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WyldFyre Basic 101 – Let the bright colorful graphics and smart intuitive screens guide you through WyldFyre Listings. Once you receive the basic information from this class, you can customize your listings to reflect the way you conduct your real estate business. Upcoming classes: Monday, August 11, August 18, September 8, September 29 or October 6 from 1:30–4:30 p.m. MCE: Three hours (no legal). Cost: $15 for CCAR members, $25 for non-members. Instructor: Stacey Buettner
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NEW CLASS: The Truth and Myths about “Reverse Mortgages” – This class will discuss the truth about reverse mortgages and will debunk some of the most popular myths:
- “If it sounds too good to be true, it is probably a reverse mortgage.”
- “When I originate a reverse mortgage, I must give the title to my property to the federal government.”
- “I can’t do a reverse mortgage because I can’t qualify.”
- “I will have to pay income tax on the equity I receive.”
- “I am limited as to how I can use the money I receive from a reverse mortgage.”
- “If I sell my home, I will have to pay back the amount of money I owe plus a portion of any appreciation I have realized.”
Upcoming class: Tuesday, August 26 from 11 a.m.–2:30 p.m. MCE: Three hours (no legal). Cost: $20 for CCAR members, $30 for non-members. Instructor: Dick Smith
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Publisher Basic 101 and Publisher Advanced 102 – Nothing reflects your brand identity as well as a high-quality publication. Basic/Advanced Publisher 101 and 102 offer tools to help you efficiently create, customize and reuse a wide variety of marketing communications materials tailored to your company’s specific needs. Both classes are offered on Wednesday, August 13. Basic 101 will be held from 10 a.m.–noon and Advanced 102 will be held from 1–3 p.m. MCE: Two hours per class (no legal). Cost: $15 for CCAR members, $25 for non-members. Instructor: Jonna Fernandez
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NEW CLASS: Advanced Strategies for Pre-Foreclosures/Short Sales – Unfortunately, bad things happen to good people, and as licensed REALTORS® it’s our job to help our clients who are in tangible hardships. Hardships are defined as divorce, medical debt, job lay-off, job relocation, and escrow shortage. Given the market conditions of the last few years, it is more important than ever for every licensee to know what a short sale is, and to understand the process of dealing with the loss mitigations/homeowners assistance departments in mortgage companies who are foreclosing on properties. This class will teach you the strategies to stop foreclosures and work with the seller’s lender to assist homeowners in finding a solution. Upcoming class: Thursday, August 14 from 9 a.m.–3:30 p.m. MCE: Six hours (no legal). Cost: $79, including lunch. Instructors: Stephenie Barker, Schellye Davis, and Steve Craven
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NTREIS Listings Advanced 102 – The advanced features of NTREIS listings are explored in this class, as participants are exposed to custom search profiles and prospect interaction. Class participants will learn how to send automatic e-mails or create a personalized Web site for clients to review new listings that meet their criteria. In addition, agents will see how monitoring the market with hot sheets and custom reports can keep them informed of changes in their area. Upcoming classes: Thursday, August 14, August 28, September 11, September 25 or October 9 from 1:30–4:30 p.m. MCE: Three hours (no legal). Cost: $15 for CCAR members, $25 for non-members. Instructor: Stacey Buettner or Cathy Halbert
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FREE NEW CLASS: Bag an Hour, “Brown Bag MCE” – Join CCAR for its first-ever FREE one hour MCE “Brown Bag Lunch and Learns.” Hosted every month at CCAR, these one-hour MCE sessions discuss current and relevant topics in the field of real estate. So bring your lunch, and come grab a free hour of MCE! Upcoming sessions:
“Back-up, Contingent and Transferring Title”: Wednesday, August 20 from 11:15 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Cost: FREE (registration is required; a $10 no-show fee applies). MCE: One hour (no legal). Instructor, Charles Kramer, Republic Title.
“Got Minerals?”: Tuesday, September 23 from 11:15 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Cost: FREE (registration is required; a $10 no-show fee applies). MCE: One hour (no legal). Instructor, Ed Lange, Republic Title.
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What’s in a CMA? “Comparative Market Analysis” – What is a Comparative Market Analysis (CMA)? A CMA is the most accurate way for home sellers to determine their home’s value, short of actual bids once the home is on the market. As part of this class, you will work on case studies, as well as learn:
- The importance of the property archive report.
- What makes a good comp and what does not.
- How to decide if the adjustment is a + or –.
- How to explain why valuing houses by the $/SF method may not be correct.
- To calculate the month’s supply of inventory and the hotness factor for a market.
