2012 Education Topics 

2012 Continuing Education (CE) Topics

 

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.