Pennsylvania Real Estate Salesperson Total Access Continuing Education Library

Fulfill Your Agency Relationships CE Requirement Now

This online course satisfies the mandatory continuing education requirement of three hours in agency relationships for Pennsylvania real estate licensees. The course explores agency law and the various types of agency relationships permitted in Pennsylvania. You will learn about listing agreements and buyer agency agreements, as well as the proper procedures for creating and terminating agency relationships. Ultimately, this course equips you with the knowledge to navigate agency relationships legally and ethically in the Pennsylvania real estate industry.

Complete Your NAR Fair Housing Training & Establish Smart Business Practices that Comply with Fair Housing Laws in Pennsylvania

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 2-hour PA course includes the topics pertinent to fair housing in today's real estate world including law, 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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Commercial and Investment Real Estate Basics that Every Pennsylvania 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 PA salesperson 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 Pennsylvania 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.

Learn How to Uphold the Code of Ethics With This Course

This Pennsylvania course provides you with a solid foundation for ethical behavior in real estate by discussing the basics of ethics, its application to real estate, and current ethical issues you might face in your real estate practice. To test your understanding of ethics, you will be presented with the facts in case studies and then asked to decide what the ethical outcome should be. It also discusses at length the epitome of ethical behavior in the real estate industry, the National Association of REALTORS® Code of Ethics. While only members of NAR are required to uphold the standards of the Code of Ethics, it sets the bar for the whole real estate industry. Following its principles ensures that you will hold yourself to a high standard of professionalism.

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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Strengthen Your Ability to Recall and Apply Your Real Estate Knowledge Accurately and Quickly

This Pennsylvania real estate continuing education course serves as a review of important real estate concepts and plays out as a question-and-answer game of all things real-estate-related. Topics covered in this online course for PA salespersons include real property, ownership rights, encumbrances, types of ownership, title issues, required disclosures, zoning issues, land-use regulations, building codes, types of construction, and energy efficiency.

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 Pennsylvania course presents the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) Code of Ethics and information on making ethical decisions in a 3-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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Inform Yourself on Real Estate Ethics to Fulfill Your Ethics Training Requirement

Based on Everyday Ethics in Real Estate, this 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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Master Buyer Representation in Pennsylvania Real Estate: Protect Yourself & Your Clients

This Pennsylvania real estate course offers a great introduction for buyer agents. In this course, you will learn the legal and technical aspects of buyer representation, including such things as real estate due diligence and fiduciary duties. You will explore your risk exposure when representing buyers, as well as how a good risk management plan can help protect you and your clients. The online course includes interactive exercises and features quiz unit exam questions, providing you with high-quality Pennsylvania buyer agent training for salespersons.

Dive into Fair Housing History Like Never Before

In this dynamic real estate course for Pennsylvania salespersons, 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.

Be Better Equipped to Help Clients Understand Credit Scores with This Pennsylvania Real Estate Course

This 3-hour continuing education real estate course for Pennsylvania salespersons provides you with an overview of what credit is and how it impacts clients. You’ll leave the real estate course knowing the steps to identifying and avoiding identity theft and fraud. In addition, you will learn how to coach clients on maintaining and repairing credit.

Key Points:

• Understand steps to take to maintain and repair credit
• Be able to identify and avoid identity theft and fraud
• Understand credit scores and credit reports

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 Pennsylvania 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!

Some Houses Are Lumps of Coal and Others Are Diamonds in the Rough

Can you tell the difference? Learn how to evaluate renovation options to determine if a house will be a moneymaker or a “money-taker”.

Learn the process of buying a distressed property, fixing it up, and selling it for profit. You’ll first look at ways to structure the acquisition. Next, you’ll determine how to analyze the property’s needs and costs. Comparing the costs and returns from renovating bedrooms to baths to kitchens and more will help you put your money in the right place. Also learn how to put together pricing models, accurate construction timelines, and a profitable exit strategy. With a solid plan in place, you’ll lessen your risks and realize a potentially greater profit by avoiding coal and discovering diamonds in the rough.

Topics Include:

• Searching foreclosed and distressed properties
• Finding the right property
• Analyzing and evaluating a potential purchase
• How to structure the acquisition
• Renovation costs and returns
• Construction planning and scheduling
• Operations and exit strategies

Learn the Language and Techniques of How to Accurately Classify and Measure Pennsylvania Residential Property from a Pro

Real estate licensees, appraisers, assessors, builders, and contractors have specific methods used to measure and describe residential real property. In this engaging course, we’ll clarify the standards and pinpoint common mistakes made in measuring property. You’ll also learn the proper terminology and definitions that level the playing field among agents, appraisers, and lenders who use this value-laden information for many of the decisions made concerning a property. Learn to talk the same talk while more accurately representing the home, as well as enhancing the value you bring to your client with this knowledge.

