Education Courses

Members of GLVAR have several options to fulfill their GLVAR and State education requirements. Continuing education courses are available to members each month at the Association.

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Understanding Short Sales - A

This course will educate and familiarize students with contractual issues on a short sale transaction,consequences to discuss with the seller, government programs available to help the homeowner, submitting the short sale package to the loss mitigation department, overcoming issues, obtaining short sale approval and a release of deficiency, mortgage fraud and prospecting for short sale listings.
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Ethics University

Discuss core of ethics and their application to real estate. "Work shop" a situation.
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SBA Financing for Commercial

Identify the difference between conventional commercial lending and SBA lending. Understand the SBA loan programs and guidelines. Review and clarify the appropriate uses of 7a and 504 loans for commercial and business opportunity transactions.
Cancellation within 48 hours of class start date is required for refund

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Real Estate Contracts

POST.01001-RE, 3 Hours, Module (A) Real Estate Contracts In this course you will learn about subjects, such as: Evaluating various types of contracts, Preparing a Purchase Agreement, Qualifying a Buyer, Presenting a Purchase Agreement, and Property Disclosure Laws.
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The Listing Process

POST.02001-RE, 3 Hours, Module (B) The Listing Process, Market Analysis and Inspections This course provides significant information on three subjects - listings, market analysis and inspections. You will learn about: finding listings, the listing cycle, preparing for and listing presentation, giving a listing presentation, disclosures, general marketing skills, CMAs, home inspection, fair housing, and anti-trust.
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Working with Buyers

POST.04001-RE, 3 Hours, Module (D) Working with Buyers This course teaches you about Buyer Representation, Duties Owed, Confirmation, Consent to Act, Exclusive Buyers Agency Agreement, Residential Purchase Contract and Counteroffer, Multiple Counteroffer. You will also gain an understanding of the Buyers interview and the etiquette of showing properties.
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Managing Your New Career

Post. 03001-RE 3 hours, Module (C) Help the agent understand the importance of good time management in starting a career; the importance of being accountable; the agent will understand the need for a database to control information; learn to keep good records; begin to develop a business plan; create goals and budgets; necessity of reviewing business plan at least quarterly; working with manager/broker for mentoring or coaching.
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Pro Conduct Etiquette & Ethics

PT.05001, Module E, 3 hours Professional Conduct, Etiquette & Ethics This Course covers a wide range of ethical topics and issues. It fist discusses ethics in general terms. It then asks numerous ethical questions pertaining to a wide range of topics. Various NRS and NAC Sections are then included to both analyze and answer these and other ethical questions. Agency relationship issues are included and various agency forms. A short coverage of the REALTOR Code of Ethics is included as these standards are worth discussing under the subject of ethics for REALTORS and non-REALTORS. The course concludes with an ethical process evaluation and various exercises. *** Post classes are for first year renewals only *** Agents renewing their licensee for CE credits will not receive CE credit for attending class only the information!!!
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Adv, Fair Hsng & Antitrust

POST.06001-RE Module (F) Agents will understand the Nevada law about advertising. Understanding that the Broker is responsible for all advertising. Review ads for correction and practice writing ads. Review regulation Z as it pertains to real estate advertising. Review of the National Do Not Call Registry as well as company specific policy. (Samples of Communication Consent Forms)
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Understanding the Escrow Title

POST.17001-RE Module (G) & (L) The escrow portion of this class is the two hour portion. It provides the student with considerable information to assist his buyer or seller during the escrow process. The escrow steps and what happens in escrow is explained. Title insurance and the types of insurance is also explained. Considerable discussion and forms conclude this section. The second portion of the class explains the purposes of worksheets. It then provides examples of these sheets. The class includes a HUD-1 Form and line by line explanation of this form.
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MS Publisher Basic 2007

With the new design of Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007, you'll create presentations quickly and smoothly. Office PowerPoint 2007 also has new options for designing slide content that will give your presentations a fresh, polished look. How does PowerPoint deliver on these promises? Here are some examples. The new Ribbon, part of the Microsoft Office Fluent user interface, keeps the commands that you use most often visible while you're working instead of hiding under menus or toolbars that you have to hunt for. Also, commands that you may not have known about before are now very easy to discover. When it comes to designing your slides, live preview of style galleries lets you see how things such as backgrounds and shape formatting will look before you apply them. A new SmartArt graphics feature offers new diagram types and more layout options, and lets you convert text such as a bulleted list into a diagram.
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Property Management and Land

