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NCREC Approved Courses offered on Zoom: Updates & Electives
General Update (GENUP) 2024-2025 for PBs and Full Brokers (Course 5925)
Remember: all brokers must take the correct Update and an elective, including non-resident brokers.
BIC Update (BICUP) 2024-2025 for Brokers-in-Charge and BIC Eligibles (Course 5825)
This course is required of all NC real estate licensees with provisional or full broker status who wish to get or remain active.
Zoom Schedule here.
BIC Update (BICUP) 2024-2025 for Brokers-in-Charge and BIC Eligibles (Course 5825)
Remember: all brokers must take the correct Update and an elective, including non-resident brokers.
BIC Update (BICUP) 2024-2025 for Brokers-in-Charge and BIC Eligibles (Course 5825)
This course is required of all NC BICs and BIC-Eligibles (North Carolina real estate continuing education requirement).
Zoom Schedule here.
Remember: all brokers must take the correct Update and an elective, including non-resident brokers.
Remember: all brokers must take the correct Update and an elective, including non-resident brokers.
Choose either the BIUP or the GENUP based on your license status. Update courses are not offered on-demand.
(Elective courses can be taken via Zoom or on- demand. )
Elective: The Unease about Brokerage Fees: How to handle questions about your compensation
Confused about the proposed $418 million NAR settlement over anti-trust allegations?
Unsettled by rumors about how buyer-brokers are going to get paid?
Bewildered by comments in the media about brokerage compensation?
Let's separate fact from fiction.
We'll discuss anti-trust law and how it affects your practice of real estate.
Let's talk about making your compensation more transparent.
Let's review what the proposed settlement might mean for NC brokers and for Realtors in the near future.
Zoom Schedule here.
Elective: Tiny Houses, ADUs, and Other Pint-Sized Living Spaces
Elective: 30 Websites that Brokers and Consumers Should Know (or Know Better)
Tiny homes have been around North American for a long time, but it was the 2008 financial crisis and the subsequent recession that sparked renewed interest in tiny houses as an affordable housing solution. . While the brokerage community at large has not invested significant educational resources into the subject of tiny homes, consumers and even brokers are motivated to learn more. The recent trend to add accessory dwelling units (ADUs) to existing properties is yet another area of interest. This course is an effort to meet consumer and broker need to acquire information about tiny home basics.
Zoom Schedule here.
Elective: 30 Websites that Brokers and Consumers Should Know (or Know Better)
Elective: 30 Websites that Brokers and Consumers Should Know (or Know Better)
Ever since the Internet arrived in our home around 1999, I have been honing my skills to find great resources for my hobby but also for my professional interests, including real estate brokerage and education.
The Internet and the World Wide Web are robust sources of information, but it can be very challenging to find those resources.
We will visit Chat GBT and also those resources that are freely available on subjects such as property locational attributes, taxes, environmental and tax matters, lending, material facts, licensing, and more.
Zoom Schedule here.
Can I Get a Referral Fee on That? And Other Money Matters
Everything I Know, About Real Estate I Learned from the Movies (and TV)
Everything I Know, About Real Estate I Learned from the Movies (and TV)
I receive a lot of email and phone inquiries from brokers asking about how they can legally receive referral fees (or rebates or discounts) when they want to purchase or sell properties in markets outside their jurisdiction.
Brokers also ask, "Can I get referral fees when I return? Do I have to join an MLS or belong to an association of R
I receive a lot of email and phone inquiries from brokers asking about how they can legally receive referral fees (or rebates or discounts) when they want to purchase or sell properties in markets outside their jurisdiction.
Brokers also ask, "Can I get referral fees when I return? Do I have to join an MLS or belong to an association of Realtors?" And "What if my buyers or seller decide at the last minute that they are going to break their contracts? Am I still owed a commission?" "What if my clients default on a sales contract? Can I still get paid."
I'll answer these questions...and more.
Everything I Know, About Real Estate I Learned from the Movies (and TV)
Everything I Know, About Real Estate I Learned from the Movies (and TV)
Everything I Know, About Real Estate I Learned from the Movies (and TV)
Land and real estate brokers are often motifs and characters in television and movies. I’ve often kidded my students that every great book and movie has real estate at its core, citing of course Gone with the Wind, but also The Good Earth, Citizen Kane, and many more.
This course reviews a variety of critical concepts in real property t
Land and real estate brokers are often motifs and characters in television and movies. I’ve often kidded my students that every great book and movie has real estate at its core, citing of course Gone with the Wind, but also The Good Earth, Citizen Kane, and many more.
This course reviews a variety of critical concepts in real property theory and NC license law/rules by examining clips from cinema and television.
Watch Debbie interweave her love of movies with real estate themes!
For Your Own Good: The Realtor Code of Ethics
Everything I Know, About Real Estate I Learned from the Movies (and TV)
For Your Own Good: The Realtor Code of Ethics
This course meets the NAR membership requirement that must be completed every three years as well as providing elective credit. In addition to discussing the Realtor Code, we also discuss various strategies for improving ethical decision making and work with a variety of case studies.
