Georgia Real Estate Continuing Education Requirements
Enhance your career with our real estate continuing education courses! We offer a wide range of classes tailored to meet Georgia's licensing requirements. From mandatory license law hours to diverse elective topics, our programs are designed to be engaging and informative. Satisfy your 36-hour training requirement and stay ahead in the dynamic real estate industry. Enroll now and experience the best in real estate continuing education.
Renewal Date: Every 4 years, on the last day of the licensee's birth month
Total Hours Required: 36 Hours
- 3 hours of Mandatory License Law Hours
- 33 hours of Elective Hours
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Georgia Mandatory License Law $21.00 3 Total hours 3 Elective hours 0 Mandatory hours Georgia’s licensing law exists to protect the public from incompetent, dishonest licensees, establish minimum standards for the licensing of brokers and salespersons (including licensee education and qualifications), establish and uphold high standards within the profession, and ensure that the profession allows healthy and fair competition for its licensees. This three-hour course covers these topics under Title 43, Chapter 40, of Georgia’s Statutes and Codes, and the rules and regulations of the Georgia Real Estate Commission, specifically under 520-1. Course highlights include: License status as it relates to prohibited conduct Requirements when transferring a license from one firm to another Trust/escrow account management requirements Unfair trade practices and violations, including advertising Brokerage relationships and their agreements Management responsibilities of real estate firms Rules and regulations for advertising Proper handling of real estate transactions Licensees acting as principals Activities and scenarios to provide real-world context for course content.
Advocating for Short Sale Clients $21.00 3 Total hours 3 Elective hours 0 Mandatory hours Tactics that work with motivated, excited sellers don't always translate well when working with short sale sellers and short sale buyers. Add lender approvals, junior lien holders, and inflexible timelines into the mix, and you end up with a whole new ball game. In a short sale transaction, the motivation for each party is different than the standard transaction, and as the professional in the scene, you need to adjust accordingly. This course speaks to your interaction with short sale sellers, and how you can help them through a tough process while diligently advocating on their behalf. We cover how to figure out an appropriate listing price, negotiate with the lender's representative, sort through debt settlement terminology, and carry the deal through to closing. We also look at the process from a buyer's agent perspective. Additional cautions, considerations, and fraud prevention tactics are required when advocating on behalf of these deal-seeking buyers.
Did You Serve? Identifying Home Buying Advantages for Veterans - $21
Did You Serve? Identifying Homebuying Advantages for Veterans $21.00 3 Total hours 0 Elective hours 3 Mandatory hours With more than 20 million veterans living in the U.S. today, real estate professionals can provide a valuable service to a strong client base by walking in their eligibility shoes. If the answer to “Did You Serve?” is yes, this can open the doors of homeownership for Veterans and service members who may not qualify to purchase a home through conventional financing. Course highlights include: A glimpse into the military lifestyle, what it means to serve, and how best to communicate with those who served Tools and techniques for informing veterans on the benefits available to them VA home loan program benefits, qualifications, and process Strategies for identifying appropriate home options for Veterans Myths and misconceptions about VA loans Activities and scenarios to reinforce key concepts.
Diversity: Your Kaleidoscope of Clients $21.00 3 Total hours 3 Elective hours 0 Mandatory hours The real estate market reflects our nation's diverse population, and the successful real estate professional understands and adapts to each client's needs. What's new in fair housing? What isn't? Course Highlights: The newest fair housing guidelines relating to criminal background screening, reasonable accommodation for assistance animals, and hoarding A look at the socioeconomic impact of discriminatory practices in housing An online test to check your own inherent bias The court case that led to sexual orientation and gender identity being afforded federal fair housing protection Resources that will help you identify and better serve the diverse populations within your market Statistics and demographics on homeownership from: The National Association of REALTORS® The U.S. Census Bureau The National Fair Housing Alliance Two proposed additions to the seven federally protected classes.