Upcoming classes: Wednesday, August 20 and September 10 from 1–4 p.m. MCE: Three hours (no legal). Cost: $15 for CCAR members, $25 for non-members. Instructor: Jim Goodrich
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Realist Tax – NTREIS Realist Tax allows you to check sales statistics by county, start searches or access other Realist services from the menu bar. Additional property data has been added to the database, including sales and mortgage data, phone numbers and privacy encoding (National Do-Not-Call List, Direct Marketing Association opt-out and state non-solicitation lists), as well as geo-coding data. Mapping capabilities are also available. No longer will you have to move between Quick Search and Tax, as Realist provides all of this information in one database. Upcoming classes: Thursday, August 21 or September 11 from 9 a.m.–noon. MCE: Three hours. Cost: $15 for CCAR members, $25 for non-members. Instructor: Tom Pollard
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ZipForm® Desktop/Online – With ZipForm® Online, you can securely access your up-to-date forms, print them, e-mail them and close the deal on any computer with an Internet connection. As a Texas REALTOR®, you get this versatile tool for free. Upcoming classes: Thursday, August 21 from 1–4 p.m. or Thursday, September 25 from 9 a.m.–noon. MCE: Three hours (no legal). Cost: $15 for CCAR members, $25 for non-members. Instructors: Tom Pollard or Stacey Buettner
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WyldFyre Advanced 102 – WyldFyre Advanced 102 offers several features in addition to those offered in WyldFyre Basic 101. WyldFyre Advanced 102 allows users to prepare comprehensive and customized CMAs and Buyer Tours, customize reports with Report Writer, e-mail listings, utilize hot sheets and create client updates. Upcoming classes: Friday, August 22 from 9 a.m.-noon or Monday, September 22 from 1:30–4:30 p.m. MCE: Three hours (no legal). Cost: $15 for CCAR members, $25 for non-members. Instructor: Stacey Buettner
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FREE MCE: Two-day/15 hour TREC Legal Update and Ethics + Contract and Negotiations – Day one of this two-day class includes Legal Update and Legal Ethics. Day two includes the TREC contract/addenda forms and understanding contract procedures. This class completes the 15 hours of MCE needed to renew your Texas real estate license. Upcoming classes: Wednesday and Friday, August 27 and 29 or September 24 and 26 from 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. MCE: 15 hours, including six hours TREC legal. Cost: FREE for CCAR members, $75 for non-members. Instructor: Bob Baker
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NEW CLASS: REALTOR® Etiquette – Every day, real estate licensees work in emotionally charged situations. This class will teach participants techniques to remove the emotion in a real estate transaction, and deal with clients and other licensees who may be behaving at their worst. Using NAR’s “Pathway to Professionalism” document, small and large group discussions will be held regarding the appropriate behavior needed to deal with negative licensees and/or clients. Upcoming class: Wednesday, September 3 from 10 a.m.–2:30 p.m. MCE: Four hours (no legal). Cost: $39 for CCAR members, $49 for non-members. Instructor: Peggy Santmyer
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Basics of Digital Photography – The image you display in today’s highly competitive business world should be the best, whether it’s on the Web, on your business card or on your printed materials. This course will show you how to utilize simple tools to ensure that your digital photos look professional and give your marketing materials a polished look. Upcoming class: Wednesday, September 3 from 1:30–4:30 p.m. MCE: Three hours (no legal). Cost: $15 for CCAR members, $25 for non-members. Instructor: Anna Backer, Republic Title
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Mortgage Matters “What REALTORS® Need To KNOW!” – Students in this course will learn critical components of the mortgage industry including financing sources, Layers of Risk, the loan process and key elements of the Good Faith Estimate and Truth-in-Lending disclosures. By understanding the key elements that determine the loan programs and overall lending philosophies commonly used by today’s mortgage professionals, the REALTOR® will be more able to accurately assess the viability of a prospective home buyer. Upcoming class: Thursday, September 4 from 10 a.m.–2:30 p.m. (including lunch). MCE: Four hours (no legal). Cost: $15 for CCAR members, $25 for non-members. Instructors: CCAR REALTOR®/Lender Committee. NOTE: Class will be held at LandAmerica Commonwealth Title located at 1415 Legacy Dr., Suite 230 – Frisco 75034 (Highway 121 and Legacy).
