CE Credit Sessions
Tuesday, August 24
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Wednesday, August 25
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| 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM | SFR Course (6 hours of CE credit) | Ric Giumenta |
| Knowing how to maneuver the complexities of short sales as well as how to identify the distinct real estate opportunities in foreclosures are not merely good skills to have in today's market - they are critical. This course, taught by Ric Giumenta, helps students evaluate all available options for distressed homeowners and identify the components of an effective short-sale package. This course looks at how real estate professionals can counsel buyer-clients in the purchase of foreclosure properties. And as a practical resource, this course shows students how consumers can avoid foreclosure in the future. This ABR one-day elective course can be used as an elective for your PMN and ABR designations. Register by August 12 for early bird pricing of $79. After August 12, the price is $109. Online registration available at www.wcrfl.com or contact Pam Jenson at wcrflorida@aol.com or 239/770-5394. (6 hours CE Credit) (Sponsored by Women's Council of Realtors Chapter) | ||
Thursday, August 26
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| 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM | International Risk Reduction | Tony Macaluso |
| Learn how to recognize the economic benefits of foreign investment in the U.S. real estate market, determine levels of risk with international clientele, discuss the Patriot Act and Executive Order 13224. Identify process for securing an International Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN), review laws affecting international real estate transactions, discuss tax withholding and reporting requirements, and identify resources for continued study. (3 hours CE credit provided by CRS Chapter) (sponsored by Florida CRS Chapter) | ||
Friday, August 27
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Saturday, August 28
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| 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM | "Intermediate Commercial Course" | Thomas Dixon |
| Commercial real estate isn't like anything else out there. Agents working in commercial real estate have a completely different set of challenges and market factors that determine the success of their business. In this session, participants will learn about the various tools available to analyze commercial property, and understand how commercial real estate market conditions drive the transactions. Furthermore, participants will understand how marketing commercial real estate differs from residential transactions, and how buyer and seller personalities drive the negotiation process. (sponsored by Florida Realtors Commercial Alliance Committee) (4 hours CE credit provided by Thomas Dixon) | ||
| 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM | "Run a Successful Realty Website" | Craig Grant |
| More than 82% of real estate leads these days come from the Internet and yet, a high percentage of Realtors still don't have a website and of the ones who do, very few understand it well enough to generate business and/or success from it. This course teaches all of the essentials of website ownership. By the end of this course, each student will be able to plan, organize and run an effective website. Then they will be able to develop a marketing plan to promote and drive traffic by utilizing search engines. (3 hours CE credit) | ||
| 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM | "Core Law" | Chuck Bonamer |
| The cornerstone of real estate continuing education: all licensed real estate professionals in the state must complete 3 hours of Core Law every renewal cycle. This course will include all of the legal changes governing real estate transactions, and incorporates curriculum from the Division of Real Estate, Department of Business and Professional Regulation, as well as state and federal sources. 3 hours of Core Law credit is required every two-year renewal cycle, and the course can be repeated once for specialty CE credit. (3 hours core law or CE credit provided by Trans-Equity, Inc.) | ||
| 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM | "Liability Reduction for Brokers: Protecting Your Company's Most Valuable Assets" | Andrew Wooten |
| As a broker, you have many responsibilities. From staff, to budgets, membership, legal issues, political issues and providing continuing education, your job is certainly one with many hats. One of those "hats" includes the responsibility for the safety and security of the information within your walls. A surprising fact is that attorneys and criminals agree - broker offices are easy targets! This program will discuss why the material in your office is in such high demand and how criminals are accessing your confidential information. In addition we'll help you address current laws and regulations, identifying the risk factors within your office and give you the necessary components of your written safety plan. (3 hours CE credit) | ||
| 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM | "Working Short Sales: The Realtor's Perspective" | Phil Tesoriero |
| Learn what it takes to successfully negotiate and close a short sale with various lending institutions. Current market conditions are discussed and the effect they have on professionals who work with this demographic. General legal considerations are also discussed. (3 hours) | ||
| 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM | "Non-native Speakers and the Classroom: Strategies For Working with ESL Participants" | TBD |
| The Realtor community is a diverse melting pot. For many Florida Realtors, English is not their first language and providing continuing education can be challenging for instructors. This instructor continuing education seminar will explore the strategies for dealing with ESL (English as a Second Language) participants to help them get the most of your instruction. (4 hours instructor credit) | ||
| 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM | "Absorption Rate Pricing" | Zan Monroe |
| Your CMA is obsolete! Thousands of websites today can perform the function of a CMA for anyone willing to look. If you are basing your listing presentation on your ability to price a home you are competing with the internet. Absorption Rate Pricing will enable you to show the seller and yourself how long it will take to sell any home in any market. One of the great things you can tell your next seller is... "There are only a certain number of houses that will sell in any market in any given period of time. Would you like to see if your house will be one of them?" (4 hours) | ||
| 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM | "FAR/BAR Contract Writing Review for Salespeople" | Ric Giumenta |
| A well-written, signed and executed contract is the only way to protect your clients interests in a court of law. This course will provide students with a thorough understanding of the FAR/BAR Contract, and students will be able to identify the key components of these contracts, the various contract classifications, and necessary disclosures. Furthermore, students will be able to explain the breakdown of the full purchase price and on which line to place each amount, list exceptions to the statute of frauds, and gain an understanding of the different riders needed as attachments to the contract. (4 hours CE credit) | ||
| 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM | "NAR Quadrennial Ethics Course" | Stephanie White |
| NAR requires that all members complete a mandatory quadrennial Code of Ethics training in order to maintain membership in local, state, and national associations. Every Realtor must attend this mandatory training between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2012. If you have not completed this training, this course provides the perfect opportunity to fulfill your NAR Quadrennial Ethics requirements and receive 3 hours of Florida CE credit in a fast-paced and fun classroom environment. (3 hours CE credit provided by NEFAR) (sponsored by Northeast Florida Association of Realtors) | ||
| 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM | "Realtors, Appraisers and the Florida Building Code" | Paul Mashburn |
| When the Florida Building code went into effect on March 1, 2002, it had an effect on not only contractors, architects and engineers, but every person or family that would be involved in the building, buying or selling of new homes. This course reviews the structural elements of this unified building code, along with new termite protection procedures and the anchoring requirements for all exterior windows and doors for new single-family residential construction and remodeling. (3 hours appraisal or real estate CE credit) (sponsored by Florida Realtors Appraisal Council) | ||
Sunday, August 29
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