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Real Estate Continuing Education
Being a professional implies commitment to continuing one's education. With advances in technology, changes in legislation as well as public demands for accountability and consumer protection, virtually all states require a commitment to ongoing education as a requirement for licensure. There is plenty of evidence that suggests that ongoing education does have a positive impact. Our goal is to not only provide access to the most efficient learning path but also to a rich curriculum designed to put knowledge where it can be put to effective use professionally.
In order to renew a Texas Real Esate Salesperson License, the Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC) require all licensees to complete a minimum of 15 hours of continuning education over the course of a two year license period. Of these 15 hours it is mandatory that 6 hours of the 15 must be comprised of a three hour Legal Update course and a three hour Legal Ethics course created for and approved by TREC.
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Complete Packages:
Texas 15 Hr Renewal Package #1 Regular $99, Now $75!
Contains: Legal Update, Ethics, Real Estate Appraisal Estimating Gross Living Area, Real Estate Math
Texas 15 Hr Renewal Package #2 Regular $99, Now $75!
Contains: Legal Update, Ethics, Home Inspection, Deeds, "Liens Taxes and Foreclosures"
Texas 9 Hour Renewal Package #1 - 9 hours Regular $59, Now $45!
Contains: Real Estate Appraisal, Estimating Gross Living Area, Real Estate Math.
Texas 9 Hour Renewal Package #3 - 9 Hours Regular $59, Now $45!
Contains: Home Inspection, Deeds, 'Liens, Taxes and Forclosures.
Individual Classes:
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TREC Ethics MCE - The TREC Ethics Update MCE Course was written to provide guidance and discussion of the ethical requirements and concerns affecting Texas Real Estate Agents. The course discusses the specific requirements for agents in making offers to clients, disclosures of information, and resolving any disputes that may arise in the course of real estate transactions. When agents fail to meet the required ethical standards or satisfy other legal requirements they are subject to disciplinary action. |
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| TREC Legal Update MCE - The purpose of this course is to communicate recent updates, changes, and addendums to laws, regulations, legal definitions, and forms as they apply to real estate practice in the state of Texas. Because judicial interpretation provides the effective enforcement of these changes, a section containing several case studies is included in the course in order to illustrate the law in action in contemporary practice. |
3 Hours - Mandatory |
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Asset Management - is the term used for the decision-making process involved in maximizing returns on real property investments. This process includes such decisions as whether or not to renew a lease for a tenant, purchase or lease more assets, improve, sell or rent one’s current assets, etc.
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3 Hours - Elective
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Closings and Settlement Costs -This module covers a broad range of issues related to closing and settlement to help the student learn ways to help clients through this sometimes complicated process. It includes the following lessons: Real Estate Closings, Expenses, HUD Statements.
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4 Hours - Elective
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Contracts, Purchase and Sales Agreements - Mutually-acceptable agreements are an essential component of the legal transference of ownership. Contracts are the instruments used to describe and record the agreements surrounding the conveyance of property. Real estate professionals must fully understand the contracts that govern their industry.
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Deeds - A deed is a written instrument that is commonly used to convey the title to real property. Consequently, all real estate professionals must have a clear understanding of the uses and purposes of different types of deeds. This module also illustrates the difference between the concept of title and the concept of a deed.
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3 Hours - Elective
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Environmental Hazards - Environmental hazards can dramatically affect a property’s value, so buyers, sellers, lenders and licensees all can be affected by them. Students will learn throughout this module to identify internal and external environmental issues. They will learn about health hazards, environmental legislation, liability and responsibility for cleanup and protection.
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Estimating the Gross Living Area - This course covers broad issues and describes the procedures for measuring the total square footage of detached single-family homes and multi-family gross building areas. The methods employed are the industry standard for the calculation process and enable the users of this information to obtain accurate and reproducible measurements for total gross living area of residential properties.