Post. 17003-RE, 3 hours Module (I) and (K) Property Management and Land class The Property Management portion of this course discusses the history and development of Property management. It then discusses the requirement and function of a community association manager. The course includes related NRS and NAC sections as well as SB325. The land portion discusses the differences between land and residential properties. It then discuses and analyzes some of the unique issues associated with buying and selling land.
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MLS Fusion Training

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Agency Relationships &

Post. 17002 - RE 4 Hours Module (H) and (J) Agency Relationships & Disclosures. Agents will understand the different types of agency. Understand the Duties Owed and Consent to Act Forms. Review of broker liability in disclosures. Understand the different types of misrepresentation. Review the Seller's Real Property Disclosure. Review the necessity of inspecting for "Red Flags". Understanding the value of disclosing in writing, keeping complete records, and recommending professionals. Review for disclosure forms used in transactions.
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Tax Basics of What you Should

POST.15001-RE Module (O) This class looks at the basic tax issues a client should/would expect a licensee to know. You will be able to recognize the tax benefits of real estate ownership, the possible taxable events of real estate ownership, and the benefit of education on being a more effective agent. You will also leave with a basic understanding of real estate tax laws, opportunites/liabilites and tax principles as they affect licensees, clients and your ability to service them concerning tax matters.
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MLS Refresher Course

Students will learn how to correctly fill out the MLS data form. Review of MLS Policies, Rules and Regulations. Review of the fines associated.

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The Finance and Negotiation

POST.17004-RE Module (M) & (N) The financial portion of this course discusses the various steps in the financial process. It also identifies the financial personnel and their various duties. It also includes various forms used in the financial process. The negotiations portion identifies negotiation skills and techniques. It also carefully reviews the steps in negotiation planning and after negotiation analysis. Various forms and applicable NRS and NAC sections are included.
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The Essentials of Our Professi

Understanding key definitions of who we are and what we do. Understanding the specific areas of, Antitrust, Civil Rights and Fair Housing. Understanding property management requirements. Review the Nevada mandated forms. Have a better understanding of the Real Estate Division. Learn the Key NAC sections. Learn the key NRS sections. Understanding of ethics and the Code of Ethics.
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What Every Lic. Should Agency

The Mission of the Education and Research Fund To ensure awareness of relevant laws and practices by all licensees through proactive education and information efforts. Course Objectives The course will prepare the licensee to: " Re-evaluate her/his role as a real estate agent; " Replace "entrenched" practices that don't quite comply with more compliant ones; " Give his/her agency relationships an informative and ethical approach.
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What Every Lic. Should LL

The Mission of the Education and Research Fund To ensure awareness of relevant laws and practices by all licensees through proactive education and information efforts. Course Objectives The course will prepare the licensee to: " Adjust her/his practice in response to the changes in the law; " Inform and counsel the client with current knowledge and credibility; " Conduct his/her business in compliance with the law.
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How To Nail Your Buyer Present

What you should learn from this class is as an agent be able to find buyers through different sources, such as personal referrals, etc. Review and learn the NRS provisions that pertain to working with buyers and be able to present a presentation to the buyer explaining the process involved.
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Ethics: Reasons, Cases, Rules

It starts with alarming ranking figures for the real estate profession. Various definitions are then given as are guidelines and tips on how to be more ethical.The second part of the course is the nuts and bolts - NRS statutes and NAC regulations. In this section, three cases from the Real Estate Division of another state are presented and the student asked to apply Nevada rules. The last section concentrates on the elements of ethics and lists many reasons people elect not to be ethical. THIS COURSE MEETS NAR'S QUADRENNIAL ETHICS TRAINING REQUIREMENT.
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Contracts 2010

Learn how to execute exclusive agency agreement, and what the exclusive representation entails. Review the purpose of exclusive agency, and what buyer clients may or may not expect to have included. Learn how to execute exclusive selling agreement, and what the exclusive representation entails. Review the purpose of exclusive agency, and what seller clients may or may not expect to have included. Learn how to execute the offer and acceptance of a purchase agreement.
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At Home With Diversity

