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CourseWorks
Learn all about upcoming classes and seminars each month in the CorseWorks section of the REALTOR® Review.

Earn your SRES designation
Interested in working toward a Senior Real Estate Specialist (SRES) designation? Register now and start with this two-day seminar in September taught by Mark Given.

The class is held at 111 Realtors Way in Cary from 9:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Sept. 15-16.

Some of the issues the course will cover include:

• The range of housing and development needs of the growing mature population
• How to create a personalized housing plan for mature clients to reduce their fears and concerns about selling or buying
• Different professional services and lifestyle needs of maturing clients
• How to develop team-building skills with family members and other professional senior service providers in the community.

Registration fee is $399 and includes materials and first year’s dues. Register online or by calling Cara Mottershead at (919) 654-5400.

The course counts as an ABR elective and NCREC elective.

Continue your education
The Raleigh Regional Association of REALTORS® is sponsoring two courses in September, which are approved by the North Carolina Real Estate Commission for continuing education. All will be held at 111 Realtors Way in Cary.

On Thursday, Sept. 18, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Vicki Ferneyhough will teach the 2008 Mandatory Update class and then from 1:30-5:30 p.m., she will teach the 2008-09 BICAR Broker-in-Charge Annual Review.

Fees are $55 per class if you’re a REALTOR® board or association member; $65 per class if not. Register online or contact Cara Mottershead at (919) 654-5400 or caram@rrar.com.

The full tuition fee less $10 will be refunded if cancellation notice is received at least 24 hours prior to a course. If a class is missed without a 24-hour notice, the entire fee is forfeited.

TRC course offered in September
Want to increase your income and distinguish yourself among brokers and agents worldwide? Interested in learning how to integrate international referrals into your business plan or receiving hands-on-training with the ICREA referral system and related services at WorldProperties.com?

Then register today for a Transnational Referral Certified course and make plans to begin marketing yourself internationally. The TRC course, sponsored by the Triangle International Council, will be held from 1:30-4:30 p.m. on Sept. 24 at 111 Realtors Way in Cary.

Fee is $99 and includes a take-home CD Rom, which contains an extensive student guide. There are no annual recertification fees or continuing education required. Register at www.rrar.com/rrar-events.html.

Business etiquette is topic of next WCR meeting
The Women’s Council of REALTORS® presents a seminar called “Business Etiquette: Taking the Business Edge” on Wednesday, Sept. 3, at WCR’s monthly meeting. The session is from 8:45-10:15 a.m. at 111 Realtors Way in Cary.

The presenter is Cecilia B. Grimes, a business etiquette expert. Grimes has worked extensively with corporate clients by providing in-house training sessions on a variety of business etiquette and dining issues, as well as authored several books.

This seminar is part of WCR’s monthly meeting schedule and is open to WCR and Raleigh Regional Association of REALTORS® members and guests. There’s no fee for members to attend, but guests must pay $5. For more information, contact WCR President-Elect Louise Griffin at (919) 796-3470.

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