Description
Package
content and courses
State Requirements
This full package includes 2 core courses and 12 hours of elective CE hours needed for active license renewals.
Courses included in this package:
- Idaho Commission Core 2024 (3.5 core hours), approval #C2024A
- Idaho Commission Core 2025 (3.5 core hours), approval #C2025A
- Idaho Post-License Fundamentals (8 mandatory hours), approval #POST001A
- Post-License Pricing, Marketing, and Advertising (4 elective hours), approval #POST002A
PLUS, this package includes the ProPath Real Estate Business Builder professional development program.
- Pricing Strategies: Learn the essentials of pricing homes and the impact proper pricing has on your sales goals and income. Work through case studies and examples and get ready to translate into your own business.
- Tax Planning for the Self-Employed: Gain the knowledge to manage your individual finances and formulate an advantageous tax plan, plus how to select the best retirement plan for tax savings.
- Budget to Build Your Business: Learn how to estimate earnings and expenses and calculate what you need to save for taxes and emergencies. Craft your own budget, paving the way for success in your real estate career.
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.
ProPath Professional Development
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:
Idaho Commission Core 2024
This mandatory three- and one-half hour continuing education course is produced by the Idaho Real Estate Commission for Idaho licensees, offering an annual review of real estate laws and issues impacting the real estate business. Case law, legislative updates, and guidelines will be covered, which can impact how licensees conduct their business. The cases illustrate the situations licensees may encounter in their day-to-day business, covering a range of issues related to real estate transactions.
IREC has identified a hot topic for review: risk, risk assessment, and risk reduction. This has a significant influence on the real estate industry as a whole, as well as licensees' professional activities. Staying well-informed of these issues will help licensees comply with state, federal, and local requirements and regulations.
Course highlights include:
- Several in-depth case studies, including several from Idaho
- 2024 Idaho legislative update
- Identifying risks, strategies to assess potential risks, and risk reduction techniques
- Instructions for navigating DOPL's new online licensing system
Idaho Commission Core 2025
This mandatory three- and one-half hour continuing education course is produced by the Idaho Real Estate Commission for Idaho licensees, offering an annual review of real estate laws and issues impacting the real estate business. Case law, legislative updates, and guidelines will be covered, which can impact how licensees conduct their business. The cases illustrate the situations licensees may encounter in their day-to-day business, covering a range of issues related to real estate transactions.
IREC has identified some hot topics for review: the updated Agency Disclosure Brochure, E&O insurance claim updates, and real estate organizations. These have considerable influence on the real estate industry and licensees' professional activities. Staying well-informed of these issues will help licensees comply with state, federal, and local requirements and regulations.
Course highlights include:
- Several in-depth case studies, including several from Idaho
- 2025 Idaho legislative update
- Review of agency disclosure and use of the updated Agency Disclosure Brochure
- Most filed E&O insurance claims and techniques to reduce risk and protect your license
- Focus on real estate organizations’ interplay with licensees, brokerages, and industry platforms
Post License Fundamentals
This course provides an overview of a real estate licensee's responsibilities in Idaho. It covers key concepts as well as provides tips for practical applications. Topics include: fundamentals of agency, how to work with a seller, how to work with buyers, and how to work with your broker. This course meets Idaho requirements for post licensing education for new licensees.
Post-License Pricing, Marketing, and Advertising
This course will help you better estimate the market value and appropriate list or offer price for properties.
We'll also cover ways to market and advertise your services and listed properties while staying compliant with advertising and marketing regulations.
This course provides an overview of pricing, marketing, and advertising real property in Idaho. By the end, you'll be able to:
- Differentiate between a CMA, a BPO, and appraisal, and when each is used.
- Examine factors affecting property value.
- Complete a CMA for a subject property using the sales comparable analysis approach.
- Overcome objections regarding pricing and commissions.
- Identify various marketing techniques and discuss when each might be the most appropriate.
- Compose and maintain marketing materials that are compliant with the real estate license law and Idaho Real Estate Commission (IREC) guidelines.
- Recall Fair Housing laws applicable to real estate advertising and resources for additional information.
- Market yourself and a specific property while staying compliant to IREC and Fair Housing laws.
Pricing Strategies
Gain the knowledge and skills to confidently make decisions in real estate pricing, earning client trust and ensuring peace of mind in every transaction. Dive into the profound impact of pricing on home sales, recognizing how pricing expertise elevates agents to unparalleled success. Explore key pricing methods in both buyer's and seller's markets, including comparative market analysis, capitalization pricing, gross income multiplier, and cost approach, practicing with realistic case studies that demand the application of learned strategies. By the course's end, emerge with practical case-study experience, ready to confidently apply knowledge in a real-world setting.
Tax Planning for the Self-Employed
Unlock the secrets to financial strength in real estate with our comprehensive tax mastery course and feel the relief of knowing your tax obligations and benefits are under control. This course is meticulously designed to empower real estate licensees with the knowledge and skills to successfully navigate the complex world of taxes, including advantages, deductions, and write-offs, providing a clear roadmap to financial success. Participants will delve into the essential foundations of tax planning, explore practical strategies for applying a tax plan, and gain hands-on experience in creating a personalized tax plan tailored to their unique financial situation.
Budget to Build Your Business
It's time to master budgeting—an essential skill shaping the path to triumph as a real estate agent. In this course, delve into budgeting fundamentals, learn tailored strategies for success, and identify key elements, such as defining a budget term, assessing income and expenses, and categorizing and prioritizing expenditures. This process ensures a comprehensive and tailored financial plan aligned with your unique situation and objectives. Walk away with financial mastery, actionable skills, and a stress-relieving budget, poised to confidently navigate the competitive real estate landscape.
State Requirements
For Idaho
Idaho State Requirement Details for Real Estate Post-Licensing Education
Hours Required by the State: 12 hours and 2 Idaho core courses
- 2 unique Idaho Commission Core courses
- 8 mandatory post-license hours (post-license fundamentals)
- 4 elective post-license hours
Provider Approval Number: 149
The CE Shop is an approved provider in Idaho.
The CE Shop’s Offering:
- 1 unique Idaho Commission Core courses
- 8 mandatory post-license hours (post-license fundamentals)
- 4 elective post-license hours
Reporting: The state requires course completions to be reported to the state. We will report your course to the state upon completion.
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.
Final Exam: Final exams must be passed with a minimum of 70% and may be taken twice in order to pass. If the exam is not passed the second time, the licensee must re-enroll at no cost (by contacting customer support) and retake the entire course, including the final.
