Berndsen and Berndsen Realty, West Palm Beach
About Us
Wim Berndsen
Wim Berndsen started Berndsen & Berndsen Realty last year after cutting his teeth in the real estate for several different firms. Wim is skilled in Real Estate Transactions (Buying and Selling), Property Management and Investment Properties.
Throughout his experience, Wim has worked with a wide range of clients, all with unique needs and tastes. His extensive knowledge of the local real estate market is matched by his commitment to helping his clients realize their dreams, throughout the buying and selling process.
Wim Berndsen never stopped learning about the real estate, he earned several designations and certifications:
- Graduate Realtor Institute (GRI)
- Pricing Strategy Adviser (PSA)
- At Home With Diversity AHWD)
- Certified Financial Specialist (CFS)
- Certified International Property Specialist (CIPS)
- Resort and Second Home Property Specialist (RSPS)
- Short Sales and Foreclosure Resource (SFR).
With almost 20,000 Realtors and real estate agents in Florida, and thousands in Palm Beach County, it is not easy deciding who to trust when selling or buying a home.
We, at Berndsen & Berndsen Realty, will set and negotiate the best price for your property and help you thoroughly understand the local real estate market.
We will quickly respond to your needs, help you find listings in and around West Palm Beach before everyone knows about them, mind every detail, and earn your respect for life.
Whether you are selling or buying, we will help you finding the buyer for your current property or find the property you are looking for.
My Designations
Graduate Realtor Institute
The Graduate, REALTOR® Institute (GRI) symbol is the mark of a real estate professional who has made the commitment to provide a high level of professional services by securing a strong educational foundation.
Buying property is a complex and stressful task. In fact, it's often the biggest single investment you will make in your lifetime. At the same time, real estate transactions have become increasingly complicated.
New technology, laws, procedures and the increasing sophistication of buyers and sellers requires real estate practitioners to perform at an ever-increasing level of professionalism.
GRI designees:
- Have pursued a course of study that represents the minimum common body of knowledge for progressive real estate professionals.
- Have developed a solid foundation of knowledge and skills to navigate the current real estate climate—no matter what its condition.
- Are recognized nationally.
- Act with professionalism and are committed to serving their clients and customers with the highest ethical standards.
At Home with Diversity
A ground-breaking professional education initiative designed to provide America's real estate professionals with training and tools to expand their business as well as home ownership opportunities for more Americans. AHWD certification relays to the public that those certified have been professionally trained in and are sensitive to a wide range of cultural issues inviting a wider volume of business from a greater variety of cultures.
The At Home With Diversity® Certification is part of a comprehensive cultural diversity outreach program that ensures real estate companies diversify their workplaces and improve the industry's ability to serve culturally diverse consumers. NAR and HUD undertook a joint effort in 1998 to certify real estate professionals who are trained regarding cultural diversity and outreach and have made a commitment to a set of diversity principles.
The training, built on the letter and spirit of the Fair Housing Act, provides Realtors the necessary tools to build diversity into their practice to best serve a dynamic and growing market.
Certified Financing Specialist
Real Estate Professionals with the C.F.S. designation have completed extra studies in the field of real estate financing, have successfully passed the specialist exam in this field of specialization, and are recognized for their expertise in the latest trends in home and property financing.
Certified Financing Specialist
Real estate buyers or sellers from other parts of the world rely on the real estate professional’s guidance and market knowledge to make decisions. When distance, language, and culture figure into the transaction, the real estate professional’s guidance gains even more importance.
Conducting foreign transactions requires a real estate professional with a unique knowledge base and skill set. Knowledge of foreign markets, the metric system of measurement, varying tax laws, visa regulations, currency fluctuations from offer to closing, value concepts and compiling property data for decision making are all key pieces of an international transaction.
The CIPS Designated REALTORS® are educated in:
- How customary real estate practices are needed to be modified when working with international clients or properties. For that reason, it is important for international professionals to be familiar with the skills needed.
- The tools and concepts to serve clients and customers in the global real estate market. They know how to research markets, convert metric measures, monitor currency trends, alert clients to tax and visa matters, and how to follow a process for compiling transaction information.
Resort and Second Home Property Specialist
RSPS certification is offered by NAR (National Association of Realtors®) for resort and second-home professionals around the world.
REALTORS® who facilitate the buying, selling, or management of properties for investment, development, retirement, or second homes in a resort, recreational and/or vacation destination are involved in this market niche.
The Nar Resort and Second-Home Property Specialist(RSPS) Certification enables REALTORS® in resort and second-home markets around the world to distinguish themselves among both their peers and consumers. It communicates to consumers that RSPS Certification holders have the specialized skills and knowledge needed to help them make informed decisions about buying and selling resort and second-home properties. RSPS Certification is the official resort and second-home certification of the NAR family and is researcable in the National REALTORS® Database System (NRDS).
Short Sales and Foreclosure Resource
For many real estate professionals, short sales and foreclosures are the new "traditional" real estate transaction.
Knowing how to help sellers maneuver the complexities of short sales as well as help buyers pursue short sale and foreclosure opportunities are not merely good skills to have in today's market — they are critical.
And while short sales and foreclosures are not for the faint of heart, agents with the proper tools and training can use these specialty areas to build their business for the long term. REALTORS® with the SFR® certification can be a trusted resource for short sales and foreclosures. Their ability to close short sales and foreclosures depends in part on their confidence in seeing these transactions through.
Begin building your confidence today about short sales or foreclosures, make your start with an SFR® REALTOR®.
Excelling in Association Leadership
The REALTORS® Excelling in Association Leadership Course teaches the REALTORS® the basics of REALTOR® association volunteer leadership, and is a comprehensive tool for training potential leadership.
It covers the following areas:
- Real Estate Issues and Trends
- Enhancing Leadership Skills
- Meeting Management
- Governing Documents and Policies
- Legal and Regulatory Activities
- Visioning, Planning and Budgeting