CE hours: 3 General
There are thousands of forces at play in determining the value of a single piece of real estate. This course explores theories behind why the market reacts the way it does and why buyers and sellers make certain decisions. You will gain knowledge of how the rise and fall of interest rates can cause a drastic effect on home prices and demand. We will suggest strategies to help clients reach an agreement with their counterpart in a negotiation.
Cost: Free to Scottsdale REALTORS® Members | $20.00 for Non-Members
Pre-registration encouraged.
In this class, you will learn the tools needed to enter a listing; plus CMA tips, rules, logistics and how to auto-populate fields.
Cost: Free to Scottsdale REALTORS® Members | $20.00 for Non-Members
Pre-registration encouraged.
Join us for the latest product from ARMLS! In this class you’ll learn how to navigate Aligned Showings, request a single showing and multiple showings in a Route, how to setup your listing preferences and more.
About Aligned Showings
Aligned showings is a premier showings and messaging system that allows real estate agents to communicate and schedule showings through the MLS. Aligned Showings is owned and operated by MLS Aligned, LLC, and it focuses its development on the needs of agents and clients.
Instructor: Paul Staron
CE Hours: 3 Disclosure
Member Cost: FREE (pre-registration encouraged) | Non-Member $20.00
Assisting a buyer on a new home can be a challenge and varies greatly from a typical resale inspection; the home buyer has high expectations of the finished product and those need to be managed. Navigating the relationship with the home builder takes an experienced approach with a different purchase agreement, timing milestones and general considerations.
A knowledgeable agent can help make this transaction easier and help their client set reasonable expectations.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Help your buyers know what to expect from a new home
- Learn some of the considerations of new homes
- Understand the stages of construction
- Look at some typical problems that occur during construction
- Understand levels of quality control and workmanship standards
- Learn about life cycles of common components and appliances.
Please notify us 7 days in advance if you have any disability that requires special services or access.
Marketing Partners will be provided with a roster of attendees including email address. You may opt out of having your information shared by contacting the Association at 480-945-2651.
By registering for this class, you understand pictures and/or video may be taken of you and may be posted in relation to the class on social media and/or the SAAR website.
Disclaimer Notice:
Due to the circumstances created by COVID-19, there is a heightened degree of personal risk and responsibility in attending meetings or events. With in-person attendance at any Scottsdale REALTORS®/Venue8600 meeting or event, attendees acknowledge these risks and agree to take full personal responsibility for them:
- Despite efforts to minimize the spread of COVID-19, you may be exposed to the virus by being part of or attending this meeting/event
- Attendees agree to monitor their own health and will not attend the meeting/event if they feel ill, have COVID-19 or flu-like symptoms.
If you have been in close contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19, wear a high-quality mask for 10 days and get tested 5 days after exposure. - Understand that attendees are encouraged to wear masks, social distance from other attendees, respect the space of other meeting/event attendees and follow any and all other social distancing guidelines and protocols imposed by the federal, state or local laws. Refusal to abide by these guidelines and protocols may result in you being asked to leave the meeting/event.
Instructor: Maine Shafer
Cost: Free to Scottsdale Members | $20.00 for Non-Members
You will learn:
- HOW to power boost and optimize your 2023 tax deductions
- WHY your accountant can’t “just take” deductions for you
- HOW to deduct your FAMILY MEDICAL EXPENSES (even dental)
- HOW to safely qualify your Home Office for big tax deductions
- WHY you may want to buy a new or pre-owned car sooner than later
- PLUS New & Improved food and beverage deductions AND SO MUCH MORE!
After this seminar, you’ll have what you need to bring to your tax accountant to qualify for more deductions and increase your spendable income.
CE hours: 3 General
Learn actionable techniques and best practices on how to protect buyers in purchasing a previously flooded home. This session will explore how flooding and flood insurance play a role in the value of a property while covering important policy features of the National Flood Insurance Program. Finally, we will discuss tips every agent needs to know on listing and promoting previously flooded homes.
GRI: The Contract Class
Instructor: Andy Israel
CE Hours: 8 Contract Law, 3 Legal Issues, 3 Disclosure
Maximize your value to your clients. This 2-day course covers the contract line by line so that you can put event the most chaotic transactions back on track to a smooth closing.
Check in starts at 8 a.m.
Fees (based on availability):
$139 through Dec. 4, 2023
$149 Dec. 5-12, 2023
GRI Designee: $60 and must call 480-945-2651 to register
Please notify us 7 days in advance if you have any disability that requires special services or access.
Fees will be refunded less a $25 service charge upon verbal notification up to 48 hours prior to class, after that fees are non-refundable and non-transferable.
Marketing Partners will be provided with a roster of attendees including email address. You may opt out of having your information shared by contacting the Association at 480-945-2651.
By registering for this class, you understand pictures and/or video may be taken of you and may be posted in relation to the class on social media and/or the SAAR website.
Disclaimer Notice:
Due to the circumstances created by COVID-19, there is a heightened degree of personal risk and responsibility in attending meetings or events. With in-person attendance at any Scottsdale REALTORS®/Venue8600 meeting or event, attendees acknowledge these risks and agree to take full personal responsibility for them:
- Despite efforts to minimize the spread of COVID-19, you may be exposed to the virus by being part of or attending this meeting/event
- Attendees agree to monitor their own health and will not attend the meeting/event if they feel ill, have COVID-19 or flu-like symptoms.
If you have been in close contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19, wear a high-quality mask for 10 days and get tested 5 days after exposure. - Understand that attendees are encouraged to wear masks, social distance from other attendees, respect the space of other meeting/event attendees and follow any and all other social distancing guidelines and protocols imposed by the federal, state or local laws. Refusal to abide by these guidelines and protocols may result in you being asked to leave the meeting/event.
CE hours: 3 General
This course will review the roles of both a residential and a commercial property manager and the differences between them. We will review the best practices in tenant relations to improve the agent’s leasing success. Finally, this course will expand on the importance of the property manager’s responsibility to account for funds received and disbursed in the transaction.
CE hours: 3 General
In today’s market, failing to price property correctly can cost your seller thousands. This course will help you to determine what adjustments can be made to solidify your asking price and get the most value out of your listing. We will develop a list of questions to ask sellers while touring the property and identify fact versus influence when talking to appraisers. Finally, we will cover the importance of price range search in portals like Zillow, Realtor.com and IDX feeds.