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96-Hr. NE Salesperson Pre-Licensing Value Package

$549

This product includes:

Elective Hours: 10 Mandatory: 96 Total Hours: 106

Description

Package content and courses

State Requirements

This package is designed to provide you with the 96 hours of instruction required to be eligible for a Nebraska Salesperson license.

These courses prepare you for the Nebraska state licensing exam and provide the practical business knowledge and foundation necessary to be a successful real estate salesperson in Nebraska. This package also includes Exam Prep Edge and Professional Development courses.

This package includes the following:

30-Hr. NE Real Estate Principles and Practices Course
30-Hr. NE License Law Course
30-Hr. NE Real Estate Finance Course
6-Hr. NE Professional Practice and Standards Course
PLUS: Nebraska Exam Prep Edge (1 elective hour)
PLUS: ProPath Real Estate Career Kickstarter Professional Development Program (9 elective hours):*
Build Your 30/60/90 Day Plan Course: Learn how to formulate a business plan, determine SMART goals, and set up 30/60/90-day plans to integrate your plan into your business strategies. (3 elective hours)
Build Your Core Lead Network Course: Learn all about lead generation and how to create a system that will keep your marketing cycle running. (3 elective hours)
Build Your Negotiation Skills Course: Learn the phases of negotiation, preparation, and how communication strategies can power real estate negotiations. (3 elective hours)

*Professional development courses do not qualify for CE credits. This package includes a total of nine hours of professional development content that is not included in the mandatory course hours listed above.

Package Content:

Build Your 30/60/90 Day Plan

Ready to make things happen? In this course, you'll plan for your success in your real estate career in the next 30, 60, or 90 days. You'll discover how an effective business plan can shape your career trajectory and be inspired by examples of the essential elements of a business plan. With step-by-step guidance, you'll set some achievable goals and craft your own plan based on your market research and unique selling proposition. By the end, you'll have a clear sense of direction with your personalized business plan.

Build Your Core Lead Network

Real estate professionals recognize that leads and new prospects are vital to their business, yet the pursuit of finding them can be the most daunting aspect of the industry. In this course, you will acquire the ability to differentiate between a promising lead and an unpromising one and understand how a prospect progresses through the stages of a sale to become a paying client. You will learn effective strategies, relevant techniques, and receive expert guidance in formulating a personalized plan to generate your own leads. Upon completing this course, you will feel confident and well-equipped to attract, nurture, and convert leads to satisfied clients.

Build Your Negotiation Skills

In the high-stakes realm of real estate, where every deal can make or break your career, a single misstep in negotiation could result in dissatisfied and disheartened clients. Let's face it, there's no room for error! This comprehensive course covers everything from understanding the various stages of negotiation to mastering the art of persuasive communication. But theory alone can only take you so far. That's why this course incorporates practical case studies and scenarios to put your newfound skills to the ultimate test. It's time to roll up your sleeves, embrace your inner negotiator, and unlock your true potential!

Exam Prep Edge: Pearson VUE National Portion

This program covers the complete Pearson VUE national portion of your real estate licensing exam.

Exam Prep Edge is an intuitive online study experience that will help you gain the edge in acing your exam and getting your real estate career off to the right start. It provides you with the opportunity to prepare for your exam with the following benefits:

Take an initial assessment and receive immediate feedback on the topics you’ve mastered and the ones you still need to work on.

Improve your practice exam scores by studying individual lessons by topics outlined in your Candidate Handbook.

We believe practice makes perfect. That’s why we provide dynamic practice exams with unique questions to get you ready for your upcoming exam. You are able to review your results from each attempt and hone in on those areas where you feel like you are particularly strong and those where there is opportunity to improve.

Our real-time dashboards guide you through each topic while gauging your competency so you know what to concentrate on before exam day.

Learn more about Pearson VUE as an exam provider and the national portion of the exam here.

NE Professional Practice and Standards

This course provides the 6 clock hours in Professional Practice and Standards (Course 0003) required of applicants for real estate licensure in Nebraska. The course addresses ethics and professional conduct to help new Licensees gain competency in handling real estate transactions. Topics include agency duties and responsibilities, agency ethics and professionalism, fair housing issues, liability issues, and guidelines for avoiding misrepresentation.

