Elective Courses

TRAR Members – Click on the class flyer to register online.
Non-Members – Please contact the TRAR office at (815)744-4520 to register.

RD921 - Essential Buyer Seller Conversations

3 Hour Elective

November 10, 2023 – 9:00am-12:00pm

Cost:
$0.00 Member
$35.00 Non-Member

Instructor: Annette Panzek

Course Description: As a real estate professional, one’s ability to navigate conversations effectively with consumers is paramount to ensuring seamless transactions and compliance with relevant laws and regulations. Scripts on topics such as agency disclosure, compensation, pricing, buyer & seller agreements, offers, and fair housing will be covered, including an opportunity to role-play conversations with consumers. This course will equip you with essential skills for buyer and seller consultations enabling you to excel in your real estate practice and enhance your professional capabilities so you can elevate your success in the real estate industry while remaining compliant with the law and the Code of Ethics. (Course number pending)

RB729 - ReThink the Buyer Conversation: Deliver Value, Build Trust, Get Loyalty

3 Hour Elective

January 8, 2024 – 9:00am-12:00pm

Cost:
$0.00 Member
$35.00 Non-Member

Instructor: Lynn Madison

Course Description: The real estate business is changing, and we need to change with it. The need to have a buyer representative agreement with the buyers is becoming more important than ever. This course assists you in creating your unique value proposition and articulating it to the buyers and evaluates the contents of buyer rep agreements and how to explain them to buyers. (Course No. 564003875).

TEC1717 - Cyberblunders 2.0

3 Hour Elective Class

November 10, 2023 – 1:00pm-4:00pm

Cost:
$0.00 Member
$35.00 Non-Member

Instructor: Annette Panzek

Course Description:  (Course No. Pending) While technology has made it easier to conduct business it has also opened the door for breaches in security and invasion into privacy. With this has come regulations to keep us safe and protect our privacy, businesses and create transparency. This course will explore laws surrounding technology used in real estate and safety measures we should take when conducting our business using technology. Subject matter includes websites, virtual offices, copyright infringement issues, use of social media, CRMS’s and online safety measures.

RB730 - ReThink the Seller Conversation: Deliver Value, Build Trust, Get the Listing

3 Hour Elective Class

January 8, 2024 – 1:00pm-4:00pm

Cost:
$0.00 Member
$35.00 Non-Member

Instructor: Lynn Madison

Course Description: Things are changing in the real estate world, and we must stay on top of those changes. This course takes a deep dive into the conversations that need to change when discussing compensation with the seller and helps to fine-tune your unique value proposition to assist the seller in making informed decisions and assisting you in performing your statutory duties to your sellers. (Course No. 564003876).

ETH1513 - Understanding Ethics, Diversity, Inclusion & You

3 Hour Elective

January 18, 2024 – 1:30pm-4:40pm

Cost:
$0.00 Member
$35.00 Non-Member

Instructor: Kimberly Trimmel

Course Description: This course provides real estate leasing agents, brokers and managing brokers with reliable references for guidance in dealing with complex ethical issues while working in today’s marketplace. In an effort to meet the needs of having individuals participate in the real estate business and brin their full selves to work, this course also folds in the need to examine the effect and positive impact of a diverse and inclusive work environment. (Course No. 564003601).

TEC1732 - Digital Agent Toolkit

3 Hour Elective

April 10, 2024 – 9:00am-12:00pm

Cost:
$0.00 Member
$0.00 Non-Member

Instructor: TBD

Course Description:

Real estate is all about personal connections. Technology can go a long way to enhance those relationships by improving communication and safely providing services. This class provides the tools to make daily work life more efficient and effective using digital resources that are already available online and through your MLS (if you are an MLS participant). The student will also learn tips for using those online resources to find clients, engage with them and close more transactions. (Course No. 564003810).

ETH1502 - Everyday Ethics

3 Hour Elective 

March 18, 2024 – 1:30pm-4:30pm

Cost:
$0.00 Members
$35.00 Non-Members

Instructor: Annette Panzek

Course Description: This course will cover how the REALTOR® Code of Ethics affects a REALTORS® day-to-day business and its impact on our industry and how our business is perceived by the general public. Using case studies and examples, this course will explain the Code of Ethics and how it relates to a REALTOR®’S business. At the end of the course students should be able to cite key components of the Code of Ethics and know what to do when unethical behavior is witnessed or there is a dispute about money. Course No. 564003863).

TEC1730 - Virtual Real Estate Business

2 Hour Elective Class

April 10, 2024 – 1:00pm-3:00pm

Cost:
$0.00 Member
$0.00 Non-Member

Instructor: TBD

Course Description: This course will help you identify the best virtual tools for your client and expand your technology took kit to include creating virtual showings and open houses, live tours and virtual meetings. (Course No. 564003531).

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