This course won "Real Estate Program of the Year" fr
This course meets the NAR membership requirement that must be completed every three years as well as providing elective credit. In addition to discussing the Realtor Code, we also discuss various strategies for improving ethical decision making and work with a variety of case studies.
This course won "Real Estate Program of the Year" from the Real Estate Educators Association.
Before you take this course, are you sure it is required for you? Read here.
Everything I Know, About Real Estate I Learned from the Movies (and TV)
Everything I Know, About Real Estate I Learned from the Movies (and TV)
Everything I Know, About Real Estate I Learned from the Movies (and TV)
"I've been meaning to email you that your class on Monday was the most interesting and inventive CE ever. ... I loved your movie theme approach. Imagine, a fun CE that actually counts! " Kathy McGrath, David Weekly Homes
For Your Own Good: The Realtor Code of Ethics
Everything I Know, About Real Estate I Learned from the Movies (and TV)
Everything I Know, About Real Estate I Learned from the Movies (and TV)
"[I am} writing to thank you for a wonderful continuing ed. course on ethics a couple of weeks ago….inspiring, packed-full of useful info., incredibly well designed and executed! Clearly you have passion, interest, depth of knowledge and talent for the field and this line of work." --Sari Teplin
(NC Elective 2420)
(NC Elective 3631/Zoom Version)
30 WEBSITES THAT BROKERS AND CONSUMERS SHOULD KNOW
"Debbie-this was your best course ever. Wow. I learned a lot. Muchas gracias!"--Dick Ludington
"Thanks soo much for a terrific class! I learned so much, not the least of which is to know when it’s a good idea to give links to sellers/buyers, when it’s advisable to check before listings and when to help buyers with specific properties.
"Debbie-this was your best course ever. Wow. I learned a lot. Muchas gracias!"--Dick Ludington
"Thanks soo much for a terrific class! I learned so much, not the least of which is to know when it’s a good idea to give links to sellers/buyers, when it’s advisable to check before listings and when to help buyers with specific properties. I’ve attended a bunch of your courses, and this is at the top of my list.
Thanks!!" -- Mary Suttle
For Your Own Good: The Realtor Code of Ethics
"[I am} writing to thank you for a wonderful continuing ed. course on ethics a couple of weeks ago….inspiring, packed-full of useful info., incredibly well designed and executed! Clearly you have passion, interest, depth of knowledge and talent for the field and this line of work." --Sari Teplin
(NC Elective 2420)
(NC Elective 3631/Zoom Version)
The Unease about Brokerage Fees: How to handle questions about your compensation
The Unease about Brokerage Fees: How to handle questions about your compensation
"Probably the best CE I have had in years! You managed to make the 4-hr. course zoom by!:)
I have a clearer understanding of how the new structure can work."
Debbie Carpenter Scarborough
Real Estate Scams and Scoundrels NC Elective 4118 On Demand
Real estate fraud poses a significant threat to both consumers and professionals. Common schemes—including title fraud, rental scams, wire fraud, straw buyer schemes, and fraudulent flipping—have resulted in billions of dollars in losses annually. Despite regulatory safeguards, fraudsters continuously adapt, exploiting gaps in industry pr
Real estate fraud poses a significant threat to both consumers and professionals. Common schemes—including title fraud, rental scams, wire fraud, straw buyer schemes, and fraudulent flipping—have resulted in billions of dollars in losses annually. Despite regulatory safeguards, fraudsters continuously adapt, exploiting gaps in industry practices and technological vulnerabilities.
This course is designed to bridge these knowledge gaps by:
- Raising Awareness: Providing historical and contemporary case studies that illustrate common fraud schemes and emerging threats.
- Enhancing Detection Skills: Training licensees to recognize red flags and suspicious activities in transactions.
- Promoting Compliance: Reinforcing the importance of adherence to real estate laws, ethical guidelines, and best practices.
- Mitigating Risk: Offering practical strategies for fraud prevention, including cybersecurity measures, verification protocols, and due diligence procedures.
GENUP
GENUP
GENUP
"Thank you so much for the excellent BIC update class. As much as we may moan and groan about having to take this every year; I find that I always walk away with some great information. This year was no exception. You managed to 'wow' us with your knowledge and expertise once again. I loved the creative ideas you presented for owner
"Thank you so much for the excellent BIC update class. As much as we may moan and groan about having to take this every year; I find that I always walk away with some great information. This year was no exception. You managed to 'wow' us with your knowledge and expertise once again. I loved the creative ideas you presented for owner financing.... I look forward to finding a time to take a few more of the wonderful classes that you teach. It is always such a pleasure." --Jessica Bryan
BICUP
GENUP
GENUP
"Just a quick note to tell you how much I enjoyed having Debbie Long as the CE instructor yesterday. She was smart, articulate, professional, well-prepared, and entertaining. For the first time in the 7-8 years that I've been taking CE, I did not spend most of my time either bored or looking at the clock to see when the course would end!" --Mike Field