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Growing Green: Environmental Awareness and Your Real Estate Practice

$45
This product includes:
LICENSE RENEWAL PERIOD: 2 YEARS Elective Hours: 3 Mandatory Hours: 0 Total Hours: 3
Description
State Requirements

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

Package Content:

State Requirements For Vermont

Vermont State Requirement Details for Real Estate Salesperson Continuing Education

Renewal Date: 5/31 every even-numbered year

Hours Required: 16 hours

  • 4 hours – 2024-2026 Mandatory Course
  • 2 hours – Vermont Energy Goals
  • 10 hours – Elective hours

The CE Shop’s Offering: 16 hours

  • 4 hours - 2024-2026 Mandatory Course
  • 2 hours - Vermont Energy Goals
  • 10 hours - Elective hours

Effective July 2023: Vermont real estate licensees must complete a real estate-specific education module relating to Vermont's energy goals prior to the next license renewal date in 2024. The CE Shop has an approved 2-hour Vermont Energy Goals course to meet this requirement.

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

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 course completions, 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 application to determine if you need to submit your certificate(s) of completion. Course completion dates are recorded using Central Standard Time. Please note that the date on your certificate of completion will reflect this.

Final Exam: Final exams must be passed with at least a 75% and may be taken as many times as necessary in order to pass.

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

Post-Licensing: New Salespersons renewing for the first time are required to complete 8 hours of post-licensure education within 90 days of their license being issued.

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Vermont Real Estate Commission

Street Address: 89 Main Street, Montpelier, VT 05602

Telephone: 802.828.1505

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