CE Class

Artificial Intelligence or AI is powering a new generation of tools that allow you to do some amazing things compared to tools of the past. But there are many downsides to this amazing technology. In this session, we will explore what AI is and how it can be used improperly which can potentially violate laws and/or be used unethically or worse in your life and real estate business.

Taught by: Craig Grant, Real Estate Technology Institute

As the lead Subject Matter Expert (SME) of NAR’s upcoming rebuild of ePro, 2023 RIS Media Newsmaker as an Industry Futurist, over 150 in-person & virtual speaking engagements around the world each year, including sessions for NAR, several state conventions, franchises, CRS, & other key industry events, Craig Grant is considered one of the most sought-after technology, marketing & cybersecurity speakers around.

Whether it be at an industry event, in the classroom, or online via Zoom or the RETI.us portal, one thing that fuels Craig is to help today’s real estate professionals embrace and get over their fear of technology so that it can work for them and not against them.

As his motto, “Advanced Real Estate Technology & Marketing Instructed at a Pre-K Level” states, Craig is able to take extremely complicated topics & present them in a way that the average non-technical person not only understands but is able to apply & improve their business.

In addition to being the CEO of the Real Estate Technology Institute and RETI.us, the Real Estate Industry’s Home for Online Technology Education, Craig Grant is an avid sports fan & music lover who can be found watching and/or participating in events and concerts with friends.

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$20 COAR Members

$15 Ed Club Members

 It’s no secret Buyer Broker Agreements are good business – they protect you and your client and clearly layout expectations. But how do you present these agreements to your client so that they understand the benefit as well? In this 1.5 hour webinar, Oregon REALTORS® Past Presidents Rick Harris (2004) and Jeff Wiren (2022) will share how they convey the value of Buyer Broker Agreements with clients and their team, ways these agreements can protect you, and other important considerations. 

Taught by: Rick Harris & Jeff Wiren

Intermediate/advanced level webinar provides a concise and thorough overview of IRC Section 1031 tax-deferred exchanges for real estate professionals and commercial brokers.

This webinar covers critical IRS time deadlines in delayed exchanges, “like-kind” requirements including creative property variations like easements, transferable development rights, oil/gas/minerals rights, vacation homes held for investment, fractional ownership (DST and TICs), partnership/LLC scenarios (and how to best structure in advance of a 1031 exchange), reverse and improvement exchanges, related party transactions and how to avoid common pitfalls and other 1031 related issues.  The webinar will also summarize current developments regarding applicable Revenue Rulings, PLR’s, and recent IRS guidance on current topics related to 1031 exchanges. 

Learn how to help taxpayers owning commercial property in an LLC or partnership plan in advance to help avoid issues at closing if only some of the LLC members or partners want to exchange, including the “drop and swap,” "swap and drop,” Partnership Installment Note (PIN) approaches.

Taught by: Scott Saunders

Scott Saunders is Senior Vice President with Asset Preservation, Inc. (API), a subsidiary of Stewart Information Services Corporation (NYSE: STC). Scott has an extensive background in IRC §1031 tax deferred exchanges, having been involved in structuring hundreds of thousands of §1031 exchanges during his thirty five years in the exchange industry. He is a former President and former Board member of the Federation of Exchange Accommodators (1031.org), the national 1031 exchange industry trade organization and holds a Business Economics degree from the University of California at Santa Barbara (UCSB.) He is also a real estate instructor and investor with over 60 investment properties in 9 states. Click here to read more of Scott's bio.

Law and Rule (LARRC) is a required course every license renewal by the Oregon Real Estate Agency (OREA). 

Taught by Jaynee Beck, CRS, ABR. GRI

The Code of Ethics (sometimes written as COE) class is required every 3 years by the National Association of Realtors®. The current cycle is through January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2024

Taught by Jaynee Beck, Windermere Central Oregon