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Jul 29, 2010
(2 hours ago)
ADRE Update - Changes in Real Estate Licensing Requirements
The Arizona Department of Real Estate distributed an "Information Alert" yesterday, July 28, that included several Arizona Statute changes. Among the changes are requirements for a fingerprint cl...
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Jul 26, 2010
(3 days ago)
Renewal Zone Partners with Home Builders Association of Central Arizona
Renewal Zone has now partnered with the Home Builders Association of Central Arizona (HBACA) to offer a special discounted rate on Arizona real estate renewal classes for new home salespeople.
It's...
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Jul 20, 2010
(9 days ago)
Real Estate Renewal Class on New Home Construction Now on Renewal Zone
We are excited to introduce a brand new online real estate class on Renewal Zone. A class on new home construction, entitled "Build a House" has just been added to our Arizona real estate renewal cla...
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Jul 13, 2010
(16 days ago)
Broker Management Clinic - Online at RENEWAL ZONE
The Arizona Department of Real Estate requires that all supervising brokers include a Broker Management Clinic as part of their real estate continuing education requirements. Completion of an ADRE ...
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Jul 01, 2010
(28 days ago)
Reduce the Clutter and Sell More Homes!
Ok - so you you're telling me you never learned about home staging in real estate school! Home staging can greatly impact how quickly a home is sold and the price for which it is sold. How im...
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Jun 22, 2010
(36 days ago)
Arizona Real Estate License Renewal - Every Two Years!
The Arizona Department of Real Estate has announced that real estate license renewals issued after July 29, 2010 will be for a 2-year license period. For currnt licensees, the Arizona Department of R...
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Jun 16, 2010
(43 days ago)
Arizona Home Builders Buying Up Land - Is It a Sign?
A recent Arizona Republic story by Catherine Reagor cited an upswing in home building from April 2009 with 789 new home sales to April 2010 with 823 new home sales. That is moving in the right direct...
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Jun 09, 2010
(49 days ago)
Is Your Time Valuable? Ok, then - Online Real Estate Classes Are For You!
Online real estate classes help busy real estate professionals accomplish more in a day! You can take a real estate class from your home, office or sitting at Starbucks. All you need is an interne...
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Jun 03, 2010
(56 days ago)
Mortgage Classes - Two Great Choices on Renewal Zone
Renewal Zone offers two great choices in online classes for mortgage loan officers. Approved NMLS classes are now available online with the convenience of internet access.
Which choice best suit...
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May 24, 2010
(66 days ago)
Arizona SB 1219 - Legislative Update for Arizona Real Estate Licensees
The Arizona legislature has passed SB 1219, which changes the 4-year real estate license back to a 2-year license, effective July 29, 2010. The new law does not change the requirement of 24 hour...
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May 18, 2010
(72 days ago)
Arizona SB 1136 - New Rules for Advertising in Arizona
Several new bills, impacting the real estate industry, passed through the Arizona state legislature recently. SB 1136 stipulates that any print or internet advertisment that advertises a specifi...
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May 03, 2010
(87 days ago)
Renewal Zone Now Offers Online Mortgage Classes!
Renewal Zone has partnered with two highly respected mortgage lending schools, ProSchools and School of Mortgage Lending to offer the very best choices in online mortgage classes. You can now complet...
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Apr 28, 2010
(92 days ago)
Real Estate Classes - How to Benefit the Most from Your Real Estate Renewal Hours
Most states require real estate professionals to complete a few weeks of real estate focused education and pass a state-administered exam in order to receive a real estate license and are given the au...
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Apr 21, 2010
(99 days ago)
Real Estate Classes - More Important Than Ever!
More important than ever is the participation in real estate continuing education that keeps you up-to-date with changes in the market. Short sales, pre-foreclosures, and bank-owned properties have r...
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Apr 13, 2010
(107 days ago)
Online Real Estate Renewal Classes - Renewal Zone Technology Adds Efficiency
Do you remember the days when mortgage payments were calculated with an amortization chart? When fax machines were the quickest way to get a document across the Country? When real estate professiona...
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Mar 31, 2010
(120 days ago)
Arizona Department of Real Estate Proposal HB 2689 Re: Continuing Education
Arizona Real Estate Commissioner Judy Lowe has established a goal of improving the professionalism of Arizona licensees. One way she is hoping to achieve this is by increasing the education requi...
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Mar 25, 2010
(125 days ago)
Commercial Architecture Real Estate Renewal Class Offered on Renewal Zone!
Are you ready to learn a little about commercial architecture? Would you like to know some of the terms used in architecture? Some of the history of the various styles of architecture? Some of the ...
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Mar 17, 2010
(134 days ago)
Maximize Your Time - Take Your Real Estate Renewal Classes Online
Today's real estate professionals are living in the digital age with new technology being introduced every day to help them better serve their customers and clients. Social networking, virtually unhea...
