South Carolina Real Estate Continuing Education Courses

Examine the essential components of the law of agency. 

COURSE HIGHLIGHTS: 

• Review the history of agency law, common law and the development of the agency relationships 
• Explore key elements of fiduciary responsibility 
• Identify the different ways an agency relationship may be formed and terminated

Uncover the tools you need to successfully market, negotiate, and close the sale of a property. 

COURSE HIGHLIGHTS: 

• Examine the components of a competitive market analysis
• Discuss the process of a transaction from offer to contract to closing 
• Explore issues that can arise between contract and closing

Multiple offers often happen in a seller’s market when competition for residential property is greatest and there are more buyers than there are properties for sale. However, it can occur in any market and especially for properties within an affordable price range.

Pocket useful insights and strategies to help your buyer clients find–and close–on their dream home. 

COURSE HIGHLIGHTS: 

• Learn techniques to help buyers prioritize their must-have list 
• Explore how you can simplify the home-buying process for your clients

This course will cover a brief history of the mortgage industry and introduce the players. We will discuss financing, security instruments, and legal clauses commonly included in these instruments. We’ll look at various loan types, including government-backed mortgage programs and discuss mortgage fraud and predatory lending. Finally, we will examine the loan process, qualifying standards for borrowers, and mortgage laws.

This course describes implicit (unconscious) biases, how they are created, and how by understanding them we can interact and communicate effectively with people of diverse backgrounds and cultures. No matter if you are new to the business or are a veteran real estate agent, your success depends on your ability to work with other people. And now those people are multifaceted, multiracial, and multicultural.

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.

The biggest generation in history – Millennials – will likely have the largest impact on real estate for the foreseeable future. Uncover what influences them, how to market to them and how brokers can recruit them. 

COURSE HIGHLIGHTS: 

• Explore the Millennial generation and how they affect the real estate market 
• Uncover their wants and fears when it comes to homeownership 
• Learn strategies for recruiting Millennials to your brokerage

This course was created and designed to train and instruct REALTORS® on the practical application of the REALTOR® Code of Ethics and fulfills the REALTOR® Triennial Ethics Requirement.
Every three years, the National Association of REALTORS® requires members to complete a REALTOR® Code of Ethics course in order to remain in good standing with their local, state, and national associations.

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.

There are mortgage programs for nearly every borrower and lenders who specialize in providing those loans. Many borrowers will qualify for and obtain a conventional mortgage to close the transaction. However, some borrowers and even the type of property may not qualify for traditional financing. This course provides a review of traditional mortgages and discusses the various nontraditional loan products and alternative (creative) financing that are available to borrowers. Additionally, it describes various types of alternative financing products.

This course is designed to show you how to complete a quality broker price opinion report. We’ll begin by comparing BPOs to appraisals and explain why the BPO has become a favored report in recent years for lenders. This course covers the entire BPO process including how to get registered, the different types of BPOs, the requirements of each and how to complete a BPO form. Proper inspections and data gathering are critical aspects of the BPO. We’ll show you how and where to find this information. Finally, as with all appraisers and agents, there are safety considerations to keep in mind when going to a property. We’ll review precautions you can take to stay safe in the field.

This course provides an overview of various forecasts and predictions made for the real estate market in 2023 and describes adaptive reuse and accessory dwelling units. Additionally, it provides a review of economic cycles and the economic theory of supply and demand, which is the backbone of real estate markets.

It is intended to enhance the knowledge and effectiveness of real estate licensees and is approved for 3 hours of continuing education.

Most people have questions about taxes in a real estatetransaction. It may not be apparent, but taxation is an indirect—yetimportant—factor affecting the value of property. In this course, we will seehow taxes impact buying and selling real property. As a student, use this unitfor general knowledge about real estate taxation; however, always refer yourclients and customers to an expert for their own tax information as well ascurrent tax laws.

 

COURSE HIGHLIGHTS

• Learn the tax-saving benefits of owning real estate.
• Differentiate the deductions and the capital gains exclusion for main and second homes
• Gain an understanding of 1031 exchanges. 

Take your understanding of real estate trust accounts to the next level. 

COURSE HIGHLIGHTS: 

• Identify proper accounting, its impact, and accounting documentation 
• Go inside federal, state and local trust fund rules and regulations 
• Analyze links between real estate trust accounts and the dangers of commingling funds 
• iPad compatible

An appraisal is an inevitable part of buying a home foranyone who needs a mortgage and, like it or not, it can make or break thetransaction. Real estate agents should understand the appraisal process. Eventhough you may prepare a competitive market analysis (CMA) for your clients,CMAs are not as detailed, nor do they serve the same purpose as an appraisal.This course provides a review of the sales comparison, cost, and income approachesin appraising real estate. 

Real estate licensees should have some familiarity with the laws that prohibit discrimination against persons who have a disability and their animals. This course covers how to comply with the anti-discriminatory provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Fair Housing Act that protect persons with disabilities and their animals. 

You’ll learn from experts who have prospered in their real estate careers by working with distressed property transactions. Foreclosed and short sale properties were very prevalent after the housing bubble burst, but their numbers are much lower today. Still, there are homeowners who want to consider short sales as a way to avoid foreclosure, and there are lenders that want to reduce their inventory of foreclosed properties. This real estate market is one way to expand your business while serving the needs of sellers, buyers, and lenders.

Examine a variety of issues facing real estate brokers today.

COURSE HIGHLIGHTS: 

• Explore the violations that real estate commissions across the country most commonly see 
• Gain insights on transaction management, disclosure, commissions, advertising, brokerage policies, and more

Gain insights on how to confidently counsel your clients on improving their financial standing. 

COURSE HIGHLIGHTS: 

• Identify tactics you can use to counsel your clients about their credit scores 
• Refresh your knowledge on the four basic types of credit
• Learn specific actions your clients can take to improve their credit score