Virginia Real Estate Continuing Education Courses

Gain valuable insights on the least understood – and most-used document in real estate: the contract. 

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

Boost your knowledge of staying in compliance with ADA laws in your everyday real estate practices. 

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

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 

Being a listing agent is a huge responsibility. Do you feel confident educating your sellers about the process? In this course, we will provide you with tools and information to help you educate sellers so that you can secure listings and smoothly guide your sellers to successful closings. 

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.

Transform your real estate business by exploring and identifying a real estate specialty suited for your interests, market, and skills. 

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

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

Nearly 40% of home buyers consider energy efficient features to be “very important.” This course will help you grow your knowledge of the ins and outs of eco-friendly living. 

COURSE HIGHLIGHTS: 

• Learn how homebuyers can reduce their environmental footprint 
• Examine the costs of sustainable materials 
• Explore pros and cons to eco-friendly materials and homes

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.

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.

Are you interested in learning more about professional property management? In this course, we will provide you with a basic introduction to property management and take an in-depth look at three key responsibilities of a property manager: 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.

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.

Identify the basics of the element lead and have a historical perspective.  

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. 

Explore the many intricacies of the listing contract. 

COURSE HIGHLIGHTS: 

• Explore terms and conditions within a listing agreement
• Familiarize yourself with new laws regarding listings 
• Get up to speed on useful resources for listing agreements
• Apply your learnings through course case studies

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

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.

Take your real estate business to the level by expanding your knowledge of real estate investing. 

COURSE HIGHLIGHTS: 

• Narration
• Learn how to use an investment property worksheet to analyze a property 
• Explore how to determine a property’s investment value quickly and effectively 
• Uncover the ins and outs of the passive loss rules 
• Examine how to maximize the tax-savings benefits of depreciation through a bifurcation strategy

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.

Learn safety protocols real estate professionals can employ in the field. 

COURSE HIGHLIGHTS: 

• Explore tips for protecting yourself and your clients
• Identify safety tips for getting a client’s home ready to sell
• Learn how to conduct safe showings