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The Rockland County Board of Realtors will continue in 2010 with the two-tier dues structure. All members of the Rockland County Board of Realtors who require continuing education will have their educational fees built into their annual dues payment.
Thank you for choosing the Rockland County Board of Realtors. We plan to meet all of your educational needs. If you are interested in a topic that is not yet offered please call or email the Board office with any suggestions as we are trying to expand our curriculum.
As you know, many changes were made to the licensing laws effective July 1, 2008. The following is a summary of the information you may need.
Any person now entering the real estate profession is required to complete 75 hours of a pre-licensing course.
If a licensed salesperson has completed the 45 hour Sales Qualifying course and is deciding to become a broker or broker associate, they are now required to complete a 30 hour Remedial course as a prerequisite to the 45 hour Brokers Qualifying course.
If you are an office manager you must be licensed as a real estate broker or broker associate. Failure to have either of these licenses will disqualify you from acting as an office manager.
Any licensee who needs continuing education credits to renew their license is now required to take a New York state approved 3 hour Fair Housing course as part of the total 22.5 hours needed for renewal.
The next 4 year cycle of Quadrennial Training for the Code of Ethics begins January 1, 2009 and ends December 31, 2012. This is a NAR requirement ALL Realtors must complete.
As our policy, the Rockland County Board of Realtors reserves the right to cancel any live class when minimum enrollment is not fulfilled.
To cancel a reserved seat in any live class, the student must notify the Rockland County Board of Realtors one week prior to the start of that class. If the student fails to cancel the reserved seat and does not attend the class, they will be charged a no-show fee which is the non-member registration price for that class.
All continuing education classes start promptly at the scheduled time. If you are more than 15 minutes late, you may attend, but you will not receive credit for the class. Starting in 2010, break times have been added into the class time. We apologize, but there are no exceptions to the attendance rule.
All classes are designed to develop and expand your educational background in the Real Estate industry. To insure that all materials and pertinent information is extended to all students, we reserve the right to dismiss any student who is disruptive to the class in general.
Cell phones must be turned off during class. If an emergency arises, please leave the classroom to use your cell phone.
Please note if you have a disability which will require special services at these classes.
Below is a list of Continuing Education courses currently being offered. Click the class title to log-in to the IMS and register for classes. For easy navigation, click your desired month...this will bring you to the first class being offered that month. Classes are listed chronologically.
Discrimination is against the law. This course will offer you the opportunity to review your attitude and behavior to clients and customers in treating all parties equally. This class is approved for DOS Fair Housing requirement.
This course is designed to enhance & protect the bottom line for brokers. Whether you are a current broker, thinking of becoming a broker or just want to learn about the concerns a broker deals with everyday running the firm, this class is for you!
Discrimination is against the law. This course will offer you the opportunity to review your attitude and behavior to clients and customers in treating all parties equally. This class is approved for DOS Fair Housing requirement.
Get that house sold! Should you suggest a home stager? Do you know the design of the house? Should you recommend a landscaper? Get the answers to these questions & more!
A private appraisal. Assignment may be quite different from a mortgage lending appraisal. Learn how to limit your liability in the development stage. Various types of reporting options will be discussed & analyzed via case studies.
Find out why a mortgage is not approved because of the appraisal report, loan underwriter or the home inspector. There are ethical obligations. Learn how to be proactive so the real estate transaction can be salvaged.
Demographics rapidly change. Get the skills you need to treat all clients equally and ethically while, at the same time, understanding and respecting their cultural differences. This course fulfills the Code of Ethics requirement for NAR and the Fair Housing requirement for NY DOS.
Learn the laws on discrimination from one of NYSAR’s top instructors. Testers have found questionable behavior dealing with customers and clients—don’t fail the test. This course is DOS approved for the Fair Housing Requirement.
Even if the lender or mortgage rep handles your buyer’s financing, it can’t hurt to understand some basics. Raise the bar on your professionalism by spending a day discussing credit scoring protocols, qualifying, closing costs, tax advantages of ownership, the secondary market & popular mortgage products. Please bring a calculator!
Get a clear understanding on how a home is built from the drawing stage to completion. You will also be able to identify utilities, fixtures & other components in a home.
This is a review of the most common problems agents create for themselves that could put them out of business and/or in front of a disciplinary or ethics hearing. Protect your license & yourself!
Discrimination is against the law. This course will offer you the opportunity to review your attitude and behavior to clients and customers in treating all parties equally. This class is approved for DOS Fair Housing requirement.
Discrimination is against the law. This course will offer you the opportunity to review your attitude and behavior to clients and customers in treating all parties equally. This class is approved for DOS Fair Housing requirement.
This course will cover issues as to what is considered in the calculation of gross living area (GLA) by the secondary market. Recognized methods of measurements will be discussed so that you can communicate to your client how the appraiser looks at the square footage of a property.
The process and what is necessary to appraise a 2 to 4 family residence for the secondary market. We will go over what a mortgage underwriter looks for in these types of transactions.
As a Realtor you have a moral responsibility to clients, customers and your fellow Realtors to uphold a high level of standard. This course will cover the Code of Ethics and what to expect should a complaint arise. Approved for NAR Mandatory Training.
Times have changed...this course will discuss today’s process of buying a home. Start at the showing—finish with the closing (and everything in between).
Discrimination is against the law. This course will offer you the opportunity to review your attitude and behavior to clients and customers in treating all parties equally. This class is approved for DOS Fair Housing requirement.
This is a step by step process that helps you understand how an assessment is formulated and the many steps that are needed to reduce an assessment. Includes both administrative and judicial process.
Expand your knowledge of basic appraisal principles, USPAP Standards, approaches to valuation and economic factors that affect housing prices. You’ll learn to analyze data to develop and present a CMA.
The goals of the ABR are to: 1) Prepare real estate professionals to represent buyer-clients in real estate transactions & provide the quality of service & degree of fidelity to buyers that sellers have enjoyed. 2) Offer ideas & methods for building a buyer representation business. 3) Develop a self-customized tool for conducting a buyer counseling session.
Learn the laws on discrimination from one of NYSAR’s top instructors. Testers have found questionable behavior dealing with customers and clients—don’t fail the test. This course is DOS approved for the Fair Housing Requirement.
Real estate foreclosures have been on the rise. In this course, you'll learn how to council home buying clients on the perils of risky finance programs, as well as how to work with buyer/clients who wish to take advantage of distressed properties.
NAR’s Green Designation Course provides knowledge and awareness of green building principles. This course encourages the real estate professional to be an advocate for green principles in the design and use of homes.
See what investors look for when they are purchasing small commercial properties. Go over the approaches to value with a greater emphasis on the income approach with direct capitalization.
This seminar will provide a clearer understanding of the construction & development process. RE appraisers, salespersons, brokers will benefit from the analysis of this process.
