REALTORS® Real Estate School

Explore the critical principles of Fair Housing in this comprehensive course. Begin with a journey through the fair housing history, gaining insights into its evolution and significance. Dive deep into the issue of Housing Discrimination, understanding its various forms and far-reaching consequences. Fair Housing Laws and Regulations will equip you with the legal foundation needed to address discrimination effectively. Next, explore Discrimination in Real Estate Transactions and Fair Housing - Property Management to grasp how these principles apply in real-world scenarios. Concluding with Prevention and Enforcement, learn strategies to prevent violations and ensure that Fair Housing laws are upheld. This course is essential for professionals and individuals committed to promoting equality and eliminating housing discrimination.   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

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. 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

Are you ready to elevate your real estate career by mastering the art of lead generation? In this comprehensive course, you will dive deep into the strategies, techniques, and tools essential for consistently generating high-quality leads in the dynamic real estate market. Read more