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7-Hr. AR 2026 CE Package Plus ProPath

$169
This product includes:
LICENSE RENEWAL PERIOD: 1 YEAR Elective Hours: 6 Required: 1 Total Hours: 7
Description
Package content and courses
State Requirements

This complete continuing education package includes all 7 hours required to renew an active license in Arkansas.

Courses in this package include:

  • Personal Safety (1 required hour)
  • Wholesaling in Today’s Market (3 elective hours)
  • Property Inspection Issues (3 elective hours)

PLUS, this package includes the ProPath “Mastering the Closing Process” professional development program!

  • Navigating the Financing Process: Master the ins and outs of real estate financing. Get essential knowledge, from loan terms and mortgage insurance, to distinguishing between pre-qualification and pre-approval. Learn how to connect with lenders, simplify the process for your clients, and provide personalized guidance.
  • Navigating the Appraisal Process: Fully understand the appraisal process and learn how to demystify it for your clients. Learn how to identify factors affecting property value, recognize and report appraisal bias, navigate special loan appraisals, and acquire the skills to compile effective appraisal packages.
  • Navigating the Inspection Process: Learn how to explain the importance of inspections, identify critical factors for buyers and sellers, and understand your responsibilities as an agent. Practice analyzing reports and communicating findings. Gain insights into selecting inspectors, scheduling, and pre-inspection preparation.

Professional development courses do not qualify for CE credits. This package includes a total of nine hours of professional development content that is not included in the mandatory or elective course hours listed.

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This course was designed 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.

Package Content:
Personal Safety

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

 

Wholesaling in Today's Market

Real estate wholesaling is not a new concept. However, the practice, regulation, and public perception of wholesaling have changed significantly in recent years. For real estate professionals navigating a market where wholesaling is becoming more popular and increasingly problematic, understanding its legal, ethical, and professional implications is more important than ever.

This three-hour course provides a straightforward examination of wholesaling: how it operates, when it crosses legal and ethical boundaries, and why it faces greater scrutiny from lawmakers and the public. You’ll examine how some investors use wholesaling as a legitimate and transparent strategy to build wealth, while others exploit it to bypass licensing requirements, mislead sellers and buyers, and disrupt housing stability, particularly in vulnerable communities.

Whether you are new to wholesaling, advising clients involved, or simply looking to avoid legal issues, this course is designed for you.

Course highlights include:

  • Foundational principles of wholesaling
  • Strategic uses of wholesaling
  • State laws and licensing implications of wholesaling
  • Red flags to indicate predatory wholesaling practices
  • When wholesaling becomes illegal
  • Ethical wholesaling
  • Collateral damage of wholesaling
  • Legal and civil penalties
  • Effects of predatory wholesaling on housing market
  • Real-world cases, interactive scenarios, and activities to understand wholesaling in your real estate practice

Property Inspection Issues

The inspection period is a big hurdle to jump over on the way to closing. The inspector’s job is to call out defects. The buyer agent’s job is to negotiate repairs. The seller agent’s job is to mitigate damage. It can sometimes be hard to hold a deal together.

Protecting your buyer as a buyer’s agent means understanding the importance of the home inspection contingency and its deadlines, and identifying the need for specialized inspections.

Protecting your seller as the listing agent means helping the seller understand disclosure obligations, prepare for the inspection, and respond to a buyer’s reasonable repair requests.

Course highlights:

  • The importance of the inspection contingency
  • The licensee’s role in the inspection process
  • Licensee and seller disclosure obligations
  • Red flags related to common structural, plumbing, and electrical issues
  • Specialized inspection types addressing radon, asbestos, sewer lines, septic tanks, mold, lead, and wells
  • Interactive activities and scenarios

Navigating the Financing Process

Unlocking the doors to homeownership for your clients requires more than just finding the perfect property—it demands a deep understanding of the financing process. This course equips real estate agents with essential knowledge, from loan terms and private mortgage insurance to distinguishing between pre-qualification and pre-approval. You'll learn to connect with lenders, simplify the process for your clients, and provide personalized guidance. By understanding homeownership's emotional and psychological aspects, you'll better support your clients through financial anxieties and dreams. Join us to enhance your skills, build stronger client relationships, and become an expert in navigating the financing process.

Navigating the Appraisal Process

Appraisals are essential to real estate transactions, providing unbiased property value estimates. Mastering the appraisal process and effectively guiding clients through it ensures accurate valuations and builds trust. This course will help you fully understand the appraisal process. You will learn to identify factors affecting property value, recognize and report appraisal bias, and navigate special loan appraisals. Most importantly, you'll acquire the skills to compile effective appraisal packages. These capabilities will empower you to support your clients confidently and professionally, significantly enhancing your credibility and success in the real estate industry.

Navigating the Inspection Process

Mastering the home inspection process is crucial for successful real estate transactions. This course equips real estate agents with the skills to guide clients through this essential step. You'll learn to explain the importance of inspections, identify critical factors for buyers and sellers, and understand your responsibilities. Practice analyzing reports, communicating findings, and applying negotiation strategies through realistic case studies. Gain insights into selecting inspectors, scheduling, and pre-inspection preparation. By the end of the course, you'll be better prepared to advocate for your clients, ensure successful transactions, and deliver exceptional service, enhancing your effectiveness and credibility as a real estate professional.

State Requirements For Arkansas

Arkansas State Requirement Details for Real Estate Salesperson and Broker Continuing Education

Renewal Date: Renew for upcoming year by September 30th to avoid penalty.  License expires on December 31st.

Hours Required by the State: 7 hours

  • 1-hour Required Safety Course
  • 6 hours of electives

The CE Shop’s Offering: 

  • 1-hour Required Safety Course
  • 6 hours of Electives

Reporting: The state requires course completions to be reported to the state. We will report your course to the state upon completion. To ensure that completed CE is reported to the state by the end of year, students are encouraged to complete by midnight on 12/26/25. The CE Shop will not be able to report any course completions for 2025 after 3pm Central Time on 12/31/2025. Students who complete a course in the last week of 2025 are strongly encouraged to self-report to the Arkansas Real Estate Commission.

Expiration Date of Course: Course expiration dates vary by course. Each individual course will have an expiration date listed in your account. See Terms & Conditions for more details.

Certificates: Immediately upon course completions, The CE Shop will provide students with an electronic copy of the course certificate of completion. Certificates will remain in your account for a minimum of five years, should you need additional copies at a later time. Please refer to your application to determine if you need to submit your certificate(s) of completion. Course completion dates are recorded using Central Standard Time. Please note that the date on your certificate of completion will reflect this.

License Renewal Process: The process to renew in this state can be found here.

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Arkansas Real Estate Commission

Street Address: 612 South Summit Street, Little Rock, AR 72201

Mailing Address: 612 South Summit Street, Little Rock, AR 72201

Telephone: (501) 683-8010

Email: areclic@arkansas.gov

Arkansas Real Estate Commission

License Renewal Information