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California Real Estate Pre-License Courses

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How to get a California real estate license

To be licensed as a real estate salesperson, you must take three 45-hour pre-license courses. For a California real estate broker license, you need two years of experience as a salesperson and must complete eight 45-hour California real estate broker pre-license courses. DRE Sponsor #S0683

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Complete 5-course package required for supervisory broker prelicensing for those with an existing California salesperson license.

Get your California real estate broker license entirely online! If you're a California salesperson who wants to upgrade to a broker license, this package has the required education you need!

$349.00  |  225 Hours

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Take this escrow training online at OnlineEd. This introduction to escrow course for the state of California includes sample escrow procedures and forms.

$75.00  |  45 Hours

Our CA real estate economics textbook includes 45 hrs. of reading material and exercise sets. Complete this broker pre-licensing course from OnlineEd.

$75.00  |  45 Hours

California Real Estate Continuing Education Courses

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How to renew your California real estate license

Complete 45 hours of California real estate continuing education every 4 years. Salespersons renewing for the first time should take our Ed-Pak 45 SALESPERSON renewal package. All others should take Ed-Pak 45 SUBSEQUENT. DRE Sponsor #6347

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For all renewals except for first-time salesperson renewals.

The fastest way to renew your license! This 45-hour course package meets DRE second or subsequent license renewals requirements for California real estate salesperson continuing education. Qualifies for NAR Ethics credit. Conditions apply. See description for details.

$58.50 $65.00  |  45 Hours  |  ✓ NAR Ethics

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This Nine Hour Survey course is a DRE-approved course for second and subsequent renewals. This course highlights important concepts relating to the DRE-required core topics. Qualifies for NAR Ethics credit. Conditions apply. See description for details

$14.40  $16.00  |  9 Hours  |  ✓ NAR Ethics

This course is designed to give the licensee a comprehensive understanding of the many issues regarding disclosure in the practice of real estate in California.

$10.80  $12.00  |  6 Hours

This course is designed to give the licensee a comprehensive understanding of the many environmental issues that frequently arise in today's residential real estate transaction.

$10.80  $12.00  |  6 Hours

This course is designed to demonstrate that risk management should be viewed as a positive strategy that will provide for increased profits. The course introduces the student to the concept of risk and potential consequences that risk presents if not managed properly.

$10.80  $12.00  |  3 Hours

Review the histroy of buyer agency, learn the responsibilities owed to buyer clients, and utilize tips on marketing the services of a buyer agent.

$9.00  $10.00  |  3 Hours

In this course, we will cover the information that a real estate agent should know about surface and groundwater. The course is aimed at real estate professionals working in California and will focus on understanding the laws, regulations, and unique situations of that state.

$9.00  $10.00  |  3 Hours

This is a 3-hour California Ethics course. This course emphasizes how ethical licensee behavior promotes honesty and public trust in the real estate industry.

$9.00  $10.00  |  3 Hours  |  ✓ NAR Ethics

This course will describe why “going Green” matters, the different kinds of green certification labels, what a green label can do for a home, the basic descriptions and benefits of a handful of green improvements, what the costs and benefits of green certified housing are, and what resources both the licensee and their customers can use to dive deeper into the world of sustainable housing and real estate.

$9.00  $10.00  |  3 Hours

This course provides a survey of non-traditional mortgage products. Although real estate agents do not originate mortgage loans, understanding what mortgage products are available to clients will help real estate licensees provide a better client experience. It will also provide awareness of potential difficulties in the real estate transaction when clients opt for non-traditional mortgages.

$9.00  $10.00  |  3 Hours

Property management is a specialized field within the general practice of real estate. It is unique in that licensed as well as unlicensed persons may be involved in various aspects of the property management business. In this continuing education course, we'll introduce the basics of property management, discuss property manager responsibilities, explain the general requirements for operating a residential property management business in California, illustrate proper management of trust funds for property owners, and review the challenges of commercial property management.

$9.00  $10.00  |  3 Hours

Learn how to handle various real estate contracts and clauses in this DRE-approved real estate continuing education course. Includes downloadable PDF and certificate.

$7.20  $8.00  |  4 Hours

This course is designed to give a detailed discussion of the items which may be included in a professional home inspection report. California Real Estate Inspector's Association standards are discussed along with the common characteristics of most inspection reports and inspection procedures.

$7.20  $8.00  |  4 Hours

Learn the different forms of agency relationships and creation in this DRE-approved real estate continuing education course. Includes downloadable PDF and certificate.

$5.40  $6.00  |  3 Hours

This course is designed to give the licensee a comprehensive understanding of California law relating to the handling of client trust funds.

