Alabama Real Estate Continuing Education Courses

WHY IT’S FOR YOU 

• You are a real estate professional and want to build your skills to make more money.
• You need to renew your license and want to go above and beyond your CE requirements.
• You want access to all CE courses in your state at a fraction of the cost.
• You want 24/7 access to professional development tools, real estate coaches, informational videos, industry discounts and MORE!

WHAT’S INCLUDED 

• All CE courses in your state
• Real estate coaching tool
• Pro-Series webinar on-demand library
• How-to videos
• Sherri Johnson 90-day Boot Camp
• 100+ job aids (worksheets, scripts, and checklists)
• Product and service discounts
• Knowledgeable education specialists

Licensed in more than one state? Check out the multi-state CE Plus membership.

This course is designed to provide the steps required to transition from the moment of the first meeting with a Consumer (a.k.a. Customer) to serving as an Agent to assist a Client to a successful conclusion of the brokerage objective, whether it is a sale, a purchase, or a lease of real property. Representation and serving as an Agent involve assuming greater responsibility than merely providing professional assistance as a transaction broker. This course will also examine the difficulty of being a dual agent and serving more than one client in the same transaction. An Alabama licensee is required to provide a consumer, at a minimum, with certain services. A licensee who is representing himself or herself (or a family member) in a real estate transaction has an extra duty to disclose the situation and/or relationships to the other party in the transaction. Another major goal is to make clear that all salespeople and associate brokers, who are usually independent contractors, are nonetheless agents of their qualifying broker. The buyers and sellers that they refer to as “their” clients are, in fact, clients of their broker and brokerage.

The credit you will receive for this 3-hour basic Risk Management: Contact to Closing course is required for either activation of an inactive license or renewal of an active license. It is required of all active Alabama real estate licensees, whether a sales licensee or a broker licensee.

This continuing education course addresses the specifics of the National Association of REALTORS® Code of Ethics and ethical practices and decision making for real estate professionals. Additionally, this course may potentially be approvable for REALTORS® who wish to fulfill Code of Ethics requirement from the National Association of REALTORS®. Check with your local REALTORS® association. 

To be successful in the real estate industry, you need to study the trends to understand the consumer, so you can know how to provide better service. Today’s consumers are looking for real estate agents who understand technology and can use various technologies and applications to communicate. In this course, we will discuss the best methods of communication when working with Millennial and tech-savvy consumers. You will learn why video is one of the number one tools you need to take advantage of to attract these consumers. By the end of the course, you will have the resources you need to take advantage of current technology and apps that will help you communicate effectively with a variety of consumers.

Whether you are new to commercial real estate or you are still trying to decide if a career in commercial real estate is for you, this course will provide you with a foundational understanding of commercial real estate.

In this course, you can start down the road to understanding commercial real estate, also referred to as investment real estate. It’s worth noting that the context of real estate, the terms commercial and investment are commonly used interchangeably. We’ll discuss commercial real estate and investment real estate at a high level, looking at the marketplace and some of the pros and cons of dealing in commercial and investment properties. We’ll look at leases and we’ll discuss how commissions are paid on commercial real estate transactions.

By necessity, the commercial real estate industry has developed its own language to describe the market and properties for sale. The language of commercial real estate may contain some unfamiliar real estate terms, but as you move through this course, you will become familiar and comfortable with these terms.

Do you feel confident teaching your clients about the homebuying process? This course provides you with tools, techniques, and ideas to educate buyers and guide them through the homebuying process, so they know exactly what to expect and what they need to do to successfully find and purchase the home they want.

COURSE HIGHLIGHTS:

• Gain confidence teaching buyers about the buying process 
• Learn to show buyers how to get their finances to purchase a home
• Know how to help buyers systematically search for a home in in their current market 
• Understand how to teach buyers how to negotiate like a pro 

This course is designed to provide the steps required to transition from the moment of the first meeting with a Consumer (a.k.a. Customer) to serving as an Agent to assist a Client to a successful conclusion of the brokerage objective, whether it is a sale, a purchase, or a lease of real property. Representation and serving as an Agent involve assuming greater responsibility than merely providing professional assistance as a transaction broker. This course will also examine the difficulty of being a dual agent and serving more than one client in the same transaction. An Alabama licensee is required to provide a consumer, at a minimum, with certain services. A licensee who is representing himself or herself (or a family member) in a real estate transaction has an extra duty to disclose the situation and/or relationships to the other party in the transaction. Another major goal is to make clear that all salespeople and associate brokers, who are usually independent contractors, are nonetheless agents of their qualifying broker. The buyers and sellers that they refer to as “their” clients are, in fact, clients of their broker and brokerage.

The credit you will receive for this 3-hour basic Risk Management: Contact to Closing course is required for either activation of an inactive license or renewal of an active license. It is required of all active Alabama real estate licensees, whether a sales licensee or a broker licensee.

This continuing education course addresses the specifics of the National Association of REALTORS® Code of Ethics and ethical practices and decision making for real estate professionals. Additionally, this course may potentially be approvable for REALTORS® who wish to fulfill Code of Ethics requirement from the National Association of REALTORS®. Check with your local REALTORS® association. 

To be successful in the real estate industry, you need to study the trends to understand the consumer, so you can know how to provide better service. Today’s consumers are looking for real estate agents who understand technology and can use various technologies and applications to communicate. In this course, we will discuss the best methods of communication when working with Millennial and tech-savvy consumers. You will learn why video is one of the number one tools you need to take advantage of to attract these consumers. By the end of the course, you will have the resources you need to take advantage of current technology and apps that will help you communicate effectively with a variety of consumers.

Whether you are new to commercial real estate or you are still trying to decide if a career in commercial real estate is for you, this course will provide you with a foundational understanding of commercial real estate.

In this course, you can start down the road to understanding commercial real estate, also referred to as investment real estate. It’s worth noting that the context of real estate, the terms commercial and investment are commonly used interchangeably. We’ll discuss commercial real estate and investment real estate at a high level, looking at the marketplace and some of the pros and cons of dealing in commercial and investment properties. We’ll look at leases and we’ll discuss how commissions are paid on commercial real estate transactions.

By necessity, the commercial real estate industry has developed its own language to describe the market and properties for sale. The language of commercial real estate may contain some unfamiliar real estate terms, but as you move through this course, you will become familiar and comfortable with these terms.

This class is intended to help brokers implement policies to reduce risk. The course begins with an in-depth discussion on agency policies that should be incorporated into a policy and procedures manual. We will also review important professional standards that ensure office compliance. At the end of the course, students will have a strong understanding of the policies necessary to mitigate the risk in managing a real estate brokerage firm