Delaware Real Estate CE Courses Online (DE License Renewal)

The DE New Salesperson Module 1?Professional Standards course is approved for three hours of continuing education. This course covers professional and ethical standards for maintaining your Delaware real estate license. This course also covers state and federal fair housing laws.

COURSE HIGHLIGHTS

• Review standards for maintaining a Delaware real estate license, including renewal and change notification requirements.
• Gain an understanding of conduct that can lead to the imposition of disciplinary actions against a licensee by the Delaware Real Estate Commission.
• Learn why and how ethical decision making plays an important role in maintaining the integrity of the real estate profession and review ethical standards that should guide interactions with others.
• Gain an understanding of the informal and formal processes for resolving ethical complaints and monetary disputes.
• Recall ways to advertise and market to avoid complaints of unethical or fraudulent misrepresentation.
• Find out what acts and practices are prohibited and required in compliance with federal and Delaware fair housing laws and the enforcement actions that can be taken for noncompliance

The DE New Salesperson Module 2??Agreement of Sale-Buyer Representation course is approved for three hours of continuing education. This course covers Delaware laws, regulations, and rules to ensure Delaware licensees can lawfully represent their buyer clients. Specific focus is given to the formation of buyer client relationships, the buyer agreement of sale, and buyer protections for purchasing properties in common interest communities.

COURSE HIGHLIGHTS

• Review how buyer agency relationships are formed between Delaware real estate licensees and consumers.
• Identify essential elements of a valid and enforceable real estate contract with specific focus on the buyer’s agreement of sale for Delaware residential property.
• Recall agent and buyer obligations related to home inspections.
• Obtain the knowledge to better educate buyers on the different types of common interest properties.
• Learn key buyer-protecting provisions set forth in the Delaware Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act and the Unit Property Act.

This three-hour course is designed for newly-licensed salespersons to prepare them for the use of real estate documents when representing sellers. The topics covered include listing agreements, Consumer Information Statements, agency and seller disclosures, radon and lead paint disclosures, and many other related topics.

Course Highlights

•    Understand the preparation necessary for real estate listings.
•    Gain knowledge about various methods to value property and price property for sale.
•    Learn seller and advertisement disclosures required by the state of Delaware. 
 

The DE New Salesperson Module 4??Real Estate Professionalism course is approved for three hours of continuing education. This course covers professional standards for interacting with the public, clients, and peers and for protecting clients, property, and personal information.

COURSE HIGHLIGHTS

•    Identify the differences between professional ethics and professional etiquette
•    Learn about the etiquette standards set forth in NAR’s Pathways to Professionalism for demonstrating respect to the public, peers, and property
•    Review statutory and common law duties for which Delaware real estate licensees owe the public, clients, and peers
•    Discover professional standards of conduct for communicating with others, including how to handle cultural diversity 
•    Learn how to protect clients and their property throughout the real estate home buying and selling process
•    Find out how to comply with federal laws that govern the safekeeping of consumer information, including cybersecurity protections.
 

The Delaware Core Module 1??Agency and Fair Housing course is approved for three hours of continuing education. This course covers information real estate licensees need to know to comply with Delaware agency law. The course also covers federal and Delaware fair housing laws that impact real estate licensees.

COURSE HIGHLIGHTS

•    Gain an understanding of how a statutory agency and a common law agency are different
•    Learn the statutory duties and agency disclosure requirements set forth in Delaware laws, rules, and regulations
•    Review fiduciary duties and agency disclosure requirements for common law agents 
•    Describe how landmark US Supreme Court cases and federal laws have moved the country toward equity and fairness in housing opportunities
•    Find out what acts and practices are prohibited and required in compliance with federal and Delaware fair housing law and the enforcement actions that can be taken for noncompliance
 

How prepared do you feel to tackle every situation that comes your way as a real estate licensee? At this point in your real estate career, you are probably quite familiar with the laws and rules that dictate what you should and shouldn’t do as a real estate licensee. Understanding your legal obligations, as well as your ethical and professional responsibilities, are key to your success as a licensee. In this course, we’ll discuss the ethical practices and professional standards expected of real estate licensees in Delaware, with a focus on the duties and obligations agents owe their clients and customers, licensees’ responsibilities to uphold federal and Delaware fair housing laws, and the disciplinary proceedings and sanctions licensees can face for failing to follow the law. Though much of this will be a review of information you already know, the more it’s repeated, the more knowledgeable you’ll continue to be about your ethical and legal obligations as a Delaware real estate licensee.  

