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  • SPRING BREAK Bundle Deal! / Virtual Continuing Education / 5 Credit Hours
    3 new product(s) added recently
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    Spring Break is for REALTORS®, too. While the kids are on Spring Break, we are giving you one! Catch these 3 courses (NEW LAWS included), normally $60, for $51.

    Continuing Education: Virtual Course / Ethics and Risks of AI / June 26, 2025 / 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
    Continuing Education: Virtual Course / Fair Housing / July 10, 2025 / 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM    
    Continuing Education: Virtual Course / New Laws / July 17, 2025 / 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

    Courses are non-transferrable; confirm you can attend the live courses before purchasing.

    This bundle offer ends April 12th at 11:59 p.m.

    Questions? Please email LearningCenter@virginiarealtor.org

Webinars Upcoming & Past


Webinars


Virginia REALTORS®' webinars are informative, interactive, and interesting. Look through our dynamic list of webinars now so YOU can have information to boost your business. Can’t attend a webinar live? That’s okay. Register anyway for access to the replay.

Upcoming Webinars

Previously Recorded Webinars

 

On-Demand Courses


On-Demand Learning

 

Need a course NOW? Then On-Demand is the option for you. See which opportunity you can utilize to help you. You can even start tasking a CE course within minutes. Browse our evolving options and start learning.

Business Success

Diversity Training

Continuing Education


Continuing Education


CE is a part of every member’s long-term career. Utilize our user-friendly opportunities for earning CE to help make keeping your license active easy. We’ve created options to assist busy REALTORS® like you.

Live Virtual CE Classes

On-Demand CE Classes

Certifications & Designations


Certifications


Learn more about how you can sharpen your real estate skills by completing one (or more!) of our specialized programs.
Whether you need one CE class or want a full certification, our courses can help you out. 

Virginia REALTOR® Institute (GRI)

Broker Premier

PM Certified

Upcoming Live & Virtual Events

  • LOCAL EVENT : New Home Construction : RAR / In Person / April 09, 2025 / 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
    Includes a Live In-Person Event on 04/09/2025 at 9:00 AM (EDT)
    COURSE IS HOSTED BY LOCAL ASSOCIATION PROVIDED ON LOCAL ASSOCIATION SITE.
    Instructor: Tim Parent  Member Cost: $95 through 3/26/25 and $110 after  Non-Member Cost: $110  
    CE: 8 hrs Real Estate Related  PLE: 2 hrs Current Industry Trends  
    In this class, you will gain the product and transaction knowledge necessary to guide your buyer-clients through the purchase, construction and customization of a new home. Learn how to interact with new home builders and sales representatives to protect clients’ interests while developing productive business relationships. Topics covered include:  Understanding new home construction from the perspective of the builder and sales representative The buyer agent’s role in a new home construction purchase The step-by-step process from groundbreaking to closing The unique components of new home construction purchase agreements This is an approved ABR® elective course.
    RARealtors.com/REALTORschool/Designations
  • Locally Hosted Course

    CANCELLED - LOCAL EVENT: RI 501: Agency in Virginia / NRVAR In-Person / April 9, 2025, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
    Includes a Live In-Person Event on 04/09/2025 at 9:00 AM (EDT)

    COURSE IS HOSTED BY LOCAL ASSOCIATION. FEES ARE PROVIDED ON LOCAL ASSOCIATION SITE.

    Real estate is about relationships. You need to know what Virginia law stipulates about your business contacts. This course will provide a detailed guide for Virginia real estate licensees on important issues dealing with agency. Topics include: brokerage relationships, agency disclosure, confidentiality, transactions, and agency in the Code of Ethics. The course will engage students in critical thinking and encourage group discussion.

    CE/PL Approved: 3 Hours Real Estate Agency and 3 Hours Real Estate Related for CE; 3 Hours Virginia Agency Law for PL.

    For further information, please visit the NRVAR website or contact Brooke McPeak.

    Michael Guthrie

    Michael Guthrie is the CEO and Managing Broker of Roy Wheeler Realty in Charlottesville, VA. He joined the company in November of 2005 after being a REALTOR® in Northern Virginia since 1983. Since taking over Roy Wheeler, the company has expanded from 1 to 6 offices and now has more than 135 REALTORS® running their businesses under the Roy Wheeler corporate structure. Michael was named Charlottesville’s REALTOR® of the year in 2009, the Charlottesville Chamber’s Small Business person of the year in 2010, and was the Charlottesville Area Association of REALTORS® Code of Ethics Award recipient in 2014. Michael currently hosts his weekly radio show, Real Estate Matters on WINA every Saturday morning. He has taught DPOR approved courses in Charlottesville and throughout Virginia.

