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Washington Real Estate License Renewal & Continuing Education Courses  

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ProSchools has over 200 hours of home-study courses—both workbook and online—offering a convenient and low-cost way to fulfill the state's CE requirements. Workbook courses can be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. Or you can start our online CE courses immediately.


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Title (click for details) Hours Format Price  
Professional Property Management 8 Online
$69.00
  Workbook
$69.00
Financing Residential Real Estate 8 Online
$69.00
Property Pricing and Residential Real Estate 6 Online
$59.00
  Workbook
$59.00
Tax Implications of Home Sales 6 Online
$59.00
  Workbook
$59.00
Starting a Successful Brokerage 6 Online
$59.00
Anti-Discrimination Laws 4 Online
$39.00
  Workbook
$39.00
Real Estate Encumbrances: Don't Lien on Me 4 Online
$39.00
  Workbook
$39.00
Ethics: Pricing, Offers and Advertising (meets NAR requirement) 4 Online
$39.00
  Workbook
$39.00
Ethics: Disclosure and Cooperation (meets NAR requirement) 4 Online
$39.00
  Workbook
$39.00
Buyer Representation in Real Estate 4 Workbook
$39.00
Property Disclosures: Real Estate Professional's Guide to Reducing Risk 4 Workbook
$39.00
Understanding 1031 Tax-Free Exchanges 4 Workbook
$39.00
People Management in Real Estate 4 Online
$39.00
Minimizing Risk with Effective Practices 4 Online
$39.00
ABC's of Mortgage Lending 4 Online
$39.00
Logistics of Managing a Brokerage 4 Online
$39.00
Current Issues in WA Residential Real Estate (satisfies 3 hour Core requirement) 3 Online
$39.00
Transitions Course 3 Online
$39.00
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Washington Real Estate License Renewal Requirements – First Renewal For Individuals Licensed Prior to July 1, 2010
The Washington Department of Licensing requires real estate licenses to be renewed every two years. Anyone who was licensed prior to July 1, 2010 and is renewing their license for the first time, must complete the 30-hour Real Estate Practices course, in addition to 30 hours of other CE courses (3 hours of which must be in the prescribed core curriculum).

Washington Real Estate License Renewal Requirements –First Renewal For Individuals Licensed After July 1, 2010
Due to recent law changes anyone who was licensed as of July 1, 2010 and is renewing their broker license for the first time (formerly called a salesperson), must complete 90 hours of education to renew. The hours of education must include a new 30-hour Advanced Practices course, a new 30-hour Real Estate Law course and 30 hours of continuing education.

Requirements - Second Renewal and Beyond

The Washington Department of Licensing requires real estate licenses to be renewed every two years. In order to do so, you must complete 30 hours of continuing education, with three of those in an approved core curriculum topic. Due to recent law changes anyone renewing their license as of July 1, 2010 must also complete a Transitions course. The Transitions course must only be taken once. Inactive licensees are not required to complete the continuing education at the time of renewal.

SECOND RENEWAL AND BEYOND
Real Estate Core 3 hrs
Other CE Courses
27 hrs
TOTAL 30 hours

Workbook courses, considered by many to be the most convenient, include a 50-60 page, easy-to-complete study guide. At the end of each chapter, short quizzes help you assess your mastery of the material. And the traditional text format makes it easy to review important content. Upon passing the final exam online (70% is passing), you will be able to print out your certificate of completion immediately.

Online courses also offer an ultra-convenient way to fulfill your CE requirement. Available anywhere you have Web access, the online courses involve reading, listening to summary reviews of key facts, then taking short quizzes to assess your retention of the significant points. All of your scores are recorded in our Web-based system. Upon passing the final exam online (70% is passing), you will be able to print out your certificate of completion immediately.

With each home-study course, the Department of Licensing requires that you also submit a Course Evaluation, Certification, and Study Log form, certifying that you completed the course on your own and itemizing how many hours you logged to do so.

