This is a full-day course. It fulfills 7 hours of the 14 hours of
mandatory continuing education (MCE) required by the Pennsylvania State Real
Estate Commission for salesperson's or broker's license renewal. It consists
of two components:
Ethics, Your Promise Of Professionalism
This course covers key ethical issues that all licensees need to practice on a
daily basis. It starts with the history of business ethics, and moves into
numerous practical applications after relevant Pennsylvania Real Estate
License Act provisions are added to the mix. Course participants also will
fulfill the National Association of REALTORS mandated Quadrennial Ethics
Training.
Standard Forms Update Course
Standard forms created by the Pennsylvania Association of REALTORS® (PAR) are
valuable because they assist licensees in avoiding the illegal practice of law
while professionally serving their clients and customers. Because these forms
have changed and evolved since their introduction, licensees have an
opportunity to become familiar with the most recent versions during this
update. Course participants will be shown how to reduce liability for both
their clients and themselves by avoiding the temptation to "wing
it;" that is, adding unapproved language to standard forms to meet a
specific need or problem. Agents sometimes write their own clauses into a
contract because they are unaware that language they need is contained in an
unfamiliar or little-used PAR form. These time-tested and legally vetted
forms, when implemented properly, help reduce liability and can protect
agents' commissions in difficult or sensitive procuring cause situations.
