Why Risk It? Risk Management Strategies

Overview

Real estate professionals run the gamut from independent contractors to the owners of large real estate brokerages, but one thing they all have in common is exposure to risk--legal, environmental, market, compliance, regulatory, and more. To address these risks, real estate professionals need to make risk management part of their regular business practices. This course provides tools and strategies for effective risk management and discusses a wide variety of the risks that licensees may encounter on the job. Taking this course will help licensees minimize and control risks within their organizations.

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Learning Objectives

  • Identify the steps of a risk management plan and how to apply them to a recognized risk
  • Identify the duties that agents owe to these other parties in different circumstances and the disclosures they are required to make about agency relationships
  • Recognize the lead-based paint disclosure requirements that must be followed when selling or leasing a property built prior to 1978
  • Identify other potential environmental risks that can affect a property and what disclosures may be necessary
  • Recognize the laws related to fair housing and assistance animals and how licensees can deal with related risks
  • Describe what antitrust laws cover and how brokerages can avoid violating them
  • Prepare a plan to address common personal safety risks that licensees may encounter while practicing real estate
  • Explain how risk assessment can help brokerages manage their cybersecurity risks


Designed For:

Real estate professionals at all stages in their careers




Course Information

Adding additional credit may change exam requirements.