Professional property managers attempt to balance the needs of property owners with the needs of tenants. To accomplish this, professional property managers need to understand elements of leasing, rent collection, market dynamics, resident retention and building maintenance functions. You’ll explore these topics for both residential and commercial property management.
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Financing Residential Real Estate is an elective topic that satisfies 8 hours of continuing education. There is a dizzying array of financing options available to homebuyers today. Where do you begin? You’ll discover a myriad of options available through FHA, VA and special financing options. Plus, examine a simplified approach to accurately assessing closing costs.
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The better priced a property is, the easier it is for you to show and sell it. Explore in-depth the appraisal process versus the Competitive Market Analysis, different pricing methods, plus examples & illustrations of pricing residential properties and income-producing properties.
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Real estate professionals can increase their value to their customers by learning the tax implications of home sales in the USA. Discover strategies every real estate agent can use, including how to identify the sources of active, portfolio, and passive income. Discover how long- and short-term capital gains and losses are treated. Learn how depreciation affects taxable income, cost basis, and taxation of capital gains. You will also look at the ownership and use requirements for claiming a section 121 exclusion of gain, how to calculate taxable home sales gains, and more. A great resource in helping agents better understand tax implications and assist their clients.
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Ready to start your own brokerage business? "Starting a Successful Brokerage" is packed with essential information to help you get started and succeed! Explore how to develop a business plan, setting up your company's management team, and marketing and advertising options. Identify costs involved in running a company. Starting a brokerage is a huge challenge...and there are great rewards for those that do it right! Learn the vital skills, strategies, and necessary steps for getting your company off to the right start.
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Examine fair housing laws from a historical perspective, residential segregation, the Federal Fair Housing Act, familial status discrimination, developing reasonable occupancy standards, the definition of “handicap,” NAR positions on AIDS disclosure and more!
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As a real estate professional, you will often run into situations where there is an impediment to clear title to real property. These impediments can be non-monetary, like easements; monetary, like liens; or related to unpaid taxes owed to the government. This course reviews in-depth all types of real estate encumbrances. Several real-world examples are highlighted as well as ways a real estate professional can help resolve encumbrance-related problems.
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In day-to-day real estate transactions, real estate professionals are forced to make decisions that require ethical reasoning. Ethics: Pricing, Offers and Ads explores the agent's obligation to protect a client’s interest, plus looks at an agent's duties with regard to advertising himself and a property. This must-have guide serves as a blueprint for providing information on making ethical decisions regarding pricing, offers, and ads. Meets the NAR requirement.
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From the ethical responsibilities of agents involving disclosures to ethical issues relating to compensation, this practical course explores the challenges involved in ethical decision-making. Ethics: Disclosure and Cooperation takes a practical look at considerations involved in making ethical business decisions as well as the process of enforcing the Code of ethics. Meets the NAR requirement.
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Buyer representations, also known as buyer agency, is one of today's most significant trends in real estate, changing the way real estate professionals conduct their daily business. This course will help identify the components of a buyer agency relationship, and how agents can incorporate buyer agency in their own day-to-day real estate practice.
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This comprehensive text examines the legal liability issues facing real estate professionals, including misrepresentation, active and passive fraud, negligent misrepresentation, negligent nondisclosure, and negligent advice. Property Disclosures helps real estate professionals reduce risk by educating them on what, when, and how to disclose.
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Explore the history, evolution, rules, and forms of the strategy used to defer tax liability until a later date. Loaded with real-life examples and calculations, this text helps agents learn the vocabulary and application of tax-free exchanges so they are better able to answer client questions.
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How do you successfully recruit and hire new agents? How do you retain good people once you get them? The answer to both these questions is the same- it's about people management. Explore the fundamentals of attracting and recruiting new agents to your firm. Identify the training needs of new and experienced licensees, plus look at effective tools and techniques for retaining good talent within your organization. Don't learn by trial and error! Begin the steps to building your people management skills now with this valuable groundbreaking course.
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There’s no question about it: In today’s real estate environment, knowing how to avoid legal problems is essential. This must-have-course provides an overview of how to minimize your liability. You’ll learn about the importance of establishing agency policies, developing effective marketing and advertising practices, effective anti-discrimination practices, plus how to reduce your risk by maintaining proper records. Stay out of legal hot water…enroll today!
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Do you understand—really understand—how the professional world of mortgage lending works? Learn the ABC’s of mortgage lending! This powerful online course is filled with practical insight into this specialized and often confusing industry. Each chapter is filled with practical information. You’ll look at the differences between mortgage lending products, type of rates, all the steps involved in processing a loan application, and qualification principles for qualifying loan applicants. Whew!! A great course to help you better meet and evaluate the needs of your client.
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Are you ready to take on the leading role as managing broker? In today’s results-focused workplace, you need a solid understanding of management functions, the importance of strategic thinking, and how to analyze the financial condition of the company. If you want to build your leadership role and lead your company to a winning performance, —this groundbreaking course is for you!
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Stay out of legal hot water! This powerful online course contains the three required core hours mandated by the Washington Department of Licensing. An industry must-have for all real estate professionals! Topics covered include restrictions related to title insurance and home inspector referrals, new carbon monoxide alarm requirements, property management and short sale issues, and industrial insurance requirements for a brokerage. Whew!! This course has it all!
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The Transitions Course is required for all licensees who became licensed prior to July 1, 2010 for their first active renewal on or after July 1, 2010! This comprehensive focuses on changes to Washington laws and rules, as well as new types of license classifications, registrations and endorsements created under new Washington real estate laws.
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