New Member Orientation In Person/Virtual
Wednesday Jan 5, 2022
8:30am-12:30pm
TREPAC Committee Mtg (In Person/Virtual)
Thursday Jan. 6, 2022
9:00am-10:00am
Education Committee Mtg (In Person/Virtual)
Thursday Jan. 6, 2022
10:00am-11:00am
Provider# 1 Texas REALTORS® Course# 41958
Monday January 10, 2022
1:00pm-3:00pm (2hrs CE)
M $0 NM $25
Instructor: Eric Rittmeyer
Course Description:
This Reverse Mortgage class is an introduction to the federally insured Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Program. The course provides attendees with an in depth explanation and understanding of how the Reverse Mortgage operates and who qualifies. Some of the topics covered include payment options, borrower obligations, settlement costs and interest rates. In addition, the class provides up to date information on major changes FHA has made to the program, including the Reverse Mortgage for Purchase, income and credit qualification, protection for spouses under the age of 62 years old, and many others.
Cancellation Policy:
Must receive a cancellation notice 24 hours before class in order to receive a refund. There will be NO refund the day of class
Provider# 1 Texas REALTORS® Course# 39934
Tuesday January 11, 2022
9:00am-3:00pm (5hrs CE)
M $0 NM $55
Instructor: Jodi Sherretts
Course Description:
The purpose of this course is to familiarize the real estate professional with the most commonly used sales contract in a residential real estate transaction. This class provides an in depth analysis of various aspects of the TREC1-4 contract. It discusses the structure and nature of a residential contract along with agent responsibilities. The class teaches on basic liability theories arising from the TREC one to four contract. The class also teaches the real estate agent best practices when using the 1-4 contract as well as contract do’s and don’ts.
Cancellation Policy:
Must receive a cancellation notice 24 hours before class in order to receive a refund. There will be NO refund the day of class
Provider #1 Texas REALTORS® Course# 41941
Wednesday January 12, 2022
9:00am-11:00am (2hrs CE)
M $0 NM $25
Instructor: Sharon Jenkins
Course Description:
This course covers what Realtors® need to know about smart home systems. Topics include understanding what makes a smart home, knowing smart home vocabulary, understanding adoption rates and market statistics, identifying common devices in smart homes, explaining smart home benefits and challenges, how to prepare for showing a smart home and mastering listing and selling a smart home. This course will also educate Realtors® on sections in the 1-4 Family Residential Contract that deal with smart homes including the Addendum Regarding Fixture Leases.
Cancellation Policy:
Must receive a cancellation notice 24 hours before class in order to receive a refund. There will be NO refund the day of class
Public Relations Committee Mtg (In Person/Virtual)
Wednesday Jan 12, 2022
10:00am-11:00am
Housing Task Force Committee Mtg (In Person/Virtual)
Wednesday January 12, 2022
11:00am-12:00pm
Provider #1 Texas REALTORS® Course #41942
Wednesday January 12, 2022
1:00pm-4:00pm (3hrs CE)
M $0 NM $35
Instructor: Sharon Jenkins
Course Description:
This course will give Realtors® the tools they need to serve their clients in a highly competitive seller’s market. Agents will learn how to identify a seller’s market for specific properties and understand how to use the Code of Ethics to navigate multiple offers. The class focuses on important concepts and tools including Variable Rate Commission, Buyer qualification, Guidelines for making offers, Guidelines for showing and presenting offers, Confidentiality concerns, Terms that can win the day, and forms that can help your seller get the perfect offer.
Cancellation Policy:
Must receive a cancellation notice 24 hours before class in order to receive a refund. There will be NO refund the day of class
In Person/Virtual
Option A Virtual Registration
Option B In Person Registration
Provider# 4520 Texas REALTORS® Course# 0420
January 13-14 & 19-20
9:00am-5:00pm each day 30hrs SAE or 10hrs CE
M $225 NM $275
Instructors: Jodi Sherretts & Michica Guillory
Course Description:
The GRI designation is a powerful tool to attract and build new business. You’ll increase your skill level across the entire landscape of real estate with in-depth training in legal and regulatory issues, technology, professional standards, and the sales process.
In this 30-hour section – GRI: Contracts to Closing Topics will include lending essentials, residential contracts, appraisals, surveys, negotiations, fair housing, and diversity.
