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Updated on July 29, 2008
August 2003
Volume 19, Number 11

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Education & Products

Upcoming Classes & Events

2001-2002 CE Still Available
The 2001-2002 Continuing Education is still available! You can also complete the 2001-2002 continuing education requirements by using either our Video/Internet version or the Self-Study Booklet/ Internet version. Call and register today!

For New Recruits! Sales Prelicense Course - Madison
This program is also available through self-study video or a self-study Internet program.

To obtain a real estate license in the state of Wisconsin, you must first complete 72 hours of approved education courses such as our sales and prelicensing course. 

Next, you must pass a state-administered exam. The WRA is offering an eight-day accelerated 72-hour sales program on Sept. 8-11, 15-18, 2003 and November 3-6, 10-13, 2003 at the WRA in Madison. Brokers can purchase a $50 discount coupon for only $10, which entitles your new recruit to a $50 discount on the registration fee.  

Brokers can purchase a $50 discount coupon for only $10, which entitles your new recruit to a $50 discount on the registration fee. Call 1-800-279-1972 to register!

Buyer Agency-You Can Do It Too!
Get in on buyer agency and watch your career take off! This is turning into one of the WRA's most popular classes as Buyer Agency is becoming the way more and more buyers are choosing to do business. This two-day course covers agency, service delivery, marketing and promotion, and negotiation and risk management. The next course offering is August 13-14, 2003 in Madison. Register now

ABR Elective Course Requirement Reminder
To complete the ABR designation requirements, members must complete one elective course in addition to the two-day ABR course, unless the ABR course was completed before January 1, 2002.
 

Is There a Broker's License in Your Future?
Course also available through self-study video or self-study Internet program!

If you are interested in obtaining your broker's license, you must complete 36 hours of education. Areas of study include: fair housing real estate practice, trust accounts, approved forms, conduct and ethical practices, and more. Distance learning options are available, or you can attend one of our live courses. The next course is scheduled for September 2-5, 2003 in Madison. This program is also available through a video self-study version or a self-study internet program. Completion of this education, passing the exam and applying for the broker license fulfills the 2003-2004 continuing education.

Earn Your GRI
When you become a REALTOR®, you agree to provide the best possible service you can for your customers and clients. Part of this process involves staying educated about current changes in the real estate industry. The GRI program is one of the best tools to stay on top of your game. GRI stands for Graduate REALTORS® Institute. The GRI designation acknowledges REALTORS® who have completed a comprehensive program that provides practical real estate training. To earn a GRI designation, you must complete three 4-day courses (GRI 1, 2 and 3) and pass an exam on each course. The WRA's GRI program has the added benefit of including CRS courses as part of the content of the GRI courses. This means that while you are working on your GRI designation, you are also completing coursework for the Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) designation.

GRI Course 1 - You Have Options! 

  • Pass the online version of the GRI Course 1 Equivalency Exam. Register for the exam and you can complete it on the Internet. Cost is $85

  • Register for the GRI Course 1 Equivalency Exam at your local Board/Association - cost: $85

  • Complete the 4 days of Quickstart and pass exam

  • Complete an approved company training program and pass exam

GRI Course 2 and GRI Course 3 will be held February 17-20, 2004 at Ho Chunk Hotel, Baraboo, Wisconsin.

What's a CRS

New CRS Course • CRS210 - Building an Exceptional Customer Service Referral Business - first time offered in Wisconsin
The WRA and the Wisconsin CRS Chapter will be offering CRS210 - Building an Exceptional Customer Service Referral Business on August 20-21, 2003 at the Country Inn, Pewaukee. Building an Exceptional Customer Service Referral Business is a highly interactive course designed to deliver all the essentials for refocusing the student's business plan to a customer service centered, repeat and referral business. The information provided will help identify the expectations of the "new consumer", the "new behaviors" necessary to meet those expectations and specific systems to make the agent's business more productive, more profitable and more enjoyable. Benefits of the program: 

  • Attracting a higher caliber client

  • Meeting the expectations of the "new consumer"

  • Dialogues and strategies for building a referral database

  • Delivery systems to generate a successful referral business

Registration includes a networking coffee/rolls session each morning. REALTORS® with their CRS Designation receive a $15 discount. Members of the Council of Residential Specialists may request a $50 off coupon by going to www.crs.com/04_courses/1_schedule/210_coupon.html

It Will be Smooth Sailing with Quickstart
New agents will want to attend the four-day QuickStart Program (offered in two parts as two-day sessions). Course contents include working with FSBO and expired listings,  farming, advertising, technology tools, creating a business plan, time management, listing presentations, overcoming objections, working with buyers, closing techniques and more. 

Modules 1 and 2 will be offered August 20-21 in Madison and Modules 3 and 4 will be offered on September 3-4 in Madison. The fee is only $230; however, the WRA offers a new member discount of $40, making the cost of this course only $190. This is a fantastic price for four days of instruction for new agents.

Upon completion of the four modules, participants can take a GRI Course 1 Equivalency Exam and move directly into GRI Course 2 or 3-which are scheduled on Feb. 17-20, 2004-upon completion of the exam.

Mark Your Calendars for Appraisal CE!

Sept. 23, 2003 Wisconsin Dells
The Technology Assisted Appraiser 7 hrs. credit

Oct. 7, 2003 Brookfield
Oct. 8, 2003 Madison
Effective Appraisal Writing 7 hrs. credit

Nov. 19, 2003 Appleton
Nov. 20, 2003 Madison
Nov. 21, 2003 Brookfield
Predatory Lending-Crossing the Line 3.5 hrs. credit
Appraising Environmentally Contaminated Property 3.5 hrs. credit

Dec. 8, 2003 Madison
Dec. 11, 2003 Brookfield
How to Analyze and Value Commercial Real Estate 7 hrs. credit

Dec. 9, 2003 Wisconsin Dells
Dec. 10, 2003 Appleton
USPAP Update

Will be submitted for Wisconsin appraiser, Assessor CE, Michigan Appraiser and Minnesota Appraiser CE.

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