Online Education

Check out how easy it is to take approved continuing education classes from the convenience of your home or office whenever you have the time. A very special feature of online education is that you control the flow of information; you can start, stop, repeat or advance any part of the course. Click on the logo to the left for more information.

Course List:
Code of Ethics Case Studies - 3 Credit Hours
This course meets all learning objectives and criteria for the NAR Quadrennial Ethics Training.

MNAR Approved Forms Update: 2007-2008 - 4 Credit Hours
This course will explain the proper use of the purchase agreement and related addenda approved by the MNAR. This online course is an edited version of a live class presented by MNAR in October 2007.

International Real Estate - 4 Credit Hours
Learn why foreign investors want to buy U.S. real estate, and how you can help them as an international real estate agent or brokerage. Legal and financing issues for foreign home buyers and investors will be discussed, as well as how globalization and immigration have changed U.S. demographic trends. This course includes 1 hour of Fair Housing.

After the Fall: The Economy and Real Estate in 2008-2009 - 2 Credit Hours
John Tuccillo, Ph.D., nationally known economist and former Chief Economist for NAR, gives valuable insight into the current market, and how economic conditions will affect real estate in upcoming years. Mr. Tuccillo also offers strategies to make your own economic forecasts so that you can optimize your real estate business activities and best advise your clients.

Managing the Risks of Using Your Home or Car for Business - 4 Credit Hours
This course will help you understand the fundamentals of managing and covering risks when you use your home and personal vehicle for business.

The Psychology of Pricing - 2 Credit Hours
You will learn pricing strategies and counseling practices that will help you advise your seller clients to make pricing decisions that will maximize the equity they have earned in their real estate properties.

A Real Estate Agent's Guide to Homeowners Insurance - 4 Credit Hours
This course will help you advise your clients about the fundamentals of homeowners insurance coverage. Exclusions and the special risks of condominiums and townhouses are covered, as well as the risks associated with a household move.

The Essential Real Estate Marketing Guide - 4 Credit Hours
Effectively brand your own identity, and execute marketing campaigns that continuously connect you to prospective clients.

Fraud Is Not An Option: Causes and Cures - 4 Credit Hours
Discover how you and your clients can detect, avoid and prevent fraudulent practices.

How to Resolve Real Estate Transaction Disputes - 4 Credit Hours
Learn the fundamentals of resolving transaction disputes through negotiation, mediation, arbitration and the court system.

Profit by Practicing Responsible Agency - 1 Credit Hour
Learn how the fundamentals of fiduciary duties help achieve lasting, profitable client relationships. Approved for 1 hour of Agency.

So What About Fair Housing Don't You Understand? - 1 Credit Hour
You'll learn the requirements required by the Fair Housing Act, and how you can choose best practices to comply with the act. Approved for 1 hour of Fair Housing.

Vacation Property Investment Guide - 4 Credit Hours
Discover the benefits of investing in your own vacation property. You'll learn how to choose properties, rent and manage them, and then reap the financial benefits of this growing market.

Negotiate with Confidence and Power - 4 Credit Hours
You'll learn a new way to succeed in your negotiations in an atmosphere of cooperation and mutual respect. You'll also learn how to counter aggressive tactics when they're used against you.

Buyer Counseling: A Planned Approach - 4 Credit Hours
Clarify buyers' needs and wants, prepare them to make informed decisions, and explain the benefits of working exclusively with you. Approved for 1 hour of Agency and 1 hour of Fair Housing.

Originating a Mortgage Loan: The Basics - 4 Credit Hours
Learn which tasks a loan officer must perform both during and after the loan application, what happens inside the mortgage "pipeline," and how the mortgage industry is regulated.