Indiana Real Estate Managing Broker Total Access Continuing Education Library

Learn the Difference Between Buyer and Seller Representation and How to Represent Both

Relationships and representation are a key part of the real estate industry. This online video course looks closely at buyer and seller representation to help you more clearly define these relationships, roles, and duties. Topics discussed include evolution of agency representation, current legal issues, types of agency, exclusive vs. nonexclusive contracts, negotiating for each side, and Fair Housing concerns to keep in mind. You will leave the course better prepared to represent both buyers and sellers.

Identify, Evaluate, and Manage Risk Across Your Indiana Real Estate Business

This CE course helps real estate professionals understand how to identify, evaluate, and manage risk across every area of your business. You will learn key techniques such as how to avoid, control, transfer, or retain risk, and how to develop a strong risk management culture within your organization. The course covers practical topics like seller disclosures, environmental hazards, proper documentation, insurance coverage, and the use of contract clauses that shift liability. Gain the tools you need to reduce costly legal issues, protect your clients and businesses, and meet legal and ethical standards. This IN course is a smart investment for anyone looking to strengthen their professional credibility and protect their long-term success in real estate.

Learn Why Land Development Is an Essential Part of the Indiana Real Estate Industry

As an Indiana real estate licensee, you're an expert in connecting people with property, but have you considered a bigger role in the journey of land itself? Land development might sound like a world of its own, but it's a world where your skills and expertise are essential. In this IN continuing education course, you'll learn how to identify land development opportunities and act as a guide for your clients, helping them navigate their options and avoid costly mistakes. This online video course was recorded in a unique style that makes it feel more like a documentary than a course, making it an engaging way to elevate your expertise and serve your clients in the best way possible.

From Farmland to Innovative Living—Discover What’s Trending in Indiana Real Estate

Real estate is a transformative field and always has been. Join us on a journey through history to understand the societal and environmental changes that agriculture and construction development have undergone and where they lead us to in housing today. You’ll take a look at the evolution of agriculture and modern-day agricultural trends, sustainable construction trends including passive and net-zero design, and alternative living spaces such as microliving. Stay in tune with the newest trends and find out where real estate development and construction are headed for the future.

IMPORTANT: This course must be completed by 11:59 pm CT on December 31, 2027 in order to obtain the continuing education credit.

Inform Yourself on Real Estate Ethics to Fulfill Your Ethics Training Requirement

Based on Everyday Ethics in Real Estate, this Indiana course presents the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) Code of Ethics and information on making ethical decisions in a 4-hour format that can be used to fulfill NAR’s real estate ethics training requirement. Through an in-depth discussion of the Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice, you will be able to understand the responsibilities and duties required of REALTORS® and how the code can be used as a guide to proper conduct for all real estate practitioners. It includes case studies and interpretations based on actual situations of alleged unethical conduct.

Key Points:

• This course satisfies NAR’s ethics requirements; completion must be provided to a board or association of REALTORS®.
• You will examine the common ethical issues you may encounter in your real estate career.
• To test your understanding of real estate ethics, you will be presented with the facts in the study and then asked to decide what the ethical outcome should be.
• Select case studies in the course have been animated to make the content interesting and memorable.

This course was designed to meet the Code of Ethics training requirement for members of the National Association of REALTORS®. You must confirm that your local board or association of REALTORS® will accept this course, and you must provide proof of course completion to the board or association.

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Complete Your NAR Fair Housing Training & Establish Smart Business Practices That Comply with Fair Housing Laws in Indiana

Today’s real estate practitioner must establish business practices that comply with fair housing laws and offer equal professional service to all. Consistency, objectivity, and documentation are critical in accomplishing this objective. This 4-hour IN course includes the topics pertinent to fair housing in today's real estate world, including the law, property management, advertising, and diversity and unconscious bias.

This course was designed to meet the fair housing training requirement for members of the National Association of REALTORS®. You must confirm that your local board or association of REALTORS® will accept this course, and you must provide proof of course completion to the board or association. A document containing justification for how our course meets NAR requirements is included on the student dashboard.

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Why Do Perfectly Good Houses Sometimes Go Bad?

This online video course features 6 hours of studio and on-site video learning objectives to help you understand the reasons housing systems may fail and how to prevent issues. We will take you on a building physics adventure, explaining in easy-to-understand terms how houses work and why perfectly good houses sometimes go bad. You will learn the critical role new construction materials play in reduced building tolerances and why that creates huge problems. Helpful tips will enable you to communicate more intelligently and effectively with increasingly sophisticated homeowners. No more dealing with individualized parts of the house—this course provides the whole picture.

