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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
July 14-17, 21-24, 2003 and
Sept. 8-11, 15-18, 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.
Your new recruits can be ready to take the exam as soon as they complete the class. Call 1-800-279-1972 to register!
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:
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Attracting a higher caliber client
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Meeting the expectations of the "new consumer"
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Dialogues and strategies for building a referral database
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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 July 9-10, 2003 in
Madison and Modules 1 and 2 will be offered August 20-21 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.
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?
Video Course Now Available!
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.
A video course is now available, or you can attend one of our live courses
scheduled for August 4-7, 2003 in Milwaukee at the Greater Milwaukee Association of
REALTORS® and Sept. 2-5, 2003 at the WRA in Madison. You can be ready to take the new licensing exam as soon as it is available after September 1, 2003.
*Completion of the class, passing of the exam and applying for the broker license will fulfill your 2003-2004 Continuing Education requirements.
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!
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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
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Register for the GRI Course 1 Equivalency Exam at your local Board/Association and take the GRI Course I equivalency exam during the week of
August 4-7, 2003 - cost: $85
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Complete the 4 days of Quickstart and pass exam
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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.
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Member Benefits
As a member of the Wisconsin REALTORS® Association, you have many member benefits available to you. The WRA has carefully selected programs that offer valuable services to you, like healthcare, errors and omissions insurance, credit card, retirement fund, phone service plans and more.
The WRA endorses programs with companies that have a long history of quality products and customer service. These programs include:
- PRoFIT (Planned Retirement Future Investment Trust) through M&I Trust. To apply for the PRoFIT program, visit
www.wra.org/pdf/membership/profitreg1.pdf.
- Health Insurance Plans through REGIT, Inc. are specifically designed with
REALTORS® in mind. For a FREE rate quote and information about of these insurance plans, call (800) 537-9786, ext. 558, e-mail REGIT at
regit@regitinc.com or visit
www.regitinc.com/.
- Errors and Omissions Insurance from Pearl & Associates, Ltd and underwritten by Kemper Insurance. To request a free E&O brochure, which provides details of the many plan features, plus an application and personalized premium estimate, call Pearl & Associates at (800) 289-8170 or go to
www.pearlins.com.
- Worker's Compensation through Insurance Services and underwritten by SECURA Insurance, in business since 1900. For more information, or a free quotation, contact Contact Regi Tomasouich at (800) 236-3311, e-mail
tomasozre@insserv.com or visit
www.insurance-services-inc.com/.
- Credit Card availability with no annual fee and a generous credit line through MBNA. Call (800) 847-7378 to apply.
- Discounted delivery plan from UPS. Once you enroll, your savings are automatic - every time you ship. To enroll, call (800) 325-7000.
- Long distance service through AMI Communications. AMI also offers a variety of other services including Internet access, Web site design and Web site hosting. Call today at (800) 254-3202.
WRA members interested in getting more information about the above programs should contact Debbie Thacker, at (800) 279-1972 or (608) 241-2047, ext. 256. Information about
member benefits is also available
online.
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Mark Your Calendars for Appraisal CE!
Appraisal CE-Mark Your Calendars!
Sept. 23, 2003 Wisconsin Dells
The Technology Assisted Appraiser, 7 hrs.
Oct. 7, 2003 Sheraton-Brookfield and
Oct. 8, 2003 WRA-Madison
Effective Appraisal Writing, 7 hrs.
Nov. 19, 2003 Appleton,
Nov. 20, 2003 Crown Plaza-Madison
and Nov. 21, 2003 WICPA-Brookfield Predatory Lending-Crossing the Line, 3.5 hrs.
Appraising Environmentally Contaminated Prop., 3.5 hrs
Dec. 8, 2003 Crown Plaza-Madison
and Dec. 11, 2003 Sheraton-Brookfield
How to Analyze and Value Commercial RE, 7 hrs.
Dec. 9, 2003 Wisconsin Dells
and Dec. 10, 2003 Appleton
USPAP Update
Will be submitted for Wisconsin appraiser, Assessor CE, Michigan Appraiser and Minnesota Appraiser CE.
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