15-Hr. NH CE Package Plus ProPath

When you first earned your real estate license, you undoubtedly spent many hours learning the laws and rules pertaining to real estate practice in New Hampshire. Do you remember everything that you learned? Probably not—you're human, after all. For this reason, and because the laws and rules that apply to the real estate industry are constantly changing, New Hampshire requires that licensees complete a three-hour Core course every two years. The New Hampshire Core Course fulfills this requirement.

This course provides a refresher on the must-know rules applying to real estate professionals. It also highlights recent changes to the state's license law and key rulings by the New Hampshire Real Estate Commission. 

Course highlights include:

• A detailed look at agency relationships
• Required disclosures by licensees, sellers, and landlords 
• Recent rulings by the New Hampshire Real Estate Commission
• Procedures that must be followed when handling client funds
• Federal and state fair housing laws and prohibitions
• How to stay safe while conducting showings
• Activities and scenarios to reinforce key concepts

Real estate professionals wear many hats: expert communicator, attentive listener, trustworthy confidant, obedient servant, loyal advocate, and knowledgeable educator, to name just a few. To juggle these roles effectively—and within the lines of the law—licensees must remain informed. Real estate professionals are in a position to provide an invaluable level of consumer protection as they support consumers through their real estate transactions.

This course explores licensees' role as advocate and educator, and how they can protect consumers and their business from the threats of antitrust and fair housing violations and predatory lending. We'll start by looking at what federal protections are in place to combat these unfair practices. We'll also provide the steps you can proactively take to protect the consumers you work with day in and day out and the business you've worked so hard to create.

Course highlights include:

• Federal antitrust laws and violations
• Avoiding antitrust violations and protecting consumers from them
• Antitrust complaint process and penalties
• Federal fair housing laws and violations
• Redlining, blockbusting, and steering
• Buyer love letters
• Fair housing complaint process and penalties
• Predatory lending
• Truth in Lending Act
• Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act
• Protecting consumers from predatory lending
• Reporting predatory lending

The internet is full of promotional opportunities. Whether it’s a post on Facebook or a tweet linking to your new listing, a status update on LinkedIn, a virtual home tour on YouTube, or photo collage on Pinterest, you can easily promote your professionalism, highlight your expertise, increase your connections, and showcase your listings. Or you can fall flat on your face.

This course shows how to use the unique advertising and marketing opportunities available online to better serve your clients and customers, and further promote your own brand.

Course highlights include:

• How consumers—and agents and agencies—are using social media and how this is impacting the real estate industry
• How to use various social media platforms—including Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Pinterest—to promote your business and better serve your clients and customers
• How various social media platforms differ and how to select the ones that are best for you and your needs
• Tips for creating an online marketing strategy
• Legal and ethical issues surrounding online marketing
• Copyright law, trademarks, and public domain content
• Tips for avoiding common social media missteps.
• Activities and scenarios to provide real-world context for course content

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 comparables
• How to adjust and homogenize selected comparables 
• How to weight selected comparables when selecting a list price range

The Fundamentals of Commercial Real Estate covers the need-to-know information on a broad range of commercial topics.

If you're an experienced residential licensee, a few of the fundamentals of commercial real estate will be familiar to you—the importance of location, for example. In other regards, commercial differs sharply from residential real estate. Executives, investors, and business owners in commercial real estate focus squarely on the bottom line.

This course will provide a foundation for the more complex aspects of commercial real estate as you gain more experience in the industry.

Course highlights include:

• Key terms and concepts of commercial real estate
• How to identify and meet the needs of commercial real estate clients
• How commercial and residential sales differ
• Valuation methods for real estate and businesses
• Tips on gathering the demographic and location-related details that clients need to make well-informed decisions

Communication serves as the linchpin of your real estate career, intricately weaving through every aspect of the profession, from understanding and addressing clients' needs to negotiating deals and navigating ethical considerations. This program unlocks essential skills, from active listening to advanced conversation strategies, propelling you to navigate legal and ethical communication, enhance problem-solving, and build trust. With practical worksheets for crafting your elevator pitch and scripts, this course empowers you to apply these skills in real-world scenarios, ensuring your success in the exhilarating world of real estate. Get ready to build a robust set of communication skills you'll use throughout your real estate career and chart a dynamic career path forward!

Problem-solving skills are crucial for success in a dynamic professional world, allowing individuals to navigate challenges, make informed decisions, and devise innovative solutions. In this course, discover how your thinking influences problem-solving, overcome mental obstacles, and develop practical solutions for real estate challenges. Using creative and analytical strategies, you'll refine your personal skills with practice and create plans for real-world situations. By the end of the course, you'll have advanced problem-solving skills for real estate success and develop personalized plans for effective field use. Let's start solving problems!

Ready to elevate your real estate game with tech magic? This course is your ultimate guide to mastering crucial technologies in the industry. Without these skills, you might encounter challenges and miss out on opportunities in your real estate career. From mastering CRM, MLS, and social media to unlocking the potential of e-signatures, document management tools, and QR codes, you'll gain a comprehensive understanding of tools that can set you apart. Through hands-on activities, realistic simulations, and case studies, you'll not only learn to use these technologies effectively but also create personalized plans to seamlessly integrate them into your practice. This course is your key to staying ahead, enhancing efficiency, and elevating influence in the dynamic world of real estate. Don't just ride the tech wave; command it and watch your real estate empire thrive!