$5.40  $6.00  |  3 Hours

California Real Estate Professional Development Courses

Learn how to sell expensive luxury homes and market to high-end clients.

Promote yourself to the next level of real estate sales. The luxury home market operates differently; become a natural in luxury sales as an Accredited Luxury Home Specialist with this comprehensive OnlineEd course. 

$299.00

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The purpose of this course is (1) to minimize the licensee’s risk of being audited by the Department of Real Estate, and (2) for those brokers who are audited, to come through with a clean bill of “trust fund compliance health.” The overall concept ...

$149.00  $298.00

This course is designed to increase the real estate licensee’s knowledge of federal and state fair housing laws and related civil rights and anti- discrimination laws that affect real property transactions and business establishments.

$149.00  $298.00

This course details legal issues that may occur at the start, middle, and even after a transaction closes. Students will learn how to navigate and avoid these potential pitfalls by understanding case studies and current California real estate laws. ...

$149.00  $298.00

This GRI course is designed to identify and instruct students in successful real estate business practices by polishing listing presentations techniques including value added strategies for effective pricing properly. You will understand how to develop ...

$149.00  $298.00

This GRI Risk Management course includes principles, practices and procedures calculated to avoid errors and omissions in the practice of real estate. You will understand the basic concepts of risk management and the licensee activity that are likely to ...

$149.00  $298.00

This GRI course will detail practical techniques for financing single-family homes and condominiums. You will gain an understanding of the financing programs to assist clients in obtaining financing, along with learning creative financing alternatives. ...

$149.00  $298.00

What is your experience in investment real estate? This GRI course will build your fundamentals and make informed decisions to build a real estate investment. This course has been designed to familiarize students with:The analysis of investment real ...

$149.00  $298.00

This GRI course is designed to enable you to become familiar with the term basis and calculation of gain or loss on sales. You will understand the conditions with tax-deferred exchanges and installment sales. Also, you will recognize various potential tax ...

$149.00  $298.00

Earn your Graduate, REALTOR® Institute (GRI) Designation by taking these five NAR-approved classes. These courses are part of five in a series of 14 courses to receive a GRI Designation from the California Association of REALTORS® (C.A.R.). These courses will teach you how to basic concepts of risk management and the licensee activity that are likely to contribute to risk. You will gain an understanding of the financing programs to assist clients in obtaining financing, along with learning creative financing alternatives. You will understand how to evaluate the client’s needs and financing strategies for those types of properties. You build your fundamentals and make informed decisions to build a real estate investment. Also, you will recognize various potential tax problems and gain an understanding of various Federal tax laws and how they apply to the taxation of real property. Your purchased bundle comes with the following 5 GRI courses below: GRI 108 – Risk Management – ONLINE ANYTIME GRI 109 – Residential Real Estate Finance - ONLINE ANYTIME GRI 110 – Marketing, Financing and Managing Commercial Properties - ONLINE ANYTIME GRI 111 – Investment Property Analysis - ONLINE ANYTIME GRI 113 – Real Property Taxes - ONLINE ANYTIME

$645.00  $1290.00

Earn your Graduate, REALTOR® Institute (GRI) Designation by taking these four NAR-approved classes. These courses are part of four in a series of 14 courses to receive a GRI Designation from the California Association of REALTORS® (C.A.R.). These courses will teach you how to identify and instruct students in successful real estate business practices by polishing listing presentations techniques including value added strategies for effective pricing properly. This course will help determine what type of technology would be appropriate for your own real estate practices, and to identify the key benefits of optimizing your business. Your purchased bundle comes with the following 4 GRI courses below: GRI 106 – Money Making Strategies – ONLINE ANYTIME GRI 107 – Technology Applications in Real Estate - ONLINE ANYTIME GRI 112 – Environmental Concerns, Construction Overview & Land Use - ONLINE ANYTIME Your Guide to the 2024 California RPA and Related Forms

$546.00  $1092.00

Earn your Graduate, REALTOR® Institute (GRI) Designation from the California Association of REALTORS® (C.A.R.) by taking these 14 NAR-approved classes. These courses will be towards achieving your GRI Designation, which does not expire nor need to be renewed. This is a nationally recognized designation for REALTORS®.

$1786.00  $3572.00

Looking for courses that support Associations in meeting the needs of their members? With the Association Essentials bundle, you can offer a series of educational courses for your association members, including NAR Ethics and Fair Housing. Contact us for bulk pricing at AORsupport@onlineed.com

$75.00  |  2.5 Hours

Practicing safety in real estate is important to keeping our buyers safe, our sellers safe, and most importantly, ourselves safe when listing homes, working with buyers, and at open houses.

