60-Hr. WA Broker First Active Renewal Package

$219

This product includes:

LICENSE RENEWAL PERIOD: 2 YEARS Elective Hours: 0 Mandatory Hours: 60 Total Hours: 60

Description

Package content and courses

State Requirements

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This first active renewal package contains of 60 hours of the total 90 hours required of Brokers in their first active renewal cycle.*

WA Post-Licensing: Advanced Real Estate Practices - 30 hours
WA Post-Licensing: Real Estate Law - 30 hours

*Please Note: This package does NOT contain the additional 30 hours of approved Continuing Education, including a 3-hour Core Course required of Brokers in their first active renewal cycle.

Package Content:

WA Post-Licensing: Advanced Real Estate Practices

Newly licensed brokers in Washington are required to complete 90 hours of coursework before their first active renewal: 30 hours of advanced practices, 30 hours of real estate law, 27 hours of approved continuing education courses, and a three-hour core course.

This course fulfills the state's requirement for 30 hours of advanced real estate practices, and it’s divided into eight modules:

Brokerage
Agency
Contracts
Marketing, Negotiations, and Closings
Problem Management: When Things Go Wrong
Business Practice
Property Management
Current Topics

Course highlights include:

Brokerage relationships and responsibilities, with a close look at conflict resolutions strategies
Fiduciary and statutory duties, as well as a discussion of the differences between clients and customers
Compensation agreements and related disclosures
Agency disclosure requirements and required forms
Risks related to liability, conflicts of interest, and breach of duty
Complaints and disciplinary actions against state licensees
Contract usage and management
Marketing requirements and restrictions
Negotiation best practices
Common closing delays and how to manage them
Commission disputes and resolution methods
Property disclosure obligations
Record retention requirements
Property management and fair housing requirements
Current topics, including affordable housing issues, the use of introductory letters, and referrals to third-party vendors

WA Post-Licensing: Real Estate Law

This course fulfills the state's requirement for 30 hours of real estate law, and it’s divided into eight modules:

Introduction to Washington Real Estate Law
Licensing Law
Agency Law in Washington
Contracts
Torts
Practices and the Law
Legal Environment
Current Topics

Course highlights include:

Specific roles of the real estate broker, designated broker, managing broker, and firm in the context of a real estate transaction
Ethical, legal, and regulatory considerations in the practice of real estate
Various agency situations described under RCW 18.86
State agency law applications
Appropriate use of contracts in real estate
Representation agreements, listing agreements, purchase and sale agreements, lease agreements, and compensation agreements
Tort claims, including negligence, fraud and fraudulent concealment, intentional interference, and the Consumer Protection Act
The many ways law affects real estate practices
Current topics, including flood zones, property inspections, and consumer privacy

State Requirements For Washington

Washington State Requirement Details for Real Estate First Renewal Education

Hours Required by the State: 90 hours

30-hour Advanced Practices Course
30-hour Real Estate Law Course
3-hour Current Issues in Washington Residential Real Estate Course
6-hour Wasington Real Estate Fair Housing Course
21 hours of other approved continuing education

You must start these hours after the date you're first licensed. If you haven't taken the initial 6-hour Washington Real Estate Fair Housing course, you must take it first.

Once you've taken the initial 6-hour course, you must take the 3-hour Washington Real Estate Fair Housing course each time you renew.

Provider Approval Number: S1633

The CE Shop’s Offering: 90 hours

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: Once The CE Shop has received the signed affidavit, your certificate of course completion will become available to download (and via email). The CE Shop will provide students with an electronic certificate of completion, upon completion of the course. Certificates will remain in your account for a minimum of five years, should you need additional copies. Please refer to your license application to determine if you need to submit your certificate of completion with your license request. Course completion dates are recorded using Central Standard Time. Please note that the date of your certificate of completion will reflect this.

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