REMI School of Real Estate

Iowa
Online Real Estate
Continuing Education

 

Des Moines, IA

Meet Your Continuing Education Requirements with our Online Courses

Meet your continuing education renewal requirements with our easy-to-use courses. Our narrated real estate CE classes are self-paced with 24/7 access, making your CE renewal process stress-free. Go at your own pace at home or on-the-go.

REMI School of Real Estate

Remi-School-20-Years

School #85

 

 

100% Online

 

 

Narrated Presentations

 

 

Fast Processing

 

Mobile-Friendly

 

Self-Paced

 

State-Approved

 

Customer Support

 

Trusted Since 2004

 

Informative

 

State Requirements*

Hours Required - 36 hours

  • 12 hrs Mandatory + 24 hrs Elective Credits
  • Up to 24 hrs can be completed online
  • *Confirm w/ the State this info applies to your specific license status

 

Renewal Dates

Renewal Cycle: 12/31 every 3 years                 

Iowa Real Estate Commission

Real Estate Education at your Fingertips!

Meet your real estate CE requirements online with our real estate courses and packages. Our narrated real estate CE classes are self-paced with 24/7 online access so you can complete on your own time - at home or on-the-go! All courses are mobile-friendly with no special apps required. Expect fast processing upon completion as we provide your certificate immediately upon completion. Reach out to our customer service staff with any questions. We pride ourselves in providing great customer service and quality classes that are easy to use and easy to complete. 

Select Your Courses

Package | 24-hr CE Renewal
Iowa

This 24-hr CE Renewal package is designed for licensees who wish to renew their Iowa real estate license. This package includes 24 hrs of electives that are taken online on your own self-paced schedule. See details for course titles. 

  • Property Management Essentials (3 hrs)
  • Using Home Inspections to Protect Your Clients (3 hrs)
  • Applied Ethics in Practice: Case Studies (3 hrs)
  • Buyer Representation and Managing Relationships (3 hrs)
  • Green Homes - Benefits to Buyers and Sellers  (3 hrs)
  • Comparative Market Analysis and Broker Price Opinions (3 hrs)
  • Steps to Analyze Investment Property 3 hrs)
  • Policies to Reduce Risk (3 hrs)

24 Hours
Limited Time Special!
$139.99 $124.99
Package | 24-hr CE Renewal
Iowa

This 24-hr CE Renewal package is designed for licensees who wish to renew their Iowa real estate license.
To select your own elective courses, mark the boxes of the respective electives. You will want to select 24-hrs. When done, click 'Add to Cart'

24 Hours
Limited Time Special!
$139.99 $124.99
Package | 12-hr CE Renewal
Iowa

This 12-hr CE Renewal package is designed for licensees who wish to renew their Iowa real estate license. This package includes 12 hrs of electives that are taken online on your own self-paced schedule. See details for course titles. 

  • Property Management Essentials (3 hrs)
  • Buyer Representation and Managing Relationships (3 hrs)
  • Comparative Market Analysis and Broker Price Opinions (3 hrs)
  • Policies to Reduce Risk (3 hrs)

12 Hours
Limited Time Special!
$75.99 $69.99
Package | 12-hr CE Renewal
Iowa

This 12-hr CE Renewal package is designed for licensees who wish to renew their Iowa real estate license.
To select your own elective courses, mark the boxes of the respective electives. You will want to select 12-hrs. When done, click 'Add to Cart'

12 Hours
Limited Time Special!
$75.99 $69.99
Elective
Iowa

Using real world examples, this course teaches awareness, sensitivity and compliance with the Fair Housing and ADA Laws.

3 Hours
$28.99
Elective
Iowa

Learn about the ethical dilemmas and guidelines in the practice of real estate through case studies.  This course is designed increase agents’ ability to protect clients and the general public.

The Applied Ethics course is written to provide licensees with a better understanding of ethical dilemmas in the practice of real estate through case studies. Our industry holds the ethical practice of real estate as the highest obligation of the licensee. This course covers over 30 case studies comparing and exemplifying law and ethics.  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.

