Deborah Long's Schedule of
Continuing Education Programs
for NC Real Estate Licensees
"LIVE" CLASSROOM COURSES

1.  Mandatory Update (required of all NC licensees who wish to maintain active status)
2.  Broker-in-Charge Annual Review (BICAR) (required of all NC BICs who wish to remain BICs)
3.  Elective: Money Talks
4.  Elective:  Investment FUNdamentals
5.  Elective:  E-Commerce Issues and Internet Resources
6.  Elective:  For Your Own Good:  REALTOR Ethics
7. Elective:   Healthy, Affordable and Accessible Homes
8.  Elective:  International Real Estate:  A Primer

For ON-LINE ELECTIVE COURSES, click here.

For complete course descriptions, click here.

NC licensees must complete courses  by June 10, 2008 to receive elective credit for 2007-2008 renewal period.

North Carolina Mandatory Update Course for Real Estate Licensees (2007-2008) Real estate licensees who wish to maintain active licensure must participate in a 4-hour Mandatory Update Course developed by the North Carolina Real Estate Commission.

The Update course is NOT offered online and must be taken "live" no later than June 10, 2008.

Topics this year include licensing/education rules and the newly revised (again) NCAR 2-T offer to purchase form.

For a course description, click here.

 
"I wanted to take a moment and let you know how much I enjoyed the update course today. Realizing these update courses can put you to sleep really fast, your visuals and the fact that you encourage participation and role playing make your classes not only enjoyable but helps me remember what I actually went to class to learn.  I appreciate that aspect of your teaching and I know others do also."           --Vicky Freeland, HPW

 
 DATE
 TIME
 LOCATION
 CONTACT
DIRECTIONS
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May 13, 2008
afternoon
2-6 p.m.
Fonville Morisey
Corporate Center, North Raleigh
contact Roxanne at 919-785-4372 or go to www.fmschool.com
  
May 14, 2008
8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Raleigh Regional Assn,
Cary
contact Cara at 919-654-5400
May 27, 2008
morning
Durham, near the Southpoint Mall
contact Roxanne at 919-785-4372 or to to www.famschool.com.
June 2, 2008
EVENING  5:30-9:30
Hampton Inn at I-40 and exit 273, Chapel Hill/Durham  area
Acteva Registration website
 Click here for directions
June 3, 2008
8:30-12:30 am
Farrington Baptist Church, Chapel Hill
Katie or Sue at the Chapel Hill Assn of REALTORS
919-929-4032
June 4, 2008
8:30-12:30 am
Raleigh Rional Assn., Cary
contact Cara at 919-654-5400
June 6, 2008
8:30-12:30 am
Farrington Baptist Church, Chapel Hill
Katie or Sue at the Chapel Hill Assn of REALTORS
919-929-4032
 Click here for direction

Please contact Debbie via e-mail her at d_long@mindspring.com for more information or to register for any of these offerings of the Update.
 
Just a quick note to tell you how much I enjoyed having Debbie Long as the CE instructor yesterday. She was smart, articulate, professional,
well-prepared, and entertaining. For the first time in the 7-8 years I've been taking CE, I did not spend most of my time either bored or looking
at the clock to see when the course would end!                            -- Mike Field, Southern Pines

"I just wanted you to know how much I enjoyed being in your class last Friday.  I always try to take you classes because they are well organized.  Your intelligent yet easy approach is most welcome!  It so refreshing to be in class with you, your presence and teaching skills make us all better.  Thank you!"--  Sharon Perry

 
Broker-in-Charge Annual Review Course
2007-2008
 This course is required of virtually all brokers-in-charge (BIC).  It is a new North Carolina real estate licensing renewal requirement as of July 1, 2006.

This course must be completed by June 10th, 2008. It is NOT available on-line.

BICs must also take the Mandatory Update. BICS who do not complete their CE requirements run the risk of having their brokerage firm license cancelled.

The topics for this year are unknown at this times. 
For a course description, click here.

 
Date
Time
Location
Contact
Directions/Map
June 6, 2008
1:30-5:30
Farrington Baptist Church, Chapel Hill
Sue or Katie at the Chapel Hill Association of REALTORS 919-929-4032
 click here for directions
  click here for directions
click here for directions


 
 

Money Talks:  Compensation Issues
(NC Elective Course 2804)
 A Course on Lawfully Collecting and Providing Referral Fees, Answering Questions about Your Fees and Services as well as Minimum Services Companies, and Anti-Trust Issues.

For a course description, click here.
Date
Time
Location
Contact
Directions/Map
 April 16, 2008
1:30 to 5:30
Farrington Baptist Church, Chapel Hill
Sue or Kate at the Chapel Hill Assn of Realtors at 919-929-4032 
 click here for directions
     
Acteva Registration Website
 click here for directions

E-Commerce Issues and Internet Resources This is a course for computer-literate real estate professionals who wish to refine their Internet skills. Participants will learn how to:
 
  • -Search for a real estate subject.  The advanced functionalities of Google will be demonstrated.
  • -Develop due diligence in a buyer by identifying significant real estate resources for consumers on the Internet. 
  • -Avoid "virtual violations" of license law. 
  • -Become familiar with critical federal legislation governing electronic commerce/ transactions.
  • For a course description, click here.
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      TBA
    "Your class ... was thoroughly enjoyable. I'm relatively Internet savvy, but there seem to be layers upon layers out there in cyberspace and I learned a lot from you.  I'll look forward to taking another class from you next year!"   --Susan Woodward, ABR, CRS, e-PRO, RECS

    Call Deborah at 919/968-3742 or e-mail her to register at d_long@mindspring.com .


