21 Hour Oklahoma CE Package 1

This REQUIRED Oklahoma real estate continuing education course focuses on The Preamble and Articles and Standard Practices of the Code of Ethics. The NAR ® Code of Ethics establishes a basis for professionalism. The course covers duties to clients and customers, duties to the public and duties to Realtors®.

This Oklahoma REQUIRED Continuing Education course covers broad issues on fair housing laws. Specifically, the student will learn: what fair housing laws exist, what classes of individuals are covered under these laws, how discrimination is defined in real estate, how can one avoid discriminating practices, and what the consequences are for non-compliance with fair housing laws.

On November 1, 2000, the Law of Agency, as it relates to buyers and sellers was abrogated by the Oklahoma Broker Relationships Act. This course defines the following Oklahoma Broker relationships and their duties and responsibilities: Broker, Party, Single-party broker, Transaction and Transaction broker. The real estate professional will also learn the do’s and don’ts for all broker relationships.

HOT TOPIC credit: The fundamental purpose of OREC is to safeguard the public interest through encouraging and requiring high standards of knowledge; through encouraging ethical practices; through disciplining licensees who engage in dishonest, fraudulent or criminal activities in the conduct of real estate transactions; and through causing the prosecution of any person who violates the “Oklahoma Real Estate License Code”.

Real estate professionals will learn about the jurisdiction of the Oklahoma Real Estate Commission, penalties, the complaint process, auditing procedures and trust account data through the use of case studies.

Elective Credit:  This Oklahoma real estate continuing education course introduces licensees to environmental issues and explains their responsibility to disclose to buyers any information that might affect their decision to buy. Environmental hazards can dramatically affect a property’s value, so buyers, sellers, lenders and licensees all can be affected by them.

Students will learn to identify internal and external environmental issues. They will learn about health hazards, environmental legislation, liability and responsibility for cleanup and protection. They will also learn about actions they should take and how issues affect licensees and lending.

Elective Credit:  This Oklahoma real estate continuing education course discusses the laws governing who is required to have a real estate license, classification of real property, commercial property, industrial property, residential property, duties of the property manager, establishing management, purchasing existing management operations, business plans, agreements and other contracts and forms used in property management.

Also included are the Americans With Disabilities Act, Fair Housing, rent collection and policies, notice to quit, eviction and eviction process in Oklahoma law, collections and collection agencies.

Elective Credit:  This Oklahoma real estate continuing education course discusses Internet basics, the Internet’s effects on the real estate industry, ways to create effective websites, Internet marketing techniques, and email. This course offers specific advice on how to use email effectively and discusses spam and its implications for real estate professionals.