggest asset — and biggest opportunity

Property is the largest holding for most Indian families and a core allocation for UHNW clients. Developers, agencies and wealth firms need advisors who truly understand real estate law, valuation and financing. CREP® makes you that advisor.

PreferredTop developers favour CREP® holders when hiring
UHNWAdvise high-value clients on property & portfolios
GlobalAAFM/GAFM recognition across 151+ countries
What is CREP®

Core real estate advisory skills

The Chartered Real Estate Professional® is a compact, career-focused program that builds estate management, advisory, sales and communication skills for the real estate sector.

You'll gain cutting-edge knowledge across real estate development, real estate law, valuation and financing — plus risk management and property analysis — so you can advise buyers, investors and UHNW clients with confidence.

Who it's for

Is CREP® right for you?

Real estate advisors, agents & sales professionals
Developers' & builders' executives, DSAs & home-loan agents
Wealth managers, research analysts & financial advisors
Anyone entering professional real estate advisory
Right fit?

Is the Chartered Real Estate Professional right for you?

This may be suitable if…

  • You advise on, or want to understand, real estate as an investment and wealth-planning asset
  • You are a real estate professional, wealth manager, property consultant or family-office professional
  • You want structured knowledge of property evaluation, real estate finance and documentation awareness

This may not be the right fit if…

  • You are seeking a brokerage licence or RERA registration — this is advisory knowledge, not a licence
  • You want only a basic property-buying guide
Compact
Career-focused
1 Exam
2 hours
10+2 · 18+
To enrol
Bachelor's
To certify
NSE
50% pass
Monthly
Exam windows
Curriculum

What you'll master

Indicative focus areas — request the brochure for the full syllabus.

1
Real Estate DevelopmentThe development lifecycle and project basics.
2
Real Estate LawProperty, estate and regulatory law (incl. RERA).
3
Real Estate ValuationValuing property and analysing returns.
4
Real Estate FinancingFunding structures, loans and investment.
5
Risk ManagementAssessing and managing property risk.
6
Advisory, Sales & CommunicationCore client-facing real estate skills.
Careers

Where CREP® can take you

Roles across real estate advisory, investment and wealth management.

Real Estate AdvisorInvestment AdvisorPortfolio StrategistWealth ManagerProperty ConsultantReal Estate Analyst
Global careers

Our alumni work at leading real-estate firms — globally

CREP® professionals build careers across the world's top real-estate advisory firms and India's largest developers.

CBREReal Estate AdvisoryJLLReal Estate AdvisoryKnight FrankReal Estate AdvisoryCushman & WakefieldReal Estate AdvisoryColliersReal Estate AdvisorySavillsReal Estate AdvisoryANAROCKProperty AdvisorySquare YardsPropTechDLFReal Estate DeveloperGodrej PropertiesReal Estate DeveloperLodhaReal Estate DeveloperPrestige GroupReal Estate DeveloperOberoi RealtyReal Estate DeveloperBrigade GroupReal Estate DeveloperSobhaReal Estate DeveloperHiranandaniReal Estate DeveloperEmbassy GroupCommercial Real EstateTata RealtyReal Estate DeveloperBrookfieldReal AssetsBlackstoneReal Assets

Representative employers of real-estate professionals. Company names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners; shown for identification only. AAFM India does not guarantee placement.

Worldwide

A global community across 150+ countries

AAFM-certified professionals practise in the world's major financial centres.

United StatesUnited StatesUnited KingdomUnited KingdomIndiaIndiaUnited Arab EmiratesUAESingaporeSingaporeHong KongHong KongCanadaCanadaAustraliaAustraliaSwitzerlandSwitzerlandGermanyGermanySaudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaQatarQatarKuwaitKuwaitMalaysiaMalaysiaChinaChinaSouth AfricaSouth Africa

Join 3,00,000+ AAFM-certified professionals worldwide

Stand out with developers, agencies and wealth firms. Talk to a counsellor — free, no obligation.

Questions

CREP® — frequently asked

The CREP® (Chartered Real Estate Professional) is a compact designation in real-estate advisory, law, valuation and financing. Offered by AAFM India under the AAFM/GAFM global standards, it builds core real-estate expertise for advisors, developers' executives and finance professionals — recognised in 151+ countries.

Real estate advisors, agents and sales professionals; developers' and builders' executives; DSAs and home-loan agents; and wealth managers, analysts and financial advisors who want real estate expertise.

No — it's a compact course that builds from fundamentals, so finance professionals and newcomers can specialise without a prior real estate background.

Minimum 10+2 and at least 18 years of age to enrol; a bachelor's degree is required at the time of certification. There is one two-hour examination (via NSE) with a 50% passing score, scheduled in monthly windows.

Fees vary by intake and any current offers. Request the brochure or speak to a counsellor for exact, up-to-date fees.

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