In today's housing market, where client profiles are changing rapidly, earning the confidence of a potential homebuyer is more complex than it used to be. The At Home with Diversity® course teaches you to transact business in culturally competent ways, maximizing your earning potential with important, expanding markets of the 21st century. The course addresses issues of cultural "do's and don't's," fair housing, and applying learning outcomes to a business plan that you can take with you after you complete the course. 2 year National Certification.
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New Brokerage Office Workshop

This is a workshop class. The class is divided into 4 factual situations. The class sets up groups and has each group discuss, analyze and resolve each of the situations. Each workshop is designed to cause critical thinking, debate and resolution. Different positions are presented through the characters of Vincent and Carmen thereby causing different alternatives and approaches to be considered.
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Property Management: Know The

The first part of the class describes property management, its history, growth, duties of a property manager and professional organizations. This section also discusses civil rights, risk management and provides actual court cases. The second part of the class contains the NRS and NAC sections associated with property management as well as 2007 law changes. The last part of the class contains the manual - trust fund accounting and record keeping for Nevada brokers prepared by the Real Estate Division. Depending on the level of experience in the class, the instructor can decide which sections to go over in detail.
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Advertising, Social Media

This course gives an update on the basics of the current local, state and federal law of advertising in the social media network subject matter (blogs, websites) in connection with the Nevada licensee and REALTOR® community. The student is provided with suggested guidelines for both production and monitoring of the social media within the work place.
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A Study of Agency

Understanding the history of agency. Understanding the overall concept of agency. Relate and understand fiduciary duty and fidelity duty. Learn other states agency laws. Specifically identify duties and learn applicable NRS sections.
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How to Ace The Listing

Learn how to effectively ace a Listing Presentation by using different tools including what you bring to the table as an personally in your skills.
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Expect Ethics

Review the Realtor Code of Ethics. Identify what the Mortgage Trends have been through the ages, understand the cycles. Discuss current fraudulent activity discovered by FBI Identify hidden fraud schemes. Understand the Mortgage Industry s Laws and regulations that dictate what is fraudulent. Identify simple program changes that make tiny white lies unnecessary to get a buyer approved. Why increase the investigations recent case law. Penalties, fines and imprisonment examples from the industry. Protect your license, your clients & your reputation . Update on current Legislation THIS COURSE MEETS NAR'S QUADRENNIAL ETHICS TRAINING REQUIREMENT.
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The Listing Contract

Review of a basic listing process, contract preparations, and commonly used disclosures
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MLS Fusion Training

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MS Excel Intermediate 2007

MANIPULATING DATA, & NAMED RANGES " Paste Special " Transposing data " Importing text and delimiting by space, comma or tab " What does naming a cell range mean? " Rules for naming cells and ranges " Naming cell range(s) in a worksheet " Named ranges within formulas " Navigating through workbooks using named ranges " Creating named ranges automatically based on cell values " Deleting named cells/ranges " Creating subtotals " Removing subtotals TEMPLATES " Using templates " Creating templates " Opening and editing templates FORMATTING & DISPLAY TECHNIQUES " Formatting tables " Formatting tables using table styles " Formatting cell ranges using conditional formatting " Creating custom number formats " Freezing the top row " Freezing the first column " Freezing the top row and the first column at the same time " Hiding and un-hiding rows " Hiding and un-hiding columns " Hiding and un-hiding worksheets SORTING AND QUERYING DATA " Sorting internal Excel databases " Custom sort options " Using AutoFilter to query data " Multiple queries " Removing filters " Top 10 AutoFilter " Filtering unique records " Advanced Filter LINKING & CONSOLIDATING DATA " Linking individual cells within a worksheet " Linking charts to data within a worksheet " Linking a cell range on one worksheet to another worksheet (within the same workbook) " Linking data on one worksheet to a chart in another worksheet (within the same workbook) " Linking data from one workbook to another " Linking a chart from one workbook to another " Copying data from Excel into a Word document " Linking data from Excel into a Word document " Copying a chart from Excel into a Word document " Linking a chart from Excel into a Word document " Consolidating da
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Conquering Contracts I

Understanding Basic Contract Law and Offer & Acceptance Forms. The objective of the course is to help licensees understand the pre-contract challenges to avoid potential litigation, and to protect the licensee's commission by utilization of local and GLVAR(r) forms.
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Neighborhood Stabilization

