If you are confused about the NC Real Estate Continuing Education extension and what is required to complete your 2019-2020 continuing education before September 30th, this FAQ will help.   1. What is the CE extension deadline? Answer: September 30, 2020.  The NC Real Estate Commission is granting an automatic 90-day extension. No NC real estate continuing education courses may be offered during the June 11-June 30 CE blackout period, so the 90-day extension period will begin on July 1, 2020, and end on September 30, 2020. 2. Can a NC Real Estate broker take the 2019-2 ..read more

Is this you? •I show houses all weekend… •I work until 11pm each night trying to catch up on paperwork… •My family is complaining because they don’t understand I’m working hard for them! •And…I’m worried about the coming year. There’s so much uncertainty and depending on who you listen to, we will either experience great prosperity or total disaster…. •BUT currently, the market is good so I’m going to take full advantage of it even if it runs me into the ground! These are the kind of things we hear from exhausted and frustrated real estate agents all the time! Can we please give you some advi ..read more

To maintain an active license, a NC Real Estate broker must take 8 hours of continuing education each year. Provisional Brokers and non-BIC Brokers must take the General Update course and one NC Real Estate Commission approved elective. BICs and BIC-Eligible Brokers should take the BICUP (Broker-in-Charge Update) course and one Commission-approved elective. The Update course must be taken in the classroom and the electives can be taken either in the classroom or online.  Real Time Learn offers online video-based electives approved by the NCREC to meet your elective continuing educati ..read more

If you have realized that you did not complete your NC real estate continuing education on time, you may be a bit stressed right now and not sure of what to do next.  You were probably notified by the NC Real Estate Commission that you did not complete your required eight hours of annual continuing education due by June 10th and that your license will become inactive as of July 1.  Here are the steps to remove that “CE deficiency” and get you back to active status as quickly as possible.  Even if you didn’t complete your continuing education, renew your license and pay ..read more

There seems to be much confusion regarding the National Association of REALTOR® Code of Ethics training requirements so we are going to review the WHO, WHAT, WHEN, and WHERE of the NAR training requirement. WHO is required to take REALTOR® Code of Ethics training?  All REALTORS® which means individuals that are members of America’s largest trade association, The National Association of REALTORS®.  It represents over 1.1 million members and is composed of residential and commercial REALTORS® who are brokers, salespeople, property managers, appraisers, counselors, and others engag ..read more

Don’t forget to renew your NC Real Estate license by June 30.  The NC Real Estate Commission requires that you renew your license online at www.ncrec.gov. If you have a firm license, it too must be renewed by June 30 of each year. Also, all active brokers will need to renew your NC privilege license with the NC Department of Revenue.  The privilege license tax is $50 each year. Step by Step Process Step 1.  As a NC real estate licensee, you may login to the NC Real Estate Commission website to verify that the continuing education courses you completed prior to the June ..read more

This video will show you how to quickly check your NC real estate broker continuing education credits with the NC Real Estate Commission.  It is always a good idea to check your official CE transcript well before the June 10th continuing education deadline each year to ensure your have completed your required NC broker continuing education and that your course sponsor has electronically submitted your credit to the NC Real Estate Commission. NC Real Estate Commission approved online electives by Real Time Learn.   North Carolina real estate licensees are required to take eight hours ..read more

This NC Residential Rental Report is brought to you by TR Lawing Realty. Hi, I’m Tommy Lawing Jr., President of TR Lawing Realty with your Rental Report. We know that much of the sales market throughout the Charlotte region is very tight these days with some neighborhoods reporting almost no listings; well the same is true in the rental business. We took more applications for fewer vacancies in 2016 than at anytime in the history of our 60 year old property management firm. That means when you are showing a vacancy to a prospect, please explain to them that we do take multiple applications an ..read more

Right now is the make or break time for your new year. If you plan NOW, you can dramatically change your business in 2017 and for years to come.  But you’ve probably tried business planning before and it’s just not worked for you, right? Or you’ve never tried it because you don’t even know where to start. We have a brand new resource to you that will make it different this time! Two resources actually. First, Real Time Learn has partnered with The Strategic Agent to bring you a FREE and LIVE training webinar: “Build a Real Estate Agent Business Plan that Won’t Fail!” This one-hour online ..read more

Traditional real estate education focuses on the fundamentals of the listing presentation….establishing your value, showing a marketing plan, etc. Few teach real estate agents about the pricing presentation. This sets up a vicious cycle; we convert the listing, spend lots of time, money, and energy trying to sell it only to have it expire because the price is incorrect. Ultimately, we lose interest in getting listings, which by the way are the backbone of our business. Why are listings so important? They: Allow agents to manage their time better Agents get buyers from listings Agent build cr ..read more