Key Points:

• Learn the role of construction materials in reduced building tolerances
• Understand the whole picture of how houses work
• Watch video lectures and take quick quiz questions after each video as well as unit exams
• Follow along with a downloadable workbook during the video lectures
• Learn how to communicate more effectively with clients regarding the condition of a home

Commercial and Investment Real Estate Basics That Every Indiana Agent Should Know

Get a solid foundation for individuals interested in exploring the world of commercial real estate investment. Whether you're a seasoned residential IN managing broker in looking to expand your expertise or a newcomer intrigued by the potential of commercial properties, this popular course will equip you with the essential knowledge and skills to navigate this dynamic market.

In this course, you will go beyond simply identifying different commercial property types (office, retail, industrial, multifamily); you'll learn how to evaluate their unique characteristics, assess their potential for income generation, and understand the factors that influence their value. You’ll develop a strong understanding of commercial real estate finance, including lease structures, rent calculations, and investment valuation methods, and learn how to analyze cash flows, project returns, and assess the profitability of potential investments. Plus, gain insights into the tax implications of commercial real estate ownership, including depreciation, capital gains, and other relevant tax considerations, and understand how these factors can impact investment returns and long-term financial planning.

By the end of this Indiana real estate course, you'll be well-prepared to navigate the complexities of commercial real estate, analyze investment opportunities, and make informed decisions in this exciting and potentially rewarding field.

Protect Your Client and Safeguard Your Real Estate Business and Career

Can you name three of the top ten legal issues real estate professionals face today? This course enlightens you to all top ten issues, plus helps you navigate through the murky waters that can prevail when a clear understanding of real estate laws, statutes, and rulings is loosely or vaguely interpreted.

This course illuminates the issues that create problems in real estate transactions. You will learn to identify what constitutes negligence, and when it is the "F-word”, fraud. You'll sharpen your understanding of what happens when a client makes a Breach of Contract claim, and how to avoid misleading statements that can have disastrous ramifications for you, your client, and your business. Your expert instructor will lead you through case studies to identify critical issues, determine what happened, how a situation could have been handled appropriately, and how to
resolve legally and within the scope of the law. This engaging course will prepare you for real-life real estate in today's world, and help you avoid risky and costly business.

Key Points:

• Downloadable workbook PDFfollows the video lecture
• Teaches common legal issues for licensees and how to avoid them
• Discussion video segments with two subject-matter experts discussing real-life situations to bring the content alive and reinforce learning objectives
• Real-life case studies for easy application of concepts

Ever Wonder What the Difference Is Between Mediation, Litigation, and Arbitration, and When Each Is Best Suited for the Situation?

Learn the features, advantages, benefits, and limitations of each of these three dispute resolution types to help you educate your clients concerning their choices at critical and often tense decision-making junctures. Each of the three dispute resolution types is examined and explained in simple yet comprehensive terms to enable your understanding and increase your confidence. Explore the difference between binding and non-binding arbitration, the defining elements and consequences of both, as well as the potential for an arbitration appeal. Real-life situations illustrate each dispute resolution option to help you gain relevant and applicable knowledge to use in future situations, limit your chances of being sued, and prepare you for the real estate world of today.

Key Points:

• Reduce your liability and better serve your clients by understanding each of the types of dispute resolution
• Understand your specific role in each type of resolution and when to defer to others
• Quick quiz questions following each video help gauge your understanding and retention of the content
• Downloadable workbook PDFallows you to follow along with the video lecture

A High-Level View of the Fastest-Growing Segment in Real Estate Today

Real estate property management is the fastest-growing segment of today’s real estate marketplace, as more and more people are displaced from their homes through foreclosure and need to find shelter in a rental. In this introductory course, you will receive a comprehensive overview of what major duties and responsibilities are assigned to a property manager, explore the economics of the rental business, and learn the biggest risks and liabilities associated with managing rental properties.

Learn How to Navigate the Ins and Outs of RESPA in Indiana

RESPA—the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act—applies to loans associated with federally related mortgage loans and was created to help home purchasers make informed decisions about their real estate transactions, as well as prohibit unlawful practices by real estate settlement providers. This online IN real estate course guides you through the requirements of the law, so you can avoid running afoul of it. Learn why the RESPA real estate law was created, who it impacts, the implications of violating the law, and examples to help you avoid the behavior that leads to fines, censure, loss of license, and/or imprisonment.

Key Points:

• Engaging video presented by knowledgeable real estate professionals
• Understand the ins and outs of the RESPA real estate law in Indiana
• Get examples of behavior that constitute RESPA violations

Use the Knowledge Gained from Client Horror Stories to Implement Best Practices and Provide a Positive Client Experience

As humans, we are bound to make mistakes, and each mistake is an opportunity to learn. In this online real estate course, you will learn about mistakes other licensees have made so that you can avoid making the same mistakes and negatively impact your clients. This IN real estate agent course explains the impact of negative client experiences, licensees’ fiduciary duties, and representation relationships. It also covers 11 different real-world examples of mistakes made by real estate licensees, the legal and ethical issues present, and the best practices for each scenario.

