This course will give salespeople the continuing education needed to improve their practice of real estate, enabling them to grow their business while expanding their expertise to be able to serve their clients better and better, while satisfying the updated hours requirements for Salespersons. Additionally, it contains important industry updates about federal and state legislation.
This course fulfills the requirements for Virginia’s Continuing Education for Real Estate Salespeople. It includes the mandatory topics of Agency, Ethics, Fair Housing, Contracts, and Legal Updates and Emerging Trends. As elective topics, this course includes Technology and Real Estate, the Basics of Real Property Law, Advertising Guidelines and Techniques, Investment Counseling, Technology in Real Estate, and more. These classes will ensure that salespeople are well-versed in the expectations and tasks of being a real estate professional, and able to serve clients well.
Course Format: Text
Credit Type: Fair Housing, Mandatory, Ethics, Legal Updates, Agency, Contracts, Elective
Course ID(s): 0214030057
Approved By: Real Estate Board
- Ethics
- Ethics for Real Estate Professionals [10 Activities]
- 01. Ethics for Real Estate Professionals
- 02. What is Ethics?
- 03. Ethical Concepts and Terminology
- 04. Why Ethics Matter
- 05. Ethical Duties
- 06. Ethical Duties: Duties to Business
- 07. Ethical Duties: Other Duties
- 08. Ethical Situations
- 09. Ethical Situations
- 10. Conclusion of Ethics for Real Estate Professionals
- Ethics for Real Estate Professionals [10 Activities]
- Fair Housing
- Fair Housing [10 Activities]
- 01. Introduction to Fair Housing
- 02. Beginnings of Fair Housing
- 03. History of Fair Housing
- 04. Impact of Fair Housing on the Real Estate Professional
- 05. Reaction of the Real Estate Profession to Fair Housing Laws
- 06. Overview of the Fair Housing Act
- 07. Other Civil Rights Laws that Impact Fair Housing
- 08. Fair Housing-Related Presidential Executive Orders
- 09. Virginia Protected Classes
- 10. Conclusion of Fair Housing
- Fair Housing [10 Activities]
- Legal Updates and Emerging Trends
- Federal and State Laws [12 Activities]
- 01. Legal Updates and Emerging Trends in Real Estate
- 02. New Virginia Laws
- 03. Emerging Trends - The Mortgage Market and the Economy
- 04. Emerging Trends - Homeowner Trends
- 05. Emerging Trends - Fair Housing Complaints
- 06. Emerging Trends - Summaries From Across the Board
- 07. The National Flood Insurance Program
- 08. Current Framework of the NFIP
- 09. Policies and Products Available
- 10. Rating and Handling Claims
- 11. Agent Resources
- 12. Conclusion to Legal Updates and Emerging Trends in Real Estate
- Quiz 1 (6 questions)
- Federal and State Laws [12 Activities]
- Real Estate Agency
- Common Law of Agency [11 Activities]
- 01. Introduction to the Common Law of Agency
- 02. Formation of an Agency Relationship
- 03. Parties to an Agency Agreement
- 04. Creation of an Agency Relationship
- 05. Types of Authority
- 06. Types of Agency
- 07. Responsibilities of the Parties
- 08. Termination of Agency
- 09. Real Estate Agents
- 10. Agency in the Real Estate Industry
- 11. Conclusion
- Common Law of Agency [11 Activities]
- Contracts
- Introduction to Contract Law [8 Activities]
- 01. Introduction to Contract Law
- 02. General Knowledge of Contract Law
- 03. Requirements for Validity
- 04. Assignment and Novation
- 05. When a Contract is Considered Performed or Discharged
- 06. Breach of Contract
- 07. Contract Clauses
- 08. Conclusion of Basic Contract Law
- Real Estate Contracts [10 Activities]
- 01. Introduction to Real Estate Contracts
- 02. Contract Categories
- 03. Listing Agreements
- 04. Buyer Representation
- 05. Tenant Representation Agreements
- 06. Offers/ Purchase Agreements
- 07. Land Sale Contracts
- 08. Leases
- 09. Other Real Estate Contracts
- 10. Conclusion of Real Estate Contracts
- Introduction to Contract Law [8 Activities]
- Activity: Virginia State Specific Contract
- Instructions: Please review the Virginia Real Esta...
- Activity - Virginia Specific Contract Example
- Electives
- Law, Advertising, and More: Introduction [1 Activities]
- 01. Introduction to Basics of Real Estate Law
- Basics of Real Property Law [10 Activities]
- 01. Basic Real Property Law
- 02. Forms and Types of Ownership and Description of Estates
- 03. Forms of Ownership
- 04. Leases
- 05. Common Interest Ownership
- 06. Types of Trusts
- 07. Commercial, Industrial, and Income Property
- 08. Land Rights
- 09. Other Elements of Real Estate Law
- 10. Conclusion of Basics of Real Property Law
- Professional Real Estate Activities: Introduction [1 Activities]
- 01. Introduction to Other Professional Real Estate Activities
- Advertising [11 Activities]
- 01. Introduction to Advertising
- 02. Promoting Your Business and Services
- 03. Promoting Your Business and Services: Other Methods
- 04. Creating an Advertising Plan
- 05. Developing Your Professional Image
- 06. Public Relations
- 07. Fraud Issues: Puffing and Misrepresentations
- 08. Technology Issues in Advertising and Marketing
- 09. Relations Among Competitors
- 10. Antitrust Laws
- 11. Real Estate and Antitrust Laws
- Technology and Real Estate [6 Activities]
- 01. Technology and Real Estate
- 02. E-Commerce
- 03. E-Signing and Other WWW Growth
- 04. Using Electronic Applications
- 05. Drones
- 06. Conclusion
- Conclusion [2 Activities]
- 01. Conclusion to Advertising
- 02. Conclusion
- Quiz 2 (5 questions)
- Law, Advertising, and More: Introduction [1 Activities]
- Course Completion
- Required Affidavit for Online Courses
- Upload Affidavit
- Mandatory Questionnaire
- Certificate Of Completion
- Guaranteed Next Business Day Reporting