COURSE HIGHLIGHTS

• Identify the ethical practices and professional standards expected of Delaware licensees, with an emphasis on the duties Delaware real estate agency owe their clients and customers.  
• Identify the protected classes and illegal practices under federal fair housing laws and the Delaware Fair Housing Act.  
• Recognize the authority of the Division of Professional Regulation and the Delaware Real Estate Commission over real estate licensees and explain the complaint process and potential sanctions that may be imposed upon licensees who violate the law.  
• Define procuring cause, mediation, and arbitration, and the role of these topics in settling matters of dispute in Delaware real estate transactions. 

Real estate documents are crucial for real estate licensees for a number of reasons such as compliance with state and federal laws, property disclosures, ownership rights, contract terms and conditions, and market analysis reports. This course covers agency agreements, listing agreements, the listing process, offers and acceptance, essential elements of real estate purchase agreements, and much more.

Course Highlights

•    Learn about broker listing agreements and agency agreements
•    Gain knowledge about Delaware license law requirements and the process for listings and offers
•    Learn about residential real estate purchase agreements and how they may be terminated or breached
 

Office management involves a variety of responsibilities for a real estate brokerage business. Brokers, their licensees, and assistants are responsible for strictly following federal and state laws and regulations. This course covers topics about the primary components of managing a real estate brokerage, statutory requirements that licensees must follow, as well as consumer protection laws and antitrust laws.

Course Highlights

•    Understand federal and state laws and regulations pertaining to a brokerage office.
•    Gain knowledge about Delaware statutory requirements for licensees.
•    Learn ways to manage risks involving real estate services and transactions. 
 

Delaware Core Module 5??Legislative Issues course is approved for three hours of continuing education. This course focuses on federal and state legislation that addresses protection issues specific to home buyers and sellers. Chapter 1 highlights how legislation impacts real estate advertising and property disclosures. The focus of Chapter 2 is on federal and state legislation that deters predatory lending. 
COURSE HIGHLIGHTS
•    Review Delaware real estate advertising requirements to avoid possible disciplinary action for unlawful misrepresentation and failure to disclosure
•    Learn residential property disclosure requirements for which Delaware sellers and seller agents must comply
•    Recognize lawful and unlawful referral activities under the federal Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, including impacts to lending-related referrals and MSAs
•    Learn about the impact of federal laws on preventing predatory lending, including laws that restrict lenders from making loans that borrowers cannot repay and laws that require full disclosure of loan costs and affiliated business relationships
•    Gain an understanding of protections for financially distressed homeowners provided by federal laws and the Delaware Loan Modification Service Act
 

Delaware Core Module 6?Practices of Real Estate is approved for three hours of continuing education.  This course covers concepts and laws the govern property management and lease agreements in Delaware. Additionally, you will learn key information about the completion of appraisals, CMAs, and BPOs in Delaware.

COURSE HIGHLIGHTS

•    Review concepts foundational to understanding the agency relationship between the property manager and property owner and the duties owed to the property owner. 
•    Learn key provisions of Delaware’s Residential Landlord-Tenant Code specific to a property manager’s fulfillment of the residential tenancy cycle.
•    Gain an understanding of residential and commercial lease terms and requirements. 
•    Learn key provisions of Delaware’s Residential Landlord-Tenant Code specific to the creation, renewal, and termination of a residential lease.
•    Explain the key differences between an appraisal, a competitive market analysis, and a broker price opinion.  
•    Review how to prepare a competitive market analysis.