Key Points:

• Understand the impact of negative client experiences and how to remedy them.
• Learn the best practices for providing a positive client experience.

Sharpen Up Your Financing Skills Today

In a changing financial landscape with new real estate reporting requirements, Real Estate Finance Today offers an invaluable resource for Indiana real estate professionals practicing in several different fields. From new developments in collateralized mortgage obligations, to flood insurance requirements, to TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosures, this real estate course takes the pulse of the current financial environment and explains it with clear language and advanced educational concepts. Key terms, case studies, unit quizzes, and financial appendices make this the best resource for staying up-to-speed in today’s fast-moving real estate economy. Learn finance in an easy and digestible way with this course!

Learn About This Growing Real Estate Trend

Explore many untapped property opportunities for you and your buyers and sellers, and the enormous impact of successful repurposing projects on your neighborhoods and communities. This course will help you master concepts necessary to develop and act as an agent in repurposing housing and commercial space. You will discover new ideas, programs, and opportunities that apply throughout the country, whether in urban, suburban, or rural areas, and for projects big and small. In addition to providing resources for further research, this course gives you strategies for bringing the right people together to make these projects possible and for obtaining community support that will result in successful projects that benefit all.

Key Points:

• Understand the value of properties that others view as undesirable
• Review challenges, restrictions, and opportunities in various real estate markets
• Learn strategies to bring key people together to make these projects possible

Learn How to Overcome One of the Biggest Home-Buying Hurdles

How can you help more people realize the dream of owning a home? By solving the down payment dilemma. In this course, you will explore the concepts and innovative programs that make that dream come true. This course explores how to crowdfund a down payment, how to qualify for state and federal low down payment programs, as well as how to find and reach customers—whether millennials with high student loan debt or newlyweds looking to improve their credit scores—who need down payment assistance.

Key Benefits:

• Understand the needs of consumers young and old and how to navigate the needs and wants of millennials and baby boomers
• Learn about federal and state programs that offer downpayment assistance
• Discover how to use crowdfunding to earn downpayment funding
• Analyze the home search process and categories of consumers in the market

Discover the Most Valuable Improvements Homeowners Can Make to Increase the Value of Their Homes

Presented in an entertaining and informative countdown format, this online video course employs the latest national data to calculate the 20 home upgrades that provide the greatest return on investment. Including internal improvements like kitchen remodels and outdoor improvements such as deck additions, this course explores the home improvement process from all angles to reach some surprising conclusions about cost and value. This course will help you advise your clients on how to make wise choices that positively impact the resale value of their homes.

Key Points:

• Learn how to add value to a home and increase revenue
• Explore which improvements your clients should complete before listing a property
• Increase your commission by helping your clients to add value

What You Don't Know Can Hurt You…and Your Customers Too

This real estate course examines unconscious biases and helps you to address them in your life and your real estate practice. Eliminating both conscious and unconscious bias is not only the right thing to do for your clients and customers, but it also can open a new world of opportunity. In this video course for Indiana real estate managing brokers, you will look at how you can create a bias-proof process that will lead to numerous benefits.

Key Points:

• Address key areas such as buyer consultation, seller consultation, listing appointments, open house leads, and internet inquiries.
• Gain awareness in areas you didn't know were problematic.
• Address unconscious bias at various points of the transaction with buyers and sellers.
• A workbook is included as an electronic resource.

Expand Your Knowledge and Understanding of Tax-Free Exchanges in Indiana

This IN continuing education real estate course explores the history, evolution, rules, and forms of the strategy used to defer tax liability until a later date. Loaded with real-life examples and calculations, this online course allows you to learn the vocabulary and application of tax-free exchanges so that you are better able to answer client questions. A recent review of content ensures you will receive the most up-to-date materials.

Key Points:

• Case studies for review of important concepts in a real-world scenario
• Unit exams to test your knowledge

Dive into Fair Housing History Like Never Before

In this dynamic real estate course for Indiana managing brokers, students will go beyond the surface and examine systemic biases that have historically influenced housing practices. Through engaging lectures, immersive real-life stories, and discussions, students will uncover the roots of housing discrimination and dissect the historical evolution of Fair Housing. Prepare to be enthralled as the lecturer unravels the complexities of redlining, steering, and other discriminatory practices that have affected marginalized communities. Gain valuable insights into the challenges faced by historically disadvantaged groups and learn what real estate professionals can do to fight for housing equality.

Key Points:

• This real estate course offers a unique, brand-new approach to Fair Housing, unlike traditional Fair Housing courses.
• Captivates audiences with real-life stories in video lectures.
• Includes interactive practice activities to test on Fair Housing topics.