ATTENTION:COURSE POLICY CHANGE PER TEXAS REAL ESTATE COMMISSION-
YOU MUST SUBMIT THE COURSE POLICY UPON REGISTRATION. EVEN THOUGH YOU HAVE REGISTERED AND PAID YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO PARTICPATE IN THE CLASS UNTIL YOU HAVE AKNOWLEDGED AND SUBMITTED THE COURSE POLICY. Course Policy
Cancellation Policy:
Must receive a cancellation notice 24 hours before class in order to receive a refund. There will be NO refund the day of class
Diversity Committee Mtg (In Person/Virtual)
Thursday Jan 13, 2022
10:00am-11:00am
Day 2 Friday Jan 14th 9:00am-5:00pm
Broker Responsibility Course
Provider# 0001 Texas REALTORS® Course# 39962
Friday January 14, 2021
9:00am-4:00pm (6hrs CE)
M $0 NM $65
Instructor: Deborah Packer
Course Description:
The purpose of this course is to address the regulatory aspects of the management, operation and supervision of a real estate brokerage firm in Texas. The course provides an understanding and working knowledge of the law of agency, planning and organization of business entities, requirements for written policies and procedures, records retention and control, advertising, recruitment and training of agents, and the anatomy of a complaint filed with Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC).
Section 535.2 of the TREC Rules requires a broker who sponsors salespersons, a designated broker of a business entity, and a licensee who is a delegated supervisor of one or more licensees to complete this 6-hour broker responsibility course to renew a license. Any licensee may take this course. Additionally, a sponsoring broker may, by policy, require certain licensees and employees to take this course.
Cancellation Policy:
Must receive a cancellation notice 24 hours before class in order to receive a refund. There will be NO refund the day of class
Provider# 1 Texas REALTORS® Course# 38994
Monday January 17, 2022
10:00am-12:00pm
M $0 NM $25
Instructor: Tina Wilcher
Course Description:
It’s important you take the right steps during negotiations. In this class, license holders will learn what the seller’s options are in responding to multiple offers, and what their options are in communicating the responses. The REALTOR® Code of Ethics will also be incorporated. The license holder will learn what forms are available to help guide them through the process. This course is designed to help you best represent your seller when there are multiple offers on the table.
This course will train the real estate license holder in specific strategies to best handle a multiple offer situation. They will learn their duties and responsibilities to their client, whether buyer or seller, and how to best advise them when considering multiple offers.
Cancellation Policy:
Must receive a cancellation notice 24 hours before class in order to receive a refund. There will be NO refund the day of class
Provider# 1 Texas REALTORS® Course# 41669
Monday January 17, 2022
1:00pm-3:00pm (2hrs CE)
M $0 NM $25
Instructor: Sharon Jenkins
Course Description:
This course will focus on understanding the real estate agent’s role during the closing process and how to best assist their client. It will also discuss things that can happen between the time the offer is written and time of closing. Topics of discussion include title insurance theory and practice, how to read a title commitment, how to read a HUD-1 and what documents their clients sign at closing. It will also show the importance of building quality business relationships title companies. Agents will learn to ask the right closing questions to help buyers and sellers through the closing process with confidence by allowing clients to be the decision makers.
Cancellation Policy:
Must receive a cancellation notice 24 hours before class in order to receive a refund. There will be NO refund the day of class
Provider# 1 Texas REALTORS® Course# 39438
Tuesday January 18, 2022 8:30am-5:00pm
Wednesday January 19, 2022 8:30am-5:00pm (Total of 16hrs CE)
M $160 NM $180
Instructor: Sharon Jenkins
Course Description:
This course serves as the core of the Accredited Buyer’s Representative (ABR®) designation program. It is the benchmark of excellence in buyer representation. The goal of this course is to set the foundation of training, skills, and resources to help real estate professionals succeed in the marketplace as buyer’s representatives. This course is a fundamental resource for understanding the duties that REALTORS® owe to clients, customers, the public, and fellow REALTORS® as outlined in the NAR Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice. In each course module you will examine a different topic; together they create a comprehensive guide to help you become an effective, efficient and profitable buyer’s representative.