     
    Investment FUN-damentals
    or How My Clients Invested $1000
    and Became Wealthy Over Time    		 This course is designed for active real estate practitioners, appraisers, and investor-wannabes who want to understand more about how to value investment real estate.

    Students must bring a calculator to class but it can be a simple, hand-held calculator.

    At the end of a four-hour workshop, participants will be able to:

    • Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of real estate as an investment;
    • Compare and contrast various measures of return;
    • Apply concepts of present value, before- and after-tax cash flow, after-tax proceeds, financial management rate of return; and
    • Perform a market/financial analysis of income/rental property.

    For a course description, click here.

     
    Date
    Time
    Location
    Contact
    Directions/Map
    May 28, 2008
    1 p.m. - 5 p.m. 
     Farrington  Baptist Church, Chapel Hill
    Sue or Katie at the Chapel Hill Assn at 919-929-4032
    		 click here for directions
     SATURDAY
    May 31, 2008
     9 am to 1 p.m.
     North Raleigh Hilton
    3415 Wake Forest Road
    Register with the Triangle Real Estate Investors Association
    		 From the 440 Beltline, take exit #10 (Wake Forest) and from the exit, go north about 1/4 mile.  Hotel is on your left.

     
    "Your class was the best organized, presented and documented of any similar courses I've taken, including those I participated in from CRS
      and/or GRI.  Your mastery of the topic, your good humor and your willingness to conscientiously hear other points of view from class
      members made the time go fast for me...and demonstrated your well-earned confidence, yet modesty.         --Tim Haag
    "I learned more in this class than any other elective I have taken."  Brian Pate, Real Estate Educator
                                                Fonville Morisey Center for Real Estate Studies
    "Many thanks for such a comprehensive and captivating 'fun' course."
    Mariana Fiorentino, Broker, Terra Nova Global Properties

    Call Deborah at 919/968-3742 or e-mail her to register at d_long@mindspring.com .Ti


     
  • This four-hour course covers the following topics:
    • Factors influencing international buyers to invest in U.S. real estate and those which influence Americans to buy overseas.
    • U.S. restrictions on foreign investment as well as restrictions on U.S. citizens buying overseas.
    • Issues regarding culture, documentation, and financing which affect foreign borrowers and Americans buying overseas.
    • Behaviors to overcome communication barriers when dealing with international clients.
    • U.S. laws which affect international real estate purchasers and discuss their impact. 
    • Resources for developing an international real estate brokerage business.
    • Definition of terms such as permanent resident alien, non-permanent resident alien, and non-resident ethnocentrism.
    International Real Estate:  A Primer

    (New North Carolina Approved Elective (#2887)
    Date
    Time
    Location
    Contact
    Directions/Map
    May 14
    afternoon 
    2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
    Raleigh Regional Assn.,
    Cary
    Contact Cara at 919-654-5400
      May 27
      afternoon
    Durham, near Southpoint Mall
    Contact Roxanne at 919-785-4032 or www.fmschool.com
     June 3, 2008
    1:30 - 5:30
    Farrington Baptist Church,
    Chapel Hill
    Katie or Sue at the Chapel Hill Assn of REALTORS  919- 929-4032
    		 click here for directions

     
     
    Mold, Moisture, and Mildew, Oh My! Who would think that a course on mold could be informative and fun!  This four hour program will help real estate professionals:

    Define and describe mold.
    Identify those conditions which contribute to the growth of mold.
    Identify the potential health hazards associated with exposure to mold.
    Describe litigation and insurance issues.
    Describe prevention and remediation methods.
    Identify the real estate licensee’s obligations re: mold issues.

     
    For Your Own Good:  The REALTOR Code of Ethics Every REALTOR must take 2.5 hours of Code of Ethics training every four years.  The current quadrennial requirement ends Dec. 31, 2008.  Before enrolling in this course, please check with your local Association of REALTORS to make sure you need this course. This course meets the NAR requirement and will earn continuing education in NC and other states.

     Deborah Long, the course designer and instructor, is the author of two real estate ethics textbooks and is considered the leading specialist on real estate ethics in the country.

    This course was recognized as North Carolina's Program of the Year in 2004 by the North Carolina Real Estate Educators Association.

    For a course description, click here.

    You can now take this course on-line!  Click here for information.

     
    Date
    Time
    Location
    Contact
    Directions/Map
    April 9, 2008
    EVENING
    5:00- 9 p.m.
    Governor's Club
    south Chapel Hill
    Pizza included!  Register at
    Acteva
    June 4
    2 -6 p.m.
    Raleigh Regional Assn., Cary
    contact Cara at 919-654-5400

    For more information about where Deborah will be offering this course, e-mail her at d_long@mindspring.com.


     

    Healthy, Accessible, Affordable Homes:
    Home and Community Design Issues for Real Estate Professionals
    North Carolina Elective Course #2747    		 This course was written to respond to four critical areas of community and housing design:  universal design issues; affordable housing; transit-oriented design; and healthy homes.

    For a course description, click here.
     

     
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    Contact information:
    Deborah Long, DREI, Ed.D.
    123 Woodleaf Drive, Chapel Hill, NC  27516
    Phone:  919/968-3742      Fax:  866/788-3942

    d_long@mindspring.com