It begins with the proper way to measure a house—where to start and what to include. You will learn the distinctions between above-grade and below-grade floor areas and other often misunderstood and miscalculated areas. The challenges of calculating attics, lofts, and low ceilings will be addressed. You’ll also learn how to deal with detached rooms, sunrooms, and other hard-to-classify and measure rooms. The course will also explain the industry standards for qualifying room counts, bedrooms, and bathrooms.

Come learn what you need to know to ensure you capture every square foot that translates to value for your clients and protects the biggest investment of their life.

Topics include:

• Property measurement language and definitions
• Geometry for big kids: size, shape, formulas, and math
• Nuances of styles and designs
• What to measure and how to measure it

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 PA 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.

Find Out the Truth About Mold Before It’s Too Late

Mold is a hot topic in the real estate industry, and real estate professionals need to understand what it is and what to do when it is found in a property. The Truth About Mold Pennsylvania real estate course explores this widely misunderstood topic with information on how issues relating to mold impact the real estate profession. You will receive practical information on remediation, reducing liability, sampling and testing kits, health effects of mold, and the differences between mold and other environmental red flags.

Key Points:

• Helps you identify situations that can cause mold, aiding in mold prevention. 
• Understand what to do when mold is present in real estate.
• Learn the importance of remediation and disclosure, reducing liability for you and your sellers, and reducing harm to your buyers.

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

This PA 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.

Pennsylvania real estate is still one of the best investments available anywhere. Agents who understand the numbers are on their way to earning extra commissions.

Investors are discovering that tax, cash flow, principal reduction, and the appreciation benefits of single- and multi-family properties outweigh other investment opportunities, including the wildly vacillating stock market. This Pennsylvania real estate course can open the door for you to the lucrative investment real estate market. If you are unfamiliar with selling residential real estate as an investment, you’ll get a step-by-step understanding of the fundamentals you’ll need to get started.

You’ll learn how real estate compares to non-real estate investments. You’ll discover how to package hard-to-sell listings to your existing customer base. You’ll comprehend how to identify additional sources of financing, and you’ll learn new techniques for using commission dollars to build your own investment portfolio.

Topics for this PA real estate course include:

• Nature of real estate value
• Estimating net operating income
• Cash flows and investor behavior
• Real estate and the IRS
• 1031 Tax–Deferred Exchanges
• Acquisitions and operation
• Dispositions, capital gain, and loss

Key Points:

• Identify benefits of PA real estate investments over other non-real estate investments
• Understand how to meet the changing needs of buyers and sellers
• Improve your chances for business success

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

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 PA 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 Pennsylvania
• Get examples of behavior that constitute RESPA violations

Why Do Perfectly Good Houses Sometimes Go Bad?

This online video course features 6 hours of studio and onsite 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.   

Topics Include:

• Overview of building physics
• New construction materials
• Owner-usage-created problems
• Heating/cooling consumption
• Insulation and siding
• Communication strategies 
• Air quality and cleansing technology

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 

Tiny Houses: What’s All the Hype About in Pennsylvania?

Witness this emerging market segment as you learn about the new world of tiny house living in Pennsylvania. In The Tiny House: Is It a Phase or Craze?, you’ll learn the origin of the tiny house; different types of tiny houses; the structural elements, costs, and considerations; and when a tiny house is considered real property. The tiny house is a reflection of expressed values by a growing number of buyers today: simple living in natural surroundings and smaller more efficient living spaces.

This online real estate course for Pennsylvania will reveal a client group whose needs may be unclear—until now. This course will prepare you to be knowledgeable of the construction and informed about market needs, as well as provide you with options to discuss with your clients who are seeking this type of real estate.

Pennsylvania real estate course topics include:

• Emerging Values Increase Demand for Tiny Houses
• Real Estate Solutions Addressing New Needs of Clients
• Momentum of Demand
• Concerns and Obstacles
• What a Tiny House Is and Is Not
• Basic Structural Elements

Stay Up-to-Date on Real Estate Law with This Course

Many real estate professionals believe they understand real estate laws and think they’re in compliance, but the truth is that professionals across the United States continue to be disciplined for violating some of the most fundamental laws. This online real estate course takes a fresh look at old laws by reviewing the latest violations and provides real-life examples of what not to do. The topics are short and interesting, presenting content in text and video from a variety of real estate experts. 