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3 Hours - Elective
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Fair Housing - This course covers broad issues on fair housing laws. Specifically, the student will learn: what fair housing laws exist, what classes of individuals are covered under these laws, how discrimination is defined in real estate, how can one avoid discriminating practices, and what the consequences are for non-compliance with fair housing laws.
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4 Hours - Elective
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Home Inspection - This course instructs real estate licensees on the basics of home inspection. Coverd are the methods used to inspect homes, what to look for when examining properties, both inside and out, the various types of inspection reports and the differences between them. In addition, the course covers the regulatory bodies and professional organizations associated with home inspection.
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3 Hours - Elective
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Leases - This is an introduction to the financial option of leasing. The course presents the student with a comprehensive study of residential and commercial leases, describes the various types of leases and explains the characteristics of lease agreements. The process of lease origination, execution and termination are covered in depth.
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4 Hours - Elective
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Liens, Taxes and Foreclosures - There are many types of liens, as well as several kinds of taxes, that can attach to a parcel of real estate. When borrowers default on a debt, foreclosure is the process by which lienholders collect the unpaid portion of a debt. Because liens represent an interest in real property, it is crucial that real estate licensees develop an in-depth understanding of liens and lien-related issues.
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3 Hours - Elective
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Listing Agreements - Listing agreements are written contractual agreements between property owners and real estate licensees in which the licensee markets a property on behalf of an owner. This course covers the different types of listing agreements, what makes a listing agreement valid and who may enter into listing agreements with consumers is and of specific importance to all licensees.
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4 Hours - Elective
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NTREIS Listings Training - This course will introduce and familiarize the members of the North Texas Real Estate Information Services, Inc. with an Internet only based Multiple Listing Service and to assist them in their marketing ability to list and sell properties online. The course will focus on multiple ways this database can be used to create an effective real estate business.
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2 Hours - Elective
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Property Management - covers the property manager’s basic functions, including administrative duties, leasing practices and the manager’s legal relationships with the owner and the tenants of the property. The course also discusses the way to construct a management agreement so that the manager and the owner clearly understand one another's roles.
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4 Hours - Elective
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Real Estate Appraisal - This course provides an introduction to residential real estate finance, including information on how to underwrite FHA, VA, FNMA and FHLMC loans. Understanding this information will help the student assist his or her buyer- and seller-clients from the initial meeting, through the closing proceedings with basic financing and loan-qualification questions.
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3 Hours - Elective
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Using the Internet to Serve Clients - this course covers the effects of disintermediation on real-estate professionals, issues that apply to Internet Data Exchange and Virtual Office Websites, generating contacts through the development of an effective website, implementing internet marketing methods, and understanding important guidelines for writing e-mails that will help generate effective dialogues
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4 Hours - Elective
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Real Estate Finance - This course provides an introduction to residential real estate finance, including information on how to underwrite FHA, VA, FNMA and FHLMC loans. Understanding this information will help the student assist his or her buyer- and seller-clients from the initial meeting, through the closing proceedings with basic financing and loan-qualification questions.
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3 Hours - Elective
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Real Estate Math - This course covers math principles essential in the practice of real estate. The course will elaborate on how the subject matter pertains to real estate in everyday use. It is important that licensees understand the mathematical concepts presented here in order to be competent in the practice of real estate.
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3 Hours - Elective
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Real Property Ownership and Land Use - these terms are commonly used interchangeably in everyday conversation, there are different rights associated with these different commodities. It is important that licensees understand the differences between them and are able to explain the distinctions to their clients and customers.
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3 Hours - Elective
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Tax Favorable Real Estate Transactions - discusses application of current tax advantages of using both qualified and non-qualified tax products such as IRA’s, SEP IRA, 401k, Roth IRAs and charitable gift annuities for real estate purchases. Tthese applications provide real estate professional the ability to attract a more sophisticated investor wishing to find an alternative to 1031 exchanges.
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4 Hours - Elective
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