The Illinois Real Estate License Act of 2000 sets the foundation for ethical and legal real estate practices in the state, and as a licensee, it's your responsibility to understand the regulations that guide agency relationships, brokerage agreements, advertising rules, escrow management, and fair housing compliance. This course will break down these critical topics in an engaging, practical way, helping you apply them to real-world transactions with confidence.

In these six hours, we'll navigate key laws and policies that impact your daily operations, ensuring you can confidently meet client needs while adhering to Illinois and federal regulations. From understanding your fiduciary duties to avoiding costly compliance mistakes in advertising and fair housing, this course is designed to keep you up to date and in control of your professional responsibilities. Let’s dive in and ensure you have the knowledge to protect your business, serve your clients effectively, and uphold the integrity of Illinois real estate!

This 6-hour course meets the “single core curriculum” continuing education requirement for brokers and managing brokers in Illinois which includes two hours of required fair housing training.

This course was designed to meet the REALTOR® Fair Housing Training Requirement. Please confirm that your local association, who administers the Fair Housing training, will accept this course.

Course highlights include:

• An overview of the history behind and changes to the Real Estate License Act of 2000
• A review of the act’s general requirements and what the law considers to be unprofessional conduct warranting disciplinary action
• An in-depth review of agency law (including leasing agent law), agency relationships, and required disclosures
• A review of the types of agency agreements allowed in Illinois, and the minimum services required of each
• A review of the required property, environmental, and compensation- and business-related disclosures
• An overview of escrow accounts, how escrow funds must be handled, and appropriate practices if funds are disputed
• A review of advertising requirements for several types of media
• A brief history of fair housing-related legislation and the protected classes at the federal, state, and local levels
• A discussion of appropriate fair housing practices and avoiding discriminatory practices
• An overview of filing fair housing complaints and enforcement

This course provides 1 hour of instruction in sexual harassment prevention for professionals, including real estate, home inspection, appraisal, and beyond. Topics include specific sexual harassment prevention training in Illinois covering requirements and the Illinois Human Rights Act. The course also discusses federal and Illinois state law, what constitutes sexual harassment, and conduct constituting unlawful sexual harassment in Illinois. To wrap this course up, Illinois employer responsibilities, remedies for victims and state-level reporting in Illinois are all covered.

The state of Illinois requires any person who holds a professional license regulated by IDFPR that requires continued education to complete a one-hour course on sexual harassment prevention training each renewal period.

Real estate professionals wear many hats: expert communicator, attentive listener, trustworthy confidant, obedient servant, loyal advocate, and knowledgeable educator, to name just a few. To juggle these roles effectively—and within the lines of the law—licensees must remain informed. Real estate professionals are in a position to provide an invaluable level of consumer protection as they support consumers through their real estate transactions.

This course explores licensees' role as advocate and educator, and how they can protect consumers and their business from the threats of antitrust and fair housing violations and predatory lending. We'll start by looking at what federal protections are in place to combat these unfair practices. We'll also provide the steps you can proactively take to protect the consumers you work with day in and day out and the business you've worked so hard to create.

Course highlights include:

• Federal antitrust laws and violations
• Avoiding antitrust violations and protecting consumers from them
• Antitrust complaint process and penalties
• Federal fair housing laws and violations
• Redlining, blockbusting, and steering
• Buyer love letters
• Fair housing complaint process and penalties
• Predatory lending
• Truth in Lending Act
• Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act
• Protecting consumers from predatory lending
• Reporting predatory lending

Attacks on real estate professionals have made headlines at an alarmingly more frequent rate in recent years. After an incident where a licensee is harmed, everyone vows to do better, and the topic of safety is pushed to the front of training schedules. Then complacency sets in.

Criminals count on complacency.

This course reviews studies and statistics of safety issues in the real estate industry, and best practices for personal safety.       

Course highlights include:

• Crime statistics and studies that challenge preconceived notions
• Risk factors and vulnerabilities that unique to real estate professionals
• Case studies to illustrate how criminals target their victims
• How to develop a personal warning system and trust your instincts when something feels “off”
• Activities and scenarios to provide real-world context for course content