  • RI 506: Risk Management / 2-Day Morning Virtual Course / April 09-10, 2025, 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
    Includes Credits Includes Multiple Live Events. The next is on 04/09/2025 at 9:00 AM (EDT)

    You worked hard for your license and you want to ensure you keep it by managing your risk. This class will expose the ways you could end up in a lawsuit and, most importantly, how to avoid one. Students will get a crash course on risk management, escrow, equal services, environmental concerns, and state and federal regulations such as lead paint and anti-trust. Learn to protect yourself and your business. 

    CE/PL Approved: 1 Hours Legal Update with Flood Content and 5 Hours Real Estate Related OR 6 Hours Real Estate Related for CE; 3 Hours Risk Management and 3 Hours Escrow Requirements for PL. 

    NOTE: In order to receive class credit, you will need to attend both days.

    Nancy Pav

    Nancy, an associate Broker, has been a licensed REALTOR for over 20 years. In addition to being a consistent top producer, Nancy has been a Pre-License Education Instructor since 2007. Teaching GRI classes is a natural extension to her real estate career. Nancy has a B.A. in English from Fordham University, has attained the GRI and e-Pro designations and holds a seat on her local association’s Board of Directors.

  • PM 107: It's Over When It's Over / 4-Hour Virtual Course / April 15, 2025, 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    Includes Credits Includes a Live Web Event on 04/15/2025 at 9:00 AM (EDT)

    What happens when a good relationship experiences turmoil or the parties decide to part ways? This course explores landlord, tenant, and property manager responsibilities when navigating a breach of lease or the process of lease termination. 

    CE/PL Approved: 1 Hour Real Estate Contracts and 3 Hours Real Estate Related or 4 Hours Real Estate Related for CE; 2 Hours Current Industry Issues/Trends for PL.

    Ryan Leonard

    Staff Counsel

    Virginia REALTORS®

    Ryan is a graduate of the University of Richmond School of Law and is licensed to practice law in Virginia and Washington, DC. He has a background working as an attorney in private practice, volunteering for legal organizations such as Legal Services of Northern Virginia, Legal Aid Society of San Diego, and Animal Legal Defense Fund, as well as experience in the private sector in a variety of non-legal fields. When he is not working as Staff Counsel for Virginia REALTORS®, Ryan works as an adjunct professor of political science at Brightpoint Community College.

  • Legal Webinar / Upcoming April 16, 2025 / 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
    Includes a Live Web Event on 04/16/2025 at 2:00 PM (EDT)

    Join the Virginia REALTORS® Legal Staff for a HOT TOPIC webinar concerning the REAL ESTATE legal outlook in our state! Never be left behind and make sure that you are registered for all of the FREE WEBINARS that are a member benefit just for you and your peers. CLICK HERE to access and register for them all! 

    REMINDER: This is a webinar and is not for CE credit. 

    Jon Haley

    Associate General Counsel

    Virginia REALTORS®

    As Staff Counsel for Virginia REALTORS®, Jon wears many hats. He works with the rest of the legal team to teach, create podcasts, star in legal videos, and even draft legal briefs for the Supreme Court of Virginia. After graduating from the University of Richmond School of Law, Jon clerked for a Circuit Court judge and then worked for a large claims administration firm in town. Those jobs gave him a wide array of legal experiences, which he has been putting to use helping protect REALTORS® since 2017. As busy as he is with work, he is equally as busy having fun outside of work! He lends his guitar skills to his band, Church Hill Music Company. The Atlanta Braves and UVA sports (2019 National Champs!) play a big role in his life—no matter how painful some seasons may be! With his wife, Mandy, by his side, they enjoy exploring new restaurants. Southern and Indian cuisines rank on his top favorite food list.


  • $15.00

    Continuing Education: Virtual Course / Contracts: Back to Basics / April 17, 2025 / 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
    Includes Credits Includes a Live Web Event on 04/17/2025 at 10:00 AM (EDT)

    This one-hour course will provide the building blocks needed to understand how contracts work in the real estate business. First, the course will breakdown what a contract is and how to create an enforceable contract. The class will go through several real-life scenarios to apply the information learned. Next, the course will discuss breach of contract and potential remedies, followed by a discussion of the difference between terminating and releasing a contract. Finally, the course will go over potential contract defenses to look out for, and how contracts may be assigned.

    CE/PL APPROVAL: 1 Hour Real Estate Contracts for CE; No PL

    Santiago Montalvo

    Staff Counsel

    Virginia REALTORS®

    Santiago brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to Virginia REALTORS®. Before going to law school, he served in the Army and in various roles in the financial industry and engineering and technology industries. After graduating from American University Washington College of Law, he took his experience and worked as a solo practitioner as well as other roles with engineering firms. He then joined as Staff Counsel for Virginia REALTORS®. As Staff Counsel, Santiago contributes to the Caveat REALTOR® podcast, creates legal resources for members, and serves on the Standard Forms Committee.