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Course serves as a 1-2-3 step guide on guiding buyers and sellers through the VA Loan process

This “VA (Veterans Administration) Funded Loans” course is designed to provide 3-hrs of continuing education. The course gives an overview of the VA loan, who can qualify, eligibility and the process for VA loan approval as well as gives advantages of VA loan to buyers and disadvantages to seller. Requirements and qualifications may change so please check with lender for current information.

The Home Inspections course is a Commission-approved elective course that counts toward 3-hrs of continuing education credit to be used toward license renewal or reactivation.

The course is written to provide the licensee with a better understanding of the valuation process in the practice of real estate.

The course is written to provide the licensee with a better understanding of real estate valuation.  

Learning objectives include: 

• Understand terminology of investments
• Rank Alternatives High to Low
• Assemble Data
• Prepare Income Statement
• Learn Various Types of Valuation Models
• Learn Methods of Making Decisions
• Match results of analysis with Investor Preference and Risk Profile 

Gain an understanding of green homes and their influence and impact on buyers and sellers.

The course objectives include understanding Green as a new way of thinking, learning the terminology, understanding the benefits, analyzing savings, and learning to leverage this knowledge to better market green homes.

This course is a must for all agents who want to provide good service for clients interested in Green and/or LEED homes.     

The course learning objectives:

• Explain Green as a new way of thinking
• Learn the terminology of Green Homes
• Understand the benefits of Green
• Analyze how it reduces the cost of home ownership
• Explain how it increases purchasing power 

Increase your social media presence for your marketing campaigns. Abide by advertising rules and guidelines in the practice of today’s real estate

Course enables students to:

• Understand the advantages and precautions associated with the use of social media
• Understand how advertising rules apply
• Caution clients about how social media impacts privacy
• Avoid risky social media behavior

Purpose of Course

• Explains how licenses can abide by disclosure, agency and license law to use social media to further the interest of the public while observing privacy and bad actors.

Learn about the social media as it applies to everyday practices in Hawaii Real Estate.

This course reviews the methods of creating buyer agency, methods of developing new business and duties of the buyer agent.

Increase your market penetration through these specialized techniques. Single agency by design. This course reviews the methods of creating buyer agency, methods of developing new business and duties of the buyer agent.

Learning objectives:

• How buyer representation serves the client 
• Types of agency and relevance of single agency 
• Understanding the buyer representation contract 
• The duties; obligations and benefits of buyer representation 

Learn about key formulas and calculations used in real estate assessment and transactions.

This 3-hour course prepares students for continued practice in Hawaii's changing real estate market.

The course objectives:

• Understand the math involved in real estate transactions
• Learn the steps to solve math problems
• Classify the twelve ( 12 ) types of math problems regularly seen and used in Real Estate

1. Commission and Split Calculations
2. Net Proceeds
3. Profit Per Cent
4. Loan Points
5. Annual Property Tax
6. Straight Loan Interest
7. First Payment of Amortized Loan
8. Discount of a Note
9. Inflation of Price
10. Prorating
11. Area Math
12. Appraisal Using Cap Rate   

Learn how to avoid risk and protect your clients with this 4-hr CE course designed for experienced and novice licensees alike.

Learn how to avoid risk and protect your clients with this 4-hr CE course designed for experienced and novice licensees alike.

This 3-hr electives CE course covers the role of the property manager, fair housing laws, fiduciary duty, and rental forms.

Property Management is a three-hour, intermediate level, elective CE course accepted by the State of Hawaii for CE credit. The course covers
the role of the property manager, fair housing laws, fiduciary duty, and rental forms.

Learning Objectives:

• Define and Understand the Role of the Property Manager
• Create & Apply a PM Log to comply with Fair Housing Laws
• Understand Property Manager's Fiduciary Duty
• Become Familiar with Standard Rental Forms
• Synthesize the essence of case studies with professional practice
• Create a Property Management Job Description and Department
• Identify Risks and Develop a Strategy to Reduce those Risks
   

Topics covered include:

• Residential Landlord Tenant Code
• Terminology and Definitions
• Personnel
• Job Descriptions, Duties
• Rental Agreements
• Security Deposits
• Repairs
• Prohibited Practices
• Termination of Tenancy
• Landlord Obligations
• Tenant Obligations
• Landlord Remedies
• Civil Remedies for Landlord Tenant Code
• Debt Collection
• Time Lines for Landlord Tenant Code Obligations
• Mandatory Disclosures for Property Management
• Federal Fair Housing Discrimination
• Discrimination in Real Property Transactions
• State Civil Rights Commission
• Department of Housing and Urban Development
• Case Studies 

• By the end of this course, expect to be able to:
  • Identify the basic principles of value
  • Understand the steps to better protect your clients
  • Know data sources for Comparative Market Analysis (CMA)
  • Know the 3 basic valuation models
  • Explain steps in a reconciliation process
  • Display critical contents of a listing presentation
  • Define valuation terminology

This course is written to provide the licensee with a better understanding of the role of policies in the practice of real estate.

This intermediate level, three-hour elective, CE credit course on Policies to Reduce Risk is accepted by the State of Hawaii.  The course is written to provide the licensee with a better understanding of the role of policies in the practice of real estate.

The course covers:

• Importance of a Policy Manual
• Important policies
• How to develop a policy manual
• Office policies
• Electronic and Internet policies
• Standard forms
• Mandatory disclosures
• Improving customer service
• Increasing compliance with laws
• Ethics
• Risk management

The course learning objectives are:

• Explain importance of a Policy Manual
• Increase compliance with the law
• Improve level of service to consumers
• Better management of high-risk areas of practice
• Aid the in the development of a policy manual 

This course covers Comparative Market Analysis and Broker Price Opinions (BPOs), an opinion of value developed according to industry standards by a real estate licensee.

