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Thu, Apr 4, 1:00pm – 4:00pm
LOCATION
Greater Chattanooga REALTORS® (2963 Amnicola Highway)
DESCRIPTION
A Critical Mission: It's Time for CLASS! Compensation, Lawsuits, Agency, Sellers, and Survival classes will be held IN PERSON.
This is an important, yet motivational, upbeat and informative educational session designed for agents with an emphasis on understanding the potential ramifications of the current and future NAR, MLS, DOJ and real estate company’s lawsuits will affect how agents are currently doing business. Reviewing current business practices, examining key issues in the lawsuits / litigation, getting a better understanding of what’s next, setting goals and implementing policies/ procedures for future business success are all important to servicing our clients and making homeownership a reality. This course will share the available resources to help you make the adjustments to maintain a happy client base and viable business. Attendees will:
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Be updated on the latest lawsuits / ligation currently affecting the associations, real estate companies, NAR and MLS’s.
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Examine the history of how “agency” has changed and what types of representation will dominate in the future.
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Learn the possible effects of the lawsuits and how they affect business practices today and what it will look like going forward.
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Understand how to communicate about compensation will look and sound differently in future transactions for both buyers and sellers
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Review what’s next. Where do we go from here in setting goals and implementing policies/ procedures for future client and business success
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Identify tools and resources that are available to yield efficient systems for running a better business and personal life
Course material will be provided during class.
COST
Members: FREE / Non-Members: $30.00
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Fri, Apr 5, 8:30am – 4:30pm
Hosted by TN REALTORS® & REBAC
LOCATION
Greater Chattanooga REALTORS® (2963 Amnicola Highway)
DESCRIPTION
The course work for the At Home with Diversity® certification is designed to enable you to work successfully with and within a rapidly changing multicultural market. It will help you to learn diversity sensitivity, how it applies to U.S. fair housing laws in your business, and ways to develop professional guidelines for working with people in the increasingly multicultural real estate market.
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Heighten awareness of and sensitivity to the social and cultural constituencies of local real estate markets. Participants will learn about the people who make up the local market, along with their values, customs, real estate needs, and expectations of real estate professionals.
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Provide practical skills and tools to increase professionalísm & effectiveness in servicing all social groups. Specifically, the course builds skills in cross-cultural communication and strategic business planning.
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Knowledge of the subtleties of U.S. fair housing laws
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Business etiquette for specific cultures
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An edge in expanding your business to include international clientele
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Credit towards the ABR®, CIPS, and PMN designations
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Some states also give continuing education (CE) credit and GRI credit for this course
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This course will give students that At Home with Diversity certification.
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Counts as one elective course to be applied towards the RSPC certification.
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Counts as one REBAC elective course to be applied towards the ABR® designation.
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Credit towards the CIPS designation.
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Students who have taken At Home with Diversity after 1/1/05 receive Eight Elective credits towards the CRS designation.
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Credit towards NAR's Performance Management Network Designation through Women's Council of REALTORS®
To learn more about the At Home with Diversity (AHWD) certification and how to attain it, click here.
Click here to print and/or download course material.
LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED!
COST
Members: FREE / Non-Members: $70.00
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Fri, Apr 5, 2:00pm – 3:00pm
LOCATION
Your own location/device via Zoom!
DESCRIPTION
Join our MLS Coordinator - Bethani Miller - for #FlexFridays! Join us as she takes a deeper dive into a specific feature of Flexmls and the related MLS Rules.
Did we melt your brain with too much information in New Member Orientation? Did you fall asleep?
In this class we'll do a brief overview so you can get another tour of the FlexMLS functions.
INSTRUCTOR
Bethani Miller, MLS Training & Support
COST
Complimentary for all Flexmls Users.
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Mon, Apr 15, 9:00am – 4:00pm
Sponsored by TN REALTORS®/TREEF
LOCATION
Greater Chattanooga REALTORS® (2963 Amnicola Highway) / ZOOM Options Available: April 15th
DESCRIPTION
TREC Core Course 2023-2024 classes will be held IN PERSON with ZOOM courses available on April 15th.
(ZOOM link will be emailed prior to class. CLICK HERE for the real estate commissions virtual/streaming rules.)
This required 6-hour course covers topics set forth by the Tennessee Real Estate Commission and reflects updated laws, rules, and interpretations important to licensees practicing residential real estate.
CLICK HERE to print and/or download course material.
INSTRUCTOR
Kathy Oakes (Jan), Bobby Wood (Feb), Ingrid Prather (March). Susan Barnette (April)
COST
Members: FREE / Non-Members $60.00
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Tue, Apr 16, 1:00pm – 4:00am
Sponsored by TN REALTORS®/TREEF
LOCATION
Greater Chattanooga REALTORS® (2963 Amnicola Highway) / ZOOM Option Available: April 16th
DESCRIPTION
Code of Ethics classes will be held IN PERSON monthly. ZOOM option available: April 16th
(ZOOM link will be emailed prior to class. CLICK HERE for the real estate commissions virtual/streaming rules.)
