Welcome to the Bay Area Professionals in Relocation Management
Services Directory
The following information and list of BAPRM members providing those services follows to assist you in locating the services you seek.
Relocation Appraisers provide a very specialized service to assess the value of property from a relocation point of view. It is important that a Relocation Appraiser is skilled at forecasting an estimated value based on what it would take to sell the home in a specified time frame--often 120 days.
Relocation consultants offer assistance in a variety of areas. Those listed in this section are only consulting firms. Individual industries also offer assistance as part of their services.
More and more companies are covering the costs of Cultural Adaptation to help their employees fully understand the business environment in which they are expected to perform. Experience has shown that an up front investment plays a significant role in the success of an international assignment.
Destination Services are typically provided to employees being assigned to a country where they may need additional assistance to get settled quickly. Services range from helping an individual secure housing and negotiating leases to setting up bank accounts or arranging for transportation needs.
Furniture Rental companies furnish apartmens for international assignees and those on temporary assignment. In recent years, some of the larger furniture rental companies also assist assignees and transferees in locating temporary housing.
Immigration, work visas, employment contracts are the primary areas of service from immigration firms that specialize in business immigration needs.
Language Training is essential for assignees to succeed in most foreign countries. Services range from one-on-one personalized programs to group sessions or online support.
Many of the larger financial institutions provide specialized products and services for relocating employees. In most cases, Mortgage Services negotiated through a relocation management company or directly through the employee's company can provide opportunities for direct billing, discounted fees and other services to support the relocating transferee.
Moving and storing Household Good is one of the most basic relocation benefits provided to transferees and assignees.
Real Estate Companies actively specializing in the relocation industry typically have a relocation director to aid in training and managing their agents. Most of these specialists obtain the designation of Certified Relocation Professional (CRP) from the Worldwide ERC.
Relocation Management Companies provide full outsourcing options to manage your global mobility program and all or as many of the service providers as you wish. Services typically includes counseling and administration of all relocation and assignee policy benefits, coordination of service orders so your employee has one primary contact, expense tracking/reporting, analysis, recommendations and other many other services.
Rental Assistance is often required in larger cities. This will help the employee find a safe neighborhood and help them get settled much quicker.
Tax and Accounting Firms play a very important role in international assignments, as each country has its own requirements, tax treaties, etc. Helping the assignee understand the full financial implications of their tax situation is critical to making a good decision and planning for success.
Many companies specialize in providing fully furnished Temporary Housing for transferees and assignees.
Title Insurance companies are in the business of reviewing titles, ensuring that clear title passes from one owner to the next and in many cases, arranging the closing of the transaction.