Course enables students to:
  • Compare ethics of trade organization with statues of license law
  • Increase knowledge of ethics & license law
  • Learn to disclose personal interests in transactions
  • Learn to protect and promote client's interest, while being honest with all parties
  • Be able to discuss the difference between puffing and misrepresentation
  • Better spot potential ethical pitfalls
  • Recognize the impermissibility of concealment of pertinent facts
  • Learn how to cooperate with other real estate professionals to advance the client's best interests
  • Discern the obligation to make your position in a transaction known and the obligation to disclose affiliated relationships
  • Be familiar with RESPA
  • Recognize that the paying of commission does not establish agency
  • Know the necessity of not commingling clients' monies, provide equal service to all clients, direct clients to third party professionals when necessary

3 Hours
$28.99
Elective
Iowa

1031 exchange is a swap of one investment property for another that allows capital gains taxes to be deferred. Learn the requirements and benefits of Chapter 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code and how to leverage them for your client.

This course covers the basics of 1031 Exchange, its definition, background, benefits, and associated concepts, terminology, processes, rules, and examples. The course teaches licensees about how investor(s) might defer Capital Gains by utilizing the features of Section 1031 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. Provides 3 hours of CE credit.

Course enables students to:
  • Gain broad understanding of the definition of 1031 exchange and its purpose and benefits
  • Understand relationship between taxes and exchanges
  • Identify the appropriate or advantageous circumstances for employing 1031 exchange
  • Understand purpose and history of 1031 exchange concept
  • Distinguish between properties and do and do not apply to 1031 exchange
  • Define tax-deferred exchange
  • Understand consequences of violating 3 key rules
  • Understand key vocabulary and terms related to 1031 exchange
  • Understand the concept and distinction between held and like-kind leases
  • Identify key factors to qualify a sale use in 1031 exchange
  • Explain the identification rule
  • Explain the Three-Property, 200% and 95% rules
  • Explain the Second Half Rule
  • Explain the ‘Title Rule’
  • Understand construction and replacement in context of 1031 exchange

3 Hours
$28.99
Elective
Iowa

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

Buyer agency laws vary from state to state but this course focuses on the specialty tools of serving the single client, to protect and guide, pay full attention to needs; disclose material facts, advice and counsel; grow new business, negotiate for your best interests and attempt to resolve any problems to the client's best advantage.

Course enables students to:
  • Understand how buyer representation serves the client
  • Learn the types of agencies and relevance of single agency
  • Understand the buyer representation contract
  • Learn the duties, obligations, and benefits of buyer representation

3 Hours
$28.99
Elective
Iowa

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

Learn the standards, procedures, methods of adjusting and calculating the BPO. This 3-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.

Course enables students to:
  • Define and describe a BPO
  • Know the Recent BPO Legislation
  • Understand related duties and obligations
  • Understand standards set by the industry regarding:
    • 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

3 Hours
$28.99
Elective
Iowa

How do we do business in the day of the coronavirus?  Through this course, you'll receive practical advice and learn about the guidelines set forth by the NAR, CDC and WHO.

This course discusses the NAR’s coverage of the coronavirus and how it impacts real estate licensees and the safety of their clients. Topics include the advice and guidelines from the NAR, CDC and WHO with implications to licensees conducting and managing business during the coronavirus pandemic. Topics include office safety, alternatives to open houses, meeting and advertising.

Course enables students to:
  • Understand the scope of impact of COVID-19 on the practice of common real estate business activities (ex: open houses) and protocol
  • Apply CDC, WHO and NAR guidelines when providing services
  • Recognize, avoid and find alternatives to risky business practices during a pandemic
  • Reduce risk through using new methods and technologies to service clients  
  • Judge / assess how agents can further their ability to safely serve our public

3 Hours
$28.99
Elective
Iowa

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.

Course enables students to:
  • Explain ‘green’ as a new way of thinking
  • Learn the terminology of green homes
  • Understand the benefits of green homes
  • Analyze how it reduces the cost of home ownership
  • Explain how it increases purchasing power

3 Hours
$28.99
Elective
Iowa

Gain an improved understanding of the role of policies in reducing liability and improving services.

This course covers the importance of a policy manual and the standard types of information and materials necessary for constructing a good policy manual. Serves as an aid for those creating a policy manual. Improves your ability to provide consistent professional services to consumers and avoid liability.

Course enables students to:
  • Explain importance of a policy manual
  • Increase compliance with the law
  • Improve level of service to consumers
  • Execute better management of high-risk areas of practice
  • Aid in the development of a policy manual

3 Hours
$28.99