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Fair Share: Protecting Consumers and Your Business from Unfair Practices

$39
This product includes:
LICENSE RENEWAL PERIOD: 2 YEARS Elective Hours: 3 Mandatory Hours: 0 Total Hours: 3
Description
State Requirements

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

Package Content:

State Requirements For Mississippi

Renewal Date: Every two years, from license date

Hours Required: 16 hours

The CE Shop’s Offering: 16 hours

Reporting: The state requires schools to report course completions within seven to ten days from the course completion date. Course completions will be reported within this time frame.

Expiration Date of Course: Course expiration dates vary by course but are generally one year after order date. Each individual course will have an expiration date listed in your account. 

Certificates: Immediately upon real estate course completion, The CE Shop will provide students with an electronic copy of the course certificate of completion. Certificates will remain in your account for a minimum of five years, should you need additional copies at a later time. Please refer to your renewal application to determine if you need to submit your certificate(s) of completion with your renewal. Course completion dates are recorded using Central Standard Time. Please note that the date on your certificate of completion will reflect this.

Final Exams: Final exams must be passed with at least a 70% and may be taken as many times as necessary in order to pass.

Max Hours in a 24-Hour Period: Students will not receive credit for more than 8 hours of postlicense education in a 24-hour period. Our online course delivery system manages this requirement for you.

License Renewal Process: The process to renew with the state is to log in to the licensing system online and follow the prompts to renew.

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Mississippi Real Estate Commission

Street Address: Lefleur's Bluff Tower, Suite 300, 4780 I-55 North, Jackson, MS 39211

Mailing Address: PO Box 12685, Jackson, MS 39236

Telephone: 601.321.6970

Fax: 601.321.6955

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