Trending Topics in Fair Housing: An overview of the most common topics affecting the real estate market in fair housing. The Fair Housing Act is a law enacted as part of civil rights legislation that prohibits discrimination in home sales, rentals, and financing based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, or disability, This class provides current trends and information in fair housing that has affected the market.
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Content provided by the Real Estate Research Center at Texas A&M University in cooperation with the Texas Real Estate Commission. Read More about 2024/2025 Texas Real Estate Commission Legal Update II Correspondence Course
Stay Current with Required Continuing Education and Hot Topics with This Course–
Content provided by the Real Estate Research Center at Texas A&M University in cooperation with the Texas Real Estate Commission
Read More about 2024/2025 Texas Real Estate Commission Legal Update I Correspondence Course
Expand Your Knowledge and Understanding of Tax-Free Exchanges
This 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 you are better able to answer client questions. A recent review of content ensures you will receive the most up-to-date material. Read More about Understanding 1031 Tax-Free Exchanges
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 downpayment 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 downpayment, how to qualify for state and federal low downpayment 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 downpayment assistance. Read More about Solving the Downpayment Dilemma Online Video Course
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 you can avoid making the same mistakes and negatively impacting your clients. This 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.
Learn How to Navigate the Ins and Outs of RESPA
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 real estate course guides you through the requirements of the law so you can avoid running afoul of it. Learn why RESPA 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. Read More about R-E-S-P-E-C-T RESPA to Avoid Penalties and Loss of License Online Video Course
Strategies and tips for working with Millennials.
This course examines the factors driving today ‘s real estate market. This course will take you beyond the newspaper headlines to illustrate how the former driving factors of real estate no longer apply, as millennial buyers outpace baby boomers (previously the largest real estate buyer group). You will learn how millennials- today ‘s largest real estate market- buy, sell, rent, strategize, and communicate. Learn how you can better serve this new leading population of clients.
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Establish smart business practices that comply with fair housing laws.
As a real estate professional, you must contend with ever-increasing regulations. Although the Federal Fair Housing Act has been in force for more than 50 years, the way it is applied to everyday real estate continues to evolve. Learn what you need to know to make sure you are following the law. This course applies the law to today’s marketplace, including fair housing issues commonly found in advertising. This course provides a new look at prohibited conduct and offers some practical applications to help keep you in compliance. Read More about Fair Housing
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