REALTORS® Real Estate School

The most cost-effective way to preserve residential properties is through proper management and preventive maintenance techniques. This program helps building owners and managers be more effective at their jobs. Additionally, it will help foster ethical and legal practices in residential property management.   8 Hours Elective CE Credit   By purchasing this course, you acknowledge and accept CAR's school policies. Click here to view the school policies. Read more

The fair housing compliance training program is designed to upgrade the understanding of real estate professionals about fair housing history and laws and to provide a real-life context that improves compliance with fair housing laws. The course includes a brief overview of historical policies that led to racial segregation and persistent housing discrimination in the U.S. today, and documents some of the ongoing costs of segregation. The course provides a refresher on key components of federal, state, and local fair housing laws that apply to housing and housing-related transactions, and it contains many real-life examples of how discrimination occurs in the day-to-day real estate process. There is also an overview of property management requirements, with updates on prevalent issues such as assistance animals, sexual harassment, source of income, and criminal records.  Finally, the course outlines the enforcement process for housing discrimination complaints and lays out ten ways to prevent housing discrimination.    4 Hours Elective Credit   By purchasing this course, you acknowledge and accept CAR's school policies. Click here to view the school policies.  Read more

Don't miss this opportunity to elevate your real estate career with the power of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems. Discover the essential role CRM plays in optimizing client management, streamlining workflows, and ensuring unparalleled efficiency in your real estate endeavors. From cultivating lasting client relationships to maximizing lead conversion rates, this course empowers you with the knowledge and skills to leverage CRM tools effectively.   We would like to extend our deepest gratitude to the Subject Matter Experts who contributed their invaluable expertise to the development of this course. Their insights and guidance have been instrumental in creating a comprehensive and impactful learning experience. Special thanks to Sherri Jordan (Owner, Suite 527 Realty Group) whose knowledge and dedication have significantly enriched the course content and ensured its relevance to current industry standards. Read more

This course will teach you how to guide your buyers through the mortgage preapproval process by, for example, creating a mortgage application checklist with all of the documents they’ll need. The course also covers resources for addressing low credit scores, alternative financing options like first-time homebuyer assistance or low down payment programs, and how to avoid the most common mortgage sticking points in a transaction. For example, the mortgage preapproval—not just prequalification—has become key for buyers competing against multiple offers in today’s market.   6 Hours Elective CE Credit   By purchasing this course, you acknowledge and accept CAR's school policies. Click here to view the school policies. Read more

This class focuses on the application and analysis of the license law in real life situations.  It reinforces legal concepts using scenarios. Students are provided with the knowledge and skills necessary to protect consumers, enhance the professionalism of the real estate brokerage industry, and prevent violations of the Real Estate License Act of 2000. Through familiarity with license law and associated statutes, the licensee is able to create an understanding of the  implementation of license law in their own work.  Read more

While real estate tax computations are not within the duties of the real estate agent, it is the broker to whom the client often turns for clarification of taxes and tax prorations. Therefore, it is a benefit to the broker and to the client that the broker understands these processes. The course educates the real estate agent in how real estate taxes are calculated. Learning how taxes are prorated for closings enables the agent to assist a seller in estimating closing costs when preparing a seller net sheet. The course educates agents so that they can explain how taxes are levied, prorated and protested. The information on how to protest real estate taxes is useful for the agent in assisting sellers and buyers in determining if they should protest their taxes.   3 Hours Elective CE Credit   By purchasing this course, you acknowledge and accept CAR's school policies. Click here to view the school policies.  Read more