This renewal package includes 2 courses: Methods of Residential Finance and Tax Advantages of Home Ownership. Completion of these courses meets the 14 hour continuing education required to renew a salesperson or a broker license.

This renewal package includes 2 courses: Commercial Leases, and Commercial Sales and Exchanges. Completion of these courses meets the 14 hour continuing education required to renew a salesperson or a broker license.

This renewal package includes 3 courses: Tax Free Exchanges, Ethics in Real Estate, and Pricing Property to Sell. Completion of these courses meets the 14 hour continuing education required to renew a salesperson or a broker license.

THE COURSES IN THIS PACKAGE ARE APPROVED TO SATISFY REQUIREMENTS FOR SALESPERSONS RENEWING FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE 2008-2010 RENEWAL CYCLE

Includes:
1. Pennsylvania General Module - Duties of licensees, closing costs, environmental concerns and more!
2. Pennsylvania Residential Module - Mortgages, Fair Housing, zoning and more!

Successful completion of the courses in this package meets the 14-hour continuing education requirement for a salesperson taking continuing education for the first time

A brief history of the savings and loan industry progresses into present commercial real estate financing practices. The different types of financing available to commercial properties and their characteristics are explained in detail. Investment evaluation methods including property comparison, appraisal, capitalization rates, and the time value of money are also covered.

This course analyzes the typical provisions of office, retail, and industrial leases. Formulas used to calculate rent, key negotiation points, and technical issues unique to industrial leases are also covered in great detail.

Aspects of the commercial sales transaction and tax deferred exchanges are covered in great detail. You will learn the essential elements of the contract, closing procedures, and documentation in a commercial sale along with the benefits and requirements of a tax deferred exchange.

All of the various forms of residential real estate financing; including conventional, FHA, VA Loans, loan assumptions, purchase money mortgages, alternative financing are explained in this course. Also covers legislation relating to financing.

This course is required to be taken by all standard salesperson taking continuing education for the first time. The content focuses on content applicable to all salespersons and covers the following important topics:

• Duties of licensees
• Closing costs
• Agreement of sale, addenda, and special clauses
• Title reports
• Zoning
• Agency relationships and representation agreements
• Environmental concerns

This course or the 7hr Commercial Module are required to be taken by all standard salespersons taking continuing education for the first time. An additional 7 hour General module must be taken for the first renewal. The content focuses on content applicable to all salespersons and covers the following important topics:

• Mortgages
• Fair Housing
• Zoning
• Environmental concerns

Presents methods and principles for pricing property. Covers pricing compared to appraisal, basic concepts of pricing property, principles of value, approaches to pricing property and application of the market data and replacement cost methods.

Course covers types of tax benefits for homeowners and how to calculate the taxes that will impact the purchase of a home.

Understand the importance of property inspections and how to advise your clients about the inspection process. Also, learn how to prepare a home for inspection and how to limit your liability during the inspection process.

Ethics in Real Estate covers the NAR Code of Ethics and reviews case studies pertaining to the code. Sample scenarios are included as a decision making practice for licensees. This course will insure that real estate professionals have a strong understanding of the National Association of Realtors ® (NAR) Code of Ethics and understand the difference between ethical and unethical behavior.

This course acquaints students to specific laws pertaining to commercial real estate ownership, transactions and federal laws governing real estate agencies. Includes agency, contracts, deeds, easements, estates in land, zoning, restrictions, tenancy, liens, foreclosures, title transfer, leases and court decisions.

Covers the basics of a tax free exchange of residential investment property. Topics covered include requirements of a tax free exchange, types of exchanges and the methods for transferring title when an exchange takes place.

The impact the Internet has on your business and the technology needed get on-line are covered in this course. Learn to utilize the Internet and email to market your listings, manage leads, maximize exposure and locate valuable resources.