Greater Binghamton Association of REALTORS®, Inc.
19 Jennison Avenue, Johnson City, NY 13790
Phone:  (607) 729-6285            Fax: (607) 798-8246

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All classes are held at the GBAR Classroom unless otherwise indicated.

NEW $10.00 discount if registered 7 days prior.
ALSO
an additional $10.00 fee if registering the day of the course.

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GRI401 Effective Real Estate Practices - Skills to Put You on Top
Date:     August 25 - 16, 2010
Time:    8:30am – 5:30pm        
CE         Credits: 15
Cost:     Members $250
             Non-members $
275
CANCELLED

Instructor:  Jim Pugliese, ABR, CRB, GRI, ITI, SRES

Discover new methods of marketing and how to integrate technology into your business to increase your listings, sales and profits. In this course you will learn: techniques to get quality listings; tools to find and convert FSBOs and expireds into exclusive listings; how to help motivated buyers buy now; and how to work with builders more effectively to sell new construction. If you are new to the real estate business or your career could use a boost, this class is for you!

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Fair Housing for Today's Real Estate Agents

Date:     September 16, 2010
Time:    10:00am – 1:15pm
CE         Credits: 3
Cost:     Members With CE $55
             Members Without CE $45 
             Non-members With CE $65
             Non-members Without CE $60

Instructor:  Randy Templeman, ABR,CRB, CRS, e-PRO, GRI, SRES, Green

This course will touch on the  Fair Housing Acts, Fair housing in Property Management, Fair Housing in Advertising, enforcement of Fair Housing Laws, Cultural Diversity and Fair Housing, and what this means to you as an agent.
 

The New York License Law has been changed effective 7/1/08 to require a Fair Housing course taken every two years by every Real Estate licensee who is required to take Continuing Education.  If you will be renewing your license on July 1, 2008 or after, you need a course to fulfill this legal requirement.
 

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The REO Specialist
Marketing, Managing and Maintaining Bank Owned/Distressed Properties

Date:     October 15, 2010
Time:    9:00am – 5:00pm
CE         Credits: 7.5
Cost:     Members $110 (Early Bird $100)
             Non-members $135   (Early Bird $125)

Instructor:  Chandra Hall, DREI, MBA, ABR, CRS, GRI

It is absolutely essential, with current market conditions, that real estate agents know the ins and outs of REOs and short sales. This one-day program is an intense course with the latest industry changes, new laws and regulations and creative solutions to be successful in today’s homeownership environment.

REO Specialist Course Modules include:

BPOs And REO Listings
Managing Your REO Listing
Working With the Buyer Purchasing An REO Property
Financing Your REO Property and Technology

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Accredited Buyer Representative

Date:     October 26 - 27, 2010
Time:    8:30am – 5:30pm
CE         Credits: 15
Cost:     Members $320
             Non-members $345  
  Register by October 16 and Save $25.

Instructor:  Jim Pugliese, ABR, CRB, GRI, ITI, SRES

Become an efficient and profitable buyer’s representative. In this course you’ll gain a thorough understanding of agency relationships, policy options, disclosure requirements, conflict avoidance and negotiating skills. Your tuition includes your first year’s Real Estate Buyer’s Agent Council (REBAC) dues - a $110 value. This course is required to attain the Accredited Buyer Representative Designation (ABR).

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Short Sales and Foreclosures

Date:     October 28, 2010
Time:    9:00am – 4:30pm
CE         Credits: 6
Cost:     Members $175
             Non-members $200  
  Register by October 18 and Save $25.

Instructor:  Jim Pugliese, ABR, CRB, GRI, ITI, SRES

Real estate foreclosures have been on the rise. In this course, you’ll learn how to council home-buying clients on the perils of risky finance programs, as well as how to work with buyer/clients who wish to take advantage of distressed properties.

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Real Estate Finance

Date:    November 12, 2010
Time:    10:00am – 1:30pm
CE         Credits: 3.5
Cost:     Members with CE $50
             Members without CE $35
             Non-Members with CE $60
             Non-Members without CE $45

Instructor:  Ed Quon, Senior Mortgage Officer

After completing this course you will be able to define the basics of RE finance, discuss current trends, describe conventional and government loan programs, calculate monthly mortgage payments and examine options for your clients with some special programs.  Ed will describe the financing instruments, review the transaction and team members involved, and discuss the settlement with regard to our local market. He will also update us on some of the latest mortgage happenings.

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Don't Shoot the Messenger

Date:    November 30, 2010
Time:    1:00am – 4:15pm
CE         Credits: 3.5
Cost:     Members with CE $45
             Members without CE 40
             Non-Members with CE $55
             Non-Members without CE $50

Instructor:  Anne Schoonover

The term Realtor® has come to connote competency, fairness, and integrity resulting from adherence to a lofty ideal of moral conduct in business relations…. the Golden Rule. 

Anne will be discussing the code, Professional Standards and the Resolution process, the differences between Ethics and Arbitration complaints and their processing, as well as the discipline allowed. 

Understanding and use of the Professional Standards process adds a tool to your box, helping others see you as an Ethical business entity. 

This course meets your mandatory ethics-training requirement.

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Don't Let Your RE Career Be A One Night Stand!
How to prevent SDA’s and EVC’s  (State Department Audits and Ethics Violation Complaints)

Date:     December 8, 2010
Time:    1:00am – 4:45pm
CE         Credits: 3.5
Cost:     Members with CE $55
             Members without CE $50
             Non-Members with CE $65
             Non-Members without CE $60

Instructor:  Anne Schoonover

This course will touch on Agency and Ethics - an overview and review, Paperwork – Required Completion Compliance, Who Gets What – where the paperwork goes, How to keep your files accurate - What you HAVE to keep, Advertising Compliance – Fair Housing, Required information, Truth in Advertising

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Greater Binghamton Association  of REALTORS®, 19 Jennison Avenue, Johnson City, NY
Credit Card registrations may be faxed to 607-798-8246. (MC & VISA) 
Contact GBAR Education Director for complete information on Tuition Refund and Course Cancellation

For more information call GBARRES at (607) 798-8245
or
email educate@gbingar.com 

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