Professional Development and Education

Get smarter. Earn more $. Become a better REALTOR®. 

REALTORS® with professional designations can earn up to three times more money than those who don’t. TREEF helps you earn professional designations! 

TREEF is the Tennessee Real Estate Educational Foundation (TREEF) was established in 1968 under Tennessee REALTORS® President Bob Freeman, and was officially charted as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, tax-exempt educational foundation in 1973.

TREEF’s purposes are educational, literary, scientific, and charitable with the following objectives:

    • To encourage students who wish to see graduate education in real estate with a view to entering the teaching profession.
    • To encourage and promote courses in real estate at the community / junior-college level.
    • To provide scholarship awards or financial assistance to qualified graduating high school students specializing in allied subjects at the graduate, university or junior-college level.
    • To encourage educational programs and seminars that advance the theories and concepts of real estate for those already engaged in the industry.
TREEF Brochure 2025

An overview of our services.

Education Calendar

Find the classes you need.

TREEF Educator of the Year

Application and Past Recipients

Online Learning

CE options beyond the classroom.

Earn your GRI

Accelerate your success.

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Earn your Master GRI

Take your GRI to the next level.

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The Manual of
Tennessee Real Estate

Hot tips and info to ace your licensing.

TREEF Scholarship

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CE Events for You

Our big spring and fall meetings.

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Catalog, Handouts, & Resources

Catalog, books, brochures, and more.

TREEF Instructors

Listing of current course instructors.

Instructor-Development Workshop (IDW)

Current TREEF Instructors

Train the Trainer

New TREEF Instructors

Instructor Resources

Just for our course instructors.