$49.00

Help your clients with natural disasters, from preparation to recovery, whether you're a real estate agent or mortgage professional! This package contains two practical courses on helping your clients prepare for wildfire, and on helping them recover from natural disasters. 

$24.50  $49.00

This course emphasizes how ethical licensee behavior promotes honesty and public trust in the real estate industry. Qualifies for NAR Ethics credit. Conditions apply. See description for details

$16.00  |  2.5 Hours  |  ✓ NAR Ethics

The intensive and interactive, six-hour mentoring training will help boost, improve, protect, and make your real estate business more profitable. You’ll learn how to work with sellers to price their listing effectively and how to navigate through the real estate transaction from start to finish, including a detailed step-by-step instruction about how to complete the C.A.R. Form Residential Listing Agreement (RLA) and Seller’s Advisory (SA). During this training you will cover: Characteristics of  a successful REALTOR® Planning and prioritizing the day-to-day activities for better time management Setting and managing financial and performance goals Establishing and tracking a realistic budget Making direct response calls Generating transactions Converting calls to appointments Establishing trust and credibility for stronger client relationships Applying a basic process to the transaction Identifying the key forms involved in the transaction Knowing how to present the offers Understanding the impact of disclosures on the transaction Defining the natural hazard rights and responsibilities of the parties involved Avoiding lawsuits through risk management Using the Agency Disclosure form and how it affects everything ATTENTION CAR MEMBERS: You can receive this package of courses for 50% off its full price by using your membership benefits at the California Association of REALTORS® website! Visit this course at the CAR Education Online Store for more details.

$299.00  $598.00

The C.A.R. Certified Forms Trainer Renewal course satisfies the 3-year CFT Renewal Requirement as a certified C.A.R. forms trainer. Completion of this course and passing the exam is required to renew your certification. Renewal Requirement: Participants must successfully complete the Certified C.A.R. Forms Trainer Renewal course in order to renew their C.A.R Forms Training Certificate. You are required to pass this renewal course every 3 years in order to maintain your standing as a C.A.R. Forms Trainer. Benifits of the Program Receive quality instruction from C.A.R. Legal staff; Learn proven forms training techniques; Receive training materials; Receive a Certificate of Completion for the renewal This is a visual and interactive course designed to engage the senses and maximize your learning experience. You can expect to experience the content with more than just reading and video instruction, but also with periodic reviews and quizzes that allow you to practice what you have learned.

$250.00  $500.00

This training program is a "train-the-trainer" course based on the RPA and many other C.A.R. Standard Forms. You will have the unique opportunity to learn from an experienced C.A.R. Legal staff member about how best to provide instruction to others ...

$249.00  $498.00

Take on the shifting market with the knowledge and skillsets to weather the storm. Get up to date information on short sales and foreclosures. Find out all you need to know about varying financing options available for clients today. Negotiate to get the best deal – it’s not strictly a seller’s market anymore. Learn what you need to keep your business moving forward and changing with the times. The following courses are included: California Foreclosure Modern Mortgages for Modern Clients: Each Client is Different - Their Mortgage Should be Too Meeting the Needs of Buyers and Sellers Why Should a Mortgage be Traditional? Using Non-Traditional Loans Tailored to Your Client's Needs How you will benefit from these courses: Become knowledgeable on how various financial options can impact a transaction Understand the importance of managing buyer and seller expectations Provide assistance to homeowners about market conditions to leverage your creditability Recognize which mortgage programs are available for your clients

$199.00  $398.00

This bundle of courses will help agents become more informed about the current trends of energy efficiency expected by buyers of residential real estate. This package includes: Anatomy of a Green Home - Gain a competitive edge in communicating the benefits of green and energy efficient home features in your market. How Millennials and Smart Homes are Changing Real Estate - Learn more about what the upcoming generation of homebuyers are looking for in a property. Making Savvy Home Energy and Solar Upgrades - Become a better "green" agent by helping your clients take advantage of energy efficiency, home health, and solar upgrades These courses were developed by Earth Advantage, an organization that focuses on a three-pronged approach to addressing the environmental impacts of residential buildings: 1) Promoting the use of green home standards, 2) Linking the availability of green home data to the residential real estate market, and 3) Providing training for key professionals on green building approaches, standards, and data.

$175.00  $350.00

Are you struggling to close your transactions on time? This unique workshop is designed to bring industry experts together from the three main entities of a real estate transaction - the Lender, Escrow Officer, and REALTOR®. Together these parties ensure ...

$99.00  $198.00

The Recruiting and Retaining course will focus on various aspects of capitalizing on personal strengths when recruiting like using simple strategies for overcoming reluctance and 21 ways to reach potential recruits. Additionally, attendees will learn to review current practices for recruiting and how to implement new strategies.

