THE TIKTOK REALTOR®: CAPTURING LEADS WITH CREATIVE VIDEOS
Wednesday, March 26th • 10:00 am - 11:00 am
This beginner class covers the advantages of a TikTok profile, provides steps for creating the perfect TikTok video, shares valuable content ideas to attract a large audience, and ends with tips and tricks.
TREC Contracts - The Transaction Lifeline + Best Practices
Wednesday, April 02nd • 9:30 am - 3:00 pm
This course’s purpose is to continue reinforcing the importance of understanding and knowing how to complete selected TREC promulgated contracts and addenda. The course briefly covers the fundamentals of contracts and concludes with in-depth discussion of contract paragraphs and addendums, including recent revisions by TREC in November 2024.
Lines and Legals: A Realtor's Guide to Survey Review + Title Commitments A-D
Wednesday, April 09th • 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Lines and Legals: A Realtor’s Guide to Survey Review
#49636: Should your clients use the old survey? What does the Area and Boundary deletion do? Learn the answers to these questions and more!
Title Commitments A-D
#49649: Learn the parts of a title commitment, the nature of Exceptions and how your residential transactions could be affected.
Code of Ethics
Thursday, April 10th • 10:00 am - 1:30 pm
NAR’s Code of Ethics, adopted in 1913, was one of the first codifications of ethical duties adopted by any business group. The Code ensures that clients and customers are served by establishing, maintaining, and enforcing industry standard ethical behavior for its 1.6 million REALTOR® members. Dr. Charles Porter was Chair of the Grievance Committee at ABOR and has participated in many professional standards hearings including serving as chair of several ethics tribunal appeal hearings for ABOR. Please join us as he shares his wealth of working knowledge of the code of ethics.
Creating Curb Appeal
Wednesday, April 16th • 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
This course teaches real estate agents how to enhance their client’s curb appeal. We explore how to make improvements with resale in mind to landscaping, porches, and other outdoor living areas, and review the architectural details that commonly experience deterioration. This course provides solutions that expand an agent's home-prep knowledge while offering a realignment with current curb appeal trends.
SPEAKER SERIES: Condos 101: Understanding Condominium Sales and Ownership
Thursday, April 17th • 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Presented by two experienced attorneys, this session is essential for realtors looking to navigate the complexities of condominium sales and ownership. You’ll gain key insights into legal aspects like unit definitions, common elements, and the creation process, along with owner and association obligations such as maintenance, insurance, and transfer fees. Plus, learn about important sales deliverables and unique considerations like branded residences and flexible ownership models —ensuring you’re prepared for successful transactions.
Mastering Buyer Representation
Thursday, April 24th • 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
This course focuses specifically on the skills and expertise needed to be a successful Buyer’s Agent. Major aspects of buyer representation will be covered including prospecting, identifying properties, showing strategies, making offers, handling inspections and repairs, and successfully closing. This contracts CE class provides the tools necessary to build a successful business focused on helping buyers navigate the real estate process. There will be a focus on compensation!
Legal Update I
Wednesday, May 07th • 10:00 am - 2:30 pm
It is every license holder’s responsibility to know and operate under the current laws applicable to their license. The course covers the requirements Texas law places upon all license holders regarding ethical conduct when facilitating a real estate transaction.
Legal Update II
Thursday, May 08th • 10:00 am - 2:30 pm
Every license holder’s responsible for knowing and operating under the current laws applicable to their license. The course covers the requirements Texas law places upon all license holders. Topics include Canons of Professional Ethics and Conduct, Agency and Disclosure requirements, VA loans, and TREC license law enforcement including case study illustrations.
Texas VA Home Loans
Wednesday, May 14th • 10:00 am - 1:30 pm
This class is designed to provide Texas real estate license holders with in-depth knowledge and understanding of the VA Home Loan Guaranty Program as well as the Texas Veterans Housing Assistance Program (VHAP). This class covers VA loan benefits, the pre-approval process, making offers, inspections, and using VA with VHAP, so that licensees can better assist military homebuyers or sellers who receive VA offers.
It's Your Compensation, Forms, & Other Agency Items
Wednesday, May 21st • 10:00 am - 1:30 pm
It’s Just YOUR Compensation is hot off the press after NAR’s settlement agreement in the Sitzer-Burnett’s class-action lawsuit. Beginning August 13th locally, while our roles might not have changed, how real estate licenses practice their business with customers, clients, and other licensees will. This in-depth seminar discusses agency, new employment agreements, and ethics ramifications due to the changes. This course is not a discussion of rates or fees but an explanation of the various modifications to paragraphs in the agreements, their impact, and meaning for clients or customers to understand to make their best decisions.
Tree Preservation Basics for Real Estate
Tuesday, June 03rd • 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Join us for a Real Estate CEU course all about trees and their impact on real estate. Topics will include Trees 101, Construction, Tree Preservation, and Oak Wilt.