This course defines the BPO as an opinion of value developed according to industry standards by a real estate licensee. It describes standards,  procedures, methods of adjusting and calculating the BPO. The three hour session, is used to explain duties and responsibilities associated with the BPO assignment; professional standards for selecting comparables; grading conditions; and how to adjust comparables to calculate value. Concepts taught in the course are valid for CMA, BPO and general valuations.

Learning objectives:

• Define and describe a Broker Price Opinion (BPO)
• Know the Recent BPO Legislation
• Understand related duties and obligations
• Understand standards set by the industry with regard to:
• Selecting Comparables
• Know how to Qualify and Value Features
• Understand BPO terminology
• Use simple mathematical models of BPO
• Improve communications with appraiser, lender, and client

This easy-to-follow ethics-based course is based on real-world cases and hearing panel decisions from the National Association of Realtors.  Learn best practices for handling conflicts and dispute resolution to protect the consumer, industry and licensee.

Being Honest Is the Code We Live By (3 hrs)

Learning objective:

• Learn best practices for handling ethical dilemmas in real world scenarios
• Learn ethical guidelines, evidenced in case studies to increase the licensee’s ability to protect the public

Course features include:

1. The ability to complete the courses online and at your convenience
2. Low price, high-quality, narrated courses
3. Easy to use
4. Well-received and reviewed by other real estate professionals

Learn more on the Basics of Investment Property. NOTABLY, there is a 3-hr and 4-hr version of this investments course. This 4-hr course is the extended of the 3-hr course titled: "Basic Steps to Analyze Investment Property." Both are great courses. Select either the 3 or 4-hr version (but not both).This course covers basic investment concepts and analytical tools. The instructor provides real estate and financially-based models to help licensees rank and analyze investment alternatives and risk.

This course covers basic investment concepts and analytical tools. The instructor provides real estate and financially-based models to help licensees rank and analyze investment alternatives and risk.

Learn about the ethical dilemmas in the practice of real estate through real world case studies.

NOTE: This course is not eligible for NAR Credit, if looking for dual credit please find our course that includes the words: "Code of Ethics" in the title.

Gain knowledge, reduce liability by learning more about Fair Housing and the Americans with Disabilities Act.

This course is designed to educate the CE Student on the subject of the Federal and State Fair Housing Laws. The objective is to increase awareness, sensitivity and compliance with the laws. The course will explain how to comply with Fair Housing Laws, providing all clients and customers Equal Housing Opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, familial status, disability, AIDS/HIV or need for use of service animals. This course is a must for all agents who want to provide good service in compliance with the law.

This 45-hr CE Renewal package is designed for those who wish to renew their license. Those renewing for the first time may wish to check on additionally required courses.

Please check with the Guam Real Estate Commission ahead of purchase to ensure these courses meet your specific requirements. 
 
Included courses:

• Comparative Market Analysis (3 hrs)
• Being Honest is the Code We Live By (3 hrs)
• Seller and Buyer Representation (3 hrs)
• Policies to Reduce Risk (3 hrs)
• Property Management Essentials (3 hrs)
• Real Estate Math Made Easy (3 hrs)
• Understanding Affordability with Green Homes (3 hrs)
• Using Home Inspections to Protect Your Clients (3 hrs)
• Social Media for Real Estate Licensees (4 hrs)
• Protecting Your Clients Through Risk Management (4 hrs)
• The Price is Right: CMA at Work (Comparative Market Analysis) (3 hrs)
• Basics of Investment Property (4 hrs)
• Applied Ethics in Practice: Case Studies (3 hrs)
• About Fair Housing for Real Estate Practitioners (3 hrs)

For first time renewals please check with the Guam Real Estate Commission for any additional requirements 

This 32-hr CE Renewal package is designed for Brokers who wish to renew their license. Those renewing for the first time may wish to check on additionally required courses.

Please check with the Guam Real Estate Commission ahead of purchase to ensure these courses meet your specific requirements. 
 
Included courses:

• Comparative Market Analysis (3 hrs)
• Being Honest is the Code We Live By (3 hrs)
• Seller and Buyer Representation (3 hrs)
• Policies to Reduce Risk (3 hrs)
• Property Management Essentials (3 hrs)
• Real Estate Math Made Easy (3 hrs)
• Understanding Affordability with Green Homes (3 hrs)
• Using Home Inspections to Protect Your Clients (3 hrs)
• Social Media for Real Estate Licensees (4 hrs)
• Protecting Your Clients Through Risk Management (4 hrs)

For first time renewals please check with the Guam Real Estate Commission for any additional requirments 

This 24-hr CE Renewal package is designed for salespersons who wish to renew their license. Those renewing for the first time may wish to check on additionally required courses.

Please check with the Guam Real Estate Commission ahead of purchase to ensure these courses meet your specific requirements. 

Included courses:

• Comparative Market Analysis (3 hrs)
• Being Honest is the Code We Live By (3 hrs)
• Seller and Buyer Representation (3 hrs)
• Policies to Reduce Risk (3 hrs)
• Property Management Essentials (3 hrs)
• Real Estate Math Made Easy (3 hrs)
• Understanding Affordability with Green Homes (3 hrs)
• Using Home Inspections to Protect Your Clients (3 hrs)

For first time renewals please check with the Guam Real Estate Commission for any additional requirments