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The Real Deal: Your Best Year Ever Class Series

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Our popular The Real Deal New Agent Class Series is back for 2022, and this time the theme is “Your Best Year Ever”. This series is a special group of classes specifically designed for agents who have been licensed less than one year, and are just starting out and building their businesses from the ground up. We will discuss five areas that new agents need to know in order to plan a successful year and move you forward to be a better REALTOR® to your clients.

The Real Deal – Your Best Year Ever: Planning for Success
In this first class of our newest Real Deal series, Janet Allen & Shaun Neidigh will discuss promoting yourself, creating your vendor team, and laying out your business plan for the year. Learn how to make your plans actionable so you can hit the ground running into your best year ever.

The Real Deal – Your Best Year Ever: Mastering the Deal with Your MLS Dashboard
In this class we’ll explore the NTREIS MLS Dashboard and you’ll learn about all the vital tools that can help grow your business and some basic tips on how to get started.

The Real Deal – Your Best Year Ever: Mastering the Contract
This class will cover the basics of the Contracts and Addenda you’ll need to submit each time you write an offer. We will walk through the TREC 1-4 Family Contract and learn about the parts that can make or break your offer so that you can be prepared to write the strongest contracts possible for your clients.

The Real Deal – Your Best Year Ever: zipForm® & Digital Signatures
In this class we’ll take a look at the technology tools that enable real estate agents to quickly and efficiently create digital transaction files, complete and fill in contract details, attach documents and even get them electronically signed by buyers, sellers and other parties involved in a real estate transaction.

The Real Deal – Your Best Year Ever: Bring It All Together – Resources & Marketing Tools
In this class, you’ll discover the tools and resources that will make you a valuable resource to your clients. Learn about some of the best marketing resources available to real estate agents for marketing your personal brand and your business.

To see a current list of available classes and to register, please visit www.republictitle.com/residential-education.

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The Real Deal Part 4: Winning More and More Deals

by Ask the ExpertEducationResources

We are excited to introduce our new series for new real estate agents called The Real Deal. You are not going to want to miss this information-packed series. This class will be taught by Janet Allen and Shaun Neidigh and will cover lead generation, winning listing appointments, prospect and client follow-up and more.

The Real Deal New Agent Class Series is a special group of classes specifically designed for agents who have been licensed less than one year, who are just starting out and building their businesses from the ground up. We will dive into five of the most important areas that new agents need to know about to help you establish your business and be a better REALTOR® to your clients.

To register for The Real Deal series visit our website: We are excited to introduce our new series for new real estate agents called The Real Deal. You are not going to want to miss this information-packed series. This class will be taught by Janet Allen and Shaun Neidigh and will cover lead generation, winning listing appointments, prospect and client follow-up and more. The Real Deal New Agent Class Series is a special group of classes specifically designed for agents who have been licensed less than one year, who are just starting out and building their businesses from the ground up. We will dive into five of the most important areas that new agents need to know about to help you establish your business and be a better REALTOR® to your clients.

To register for The Real Deal series visit our website: https://www.republictitle.com/residential-education/

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The Real Deal Part 3: Writing the Deal – Contracts

by Ask the ExpertEducationResources

We are excited to introduce our new series for new real estate agents called The Real Deal. You are not going to want to miss this information-packed series. The 3rd class in this series is Writing the Deal – Contracts. Scott Rooker, Residential Counsel with Republic Title, will be teaching this class and will be covering the Contracts and Addenda you’ll need to submit each time you write an offer . You are not going to want to miss this!

The Real Deal New Agent Class Series is a special group of classes specifically designed for agents who have been licensed less than one year, who are just starting out and building their businesses from the ground up. We will dive into five of the most important areas that new agents need to know about to help you establish your business and be a better REALTOR® to your clients.

To register for The Real Deal series visit our website: https://www.republictitle.com/residential-education/

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The Real Deal Part 2: Making the Deal with Lenders

by Ask the ExpertEducationResources

We are excited to introduce our new series for new real estate agents called The Real Deal. You are not going to want to miss this information-packed series. The second class is all about Making the deal with Lenders. Shaun Neidigh will be teaching you all about Buyers and pre-qualifications, Loan Estimates, The mortgage process, And the Closing Disclosure,

The Real Deal New Agent Class Series is a special group of classes specifically designed for agents who have been licensed less than one year, who are just starting out and building their businesses from the ground up. We will dive into five of the most important areas that new agents need to know about to help you establish your business and be a better REALTOR® to your clients.

To register for The Real Deal series visit our website: https://www.republictitle.com/residential-education/

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The Real Deal: A Class Series for New Real Estate Agents is Back!