Cancellation Policy:
Must receive a cancellation notice 24 hours before class in order to receive a refund. There will be NO refund the day of class
CCAR Finance Committee Mg (In Person/Virtual)
Tuesday January 18, 2022
9:am-10:00am
STX MLS Finance Committee Mtg (In Person/Virtual)
Tuesday January 18, 2022
2:00pm-3:00pm
DAY 2
Day 3 Wednesday Jan 19th 9:00am-5:00pm
Day 4 Thursday Jan 20th 9:00am-5:00pm
Provider #1 Texas REALTORS® Course #41789
Thursday Jan 20, 2022 9:00am - 12:00 pm
M $0 NM $35
Instructor: EksAyn Anderson
Course Description:
Why would a client choose you over any other agent? What can you do for them that no one else can? This course provides the real estate professional with a simple model for creating efficient and effective agent/client relationships. To do this requires understanding and anticipating the needs of your customers / clients by providing a consistent, high level of professionalism to encourage customer loyalty and foster business growth. Plus learning to negotiate and sell to different personality types whether client or another agent.
Cancellation Policy:
Must receive a cancellation notice 24 hours before class in order to receive a refund. There will be NO refund the day of class
STX MLS Board of Managers Mtg (In Person/Virtual)
Thursday January 20, 2022
9:00am-10:00am
Provider #1 Texas REALTORS® Course #39651
Thursday Jan 20, 2022 1:00pm - 4:00pm (3hrs CE)
M $0 NM $35
Instructor: Tim Beary
Course Description:
Under all is the land.. So starts the NAR Code of Ethics. It continues: Realtors®, therefore, are zealous to maintain and improve the standards of their calling and share with their fellow Realtors® a common responsibility for its integrity and honor. In recognition and appreciation of their obligations to clients, customers, the public, and each other, Realtors® continuously strive to become and remain informed on issues affecting real estate and, as knowledgeable professionals, they willingly share the fruit of their experience and study with others. They identify and take steps, through enforcement of this Code of Ethics and by assisting appropriate regulatory bodies, to eliminate practices which may damage the public or which might discredit or bring dishonor to the real estate profession. Realtors® having direct personal knowledge of conduct that may violate the Code of Ethics involving misappropriation of client or customer funds or property, willful discrimination, or fraud resulting in substantial economic harm, bring such matters to the attention of the appropriate Board or Association of Realtors®
Cancellation Policy:
Must receive a cancellation notice 24 hours before class in order to receive a refund. There will be NO refund the day of class
MLS 3 Hour Tour (Virtual)
Provider# 0001 Texas REALTORS® Course# 38813
Friday January 21, 2022
9:00am-12:00pm (3hrs CE)
M $0 NM $35
Instructor: Chris Arnold
Course Description:
This course provides real estate agents with overview of Matrix MLS system. Course will introduce Matrix special features and functions to teach agent how to maximize system use. Effective application of concepts learned in this training will help agents make efficient use of Matrix training related to prospecting for clients, creating custom property searches, using mapping features and report generation to help enhance usability of the system.
Cancellation Policy:
Must receive a cancellation notice 24 hours before class in order to receive a refund. There will be NO refund the day of class
Let's Talk Insurance! TDI (In Person at CCAR Edu Room/Virtual)
Monday January 24, 2022
10:00am-11:00am
FREE!
In person seating is limited. First come first serve
Option A In Person Registration
Option B Virtual Registration
Speakers: Texas Department of Insurance -Manuel Villarreal (Manny) and Douglas Klopfenstein (Doug)
Topics Covered:
Manny –
• General information about TWIA
• Assistance when purchasing a home
• Introduce Director of Consumer Protection
• Overview of TDI
Doug –
▪ Windstorm Certificates of Compliance
▪ Eligibility for Wind and Hail insurance
▪ Printing a Certificate of Compliance
Q & A – We will answer your questions about TWIA, TDI and the Windstorm Inspections Program.
Provider #1 Texas REALTORS® Course #41116
Tue, Jan 25, 2022 8:30 - 5:00 (8hrs CE)
M $85 NM $105
Instructor: Sharon Jenkins
Course Description:
The course is designed to teach the real estate licensee the essentials of buying, selling, or managing resort properties and second homes for recreation. The course also covers the global impact of these properties on real estate as an investment, recreational and/or vacation destination and how to develop a client base for this niche market. The course is designed to teach the essentials of buying, selling, or managing resort properties
and second homes for recreation, investment, and development by U.S. and international
clients and customers in the United States.