Students participating in this course will complete their mandatory ethics training requirement*, while understanding how to practice real estate in the most ethical way possible, and the actions taken when ethics are in question.
CLICK HERE to print and/or download course material.
*This course fulfills the REALTOR® Code of Ethics Training Requirement mandated by National Association of REALTORS®, to be completed once every three years. The current cycle runs January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2024.
INSTRUCTOR
Bobby Wood (Jan, March, April, August), Kathy Oakes (Feb)
COST
Members: FREE / Non-Members: $30.00
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Thu, Apr 18, 9:00am – 10:00am
Sponsored by Tennessee Housing Development Agency (THDA)
LOCATION
Greater Chattanooga REALTORS® (2963 Amnicola Highway)
DESCRIPTION
THDA 101 Basics class will be held IN PERSON.
The THDA 101 Basics class covers the Great Choice Mortgage program and the down payment assistance it provides. In this one-hour class we talk about what THDA is, who the program can help, and how the program works. After completing the class, you will have a basic idea of how to utilize this assistance to make more deals work and help your clients using THDA as a new ‘tool’ in your Realtor toolbox.
Course material will be provided during class.
CE HOURS
1 Hour (TN CE ONLY)
COST
Members: FREE / Non-Members: $10.00
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Thu, Apr 18, 10:30am – 12:30pm
Sponsored by Tennessee Housing Development Agency (THDA)
LOCATION
Greater Chattanooga REALTORS® (2963 Amnicola Highway)
DESCRIPTION
The Freddie Mac HFA Advantage (THDA) class will be held IN PERSON.
One of the biggest barriers to homeownership is accessing capital for down payments and closing costs. With THDA’s Freddie Mac HFA Advantage conventional mortgage product, GC97, you now have another tool in your toolbox to help your buyers reach closing day. This two-hour class helps you learn the eligibility criteria and teaches you how to put the program's beneficial lending guidelines to the best use for your clients!
Course materials will be provided during class.
COST
Members: Free / Non-Members: $20.00
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Thu, Apr 18, 1:00pm – 2:00pm
Sponsored by Tennessee Housing Development Agency (THDA)
LOCATION
Greater Chattanooga REALTORS® (2963 Amnicola Highway)
DESCRIPTION
Increasing Minority Homeownership class will be held IN PERSON.
This course reviews minority homeownership data such as average income, DTI, loan channel and homeownership rates across the US and in TN. We discuss the most common barriers to minority homeownership and ways to overcome them. We also introduce you to local resources and tools and explore meaningful partnerships that can help increase minority homeownership in TN. We can’t solve the problem here but we will continue the conversation!
Course material will be provided during class.
CE HOURS
1 Hour (TN CE ONLY)
COST
Members: FREE / Non-Members: $10.00
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Fri, Apr 19, 2:00pm – 3:00pm
LOCATION
Greater Chattanooga REALTORS®
DESCRIPTION
Did we melt your brain with too much information in New Member/MLS Orientation? Did you fall asleep?
Join our own Bethani Miller for #FlexFridays and take a deeper dive into a specific feature of Flexmls and the related MLS Rules.
In this session, she'll provide a brief overview of FlexMLS so you can get another tour of the Flexmls functions.
INSTRUCTOR
Bethani Miller, MLS Training & Support
COST
Complimentary for all Flexmls Users.
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Wed, Apr 24, 8:30am – 5:00pm
TN REALTORS® / TREEF
LOCATION
Greater Chattanooga REALTORS® (2963 Amnicola Highway)
DESCRIPTION
Pricing Strategy Advisor (PSA): Mastering the CMA class will be held IN PERSON.
In this one-day Pricing Strategy Advisor (PSA): Mastering the CMA NAR certification course, learn how to select appropriate comparables and make accurate adjustments, guide sellers and buyers through the details of comparative marketing analyses (CMAs) and the underlying pricing principles that inform them, and interact effectively with appraisers.
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Course material will be provided during class.
Lunch will be provided.
COST
Members: FREE / Non-Members: $90.00
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Fri, Apr 26, 9:00am – 1:00pm
LOCATION
Greater Chattanooga REALTORS® (2963 Amnicola Highway) / ZOOM Options Available: Feb. 23rd, May 17th, Aug. 23rd, Oct. 18th
DESCRIPTION
New Member & MLS Orientation class will be held IN PERSON monthly.
ZOOM options are available on February 23rd, May 17th, August 23rd, October 18th.
(ZOOM link will be emailed at least 12 hours prior to class. CLICK HERE for the real estate commissions virtual/streaming rules.)
New Member Orientation is required of all REALTOR® members, and MLS Orientation is required of anyone having access to the MLS system. Orientation is a chance for our newest members to get acquainted with one another and all the benefits of being a member of Greater Chattanooga REALTORS®. Following a brief overview of local program and services, we will segue into MLS Rules and an overview of the MLS platform.
Course material will be provided during class.
Students may bring an electronic device to follow along during the MLS portion.
INSTRUCTOR
Carol Seal & Bethani Miller
COST
Members & MLS Users: FREE
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