The Kansas Required Core course reviews topics that the Kansas Real Estate Commission (KREC) has identified as problematic for licensees. When it comes to both agency and non-agency relationships in Kansas, the Brokerage Relationships in Real Estate Transactions Act (BRRETA) is literally the law of the land. It clarifies how brokerage relationships are established, and provides the foundation for licensees' work with consumers, so this course thoroughly reviews the permitted brokerage relationships. The course also reviews common license law violations—and how to avoid them—as well as advertising regulations, reporting requirements, commercial real estate cooperation with out-of-state licensees, and KREC's available online services

This three-hour course provides a valuable refresher of real estate practice fundamentals to keep licensees on the right side of the law and consumers protected.

Course highlights include:

• Brokerage Relationships in Real Estate Transactions Act (BRRETA)
• Brokerage agreements
• Seller agency, buyer agency, and transaction brokerage
• Unlicensed assistants
• Ministerial acts
• Termination of Kansas brokerage relationships
• Common violations
• Misrepresentation and disclosure issues
• Broker supervision violations
• Advertising regulations
• License maintenance
• The KREC website and services
• Reporting requirements

Proper document management provides proof that a licensee did what was required, when it was required. It serves to protect the consumer and it reduces the licensee's risk of litigation.

Get ready to become more comfortable with selecting and using transactional documents. 

Course highlights include:

• Common documents used in real estate transactions
• Common contract clauses, addenda, and contingencies
• Avoiding the unauthorized practice of law
• Multiple offer management
• Document signatures, notarizations, and identification
• Transaction management methods and best practices
• Document management and retention methods and best practices
• Technology and security for document management
• Legalities of electronic communication
• Activities and scenarios to reinforce key concepts

Whether you're representing a seller who's listing a high-efficiency home or working with a buyer to find one, it's important to be able to recognize a home's green features and the value they bring to the property. This means understanding the benefit of big-ticket green items such as solar panels, wind turbines, geothermal heating and cooling systems, solar water heaters, or even energy-efficient windows, as well as knowing the value in quick-and-easy updates like low-flow faucets, LED lighting, and smart thermostats. It also means knowing the difference between HERS and HES and SEER and LEED. Of course, greening up a home isn't cheap. Letting your clients know about available federal and state programs and incentives is another way you can ensure your clients are getting the best service around.

Course highlights include:

• An overview of the green home movement
• Green terminology, certifications, and ratings
• A review of energy-efficient upgrades, including solar panels, wind turbines, geothermal heating and cooling systems, solar water heaters, and more
• Tips for assisting green homebuyers and sellers
• A review of the FHA's Energy Efficient Mortgage and the 203(k) Rehabilitation Mortgage programs
• Qualifications for the DOE's Weatherization Assistance Program
• Interactive activities and scenarios to seal in the new information and frame it in everyday context

The inspection period is a big hurdle to jump over on the way to closing. The inspector’s job is to call out defects. The buyer agent’s job is to negotiate repairs. The seller agent’s job is to mitigate damage. It can sometimes be hard to hold a deal together.

Protecting your buyer as a buyer’s agent means understanding the importance of the home inspection contingency and its deadlines, and identifying the need for specialized inspections.

Protecting your seller as the listing agent means helping the seller understand disclosure obligations, prepare for the inspection, and respond to a buyer’s reasonable repair requests.

Course highlights:

• The importance of the inspection contingency
• The licensee’s role in the inspection process
• Licensee and seller disclosure obligations
• Red flags related to common structural, plumbing, and electrical issues
• Specialized inspection types addressing radon, asbestos, sewer lines, septic tanks, mold, lead, and wells
• Interactive activities and scenarios