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Back by Popular Demand: Scientific CMA’s “Advanced Pricing Class” – This course teaches a fact-based, rock solid approach to pricing and equips you with the scripts and dialogues you need to use the tool with confidence. Many agents with varying years in the business, have commented that this course is the “missing link” to their listing presentations. One agent who took this course at CCAR said: “Learning the difference between a CMA and a Scientific CMA© changed my real estate career. Now sellers ASK me to take their listing. They price their homes in the price range I’ve developed, their homes sell faster than average days on market, and they never ask me to reduce my commission. After the transaction, they sing praises of how I’m the best REALTOR® ever.” Upcoming class: Friday, September 5 from 9 a.m.–3:30 p.m. MCE: Six hours (no legal). Cost: $69, including lunch. Instructor: Stephenie Barker
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Outlook™ “Outlook Made Simple” – In this hands-on computer training class you will learn to organize your client database and your schedule. This class is a basic introduction to Microsoft™ Outlook, and you will learn how to: get started with Outlook; set-up distribution lists; create task lists; keep notes; create contacts; manage your calendar; and use e-mail. Upcoming class: Friday, September 5 from 10 a.m.–noon. MCE: Two hours (no legal). Cost: $15 for CCAR members, $25 for non-members. Instructor: Denaige Pizzutello, Republic Title
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Graduate REALTOR® Institute, GRI–1 – Graduate REALTOR® Institute designees have made the commitment to provide a high level of professional services to their clients. The GRI curriculum incorporates a common body of knowledge for progressive real estate professionals. A REALTOR® who possesses the GRI designation has not only completed a course of study required by the program, but also subscribes to the Code of Ethics of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®. Upcoming class: Monday–Thursday, September 15–18 from 8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. (except Tuesday, class will be 10 a.m.–6:30 p.m.). SAE: 30 hours. MCE: Nine hours (no legal). Cost: $255. Instructors: Pat Strong and Bob Baker
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CRS 206 “Technologies to Advance Your Business” – Through this solution-oriented course, you will learn how to better utilize digital imaging; examine a variety of virtual tours and their marketing applications; understand the power of PDA’s and other handheld computing technologies; and much more. Course content includes:
- Using Contact Manager
- Creating printed and multimedia presentations
- Online services, e-mail and the Internet
- Improving time management
Upcoming class: Wednesday–Thursday, October 1–2 from 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. MCE: 12 hours (no legal). Cost: $275 before September 15, $325 after September 16. Instructor: Mike Selvaggio, CRS, CCIM
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Outlook™ “Contacting Your Contacts” – This is an advanced Outlook™ course. Are you still rolodexing? Create a “technological rolodex,” that keeps track of names, addresses and phone numbers. Once you have entered a person's name into Outlook, the possibilities are endless: You can instantly find, e-mail, print information, or even create a map to a contact’s business or home address. In this class, you will learn to add contacts; e-mail senders; map a contact’s address on the Internet; change display views of contacts list; create a distribution list; and mail merge to create mailings lists and documents. Upcoming class: Friday, October 3 from 10 a.m.–noon. MCE: Two hours (no legal). Cost: $15 for CCAR members, $25 for non-members. Instructor: Mike Kelly, Republic Title.
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NEW CLASS: Texas Affordable Housing Specialist – Texas REALTORS® can now achieve this certification while earning 12 hours of MCE! The Texas Affordable Housing Specialist certification combines five MCE courses that equip you with the knowledge to help first-time homebuyers and increase homeownership and retention in Texas. Headlined by the popular four-hour United Texas course, the certificate components include:
- United Texas: Housing Initiatives that Work – Wednesday, October 8 from 9 a.m.–1 p.m. MCE: Four hours. Cost: $35
- Marketing to the Affordable Housing Buyer – Wednesday, October 8 from 2 –4 p.m. MCE: Two hours. Cost: $20
- Mortgage Lending One-on-One – Thursday, October 9 from 9–11 a.m. MCE: Two hours. Cost: $20
- How Green is Affecting Affordability – Thursday, October 9 from 11:30 a.m. –1:30 p.m. MCE: Two hours. Cost: $20
- Predatory Lending and Mortgage Fraud – Thursday, October 9 from 2–4 p.m. MCE: Two hours. Cost: $20
Receive the Texas Affordable Housing Specialist certification upon completion of the above five courses. Upcoming classes: Wednesday–Thursday, October 8–9. MCE: 12 hours. Instructor: Dale Erwin
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Graduate REALTOR® Institute, GRI–2 – Graduate REALTOR® Institute designees have made the commitment to provide a high level of professional services to their clients. The GRI curriculum incorporates a common body of knowledge for progressive real estate professionals. A REALTOR® who possesses the GRI designation has not only completed a course of study required by the program, but also subscribes to the Code of Ethics of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®. Upcoming class: Monday–Thursday, October 13–16 from 8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. (except Tuesday, class will be 10 a.m.–6:30 p.m.). SAE: 30 hours. MCE: Nine hours (no legal). Cost: $255. Instructors: Pat Strong and Mark Porter
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