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We are so excited to be bringing back our series for new real estate agents called The Real Deal! You are not going to want to miss this information-packed series. The Real Deal new agent class series is a special group of classes specifically designed for agents who have been licensed less than one year, who are just starting out and building their businesses from the ground up. We will dive into five of the most important areas that new agents need to know about to help you establish your business and be a better REALTOR® to your clients.

Register now at republictitle.com/residential-education

This five part class series includes:

Mastering The Deal With Your MLS Subscription – In this class you will learn MLS basics including understanding the dashboard, the vital tools available to grow your business and tips to better help your clients.
Date & Time: Tuesday, August 17th @ 10:00 am on ZOOM
Instructor: Annette Carvalho-Jordan, VP/Technology Trainer for Republic Title

Making The Deal With Lenders – Dive in to the basics of lending such as pre-qualifications, loan estimates, the mortgage process and the Closing Disclosure (CD).
Date & Time: Tuesday, August 24th @ 10:00 am on ZOOM
Instructor: Shaun Neidigh, VP/Business Development at Republic Title

Writing The Deal – Contracts – We’ll cover the Contracts and Addenda you’ll need to submit each time you write an offer along with an overview of the digital tools you’ll need to write and send them.
Date & Time: Tuesday, August 31st @ 10:00 am on ZOOM
Instructors: Scott Rooker, VP/Residential Counsel for Republic Title

Winning More & More Deals – This class will cover lead generation, winning listing appointments, prospect and client follow-up and more.
Date & Time: Tuesday, September 7th @ 10:00 am on ZOOM
Instructor: Shaun Neidigh, VP/Business Development at Republic Title

Closing The Deal, The Title Process – The big day is here! In this class you will learn about the entire title process including title insurance, the title commitment and what to expect at closing.
Date & Time: Tuesday, September 14th @ 10:00 am on ZOOM
Instructor: Janet Allen, Sr. VP/Business Development at Republic Title

Register now at republictitle.com/residential-education

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The Real Deal Part 1 – Mastering the Deal with your MLS Subscription

by Ask the ExpertEducationResources

We are excited to introduce our new series for new real estate agents called The Real Deal. You are not going to want to miss this information-packed series. The first class is all about mastering the deal using your MLS subscription. Annette Carvalho-Jordan will be teaching you all the ins and outs of MLS including understanding the dashboard, the vital tools available to grow your business, and tips to better help your clients,

The Real Deal New Agent Class Series is a special group of classes specifically designed for agents who have been licensed less than one year, who are just starting out and building their businesses from the ground up. We will dive into five of the most important areas that new agents need to know about to help you establish your business and be a better REALTOR® to your clients.

To register for The Real Deal series visit our website: https://www.republictitle.com/residential-education/

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Fair Housing Awareness in a Strong Sellers Market

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Next up is the third and final video in our series on navigating a strong seller’s market where we discuss those buyer “love letters” that sometimes accompany contracts in a multiple offer situation.
 
Key takeaways:
– They can bring legal trouble to the seller
– Selling agents should let buying agents know that they will not accept them
– There are similar implications that sellers need to be aware of in regards to home surveillance systems in the home that are recording during showings
 
For the first and second videos in this series and other informative real estate and title videos, visit our YouTube page at youtube.com/republictitle
 
For more information or to get in contact with your Business Development Representative at Republic Title visit: https://www.republictitle.com/residen​​… To download our top resources to boost your business visit: https://www.republictitle.com/residen​​… SUBSCRIBE to the Republic Title YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/republictit​​…
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Key Points About Terminations and Defaults

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A default occurs when a party to the contract doesn’t do something that they have agreed to do under the contract.  Examples can include not providing an existing survey, not depositing the earnest money or option fee, or not coming to closing on the closing date.  A termination occurs when one party notifies the other party that they are terminating the contract due to a default or some other reason. This video with Republic Title’s Janet Allen and Scott Rooker covers the following key points to know about Terminations and Defaults:

  • What is the difference between a default and a termination?
  • Once the title company has receive a termination from one side, can they release the earnest money?
  • What happens after a party makes a demand for the earnest money?
  • What happens if there is a dispute?
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T-47 Affidavit Best Practices

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The T-47 affidavit is a document used in Texas residential real estate transactions that accompanies an existing survey. This video with Republic Title’s Janet Allen and Scott Rooker covers the following key points when a T-47 affidavit is provided:

i.  Date of survey in paragraph 4

ii.  Construction projects on adjoining properties predating title

iii.  When to obtain a new survey