Cancellation Policy:
Must receive a cancellation notice 24 hours before class in order to receive a refund. There will be NO refund the day of class
Provider #1 Texas REALTORS® Course #41811
Wednesday, Jan 26, 2022 9:00 - 12:00 pm (3hrs CE)
M $0 NM $35
Instructor: Sharon Jenkins
Course Description:
This course reviews the most widely used TREC and TAR forms needed to conduct real estate transactions. Included are various sales contracts and a wide range of addendum. This course teaches the proper use and completion of these forms and provides a comprehensive view of the types of contracts available for use in real estate transactions. It will also cover how to handle updates and changes to contract forms, along with other related documents and addenda.
This purpose of this course is to familiarize the real estate license holder with the most current and commonly used forms in a residential real estate transaction. Will learn to understand and use the proper form(s) for different real estate transactions so that they effectively serve their client. The course intent is to provide insight on the importance of using correct form(s) to ensure a successful transaction for the agent and client.
Cancellation Policy:
Must receive a cancellation notice 24 hours before class in order to receive a refund. There will be NO refund the day of class
TREC Legal Update I
Provider #1 Texas REALTORS® Course #42039
Thursday, Jan 27, 2022 8:30 - 12:30 pm (4hrs CE)
M $0 NM $35
Instructor: Deborah Packer
Course Description:
Did you know that as a license holder you have legal requirements and regulations for engaging in the real estate business? Perhaps you also belong to a trade association connected to the real estate business that has a code of conduct and you see that as a requirement for engaging in the business. There is more to your requirements than a trade association expectations. It is every license holder’s responsibility to know and operate under the current
laws applicable to their license. The course covers the requirements Texas law places upon all license holders regarding ethical conduct when facilitating a real estate transaction.
Cancellation Policy:
Must receive a cancellation notice 24 hours before class in order to receive a refund. There will be NO refund the day of class
Provider #1 Texas REALTORS® Course # 38796
Thursday, Jan 27, 2022 9:00 - 12:00 pm (3hrs CE)
M $0 NM $35
Instructor: Sharon Jenkins
Course Description:
This class analyzes the liability aspects of the TREC forms, discussing the structure of the contract, the nature of written contracts, default, alternative dispute resolutions, HOA provisions and earnest money disputes.
Cancellation Policy:
Must receive a cancellation notice 24 hours before class in order to receive a refund. There will be NO refund the day of class
CCAR Board of Directors Mtg (In Person/Virtual)
Thursday Jan 27, 2022
9:00am-11:00am
Provider #1 Texas REALTORS® Course # 42040
Thursday, Jan 27, 2022 1:00 - 5:00 pm (4hrs CE)
M $0 NM $35
Instructor: Deborah Packer
Course Description:
Did you know that as a license holder you have ethics requirements for engaging in the real estate business? Perhaps you also belong to a trade association for the real estate business that has a code of ethics and you see that as a requirement for engaging in the business. The law and the various trade association codes of ethics are similar yet not identical. There is more to your requirements than a trade association expectation. The course covers the requirements Texas law places upon all license holders regarding ethics and conduct when facilitating a real estate transaction.
Cancellation Policy:
Must receive a cancellation notice 24 hours before class in order to receive a refund. There will be NO refund the day of class
Provider #1 Texas REALTORS® Course #39666
Mon, Jan 31, 2022 10:00 - 11:00 (1hr CE)
M $0 NM $35
Instructor: Tina Wilcher
Course Description:
Advertising can attract attention and clients, but if you’re not careful, it can also bring you something you don’t desire. Real estate advertising rules seem to be violated more than any other and are the source of many complaints to TREC. This course provides an overview of advertising do’s and don’ts to keep real estate agents compliant with advertising standards of the Real Estate License Act (RELA), TREC and the NAR Code of Ethics. Course also covers applicable federal laws and regulations to help agents stay out of trouble.
Sales agents will learn what is considered an advertisement and what is considered deceptive and misleading. This course will review the guidelines for complying with the advertising rules set forth in the Real Estate License Act, the TREC advertising rules, and Article 12 of the Code of Ethics. Will also learn the proper way to advertise using team names and assumed names
Cancellation Policy:
Must receive a cancellation notice 24 hours before class in order to receive a refund. There will be NO refund the day of class