Key Points:

• Find out what you didn't know—so often we make mistakes because we don't know that we're doing something wrong. 
• Learn from recent real-life cases about people just like you.
• The topics are short, fun, and can be applied immediately to your real estate practice.

Center Your Real Estate Career Around Upholding Ethical Principles

This online video real estate course will teach you how to cultivate success in real estate transactions by upholding ethical principles. It will help you better connect with, communicate to, and create loyal, long-term clients. The presenter, a national speaker and author, brings a one-of-a-kind, passionate delivery of this course through engaging stories and the practical application of course topics. This video course will keep you on the edge of your seat while learning techniques that you can put to use immediately and throughout your career.

Key Points:

• Take a unique, brand-new approach to ethics in real estate unlike other continuing education courses you’ve taken
• Learn real techniques to help you build relationships in both personal and professional paths
• Watch 20+ interesting video segments
• Understand the importance of maintaining ethical principles and how to apply them in your transactions

Learn About the Most Common Environmental Hazards You May Encounter in a Transaction

Environmental Issues in Your Real Estate Practice is an online, general real estate CE course designed to provide information about the most common potential environmental hazards today. Updated with new information about flooding, each unit provides relevant information and examples to prepare you for the environmental issues you may face in your transactions, including air and water quality issues as well as onsite and offsite environmental hazards. Each unit also contains interactive activities, quick quizzes to test your knowledge, and a unit exam. The course is intended to help you do your due diligence when evaluating properties as well as avoid legal liability.

Key Benefits:

• Includes the most common environmental hazards you may encounter in a transaction
• Updated to include new information about flooding
• New and updated real-life examples
• Unit quizzes check knowledge and reinforce important concepts

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.

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 like 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.

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What you don't know CAN hurt you…and your customers, too!

This course examines unconscious biases and helps you to address it in your life and in 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, you will look at how you can create a bias-proof process that will lead to numerous benefits.

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Avoid common pitfalls of real estate contracts with this course.

Designed for students who prefer self-paced interactive online content, this course allows you to follow your path to success in a convenient online format. This continuing education course covers the essential elements of a contract and lease. Explore the fundamentals of preparing a sales contract, including financing and contingencies, as well as amendments, addenda, and defaults. This course also concludes with common contract mistakes and examples of what to look for to avoid common pitfalls.

Learn necessary information to be a successful real estate professional.

In this course, you will review both the judicial and non-judicial foreclosure processes along with rights of redemption and foreclosure timelines. You will learn the pertinent forms used in short sale and REO proceedings, including key terms and definitions of the foreclosure business.

This course can guide you to success by helping you identify and market a short sale property and teaching you the right person to connect with at the lender. Whether you just need to sharpen your distressed property skills or are jumping in for the first time, this course is made for you.

As a real estate professional, encountering property that is on water, near water, or comes with a water feature is very common.

In this course, you will learn how to effectively guide your clients in making appropriate decisions concerning buying, selling, and assessing properties in which water is involved. By the end of this course, you will be able to answer the following questions and more: "What are the risks of a pond on the property?” "Does a rain garden increase the value of a property?” "Can those cattails be cleared for a better view of the lake?”

Our expert instructor also addresses issues that arise regarding storm water run-off, ponds, wetlands, and streams. you'll learn the real estate value of safe drinking water from private and municipal well sources, as well as who owns water assets and who is responsible for associated costs. This course will inform you of essential facts and critical knowledge that can save you and your clients from making costly real estate decisions.

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 Benefits:

• 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 to protect some of America's most vulnerable citizens with this immersive video course.

The law recognizes that elders are susceptible to financial abuse and fraud. Real estate licensees are uniquely positioned to help protect these vulnerable individuals from being preyed upon. This online video course gives you the knowledge of the most common types of elder scams and how you can help elders to take steps to prevent abuse. Video instructors describe how and to whom to report suspected elder financial abuse. Through education, knowledge, and awareness, you can contribute to safeguarding the interests of your clients and other consumers in the marketplace.

Key Benefits:

• Learn about common scams that target the elderly
• Learn to recognize the warning signs of financial abuse, so you can prevent further damage
• Understand what you can do to help

Learn how to overcome one of the biggest home buying hurtles!

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

Gain the knowledge you need to represent clients skillfully in common interest community (CIC) transactions!

Learn about the required documents you need to secure for your buyer’s time-sensitive review. Many potential real estate buyers are intrigued about owning a property with shared amenities and services they would not be able to afford on their own, but they should be knowledgeable about the fees and limitations associated with these properties. you'll also learn what to spot in those documents to help your clients determine whether the properties they are considering are sound investments.