Neighborhood Stabilization Grant Programs Register now to attend a 'user-friendly' explanation of how to sell more homes with Neighborhood Stabilization federal grant funds (NSP1 and NSP3 programs). " Primary residence purchase transactions. " Both first-time and repeat buyers are welcome. " Generous household income limits 120% of area median income. " Programs pay 50% of required down payment. " Programs pay the closing costs. " NSP1 up to $25,000 to assist " NSP3 up to $14,999 to assist Clark County HOME Funds Grant Program Similar to NSP programs but, available for use over a larger geographic area. Learn how the Federal 'Home Funds' grant program can be used to assist in closing more purchases in 2012. " Up to $14,999 to assist with 50% of down payment, closing costs and principle reduction. " Buyer must not have owned a home in the past three years. " Household income limits 80% of area median income. The federal funds have already been allotted for these programs and are ready to be used. " Clark County: $22,879,062 " Henderson: $3,205,044 " Las Vegas: $14,775,270

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The Exercise of Due Diligence

Understand where these words appear in NRS statutes and NAC Regulations. Understand the definition and how to practice due diligence. Understand how to practice and satisfy the standard of reasonable cares. Understand the definition and standards of fidelity. Understand NRS Status and NAC regulations associated with due diligence, reasonable care and fidelity. THIS COURSE MEETS NAR'S QUADRENNIAL ETHICS TRAINING REQUIREMENT.
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Contracts: Ready, Prepare,

This is a detailed contracts class. First, the class contains the appropriate contract definitions, elements of a contract, and different contract forms are provided. Next, a section is contained on how to secure an offer. A contract form is then provided with the purpose being to go over each of the terms of the contract. The next section addresses negotiating the contract. Different tips and theories about negotiating are included as are related Code of Ethics provisions. The last section provides actual contract court cases.
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Nuts & Bolts of Asset

Learn how limited-liability companies really work and how they work for asset protection; what is a series limited-liability company; family limited partnerships and asset protection; Nevada Asset Protection Trusts; Qualified Personal Residence Trusts and much more!

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Conquering Contracts II

Understanding Basic Contract Law and Listing and Buying Procedures. The objective of the course is to help licensees understand the pre-contract challenges to avoid potential litigation, and to protect the licensee's commission by utilization of local and GLVAR(r) forms.
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What Every Lic. Should LL

The Mission of the Education and Research Fund To ensure awareness of relevant laws and practices by all licensees through proactive education and information efforts. Course Objectives The course will prepare the licensee to: " Adjust her/his practice in response to the changes in the law; " Inform and counsel the client with current knowledge and credibility; " Conduct his/her business in compliance with the law.
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Risk Management Update 2011

This course is specifically designed to update brokers and agents on contracts and related forms. The program will build upon the principles learned in the Conquering Contracts series, and will highlight changes to existing contracts and forms--either due to statutory changes or periodic revisions--in 2011. In addition, a brief recap of the applicable statutes, legal concepts and rules will preface the form, to place the form in proper context and keep these concepts in the student's awareness. Where possible, revised forms will be provided in a "redline" format, allowing students to see where changes were made to the document. We will discuss how this information can assist licensees' communication with their clients and customers in the course of their real estate transactions.
***Cancellation within 48 hours of class start date is required for refund***

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Microsoft Outlook Int 2007-10

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Writing The Purchase Agreement

Review of Contact Law; discuss preparation of the purchase agreement contract and briefly review some of the most commonly used disclosures.
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Conquering Contracts III

Understanding Property Management and Landlord-Tenant Law. The objective of the course is to help licensees understand the pre-contract challenges to avoid potential litigation, and to protect the licensee's commission by utilization of local and GLVAR(r) forms.
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Seller Representative Speciali

This course is worth 9 hours of General Credit Hours and 3 Personal Developmenet Credit Hours. CE.3547001-RE 3 Personal Development Credit Hours, CE.3548001-RE 3 General Credit Hours, CE.3557001-RE 3 General Credit Hours and CE.3549001-RE 3 General Credit Hours The SRS - Seller Representative Specialist Designation awarded by the SRS Council, LLP, has been delivered nationwide and has received rave reviews. This 2-day program focuses on providing the Realtor® practitioner with the tools necessary to represent seller clients in a variety of formats. Particular attention is given to differing listing models, office policies, field issues, legal and code ramifications to representing sellers in today's changing environment. Topics include manual and e-methods of procuring listings, securing the listing, staging the property and marketing venues, representing the seller client when converting consumer inquiries, co-broking with cooperating agents, protecting the interests of the client when fielding multiple offers, negotiating the offer and inspection phase issues, in addition to following the pending transaction to closing.
******* Cancellation is required within 48 hours from the start of the class to receive a refund. Sorry no exceptions.

