Real Estate & Mortgage Classes, Tutoring, and Appointments

4 hours 

This is the Commission's continuing education baby; born every year on July 1st; it matures throughout the license year, then it dies on June 10th, never to be resurrected. 

If you are Provisionally licensed, or a full Broker, "you gotta see the [Genup] baby" each year following your first renewal to maintain your license. 

Do your visit online with TMI at any point on it's way from fresh and bouncy to old and crotchety. 

BIC/Eligible brokers: You will lose your status if you take this Update course. Take the BICUP instead. 

4 hours

This is the Commission's continuing education Update course just for BIC Eligible Brokers. Like the Genup, it is born every year on July 1st; it matures throughout the license year, then it dies on June 10th, never to be resurrected. 

For all BIC/BIC Eligible brokers, this is the Update that you must take to maintain your BIC/Eligible status. 

If you take this course without BIC Eligibility, it will give you Update credit. However, to become BIC Eligible, brokers must apply at ncrec.gov . 

4 hours 

Have you been missing the appraisal mark with your pricing strategies? Are you terrified of appraisal reports? Whether your pricing game is a little rusty or really wrecked, this is the real estate continuing education online course you are looking for.

Come get your 4 hours of Continuing Education Elective Credit being heard, seen and informed about why you should trust the appraiser, how to align price with reasonable value, and how to influence an appraiser the right way at the only Real Estate School authorized to offer it. 

4 hours 

This CE Elective is THE Ethics class written and branded by the National Association of REALTORS® in 2023. This course has been designed by NAR to meet the NAR requirements for Ethics training in the current marketing environment. This course is approved for Elective credit in North Carolina towards the maintenance of your license, but only  your Local REALTOR®  association can confirm that it meets your ethics requirements for the current cycle. 

Sign up today to learn how to help your "first"-time home buyers to realize their homebuying dreams. The “Financing Dreams” course provides in-depth coverage of the NC Housing Finance Agency’s programs, including property and buyer eligibility, the loan process and how the NCHFA can help you help your clients buy their home.

When you complete the class, you are listed on NCHFA's Preferred Broker list.

(Taught by Kathy Rufiange of NCHFA)

From novice to expert, this 4-hour course will improve and support your practical knowledge about mortgage lending, from first borrower contact to closing. Learn practical tips to improve a borrowers’ loan prep and facilitate a successful conclusion. Gain insights into loan requirements that affect the likelihood of borrower approval, and which loan programs may or may not work with certain people/properties. Leave class with the info you need to assist clients throughout the borrowing process. 

30 hours

One of three Commission required real estate classes, this course dives deep into the world of agency to ensure you understand how to practice brokerage legally by properly addressing agency disclosure, and the process of representing a buyer or seller including completing the standard agency forms. There’s even a little property management thrown in for good measure.

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30 hours

Of the Commission's required Real Estate Classes, this is the course where you really get to understand the 2T and all related addenda as they are currently written and produced by the Standard Forms Committee. This is also the class that addresses the creation and interpretation of the RESPA required borrower’s Closing Disclosure, including prorating taxes, rents and dues.

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30 hours

This compendium of the laws and rules that govern North Carolina brokerage practice is one of the most challenging real estate classes out there: if the rule applies in NC, you’re going to learn or review it in this class. That's My Instructor is the real estate school that aims to make this Postlicensing class more meaningful and entertaining by including lots of opportunities to interact with the material easily and memorably.

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1.5 hours 

This class is for EVERY North Carolina Broker who wants to be in the know when it comes to Standard Form, Practice and Rule changes. In this quick course, we examine all the Standard Form changes implemented by the Standard Forms Committee and released on July 1st, the changes to Law and Rule announced by the Real Estate Commission, and how the NAR Settlement will impact our brokerage practice in NC and take time at the end for a Q&A. 

PLUS: Registration = $15 off your 24/25 UPDATE! 

2 hours 

This class is for EVERY potential North Carolina Buyer who wants to get their best deal. Even if you have purchased in another market or time, this class will prepare you to start the process and get you buyer ready in today's North Carolina markets, including understanding

• NC Property Information Disclosure Laws
• the Due Diligence Fee, Period, and Process
• How to Work with Agents
• Making a Winning Offer
• the Mortgage Process and How to Prepare
• Plus  FAQs and Q&As

1hr

Are you an RE Broker? Have you ever wanted to know more about the timing and process of a residential mortgage loan from an actual Mortgage Loan Officer who is also an Instructor? Jane Cavanagh of TMSI is here to give you exactly what you need to help your buyers through the mortgage process, in two manageable sections - and Q&A time is built right in! 

Best of all? It's Free! Sign up today!  

Part 1: Explore types of mortgages, the application & origination process and the mortgage cycle.

1h

This is the second half of the course designed to teach Brokers what they want to know about the timing and process of a residential mortgage loan.  Q&A time with Jane Cavanagh, TMI's New Mortgage Instructor and Loan Office at TMSI, is also included in this session. And Just like the first session, this one is also Free!

Part 2: Discuss  how Mortgage Insurance enables higher risk and higher LTV loans, and explore Loan Processing and Underwriting - including the need for so much documentation.

2 hours

Whether you pay a broker to help you sell your home or not, there are a few things you Have to do, and a few things that you do not have to do. 

Before you decide which agency you do or do not pay, find out which is which.  

In this quick two hour class, we will explore

• NC Sellers' Rights and Requirements, including disclosure and Due Diligence requirements 
• NC Seller & Agent MUSTs including what to expect from brokers listing property in the MLS. 
• And More!    

3 hours 

Thinking about a Real Estate License?   Before you schedule the Prelicensing real estate class, decide if you actually need the license, and if you do, learn how to be ready to take the course just once. Included in this course is the opportunity to 

• explore your options for licensing in NC
• identify the true costs of a  real estate license
• determine if a Real Estate License will help or harm your business 
• prepare for the interview process and the first year of brokerage, and 
• ask questions 

Real Estate license law and Commission rule; exam preparation and tutoring; assistance with problem solving and decision making, and crafting the perfect response. If you need one-on-one time with an expert in guidance on/to NC Real estate law and rule, Katherine is here to assist. 

Click on the Schedule Now button to sign up for an appointment. 

If you haven't met or taken a class with Katherine yet, then you can learn more about her, here. 

Not sure what mortgage product is right for you or your client, or even if you/they could qualify for a home loan, or where to start? Book an appointment for some one-on-one time with an actual lender with more than 30 years of industry experience and knowledge, who actually wants to help you / your client find the best way to make your dreams come true! 

Just click on the Schedule Now button and scroll to the one-on-one appointments, then pick Talking Mortgages: 30 minutes with Jane Cavanagh.  

You could be the next perfect piece in this real estate school's information puzzle. Do you have real estate classes -  continuing education, Postlicensing or otherwise, to teach and information to impart? Or, do you teach in another, closely related field? Check out the Join Us Section on our Instructors page.