Education Services

Start your REALTOR® career with a strong foundation for success. LIBOR’s required New Member Orientation introduces you to the professional standards, resources and opportunities that can help you operate your business successfully—from membership benefits and MLS resources to fair housing, safety, advocacy, and the REALTOR® Code of Ethics. Through practical activities and real-world scenarios, you’ll gain knowledge you can put to work right away to serve clients with confidence, build credibility and grow your business.
**Required for new members | 2.5 hours of CE credit**

Develop the business building skills and resources for specialization in the wealthiest population segment – the 50+ real estate market. Expand your knowledge and expertise on how life stages impact choices, whether selling, buying, relocating or financing residential or investment properties. Approved for 12 Hours CE Credit ---------------------------------------------------------------------- INFO FOR ZOOM COURSES ONLY - CE Credits by LIVE DISTANCE EDUCATION (ZOOM) requires that you have both a microphone and a camera in order to earn CE Credit

This course equips real estate professionals with the knowledge and strategies needed to expand their business by successfully working with residential real estate investors.

Participants will learn how to attract, serve, and retain investor clients by understanding investor goals, evaluating opportunities, and supporting scalable investment strategies through real-world case studies.

3 KEY TAKEAWAYS:

Understand the investor mindset and how it differs from traditional end-user clients, including how investors analyze deals and structure offers.

Learn how to evaluate investment opportunities using core metrics such as ROI, cash flow, cap rates, and ARV, and confidently walk investors through the numbers.

Develop a scalable business framework—including systems, support teams, and value propositions—to become an indispensable partner to investor clients.

APPROVED FOR 3 HOURS CE
INSTRUCTOR: CARL SCHIOVONE
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INFO FOR ZOOM COURSES ONLY- CE Credits by LIVE DISTANCE EDUCATION (ZOOM) requires that you have BOTH a microphone and a camera in order to earn CE Credit
Registrants will receive ZOOM LINK AND INSTRUCTIONS 24 hours prior to start

Learn how implicit and unconscious biases form, influence decision-making, and affect interactions in both professional and personal settings. Explore common types of bias, how to recognize them, and practical ways to confront and mitigate their impact. **Approved for 2 hours of CE credit and satisfies the New York State DOS 2-hour Implicit Bias training requirement.** --------------------------------------------- CE Credits by LIVE DISTANCE EDUCATION (ZOOM) requires that you have both a microphone and a camera in order to earn CE Credit Registrants will receive ZOOM LINK AND INSTRUCTIONS 24 hours prior to start.

Discover problems and pitfalls preventing people from fair and free choices in housing and your part in providing equal housing opportunities. The Code of Ethics provides directions to standards of performance. If professionalism is the destination, are you on the right path? Develop methods to establish, expand, and enrich interactions with REALTORS®, business affiliates and clients that will build, boost and better your career. This course also examines the goals, roles and holes that occur during agency relationships. Approved for 7.5 Hours CE (includes DOS Mandatory 3 Hours Fair Housing (also satisfies NAR Fair Housing requirement), 2.5 Hours Ethical Business Practice (both also satisfies NAR FH & COE requirement), 1 Hour Agency, 1 Hour Legal Update ---------------------------------------------- CE Credits by WEBINAR (ZOOM) requires that you have both a microphone and a camera in order to earn CE Credit Registrants will receive ZOOM instructions 24 hours prior to start.

The Realtor Property Resource “RPR” platform is provided by the National Association of Realtors to successfully research properties in all 50 states using MLS data, school reports, census demographics and market indicators. This dynamic software provides data analytics on real estate market conditions and provides comprehensive consumer reports that keep agents informed about the specific Real Estate market for their buyers and sellers. This Zoom class will provide agents instructional knowledge along with the benefit reasons to navigate through all of the features of the RPR program. It will include researching data, running reports, and increasing their presentation skills to better educate their client base. Approved for 4 Hours CE credit ---------------------------------------------------------- INFO FOR ZOOM COURSES ONLY - CE Credits by LIVE DISTANCE EDUCATION (ZOOM) requires that you have both a microphone and a camera in order to earn CE Credit Registrants will receive ZOOM LINK AND INSTRUCTIONS 24 hours prior to start.

LIBOR General Counsel Patrick Fife will provide an overview of new laws or legal developments that impact the Long Island real estate industry. Topics will include best practices related to fair housing, antitrust claims, advertising, and broker supervision. 1 Hour CE Approved (Includes DOS Mandated 1 HOUR LEGAL UPDATE) -------------------------------------------------- INFO FOR ZOOM COURSES ONLY- CE Credits by LIVE DISTANCE EDUCATION (ZOOM) requires that you have BOTH a microphone and a camera in order to earn CE Credit Registrants will receive ZOOM LINK AND INSTRUCTIONS 24 hours prior to start

Develop proven strategies and techniques to create smoother transactions for both buyer and sellers. Discover the myriad elements that affect property value and including types of housing, appraisals and inspections, neighborhood and amenities, energy efficiency and environmental issues, lender requirements and more. Use these to your advantage to close more deals! APPROVED FOR 7.5 Hours CE

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INFO FOR ZOOM COURSES ONLY - CE Credits by LIVE DISTANCE EDUCATION (ZOOM) requires that you have both a microphone and a camera in order to earn CE Credit

Build your understanding of co-op transactions from start to finish. Learn how co-ops are structured, how shares are allocated, and what you need to know when guiding buyers and sellers through the process. You’ll also review required documents, the board interview process, and legislation that may affect a co-op transaction. **Approved for 3.5 hours of CE credit** ----------------------------------------------------- INFO FOR ZOOM COURSES ONLY - CE Credits by LIVE DISTANCE EDUCATION (ZOOM) requires that you have both a microphone and a camera in order to earn CE Credit Registrants will receive ZOOM LINK AND INSTRUCTIONS 24 hours prior to start.

This course will focus on the unique features of Matrix. Matrix offers a range of features including fast and responsive searches, quick statistics, market reports & time saving tools like speed bar searching. Join us as we explore the powerful benefits of Reverse Prospecting and Realist Tax for effective research, strategic farming, and much more!
**This is an Intermediate class - You must have completed the Beginning Matrix class or have a basic working knowledge of the Matrix system before attending this class.**
APPROVED 3 HOURS CE
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INFO FOR ZOOM COURSES ONLY- CE Credits by LIVE DISTANCE EDUCATION (ZOOM) requires that you have BOTH a microphone and a camera in order to earn CE Credit
Registrants will receive ZOOM LINK AND INSTRUCTIONS 24 hours prior to start

Start your REALTOR® career with a strong foundation for success. LIBOR’s required New Member Orientation introduces you to the professional standards, resources and opportunities that can help you operate your business successfully—from membership benefits and MLS resources to fair housing, safety, advocacy, and the REALTOR® Code of Ethics. Through practical activities and real-world scenarios, you’ll gain knowledge you can put to work right away to serve clients with confidence, build credibility and grow your business.
**Required for new members | 2.5 hours of CE credit**

Explore the best ways to service all areas of the military market: Active Duty, the Reserves, the National Guard, and veterans, to help them find housing solutions that suit their needs. Gain an understanding of the military acronyms– PCS to RAP to BAH and more–along with processes and procedures involved in a military relocation and how it influences housing choices. Identify and provide services that help members of this niche market sell or purchase suitable homes including short sales and use of benefits such as VA financing.
APPROVED FOR 6.5 Hours CE credit -
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CE Credits by WEBINAR/ZOOM requires that you have both a microphone and a webcam in order to earn CE Credit