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2024-2025 Texas Legal Update Part 1
The Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC) requires real estate license holders take two legal update courses as part of their continuing education requirements for the current license period. This first course, 2024-2025 Texas Legal Update I, delves into TREC rules, updates, and legislative changes and updated promulgated contract forms and addenda in the first two chapters. Chapters 3 and 4 review fair housing laws in the country and in Texas, discuss protected classes under U.S. and Texas law, and explain about the different types of biases. This four-hour course was developed by TREC and includes several YouTube videos that explain the topics in an easy-to-understand manner.
COURSE HIGHLIGHTS
- Describe TREC’s advisory committees that examine different areas of the real estate industry.
- Explain how an idea becomes a TREC rule.
- Describe why TREC’s quadrennial rule review is important to license holders and consumers.
- Identify recent TREC rule changes that affect license holders.
- Understand legislation passed by the 88th Texas Legislature relating to the practice of real estate.
- Summarize the purpose and practice of the Broker-Lawyer Committee.
- Explain why TREC contract forms change.
- Identify recent changes to the One to Four Family Residential Contract (Resale) and other contract forms.
- Analyze possible consequences of loan assumptions and the importance of a license holder’s familiarity with the Loan Assumption Addendum form.
- Distinguish between mandatory and voluntary use of TREC contract forms.
- Understand the impact of discrimination in real estate given the history of civil rights laws, current investigations, and trends.
- Identify federal, state, and local fair housing laws.
- Distinguish between the protected classes found in the Fair Housing Act, Texas Real Estate Commission’s Canons of Professional Ethics and Conduct, TREC Rule Se
2024-2025 Texas Legal Update Part 2
The Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC) requires real estate license holders take two legal update courses, which TREC developed, as part of their continuing education requirements for the current license period. This second four-hour course, 2024-2025 Texas Legal Update II, begins with a review of agency relationships and how to avoid violating antitrust laws in Chapter 1. Chapter 2 delves into TREC disclosures and when a license holder convicted of a crime must notify TREC. Chapters 3 explains the VA loan program, dispels some common myths about VA loans, and discusses the Texas Veteran Land Board loan program. Chapter 4 focuses on real-world topics, including TREC enforcement, TREC’s advertising compliance program, and several case studies.
COURSE HIGHLIGHTS
- Define the three Canons of Professional Ethics and Canons under Chapter 531 of the TREC rules.
- Explain how types of agency relationships are created in Texas.
- Summarize how license holder-to-license holder communications about commissions can be a violation of antitrust laws.
- Understand the specific information contained in each section of the IABS.
- Explain the mechanisms for acceptable delivery and posting of the Consumer Protection Notice.
- Given a criminal incident, assess if or when a license holder must disclose it as part of their criminal history.
- Recall the name of the program TREC uses during the license renewal process to check criminal related activity.
- Understand the requirements of the VA loan program.
- Describe how VA loans are different than conventional home loans.
- Identify differences between the VA loan program and the Texas Veteran Land Board loan program.
- Paraphrase the TREC complaint process.
- Identify the top five TREC complaint categories.
- Recall best practices for brokers to prevent complaints against license holders.
- Describe TREC’s advertising c
A New Look at Contract Law
COURSE HIGHLIGHTS:
- Take a unique look at contracts including their history, evolution and definitions
- Learn how to create a valid contract and the proper format
- Gain insights on contract types and Statute of Frauds
- Learn how to recognize a breach of contract
Agency Law
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
Americans with Disabilities Act ADA
COURSE HIGHLIGHTS:
- Explore the Americans with Disabilities Act and whom it protects
- Uncover the purpose, history, application and enforcement of the Americans with Disabilities Act
Charting Your Success: The Code of Ethics, Buyer Representation, and Your Value Proposition
ABRIDGED DESCRIPTION:
Continuing education in ethics is a requirement for all real estate licensees and the NAR also requires its members to complete and approved ethics course every three years. The three-hour Charting Your Success: The Code of Ethics, Buyer Representation, and Your Value Proposition is designed to meet the continuing education in ethics curriculum requirements as well as the NAR Code of Ethics requirement. The chapters cover the purpose, structure, and applicability of the Code of Ethics with an in-depth look at Articles 1 and 3 against the backdrop of recent litigation aimed at the real estate industry’s cooperative compensation model. The course demonstrates how buyer representation and ethical practice are part of a licensee’s value proposition and provides perspective on how high ethical standards can be used when adapting to market changes. Case studies and examples help bring the content to life and help licensees apply ethics to their real estate practice.
COURSE HIGHLIGHTS:
- The purpose of the National Association of REALTORS®, and the overall structure of the Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice.
- How the Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice aligns with and yet differs from general business codes of conduct.
- Aspirational concepts contained within the Preamble to the Code of Ethics.
- The role of the professional standards enforcement process of NAR boards and association when an ethics complaint is lodged.
- An overview of Articles applying to duties to clients, customers, the public, and REALTORS® and their Standards of Practice.
- An in-depth look at Article 1, violations of Article 1, and its applicability to today’s real estate landscape.
