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3.0 Hours MD, DC and VA elective Green building is a holistic approach to building design, construction and operation that minimizes the negative environmental impacts while improving building performance and occupant health. In this course REALTORS® will learn why green buildings use less energy, consume less water, generate less waste and pollutants, and ensure good indoor air quality. Instructor: Caroline Carter 1.5 Hours - DC elective and 1.0 Hour - VA elective Learn staging tips, techniques and trends. Discover how staging helps a property compete with the large inventory of homes for sale, how to advise your clients on the value and benefits of staging, and how to successfully partner with a home stager. Understand the difference between home staging and home decorating and gain insight into the importance of furniture placement, color and lighting in a home listed for sale. Learn how to help buyers visualize living comfortably in the home without renovations and how to show off a home's assets while minimizing its shortcomings. Presented by Caroline Carter, President of Done in a Day, Inc. Instructor - Suzanne Cytryn Feinstein 3.0 Hours MD, DC and VA elective The myths of ease and profitability of buying out of a Foreclosure Sale will be debunked during this class in which the instructors will expose the risks and liabilities for the purchaser buying out of a foreclosure sale. Then the class will explain the short sale process giving practical information for listing agents and buyer's agents when dealing with a short sale or a seller who is behind in their loan payments. Instructor - Jill Pogach Michaels 3.0 Hours MD, DC and VA elective
1.5 Hours MD and DC elective Reverse mortgages have been identified as one of the fastest growing financing trends for seniors, but are you comfortable with how these loan products contrast to 'forward' mortgages? This timely 1.5 hour session will explore everything from what is a reverse mortgage, how they work and how they can benefit many seniors, to how you can structure these loan products into your next purchase transaction. To take your business forward you must understand how reverse mortgages can work for you and your senior clients. Instructor - Michael Briggs 1.5 Hours - DC & MD electives and 1.0 Hour - VA elective In an environment of reluctant buyers and disappointed sellers, every step of the negotiations is more difficult than ever. This session will take an in-depth look at setting useful seller and buyer expectations long in advance of any offers, examine the two basic negotiating strategies employed by buyers, and discuss several approaches currently used by outstanding sales associates. Instructor - Kevin Connelly 3.0 Hours DC, MD and VA elective This will provide an in-depth understanding of FHA's unique underwriting guidelines, and knowledge for structuring solid FHA contracts. And now that FHA permits financing up to $729,750 in the Washington DC MSA, you can't afford to miss this important GCAAR course. Instructor - Linda de Marlor 3.0 Hours DC, MD and VA elective You will hear some of the 800 changes in the tax Law, which affect everyone in the real estate business. You also will receive tips on deductions for cars and retirement plans (ROTH-IRA), capital gains and the $250,000/$500,000 exclusion on some homes. Instructor - Susann Haskins 3.0 Hours MD required and DC elective This course is the 3 hour Ethics requirement for all Maryland licensees as well as satisfying the NAR Quadrennial ethics requirement. This is a 3-clock hour course in real estate ethics approved by the commission. Instructor - Lisa Bosse 1.5 Hours MD required and DC elective Fulfills the MD Fair Housing Requirement. This seminar will concentrate on current issues as they relate to fair housing laws federally and locally. This class will NOT meet the DC or VA fair housing requirement. Instructor - Meredith Weisel 3.0 Hours MD required and DC elective This class will provide a basic overview of the Montgomery County Government and its legislative process. It will also focus on the specific local laws that relate to real estate like the County's Sign Ordinance, Recordation and Transfer Taxes, Zoning Laws, County Fair Housing Laws, etc. This class fulfills Maryland's 3 hour Legislative requirement. Various Instructors at different times - David Pryal, Prabhijt Singh, Jay Olshonsky 3.0 Hours DC required This course is the Required Fair Housing and Predatory Lending Course for all licensees in the District of Columbia. Understand specific elements of the DC real estate Human Rights Act to help you assist customers with special needs. Learn to recognize potential legal hazards and avoid complaints, fines, and other regulatory ramifications. Various Instructors at different times - Prabhijt Singh, Tom Lynch, Chris Darby 3.0 Hours DC required This course fulfills the DC Code of Ethics requirement. Provisions of the DC Code of Ethics will be compared and contrasted with the NAR Code of Ethics using real-life scenarios in this participatory seminar. Learn the subtleties of the Code of Ethics and how it applies to your every-day business. Various Instructors at different times - Tom Lynch, Chris Darby, Thomas Muldoon 3.0 Hours DC required This course fulfills the DC Legislative requirement. A discussion of the DC real estate licensure law, agency disclosure, and liabilities for buyers, sellers, and agents. Complaints, right of refusal, the Rental Housing Accommodations Act, local legislative issues, and other housing laws will be covered. |
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