Washington's Source for Real Estate Education

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

This elective course is designed to educate the CE Student on the subject of the Federal and State Fair Housing Laws. This course is an elective and is distinct from the mandatory fair housing courses offered seprately on our website.

The objective of this course is to increase awareness, sensitivity and compliance with the Laws. The session 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.

The course objectives:

• Create Awareness of Fair Housing and Americans with Disabilities (ADA) Acts
• Define the protected classes and rights of those persons with disabilities
• Explain equal rights and Fair Housing through examples and stories
• Provide general understanding of the agents' obligations under Fair Housing and Americans With Disabilities Act

The course covers:

• Fair Housing Act
• Amendments to the Act
• Prohibited practices and investigations
• Significant changes to the Act
• New construction
• Accessibility requirements
• Reasonable modifications / accommodations
• Protected groups
• Avoid the appearance or practice of discrimination
• Individuals with disabilities
• Occupancy standards under HUD Guidelines
• Marketing within Fair Housing laws
• Complaint procedures
• Penalties for violations
• Practices, policies, and procedures to provide Equal Opportunity

Gain an understanding of the fundamentals of practicing in commercial real estate.

This course covers:

• Comparison of Residential and Commercial Real Estate
• Five types of Commercial Real Estate
• Explanation of the lenders point of view
• Valuation of Commercial property
• How to value commercial property
• Factors that influence market value

Learn the key factors associated with formulating a Broker Price Opinion and running a comparative market analysis. BPO's are opinions 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. 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.

Learning objectives:

• Define and describe a BPO
• Become aware of BPO legislation
• Understand related duties and obligations
• Understand standards set by the industry with regard to:
• Know how to select comparables
• Know how to qualify and value features
• Understand BPO terminology
• Use simple mathematical models of BPO
• Improve communications with appraiser, lender, & client

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.

Great course to learn the requirements and benefits of Chapter 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code. 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 Topics:

• Basic Rules of an Exchange
• Understand: Productive Use
• Investment Property
• Inventory
• Dealer
• Personal Use
• Like Kind property
• 45 day ID, 135 Extension "180 days"
• Second Half Rule
• Three Property Rule
• 95% and 200% Rules
• Example of an Exchange
• Forms to Execute an Exchange
• When to Seek Professional Advice 
   

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

Learn about the ethical dilemmas in the practice of real estate through 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 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 

This 30-hr CE Renewal package is designed for those who have already met the 6-hr mandatory Fair Housing requirement.  The package includes the 3-hr mandatory Fair Housing course, the 3-hr Residential Core course and 24-hrs of electives for license renewal for brokers and managing brokers.*

Courses in this package:

• Mandatory 3-hr Washington Real Estate Fair Housing (3 hrs, MANDATORY)
• Washington Residential Core Course 2024-2025 (3 hrs, CORE)
• Social Media for Real Estate Practitioners (3 hrs)
• Applied Ethics in Practice: Case Studies (3 hrs)
• Property Management Essentials (3 hrs)
• Broker Price Opinions and Comparative Market Analysis (3 hrs)
• Benefits of the 1031 Exchange for Real Estate Practitioners (3 hrs)
• Policies to Reduce Risk (3 hrs)
• How to Successfully List and Represent Buyers  (3 hrs)
• Added Value of Green Homes (3 hrs)

We will customize this package free of charge.  Ph: 808-230-8200. 

This package includes the 3-hr Mandatory Fair Housing course. If you have not yet taken the 6-hr Mandatory Fair Housing course, please seek it out in the separate package on our website or ala carte. 

*As always, it's always good to check with the DOL to ensure you're selecting the courses specific to your license requirements. 

License Renewal Info: https://www.dol.wa.gov/business/realestate/brokersrenew.html

This 30-hr CE Renewal package is designed for those who have not yet met the 6-hr mandatory Fair Housing requirement.  The package includes the 6-hr mandatory Fair Housing course, the 3-hr Residential Core course and 21-hrs of electives for license renewal for brokers and managing brokers.*

Courses in this package:

• Mandatory 6-hr Washington Real Estate Fair Housing (6 hrs, MANDATORY)
• Washington Residential Core Course 2024-2025 (3 hrs, CORE)
• Social Media for Real Estate Practitioners (3 hrs)
• Applied Ethics in Practice: Case Studies (3 hrs)
• Property Management Essentials (3 hrs)
• Broker Price Opinions and Comparative Market Analysis (3 hrs)
• Benefits of the 1031 Exchange for Real Estate Practitioners (3 hrs)
• Policies to Reduce Risk (3 hrs)
• How to Successfully List and Represent Buyers  (3 hrs)

We will customize this package free of charge.  Ph: 808-230-8200. 

*As always, it's always good to check with the DOL to ensure you're selecting the courses specific to your license requirements. 

License Renewal Info: https://www.dol.wa.gov/business/realestate/brokersrenew.html