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Seller Representative Speciali

The SRS - Seller Representative Specialist Designation awarded by the SRS Council, LLP, has been delivered nationwide and has received rave reviews. This 2-day program focuses on providing the Realtor® practitioner with the tools necessary to represent seller clients in a variety of formats. Particular attention is given to differing listing models, office policies, field issues, legal and code ramifications to representing sellers in today's changing environment. Topics include manual and e-methods of procuring listings, securing the listing, staging the property and marketing venues, representing the seller client when converting consumer inquiries, co-broking with cooperating agents, protecting the interests of the client when fielding multiple offers, negotiating the offer and inspection phase issues, in addition to following the pending transaction to closing.
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Has The Jury Reached a Verdict

As a result of the training, participants will be able to: 1) Differentiate between, rumors, gossip, opinion. puffing and fact. 2) Demonstrate, in lay terms, the meaning of 'reasonable' skill and care required on the part of a licensee. 3) Participants will each, through the use of 3 'case studies' act once each as: Prosecution, Defense, and, Respondent. 4) Legal concepts such as 'weight of the evidence', 'implied agency', and 'precedent' will be explored and discussed. THIS COURSE MEETS NAR'S QUADRENNIAL ETHICS TRAINING REQUIREMENT.
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Seller Representative Speciali

The SRS - Seller Representative Specialist Designation awarded by the SRS Council, LLP, has been delivered nationwide and has received rave reviews. This 2-day program focuses on providing the Realtor® practitioner with the tools necessary to represent seller clients in a variety of formats. Particular attention is given to differing listing models, office policies, field issues, legal and code ramifications to representing sellers in today's changing environment. Topics include manual and e-methods of procuring listings, securing the listing, staging the property and marketing venues, representing the seller client when converting consumer inquiries, co-broking with cooperating agents, protecting the interests of the client when fielding multiple offers, negotiating the offer and inspection phase issues, in addition to following the pending transaction to closing.
******* Cancellation is required within 48 hours from the start of the class to receive a refund. Sorry no exceptions. ***********

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Seller Representative Speciali

The SRS - Seller Representative Specialist Designation awarded by the SRS Council, LLP, has been delivered nationwide and has received rave reviews. This 2-day program focuses on providing the Realtor® practitioner with the tools necessary to represent seller clients in a variety of formats. Particular attention is given to differing listing models, office policies, field issues, legal and code ramifications to representing sellers in today's changing environment. Topics include manual and e-methods of procuring listings, securing the listing, staging the property and marketing venues, representing the seller client when converting consumer inquiries, co-broking with cooperating agents, protecting the interests of the client when fielding multiple offers, negotiating the offer and inspection phase issues, in addition to following the pending transaction to closing.
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The World of Contracts

This class provides a fairly through review of contracts from definitions to terms to types. It also includes numerous NRS sections that deal directly or indirectly with Real Property Contracts. The course also includes both activities and exercises to more effectively apply contract information to contract situations. Finally, the course includes the listing and purchase contracts.
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Agency A-Z

This class tries to put the subject in an easy to understand chronological format. First, the course asks and answers the question why agency is a big deal. It then gives basic definitions and explains how agencies are created and terminated. Next, the course traces the history of agency. It then explains the three types of agencies in Nevada and how each is formed and operates. The course then explains, with a fair amount of detail, the various disclosure requirements. The course after explaining history, types and operations goes directly into the forms and related NRS Sections. It is believed the details are important to have the student fully under-stand this subject and its' requirements.
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Real Estate Update 2011-2012

As a result of attending this continuing education program the participant will be able to: 1. Clearly define the process a bill goes through to become law from draft to signing. 2. Identify and describe the process for an idea to become a bill, then to become law. 3. Define who is exempt from delivery of the Seller's Real Property Disclosure Form and that no buyer can waive the form. 4. Name the amount of time a lending institution has to make a decision on a short sale submitted for approval. 5. Clearly explain that the seller of residential property can no longer require the buyer to sign a waiver of NRS 113, the SRPD form. 6. List who and when a "Service Report" is required to be provided to a purchaser. 7. Name the items which must be included in a Service Report per SB 314. 8. Name the number of months that a super priority lien for monthly fees in a CIC has merit once a bank or other lending institution forecloses on the property. 9. Identify the real estate license renewal obligations. 10.Explain the time line requirements relative to HOA demand letters to escrow and how long they are good for?
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Evictions 101: A Primer on the