- An in-depth look at Article 3, cooperation, possible violations of Article 3, and its applicability to today’s real estate market.
- A review of the ethics of buyer representation.
Cybersecurity: Protecting the Real Estate Transaction
Do you feel prepared for a cyber attack? This course will help you to identify scams and how cybercriminals gain access to organizations’ network systems with the intention of stealing data or holding files hostage. You will learn why real estate organizations are targeted, preventative measures to protect your data, and guidelines for establishing a cybersecurity policy manual.
Course Highlights
• Learn about types of cybersecurity attacks
• Understand why cybersecurity is necessary
• Explore why real estate organizations are targeted for cyber crimes
• Gain knowledge on how to prevent cyber attacks
• Learn how to establish a cybersecurity policy
Educating Homebuyers
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
Educating Sellers
COURSE HIGHLIGHTS:
- Educate your sellers during the listing presentation.
- Teach your clients of the importance of staging to sell.
- Help sellers understand strategies when their home hasn’t sold.
- Teach sellers how to evaluate and handle multiple offers.
- Help sellers better navigate contract negotiations.
Ethics in the Age of Disruption
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.
Fair Housing Laws and Compliance
Fair and equitable treatment in housing and real estate transactions is a right by law. This course covers information to ensure licensees comply with the federal Fair Housing Act, including protected classes, exemptions, prohibited conduct, and enforcement. The course is approved for two hours of continuing education.
COURSE HIGHLIGHTS
- Learn why fair housing laws are necessary by learning about the history of housing discrimination and its lasting impact.
- Review the laws that make housing discrimination illegal, and the actions prohibited and required by these laws in the business of real estate.
- Recognize the personal characteristics that federal law protects from discrimination in housing, and state and local government protections that may exceed federal protections.
- Gain an understanding of what steering is and strategies to avoid it.
- Recognize the danger in making assumptions based on stereotypes, and the importance of allowing consumers to choose which communities/neighborhoods they want to live in.
- Describe what reasonable accommodations and modifications for people with disabilities may be required by fair housing laws.
- Apply best practices in fair housing marketing and advertising.
- Use interventions to aid in the interruption of implicit biases so that consumers are treated with equal concern, respect, and fairness.
- Discover fair housing resources to assistance your clients.
Fair Housing
COURSE HIGHLIGHTS:
- Discuss fair housing law developments through the years
- Examine advertising policies and exemptions through case studies
- Pocket useful tips on how to stay clear of discriminatory practices in sales, rentals, and financing of real estate
Finding Your Focus: Niche Marketing for Real Estate
COURSE HIGHLIGHTS:
- Uncover processes for thinking strategically about developing a real estate specialty
- Explore different real estate niches and their potential opportunities
- Identify strategies for marketing your niche
From Contract to Closing: A Breakdown of the Real Estate Market
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
Getting Down to the Facts About Fair Housing
COURSE HIGHLIGHTS:
- Investigate specific advertising policies
- Learn the procedure for filing a complaint of discrimination
- Learn how to stay clear of discriminatory practices in sales, rentals and financing of real estate
Handling Multiple Offers
Helping Buyers Narrow in 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
Helping Clients Understand Real Estate Financing
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.
How to Work with Real Estate Investors – Part 1
Tom Lundstedt is known as the funniest investment and tax guy in America. His programs have entertained and enlightened more than 3,000 audiences from sea to shining sea. He’s a former Major League baseball player whose striking combination of humor and real-world examples makes his subjects spring to life.
ABRIDGED DESCRIPTION
Boost your knowledge of working with real estate investors.
COURSE HIGHLIGHTS:
- Explore insights on the investor market and uncover opportunities to grow your business
- Learn the skillsets, terminology and experience required to work with investor clients
- Gain confidence in evaluating an investment property
- Supplement your learning with real world case studies, worksheets, audio, and video
How to Work with Real Estate Investors – Part 2
Tom Lundstedt is known as the funniest investment and tax guy in America. His programs have entertained and enlightened more than 3,000 audiences from sea to shining sea. He’s a former Major League baseball player whose striking combination of humor and real-world examples makes his subjects spring to life.
ABRIDGED DESCRIPTION
Master the skills you need to work successfully with real estate investors.
COURSE HIGHLIGHTS:
- Gain confidence in evaluating real estate investment properties
- Examine cash flow, NOI, depreciation, rate of return, cap rate, cash on cash and more
- Learn how to leverage five different methods to determine a rental property’s value
Implicit Bias Awareness and Cultural Competency
Intro to Property Management: Market Analysis, Risk Management, and Maintenance
COURSE HIGHLIGHTS
- Learn about the types of properties managed.
- Identify the factors examined in a market analysis.
- Know the steps in a risk assessment
- Know how to develop a maintenance program.
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Lead Alert: A Guide for Property Managers
COURSE HIGHLIGHTS:
- Review some basic environmental laws regarding lead.
- Learn the laws surrounding this toxic element
- Recognize the basic health effects of lead exposure on children and adults.
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