2013 Continuing Education (CE) Topics
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 & Transaction File Maintenance
(Includes Post-Licensure Course Modules III & 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 & 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
15. Sustainable Building Practices
Other Acceptable Topics:
16. Applied Construction and Land Use
17. Appraisal/Establishing Marketing Value Range
18. Commercial, Industrial and Investment Real Estate
19. Farm-Rural Property
20. Finance (mortgage fraud, mortgage programs HUD, FHA/VA, FmHA, Conventional, etc.)
21. Real Estate Tax Issues
22. Buyer Representation
23. Real Estate Auctions
24. Home Inspections With Emphasis on Inspection and Repair Clauses in Real Estate Contracts
25. New Technology Including Usage of Computers in Real Estate Activity
These Topics Cannot Exceed Two Classroom-Hours of Content:
26. Real Estate Court Decisions
27. Researching County and City Records and Requirements Regarding Real Estate (Practical information
about local ordinances, zoning and property records)
28. Security Issues – Protection of Clients’ Property
29. Real Estate Advertising Through Interactive Media
Notes: All Topics Must Be Real Estate-Related. There Is No Required Topic For 2013.