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INDIVIDUAL COURSE

Preparing a Market Analysis – Best Practices

Education Provider #10662   Course Approval #42102

A comparative market analysis (CMA) can be the perfect tool to tip a buyer or seller one way or the other while potentially increasing a client’s profits. This four-hour course will teach you a three-step approach to effective market analyses: the market, the property and the numbers. In addition, this course will dig into the details of creating a CMA including what to prioritize when selecting comparable properties, how to adjust selected comparables and other important strategies to create an accurate and presentable CMA.

Course Facts

Documentation Provided
Certificate of Completion

Credit
4 Mandatory Hours

Course Type
100% Online

Regulatory Agency
Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC)

Course Schedule
Self-Paced & Available 24/7

Proctoring
Not Required

Course Outline

Topic Duration
Unit 1: Market Analysis: Analyze the Property 50 minutes
Unit 2: Market Analysis: Analyze the Market 40 minutes
Unit 3: Market Analysis: Crunch the Numbers 55 minutes
Unit 4: Strategies for Better Seller Representation 45 minutes
FINAL EXAM 10 minutes

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Our courses are designed to be easy to use and quick to complete. Having your real estate education online and at your own pace will make completing your renewal effortless and simple.

TREC requires you to spend at least as much time in each course as the approved credit hours.

You are able to take your CE courses anytime between your last license renewal date and your upcoming license expiration date.  We will report your course completion credits to TREC on your behalf. We typically report course credits to TREC within 1-2 business days of your completion, but processing times may vary.

Completing your courses at least 10 days before submitting your renewal application ensures a smooth renewal process and avoids the $200 TREC CE Deferral Fee.  

If you are late to renew your license, TREC offers a six month grace period. Renewing after the six month grace period will require reinstatement proceedings. Waiting more than two years after your license expiration will require you to reapply for a new license.

Yes. Both of our Texas CE packages contain all of the required coursework for your license renewal.

TREC requires course providers to report credits directly to TREC for all CE completions. All students taking our TREC CE courses will be asked to provide their license number upon course launch.

This update eliminates the need for licensed sales agents to send their course completion certificate(s) directly to TREC. We typically report course credits to TREC within 1-2 business days of your completion, but processing times may vary.