Keeping it Honest: Understanding Real Estate and Mortgage Fraud $21.00 3 Total hours 3 Elective hours 0 Mandatory hours Fraud has become a major issue in the industry. Lawbreakers use real estate as a vehicle to steal the life savings of unsuspecting homeowners and defraud lenders out of millions of dollars for their own gain. Federal, state, and local governments have taken steps to combat real estate fraud, but it remains a major problem—one you need to have a solid understanding of to ensure you're able to shield your clients and yourself from being defrauded or unknowingly committing fraud. Keeping It Honest: Understanding Real Estate and Mortgage Fraud has been updated to discuss the latest fraudulent schemes and explain recent government initiatives aimed at stopping fraud and protecting consumers. Course Highlights: Fraud and its impact on the real estate industry The newest and most prevalent types of fraudulent schemes Red flag behaviors that suggest someone is engaging in fraud How to report fraudulent or suspected fraudulent activities to the proper authorities Key government initiatives aimed at stopping fraud and protecting consumers Activities and scenarios to provide real-world context for course content.
Personal Safety $21.00 3 Total hours 3 Elective hours 0 Mandatory hours Attacks on real estate professionals have made headlines at an alarmingly more frequent rate in recent years. After an incident where a licensee is harmed, everyone vows to do better, and the topic of safety is pushed to the front of training schedules. Then complacency sets in. Criminals count on complacency. This course reviews studies and statistics of safety issues in the real estate industry, and best practices for personal safety. Course highlights include: Crime statistics and studies that challenge preconceived notions Risk factors and vulnerabilities that unique to real estate professionals Case studies to illustrate how criminals target their victims How to develop a personal warning system and trust your instincts when something feels “off” Activities and scenarios to provide real-world context for course content.
Preparing a Market Analysis - Best Practices $21.00 3 Total hours 3 Elective hours 0 Mandatory hours Whether for a buyer or seller, the comparative market analysis, properly done, can mean several thousands extra dollars in their pockets, and can determine whether a deal can be struck at all. But because it’s such a well-worn tool, it’s tempting for a licensee to get complacent with the CMA, and “phone it in.” Don’t be that licensee! This course covers the how-tos of a professionally researched comparative market analysis. Course Highlights: The three-step approach to market analyses: the market, the property, the numbers Sources for subject property data and market data Using expired and active listings to inform pricing strategy How to prioritize criteria when selecting comparable How to adjust and homogenize selected comparable How to weight selected comparable when selecting a list price range.
Residential Property Management Essentials $21.00 3 Total hours 3 Elective hours 0 Mandatory hours For many real estate professionals, property management is a natural extension of their expertise. Whether you’re thinking about taking on your first property or looking to grow your property management business, this is a niche business requiring specialized skills and knowledge. Explore the role of the property manager, common tenant issues, and federal laws. Course highlights include: Property management contracts Property types and evaluating factors Tips for building a successful working relationship with property owners Landlord and tenant obligations Tips for screening and retaining tenants Informal rental agreements and the risks involved How to deal with delinquent tenants Fair housing guidelines and exemptions Note: This is an introduction and overview of property management.
Selling to Your Sphere of Influence $21.00 3 Total hours 3 Elective hours 0 Mandatory hours The Sphere of Influence approach to building your real estate business is based on nurturing relationships within your circle of friends, family, past clients, neighbors and acquaintances. Not pounding the pavement, buying bus signs and billboards, or purchasing leads. This course helps you turn your acquaintances into your biggest advocates through respectful, non-intrusive methods. Course highlights include: Tips to ensure you present a professional, enthusiastic image to your contacts How to plan and implement an SOI strategy How to build and maintain a contact database Tips for writing effective reconnection communiques.
