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Using the Code to Solve Ethical Dilemmas

$29
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LICENSE RENEWAL PERIOD: 2 YEARS Elective Hours: 3 Mandatory Hours: 0 Total Hours: 3
Description
State Requirements

While conducting real estate business, have you encountered a situation in which you weren’t sure what the proper course of action was? What the right thing to do might be? Or maybe you’ve heard your colleagues’ stories and got that uncomfortable, itchy feeling that an action they took wasn’t quite on the up and up.

Let’s look at an uncomfortable truth: real estate agents have a small tarnished image problem. With every transaction being unique, real estate licensees often face ethical gray areas. Some real estate professionals simply don’t understand how to handle complex issues in the most ethical manner, and others bend the rules if they think it’ll keep a transaction on track or a commission in their bank account and not a competitor’s.

Aligned to the requirements of the current NAR cycle, this three-hour course helps licensees deepen their knowledge—and practice—of ethical rules of conduct according to the National Association of REALTORS® Code of Ethics & Standards of Practice. The code isn’t applicable to REALTORS® only, who are duty-bound to uphold the code as a privilege of membership. The code’s guidance serves anyone possessing a real estate license, and licensees who heed the code’s various articles and standards of practice can do the greatest good of all: protecting consumers while also bolstering the reputation of all the industry’s professionals.

Course highlights include:

  • Laws vs. morals vs. ethics
  • Top articles of the code involved in the most complaints (plus a few more)
  • A candid look at the industry’s image problem
  • Common ethical dilemmas and using the code to solve them
  • Foundation and enforcement of the code
  • Competency in real estate practice as a matter of ethics
  • Steering clear of procuring cause disputes
  • Ethics concerns with technology and social media
  • Tips and best practices to keep your reputation polished to a high shine

*This course was designed by us to meet the REALTOR® Code of Ethics Training Requirement. Please confirm that your local association, who administers the Code of Ethics training, will accept this course.

NAR Ethics Requirement

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

Package Content:

State Requirements For Oregon

Oregon State Requirement Details for Real Estate Continuing Education

Renewal Date: Every 2 years by the last day of the licensee's birth month.

Hours Required: 30 hours

  • 2 hours - Oregon State and Federal Fair Housing Course
  • 2 hours - Oregon Law and Rule Required Course (LARRC)
  • 26 hours - Electives

*Note: all licensees renewing on or after 1/1/2026 will be required to complete the 2-hour State and Federal Fair Housing Course, even if they already completed the 3-hour LARRC and 27-hour Broker Advanced Practices Course prior to January 1, 2026. 

The CE Shop’s Offering: 30 hours

  • 2 hours – Oregon Law and Rule Required Course (LARRC)
  • 2 hours - Oregon Fair Housing Required Course
  • 26 hours – Elective hours

The CE Shop is an approved provider in Oregon. Provider Approval Number: 1015

Reporting: The state does not require schools to report course completions.

Real estate Brokers, Principal Brokers and Property Managers must retain their education certificates for 3 years after the license renewal or reactivation date. The Agency randomly audits continuing education records, licensees are required to provide copies of the certificates of attendance to the Agency upon request.

Expiration Date of Course: Course expiration dates vary by course. Each individual course will have an expiration date listed in your account. See Terms & Conditions for more details.

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 75% and may be taken as many times as necessary in order to pass.

Seat Time: It is required that all students spend a minimum amount of seat time engaged in the course content. Our online course delivery system manages this requirement for you.

Post-Licensing:

  • Brokers renewing active for the first time must complete the 26-hour Broker Advanced Practices (BAP) course, 2-hour LARRC course, and 2-hour Oregon State and Federal Fair Housing Course.
  • Principal Brokers renewing active for the first time must complete the 26-hour Principal Broker Advanced Practices (PBAP) course, 2-hour LARRC course, and 2-hour Oregon State and Federal Fair Housing Course.
  • Property Managers renewing active for the first time must complete the 26-hour Property Management Advanced Practices (PMAP) course, 2-hour LARRC course, and 2-hour Oregon State and Federal Fair Housing Course. 

*Please contact the Oregon Real Estate Agency for more information regarding the PMAP and PBAP courses. The CE Shop does not offer the Property Manager or Principal Broker Post-Licensing course at this time.

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Telephone: 503.378.4170

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