Understand the eviction process and general terminology. Understand the various reasons for evictions and be able to advise your clients accordingly. Be able to prepare and file an eviction in the appropriate jurisdiction.
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Broker Management - Rules,

This class, as the title suggests, provides broker management instruction on three important levels. The first level is the rules of broker management. Included are the applicable NRS and NAC sections. The second level discusses the disciplines of broker management. The subjects of leadership, management, manager, risk management, motivation and training are included. The last level, the future, is interesting and is designed to at least have the student think carefully from industry authors and NAR are contained as is a description of the numerous business models that exist or are being introduced.
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Business Broker: Terms, Laws

The first part defines a business broker, list business broker associations, provides business sale strategies, gives a glossary of terms and then provides the associated Real Estate Division, NRS and NAC provisions associated with business broker. The second part defined as techniques discuses asset vs. stock sale, franchise sales, capital gains, 1031s, valuing a business, recasting a financial statement and more. The last section is risk management which, naturally, is important to business brokers. Included are: what is risk management, identifying and monitoring risks, creating a risk management plan and risk assessment.
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What Every Lic. Should Agency

The Mission of the Education and Research Fund To ensure awareness of relevant laws and practices by all licensees through proactive education and information efforts. Course Objectives The course will prepare the licensee to: " Re-evaluate her/his role as a real estate agent; " Replace "entrenched" practices that don't quite comply with more compliant ones; " Give his/her agency relationships an informative and ethical approach.
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MLS Refresher Course

Students will learn how to correctly fill out the MLS data form. Review of MLS Policies, Rules and Regulations. Review of the fines associated.

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The Attorney General is on The

If you were ARRESTED and charged with a real estate crime - would a "Jury of Your Peers" send you up the river?
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Discussing Fair Housing

Review the direction, purpose, and application of Fair Housing practices in conjunction with the appropriate State and Federal laws regarding protected classes.
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Microsoft Word 2010 Basic

The Microsoft Word 2010 Screen The Levels of Command Organization Ribbon Tabs Groups Dialog Box Launcher Starting to use Microsoft Word 2010 Opening and Closing Documents Saving Microsoft Word Documents Creating a New Document Help Creating Documents using Templates Manipulating Text Selecting Text Manipulating Text The Clipboard Using the Clipboard Text Formatting Font Type & Font Size Bold, Italic or Underline Subscript and Superscript Case Changing Highlighting Font Color Format Painter Removing Formatting Special Characters and Symbols Paragraph Formatting Paragraph Marks Line Breaks Aligning Text Indenting Paragraphs Line Spacing within Paragraphs Spacing Above or Below Paragraphs Bullets and Numbering Borders and Shading Modifying Borders & Shading Finding and Replacing Text Finding & Replacing Text Tabs Tab Stops Setting and Removing Tabs Styles Applying Styles Style Sets Page Formatting Page Orientation and Paper Size Page Margins Page Breaks Headers and Footers Page Numbering Header and Footer Fields Cover Pages Hyphenation Tables Inserting a Table Navigating within a Table Selecting Cells, Rows, Columns or the Entire Table Inserting and Deleting Rows and Columns Modifying Column Width or Row Height Modifying Cell Borders Adding Shading to Cells Modifying Cell Border Width, Color and Style Using Graphics within Microsoft Word Inserting a graphic, Shapes, SmartArt & charts Multiple Documents Comparing Documents Side By Side Copying or Moving Selected Items between Documents Mail Merge Starting the Mail Merge Wizard Merging a Mailing List to Produce Labels
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Investor- Legal Considerations

Agenda- Confirm Investor Needs Explain options open to investors seeking to come to the United States Explain financial and non-financial benefits and risks of various legal options Identify next steps Have international investors who are looking for properties in Las Vegas? Have issues getting their bank account open or enter US at their leisure? Attend Investor Immigration Law Lunch and Learn and find out how you can better assist your international clients.

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