NE Real Estate Principles and Practices

This course provides 30 hours of instruction in principles of real estate, required of all applicants for a salesperson's license in Nebraska. The course prepares learners for the Nebraska licensing exam and provides the real estate practice knowledge and foundation necessary to be a successful real estate salesperson.

Topics include real property ownership, land use controls and restrictions, deeds and title transfer, real estate contracts, real estate agency, estimating value, real estate practice, property disclosures, real estate financing, real estate math, real estate license laws and rules, and prohibited acts in real estate.

Nebraska 30-Hour Real Estate Finance (Course 0042R)

This course offers 30 hours of financial topics directly applicable to students obtaining their real estate license in Nebraska. Covered topics include loan terms, types and issues; government loan programs; defaults and foreclosures; instruments used in real estate financing; and government influence on financing.

Course highlights include:

A discussion of the evolution of mortgage lending
A look at how real estate impacts the economy
An overview of federal legislation affecting real estate and mortgages
An in-depth look at the role HUD, FHA and VA play in real estate financing
A review of primary and secondary market lenders
A look at the lending process from start to finish
A compare-and-contrast discussion of mortgages and deeds of trust, their common clauses and provisions, and applicable foreclosure rules
An overview of the subprime market, predatory lending, and mortgage fraud
A review of commercial and agricultural loans
A look at specialty loan products including piggyback, equity loans, and participation agreements, and creative financing including assumptions, modifications and seller financing
An evaluation of how environmental issues affect land value
Workshop-based activities for calculating principal, interest, taxes, and insurance

Nebraska License Law (Course 0047R)

This course provides 30 hours of instruction in Nebraska license law, required of all applicants for a salesperson’s license in Nebraska. The course prepares learners for the Nebraska licensing exam and provides the real estate practice knowledge and foundation necessary to be a successful real estate salesperson.

After completing this course, the learner will be able to interpret real estate law and demonstrate good practice in business transactions. Topics include licensing requirements, fair housing, the Nebraska Real Estate License Act, Nebraska real estate rules and regulations, trust accounts, prohibited practices, agency, and other Nebraska real estate laws.

State Requirements For Nebraska

Hours Required by the State: 96 hours

30-Hour Real Estate Principles and Practices Course (#0040)
30-Hour Nebraska Real Estate License Law Course (0047R)
30-Hour approved prelicense course

Licensing Exam: The licensing exam is administered by PearsonVue. Registration for the state licensing exam is an entirely separate process from proctoring for your course final exam. For instructions to register for your state licensing exam and further information, please click here.

The CE Shop’s Offering: 96 hours

Reporting: The state requires course completions to be reported to the state. We will report your course to the state upon completion.

Expiration Date of Course: Course expiration dates vary by course. Each individual course will have an expiration date listed in your account.

The CE Shop’s Pre-Licensing courses expire six months after the date of purchase. Each student will be granted a one-month extension at no charge, to be applied immediately after the initial six-month term. For any reactivation or extension of the course after the seventh month, The CE Shop will charge the student 20% of the current retail price of the course for each 30-day extension or partial 30-day extension in the event that the course finally terminates before the end of the final 30-day extension. Students may also elect to re-enroll for 50% of the current retail price of the course, if the course has hit the year expiration or the student is at the 7 month mark and wants to repurchase and restart the course and enrollment. Extensions or reactivations cannot be granted beyond 12 months from the purchase of the course since, in all events, the course terminates 12 months after purchase.

Certificates: Immediately upon course completions, The CE Shop will provide students with an electronic copy of the course certificate of completion. Certificates will remain in your account for a minimum of five years, should you need additional copies at a later time. Please refer to your application to determine if you need to submit your certificate(s) of completion. Course completion dates are recorded using Central Standard Time. Please note that the date on your certificate of completion will reflect this.

Final Exam: Final exams must be passed with a minimum of 70%.