Required One-Hour Topic:
AREC Legislation Passed During the 2011 Legislative Session
Topics Highly Recommended by the Real Estate Commission:
1. License Law and Commission Regulations
2. Agent and Broker Responsibility (Includes Post-Licensure Course Module IV)
3. Regulatory Compliance with Trust Account Record Keeping and Transaction File Maintenance
(Includes Post-Licensure Course Modules III and V)
4. Real Estate Policies and Procedures (Includes Post-Licensure Course Module V)
5. Real Estate Contracts and Forms (Includes Post-Licensure Course Module II)
6. Agency and Disclosure (Includes Post-Licensure Course Module I)
7. AREC Formal Hearing Procedures, Commission Decisions, and Reasons for Complaints Being Filed
8. Closing Methods and Practice (Includes Post-Licensure Course Module III)
9. Ethics and Professionalism in Real Estate
10. Real Estate Law (i.e., Antitrust, Misrepresentation, Megan’s Law, etc.)
11. Fair Housing
12. Property Management and Landlord -Tenant Relationships
13. Environmental and Hazardous Substances Issues (e.g., Lead-based Paint Disclosure and
Mold - Federal Requirements)
14. Short Sales
Other Acceptable Topics:
15. Applied Construction and Land Use
16. Appraisal / Establishing Marketing Value Range
17. Commercial, Industrial and Investment Real Estate
18. Farm - Rural Property
19. Finance (mortgage fraud, mortgage programs FHA / VA, HUD, FmHA, Conventional, etc.)
20. Real Estate Tax Issues
21. Buyer Representation
22. Real Estate Auctions
23. Home Inspections With Emphasis on Inspection and Repair Clauses in Real Estate Contracts
24. New Technology Including Usage of Computers in Real Estate Activity
These Topics Cannot Exceed Two Classroom-Hours of Content:
25. Real Estate Court Decisions
26. Researching County and City Records and Requirements Regarding Real Estate (Practical
information about local ordinances, zoning and property records)
27. Security Issues - Protection of Clients’ Property
28. Real Estate Advertising Through Interactive Media
NOTE: All Topics Must Be Real Estate-Related.