$95.00  $190.00

The New Broker's Benchmark: Prepare and Perform! is a video course series designed to provide information on suggested policies for your brokerage that will assist you in maintaining compliance with the Department of Real Estate. There will be videos to watch on multiple pages, as well as interactive quizzes and reviews to ensure comprehension. A final exam will be required at the end of this course to signify completion. In Part 1, Prepare, we'll review how to best prepare for yearly business planning and to adjust your plan throughout the year. This course will also cover components of the CA-RPA, CA-RLA an how to understand your financial statements. In this section you will be able to: Identify the common organizational structures in real estate and how they might affect how you run your business; Understand, how to set up or update an Office Policy Manual for your brokerage; Explain valuable information, instruction, tools and techniques for running a real estate brokerage from an operational point of view; Learn about specific aspects of managing financial statements for your brokerage business. In Part 2, Perform, we'll review how to set appropriate policies for your agents and employees. You will also learn what to include in your office policy manual. In this section you will be able to: Identify the rules in which your agents will follow when they interact with clients, other agents and staff; Understand, how to set up or update an Office Policy Manual for your brokerage; Explain valuable information, instruction, tools and techniques for running a real estate brokerage from an operational point of view; Learn about specific aspects of handling dispute resolutions with your agents and clients. This course is a series of videos recorded from a live webinar so that you can learn the material in an Online Anytime format. Annette Graw, an experienced REALTOR®, shares her knowledge on managing the brokerage, office assistants, agents and other staff. ATTENTION CAR MEMBERS: You can receive this course for 50% off its regular price by using your membership benefits at the California Association of REALTORS® website! Visit this course at the CAR Education Online Store for more details.

$95.00  $190.00

This six-chapter intensive and interactive training program will help boost, improve, protect, and make your real estate business more profitable. You’ll learn how to work with sellers to price their listing effectively and how to navigate through the ...

$89.00  $178.00

This course is the second in a 2-part series that provides tools and information to help students understand the fundamentals of negotiation. The course will present different theories of how to negotiate in the context of negotiations that REALTORS® perform every day.

$75.00  $150.00  |  3 Hours

Become familiar with larger apartment buildings and commercial properties, the unique differences between smaller apartment buildings and those having five units or more, and the effect and impact commercial tenants’ needs and businesses have on the services performed by or through the professional property manager.

$75.00  $150.00

Learn how to be a real estate investment property professional. Understand how to work with investors, both novice and experienced, and discuss best practices in guiding the investor through the acquisition and sales process of residential income and commercial properties.

$75.00  $150.00

This course is intended to provide the entry level vacation rental manager with a fundamental understanding of the legal issues, concepts, strategies and contracts that are involved in vacation rental management and at the same time offer valuable resources, techniques and suggestions that may assist even the experienced vacation rental manager.

$75.00  $150.00

Gain a thorough understanding of the process involved in the physical and financial evaluation of an income property, with the emphasis on apartment buildings. You'll acquire the tools and skills necessary to identify and achieve a realistic selling price based on the results of the evaluation. Employ effective strategies for evaluating, and improving as appropriate, the financial condition of the property to assist a seller or buyer in achieving their respective investment objectives.

$75.00  $150.00

California Mortgage Loan Originator License Training Courses

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How To Get A Mortgage Loan Originator License in California:

You can get an MLO license in California from either the DRE or the DFPI. Check with your employer to find out which is right for you. DRE licensees should take the 20-hour pre-license course. DFPI licensees should take the 20-hour course and the 2-hour DFPI elective.

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Complete education to get a mortgage loan originator license with the California DFPI. Includes exam prep.

Get your California mortgage pre-license education online! Be confident and prepared with live instructor Q&A, test prep, exam simulator, and CA-DFPI elective.

$305.00
+ $33.00 NMLS Credit Banking Fee
 |  22 Hours

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California Mortgage Loan Originator Continuing Education Courses

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How to renew your California MLO license

Mortgage loan originators licensed in California must take 8 hours of NMLS-approved continuing education every year. DFPI licensees should take our DFPI 8-hour package which includes 1 hour of required DFPI education. DRE licensees can choose between our standard 8-hour course and our DRE/NMLS dual credit course. All CE is due by December 31.

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Mortgage Core Compliance Training Courses

Mortgage Professional Development Courses

Got your mortgage license? Now launch your career! This online course teaches on-the-job basics, sales strategy, lead generation, and customer service techniques. Ideal for new licensees looking for early success and a way to stand out.

$119.99

California Home Inspection License Training Courses

California Appraisal Professional Development Courses

California Sexual Harassment Prevention Training Courses