Real estate is a very competitive, constantly changing industry. In order to build a successful career and maintain a reputation as an excellent agent that delivers great value for clients, it’s important to stay on top of the latest trends and industry best practices. Continuing education plays an important role in your ability to elevate your skills, knowledge and professional reputation. The more you invest in continuing education throughout your real estate career, the more likely you are to achieve greater success in the industry.
Real estate continuing education courses can elevate your skills and expertise in several important ways:
The real estate industry is constantly evolving:
Continuing education courses will help you stay up to date about these changes so that you can adapt your strategies and provide the best service to your clients.
Many continuing education programs offer courses that allow you to develop expertise in specific areas, such as:
In addition, if you decide to specialize in a particular real estate niche, continuing education courses will help you acquire the subject matter knowledge to become an expert in your new niche and help you maintain this expertise as your niche evolves over time. This specialized knowledge can make you a more valuable asset to your clients.
Continuing education courses cover much more than real estate-specific topics. They will also help you build knowledge and skills in a variety of other areas that are critical to your success as a real estate agent, such as:
Taking a broad mix of real estate continuing education courses will help you grow your professional skills and enable you to excel in the many varied areas necessary to grow your real estate business.
Certain continuing education programs will allow you to earn professional certifications or designations that demonstrate your advanced expertise in a specific area of real estate. This can help you stand out from competitors and make it easier to attract clients who need the expertise associated with your certifications.
Continuing education courses often provide opportunities to connect with other real estate professionals, share best practices and even find mentors to guide your career development. These professional connections can be invaluable as you build your real estate business.
Real estate agents in Colorado must complete 24 hours of continuing education every three years in order to renew their real estate license. There are several components to the 24-hour hour requirement during each three-year license cycle:
If you’re a new real estate agent, you won’t have any continuing education requirements during the first year in which you receive your real estate license. Your continuing education requirements will then begin the following year.
While you can complete your real estate continuing education courses in-person or online, there are several key benefits you’ll experience when you choose online real estate continuing education courses:
If you’re looking for continuing education courses to fulfill your licensure requirements, Colorado Real Estate School has you covered. Our online continuing education courses are the most comprehensive and authoritative in the state, ensuring you have access to all the knowledge you need to succeed as a real estate agent.
Our online real estate continuing education courses are all video-based and created using our exclusive VideoConnect Success Learning System™ that makes learning fast and easy. These courses feature Colorado real estate experts teaching Colorado subjects tailored to Colorado brokers. We’ve partnered with some of Colorado’s premier attorneys, practicing real estate professionals, public officials and members of the state committees that create the Annual Commission Update to ensure you’re learning from the leading voices in the real estate industry.
Our advanced video format for our online continuing education courses delivers several important benefits:
Contact us today to learn more about our continuing education courses.