Maine Real Estate Continuing Education Courses

This package provides all the credit hours required to renew a Broker or Associate Broker license. The included classes are:

• Core Course for Brokers & Associate Brokers III (CC691C012IT)
• Real Estate Safety (TT691C002IT)
• Ethics for Real Estate Professionals (LL691C009IT)
• Real Estate Mathematics (LL691C010IT)
• Integrated Mortgage Disclosures (FI691C006IT)
• Fair Housing & Anti-Discrimination Laws (LL691C005IT)
• Errors & Omissions (LL690C007IT)
• Contract Course (CA691C004IT)
• Agency & Property Management (LT691C003IT)

This package provides all the credit hours needed for someone holding a Designated Broker's license to renew their license. The included classes are:

• Designated Broker Core III (CC691C011IT)
• Real Estate Safety (TT691C002IT)
• Ethics for Real Estate Professionals (LL691C009IT)
• Real Estate Mathematics (LL691C010IT)
• Integrated Mortgage Disclosures (FI691C006IT)
• Fair Housing & Anti-Discrimination Laws (LL691C005IT)
•  Errors & Omissions (LL690C007IT)
• Contract Course (CA691C004IT)
• Agency & Property Management (LT691C003IT)

This continuing education class will cover safety when holding real estate property showings and open houses. It is a 4-hour class intended to guide real estate professionals in staying safe and keeping their clients (and client's property) safe when working in the field. We will discuss such topics as:

• Identifying Threats

• Safety Concerns Before & During a Showing

• Liability & Liability Insurance

This course presents a brisk and wide-ranging look at ethics in the daily operations of real estate professionals, including how it benefits the ethical agent and broker and how to approach ethical grey areas. By the end of the class, you'll have a better idea of how to enhance ethical practices within your own dealings and how to encourage ethical practices in others. The course discusses topics such as:

• Ethical Concepts & Terminology

• Why Ethics Matter

• Ethical Duties of Real Estate Professionals

• Ethical Situations

This is a 3 hour continuing education course for designated brokers in the state of Maine. The primary focus of this course is on building your skill in communication and responsibility, and includes the revised statutes pertinent to real estate, an overview of designated broker duties and responsibilities, and an in-depth look into a plethora of topics that a designated broker encounters on a daily basis. Those topics include property disclosure information, communication, effective problem-solving, advertising, pocket listing, CAN-SPAM Act, company policy on agency relationships, and anti-trust violations

This is a continuing education 3 hour course for real estate brokers and associate brokers in the state of Maine. The primary focus of this course is on building your skill in communication, and covers the revised statutes pertinent to real estate, the Real Estate Brokerage Relationships Form, and advertising rules and best practices. Other topics covered in this class are single agency and appointed agency, disclosed dual agency, electronic delivery of the Real Estate Brokerage Relationship Form, point of decision, pocket listing, and the Federal Fair Housing Act. This course satisfies Maine's 3 hour core curriculum requirement for continuing education.

In the past, when a consumer applied for a mortgage, the lender was required to provide two federally mandated disclosure forms (TILA & RESPA) and two additional forms upon closing. As of October 3, 2015, the TILA/RESPA Rule fully revamped and effectively combined these disclosures. This course will help real estate licensees to review and truly understand the new federal disclosures by exploring the following:

• Rules of Integrated Mortgage Disclosures

• Additional Disclosures

"Fair Housing" refers to efforts, including state and federal laws, intended to ensure that all people of equal means have equal access to real property and property ownership. This class provides a thorough grounding in fair housing laws and associated topics, including:

• History of Fair Housing

• Impact of Fair Housing

• Executive Orders affecting Fair Housing

• Anti-Discrimination in Property Management

Even the most conscientious and careful real estate professional can still be subjected to an E&O claim. This class provides useful advice on how to avoid some claims as well as to prepare for any that may nevertheless arise. The course covers the following topics:

• Common Types of Problems

• Prevention and Mitigation

• Protection

A contract is a formal, legally enforceable agreement between two or more parties. The ability for Real Estate Professionals to draw up and execute contracts is essential to every transaction. This course will provide an overall review of contracts before digging into the principal components of a real estate contract.

Property managers have a fiduciary duty to owners to competently and reliably manage the assets and funds under their care in the best interests of the owner. In this course, we will cover some of the key fiscal and fiduciary duties of a property manager, including;

• The Economics of Property Management

• Expenses

• Evaluating the Owner's Objectives

• Agency Relationships of a Property Manager

This 2-hour class is intended to provide real estate professionals with an understanding of mathematics and the ways real estate professionals use math. The course will cover topics such as:

• Calculating the value of a property

• Determine how much a property has appreciated or depreciated in value

• Calculating the amount of money a buyer owes the seller at closing

• Find the total cost of a mortgage loan and monthly payments.