Course Description
Some home buyers are initially reluctant to sign a written buyer’s representation agreement. It’s your job to explain to prospective clients why they must sign this agreement and what it’s for: It ensures transparency, outlines what services you’re agreeing to provide, and specifies who pays the buyer’s agent and how much the compensation will be. The same, in essence, goes for a listing agreement between the real estate agent or broker and a seller.
It’s important (and required in Texas!) to put all this into writing. These agreements set forth your fiduciary responsibility, your clients’ expectations, and your negotiated compensation. Ultimately, they set you and your client up for a strong working relationship and foster trust.
Take this class, and you’ll come away understanding what you and clients owe each other and how to diplomatically let them know it’s not only imperative that they sign these agreements; it’s in their best interest as well.
*Refund/Cancellation/Transfer Policy: Refund requests must be made at least 24 hours prior to the start of class. Cancellation must be in writing. No refunds will be given within 24 hours of class start.
If you register within 24 hours of Class Start, you will only be eligible for a transfer. This transfer credit expires 30 days after the original class date. After this 30-day period, we are unable to issue a transfer, and you will forfeit the class cost.
*CE ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS: The class is offered via Zoom meeting.Computer audio/video, reliable internet connection, and 100% attendance is required for CE credit. We must be able to see and hear your camera, and you are not allowed to be driving or riding in a car during class. These are state requirements for CE.
Candy Cooke
CREI, CDEI, SRES, GRI, GAA, CRB Senior Instructor – Texas Association of REALTORS®, April 2007 – present Qualifying and Continuing Education instructor for adults licensed with the Texas Real Estate Commission and the Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board.
Candace “Candy” Cooke has been a real estate professional since 1983. She’s a Texas-licensed real estate broker who lists and sells properties in Central Texas and a certified general appraiser with experience valuing residential and commercial properties. Candy has managed and developed residential and commercial real estate and arbitrated tax protest cases. She contracted for several years with the State of Texas in assessing appraisal districts to determine school district funding.
Candy was in the first class of NAR’s Masters of Real Estate (MRE) program and is a strong believer in professional education. She’s now a prolific and enthusiastic educator who shares her knowledge and passion with both agents and appraisers in many forums, including at conferences, live-virtual classrooms, and her wildly popular Cooke’d Real Estate Facebook community group.
*This class satisfies TREC’s required 3-Hour Contract-related coursework.- Sales agents and brokers are required to complete at least three hours in contract-related coursework as part of the 18 hours of continuing education (CE) required to renew a license or activate a license.
Approved by the Texas Real Estate Commission for 3 hours of Elective Continuing Education credit.
TREC Course #: 52627
TREC Provider #:10444