Technology Tools, Trends, and Risk Management $21.00 3 Total hours 3 Elective hours 0 Mandatory hours Technology is a tool. Used wisely, it can free up time usually spent on mundane tasks to allow licensees to work at a higher (and higher touch) level of client service. Used poorly, it can waste a lot of time better spent elsewhere and worse—alienate clients, and even put them and the licensee’s reputation at risk. Clients and prospective clients want their real estate professional to be accessible and tech-savvy on their behalf. According to a National Association of REALTORS® real estate report, staying up to date on new platforms and systems will remain one of the biggest challenges for brokerages in the coming years. The industry is constantly changing, and technology is a big driver of that change. This course helps real estate professionals work with technology and reinforces putting client relationships first in the push to provide cutting edge tools and services. Course Highlights: Technology tools to enhance service to sellers, including drones, live streaming, single-property sites, and speaking photos; ways to minimize risks involved in their use How to use technology to secure buyer representation agreements, assist buyers with financing qualifications, and pre-showing data to help them make informed purchasing and financing decisions Technological advances in transaction management, including document sharing, electronic signatures, cloud storage, and photo, document, and email organization software, and identify risk management safeguards for online data storage and transaction management Technology tools you can use now to provide enhanced client service, and emerging trends to watch for.
Using the Code to Solve Ethical Dilemmas $21.00 3 Total hours 3 Elective hours 0 Mandatory hours While conducting real estate business, have you encountered a situation in which you weren’t sure what the proper course of action was? What the right thing to do might be? Or maybe you’ve heard your colleagues’ stories and got that uncomfortable, itchy feeling that an action they took wasn’t quite on the up and up. Let’s look at an uncomfortable truth: real estate agents have a small tarnished image problem. With every transaction being unique, real estate licensees often face ethical gray areas. Some real estate professionals simply don’t understand how to handle complex issues in the most ethical manner, and others bend the rules if they think it’ll keep a transaction on track or a commission in their bank account and not a competitor’s. Aligned to the requirements of the current NAR cycle, this three-hour course helps licensees deepen their knowledge—and practice—of ethical rules of conduct according to the National Association of REALTORS® Code of Ethics & Standards of Practice. The code isn’t applicable to REALTORS® only, who are duty-bound to uphold the code as a privilege of membership. The code’s guidance serves anyone possessing a real estate license, and licensees who heed the code’s various articles and standards of practice can do the greatest good of all: protecting consumers while also bolstering the reputation of all the industry’s professionals. Course highlights include: Laws vs. morals vs. ethics Top articles of the code involved in the most complaints (plus a few more) A candid look at the industry’s image problem Common ethical dilemmas and using the code to solve them Foundation and enforcement of the code Competency in real estate practice as a matter of ethics Steering clear of procuring cause disputes Ethics concerns with technology and social media Tips and best practices to keep your reputation polished to a high shine *This course was designed by us to meet the REALTOR® Code of Ethics Training Requirement. Please confirm that your local association, who administers the Code of Ethics training, will accept this course.
Working With Real Estate Investors: Understanding Investor Strategies - $21
Working With Real Estate Investors: Understanding Investor Strategies $21.00 3 Total hours 3 Elective hours 0 Mandatory hours Unlike most owner-occupied homebuyers, real estate investors enter the market to make money. By learning about investor motivators and criteria, you’ll be in a better position to help your clients navigate this asset strategy. Working with Real Estate Investors examines investor goals and strategies, different investment property types, key financial considerations, and your role in locating, negotiating for, and marketing investment properties. Course Highlights: An overview of residential and commercial investment property types Short- and long-term investment property acquisition strategies Financial factors that influence investor decisions, including depreciation, 1031 tax exchanges, and cash flow Financing options available to real estate investors, including conventional loans, commercial loans, and private money lenders Tips for locating and marketing investment properties Pros and cons of working with investor clients Ethical duties when working with investor clients Activities and scenarios to provide real-world context for course content
Federal Law and Commercial Real Estate $26.00 4 Total hours 4 Elective hours 0 Mandatory hours This course acquaints students with specific laws pertaining to commercial real estate ownership. Includes laws governing environmental issues, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and interstate land sales.
Principles of Commercial Real Estate $25.00 4 Total hours 4 Elective hours 0 Mandatory hours A high-level view of commercial real estate, this elective online course examines various types of commercial real estate including retail space, storage facilities, and office space. Additional highlights include land development, site selection, industrial real estate brokerage and how both local and regional labor markets can have an effect on commercial real estate.