Key Benefits:

• Understand your role and the value you bring to your clients by identifying the key documents to review
• Spot red flags to help your clients avoid potential bad investments
• Help your clients determine the financial health of the real estate
• Learn how to uncover hidden costs, so your clients aren’t caught off guard

Tax laws that help you and your clients

Learn how to demystify tax laws to help your clients make smarter housing decisions. you'll obtain a thorough background on basic tax issues, calculations, and formulas in order to gain the knowledge and practice to better assist clients on tax-related questions and issues. you'll learn the general requirements for deductions and explore how gains or losses are computed. Discover What's included in the selling price and what may be included as selling expenses.

Filled with pertinent and thought-provoking case studies, this course will leave you with a clear understanding of available deductions and what it takes to qualify within existing tax laws. Stop guessing and start knowing about tax deductions that can help you and your clients. Enroll today!

Topics Include:

• Home mortgage interest deductions
• Taxation of Profit
• The exclusion rule for gain on the sale of a principal residence
• Applying passive loss rules to real estate professionals
• Office-in home rules

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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 in order to help you educate your clients concerning their choices at critical and often tense decision making junctures. Each of the three dispute resolution types are 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.

Reach your creative potential with this innovative course. Incorporating real-life case studies, from open houses to social media, this course teaches you to think bigger while still following the laws that regulate in-person and digital advertising. From the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) policy on deceptive advertisements to applications of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), this course covers the latest legal guidelines. Other helpful topics include brand marketing, testimonials, native advertising, and "25 Creative Event Ideas for Real Estate Licensees.”

Key Benefits:

• Learn how to creatively market your business while following the latest legal guidelines
• The course is certified by ARELLO for 6 hours of credit
• Progress questions follow each video segment, to reinforce learning

Finally, a course that tells you everything you need to know about legitimate value in Today's rigorous appraisal world. Calling all real estate agents, contractors, builders, and appraisers: prepare to be guided through the covert back alleys of home valuation, looking at products and features with the through the lens of an appraiser, contractor/builder, AND real estate professional.

you'll learn the universal language used by appraisers—providing you knowledge that pays when advising clients on everything from product selection to an appropriate offer on a property, or on identifying an appropriate listing price for a property. you'll acquire an insider’s view of how value is defined and assigned by the appraiser. Also, you'll understand the consumer criteria of price, longevity, performance, aesthetics, and resale value for a variety of property elements.

Learn what does and does not have monetary value in an appraiser's eyes, getting a snapshot of the essential tools and assessment methods used to establish the ultimate value of a property. you'll also learn how to help your clients identify poor quality in spite of acceptable appearance. Find out what the most surprising low-cost, high-value materials are, what type of siding lasts the longest, and which foundation type will save homeowners the most money in the long run.

Learn about the real differences in construction quality, and what has monetary value in addition to aesthetic value. Learn how to translate otherwise confusing terms and definitions into useful information you can communicate to your clients. Whether your interest is in existing property, new construction, or proposed renovations, you'll pick up essential information to increase your professional competence.

Topics include:

• Appraisal 101: what appraisers do and why it matters to you
• What the new quality numbers mean to your clients
• Differentiating characteristics of architectural styles and construction features
• Products and materials that create value
• Communicating quality distinctions to clients to improve knowledge and selection

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 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, discuss how the situation could have been handled appropriately, and learn how to resolve the conflict legally and within the scope of the law. Prepare for real-life real estate and avoid risky business mistakes in this essential course.

Topics Include:

• Top ten legal issues for licensees
• Failing to disclose a property defect
• Breach of duty
• Representing clients in unfamiliar territory
• Misleading statements equals deception
• Breach of Contract claims
• Failing to recommend inspections
• Negligence—when is an action innocent; when it is not

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The more business you do, the greater the chance of making an error. Stay sharp and avoid legal problems!

This course provides the essentials on risk management that every sales professional must know to avoid legal problems and provides an action plan for minimizing liability. What's the difference between active fraud and negligence? What's the nitty-gritty on dual agency? What are reasonable accommodations, and who determines when they’re required? Risk Management provides in-depth, detailed answers to these questions and many more, backed up with real-word examples and end-of-unit case studies. Online access to course materials allows you to meet your continuing education requirements when and where you please.

Topics Include:

• Misrepresentation, nondisclosure, and unauthorized practice of law
• Disclosure of environmental hazards
• Agency
• Federal fair housing laws
• The americans with disabilities act
• Antitrust laws

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