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Mar 12, 2010
(139 days ago)
Renewal Zone - Featured Real Estate Renewal Class - Fair Housing for New Home Sales
Renewal Zone offers two Fair Housing classes - one is written specifically for new home sales and the other is written specifically for residential real estate.
When you take a Fair Housing cla...
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Mar 05, 2010
(146 days ago)
Renewal Zone Places Online Real Estate Renewal Classes at Your Fingertips!
How many times have you attended a real estate renewal class only to come away thinking, "same old, same old..." Well, it's time for you to try Renewal Zone for your next real estate continuing educa...
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Feb 22, 2010
(157 days ago)
Broker Management Clinic Now Available ONLINE at Renewal Zone
Designated Brokers are required to complete a 3 hour Broker Management Clinic every two years as part of the continuing education requirements by the Arizona Department of Real Estate.
Renewal Zo...
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Feb 17, 2010
(162 days ago)
Is Your Real Estate License Going to Expire Soon?
When does your real estate license expire? Are your 2-year real estate renewal classes due soon?
Although licenses are valid for 4 years in Arizona, you need 24 hours of real estate continuing edu...
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Feb 12, 2010
(167 days ago)
Renewal Zone Features "Land Development" Real Estate Renewal Class
Renewal Zone offers an awesome class entitled "Land Development" written by Rob Cross, former Phoenix Division President for Ryland Homes and an expert in developing residential projects.
This cl...
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Feb 10, 2010
(169 days ago)
Renewal Zone Features "Land Acquisition Process" Real Estate Renewal Class
Renewal Zone's Featured Class of the Week - Land Acquisition Process by Donna Ransom.
Would you like to learn about land aquisitions? If you would like to learn something new as you complete your ...
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Feb 04, 2010
(175 days ago)
Renewal Zone Onsite Classes for Real Estate Professionals
This morning, Lynn and I are headed out to beautiful CantaMia at Estrella, the newest community to be added to the 10,000 acre "jewel of the west." Joseph Carl Homes is opening CantaMia this month a...
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Jan 21, 2010
(189 days ago)
Renewal Zone is Coming to An Office Near You!
As Renewal Zone, principals, Lynn Palmer and I, are making special appearances at home builder sales meetings and real estate office meetings across the Valley.
The presentation takes only 10 minut...
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Jan 11, 2010
(199 days ago)
Note to Self: Finish My Real Estate Continuing Education Classes EARLY in 2010
So here we are in 2010. A new year, a new decade. Guess it is time to figure out if we are going to do things the same way in 2010 as we did in 2009!
Are you like the majority of real estate li...
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Jan 09, 2010
(201 days ago)
Real Estate Renewal Hours JUST GOT EASIER!
Busy real estate professionals should be a little happier today! That is because Renewal Zone now offers the convenience of State-Approved real estate continuing education classes online. Classes a...
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Dec 31, 2009
(210 days ago)
Happy New Year from Renewal Zone!
5 – 4 – 3 – 2 – 1 – Prepare for Launch!
We have spent the past several months in development of our classes and website and have begun the countdown to going 100%...
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Nov 22, 2009
(248 days ago)
Videos Add "Real-life Examples" to Real Estate Renewal Classes
We had an exciting and fun week making videos to add to our class content on Renewal Zone! Our videos add “real life” examples to class material dealing with Selling Skills, Agency, Discl...
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Nov 13, 2009
(258 days ago)
Attention Renewal Zone Fans!
Yes, it’s true, we are right now testing our website and all of our classes and will be ready to go live with Arizona real estate renewal classes and packages in December! Renewal Zone will off...
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Nov 08, 2009
(263 days ago)
Exciting News This Week from Washington!
Congress passed legislation this week that will extend and expand the $8,000 first-time home buyer tax credit. The new law will extend the $8,000 tax credit for first-time home buyers for sales con...
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Oct 14, 2009
(288 days ago)
Real Estate Continuing Education - Make It Work For YOU!
Ever feel like your real estate continuing education is not as beneficial for your day-to-day businesss as you would like it to be?
Here are a few tips to make it more meaningful:
1. Start earl...
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Oct 09, 2009
(293 days ago)
Time is Money! Save Time with Online Real Estate Continuing Education
If you are like me, renewal classes are sometimes hard to fit into a busy schedule. Renewal Zone is a wonderful solution for busy real estate professionals. Classes are State-approved for license re...
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Oct 04, 2009
(297 days ago)
Broker Management Clinic
Renewal Zone faculty recently completed a Broker Management Clinic, which will be submitted to the Arizona Department of Real Estate ADRE this week for approval. Renewal Zone will be offering the Bro...
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Oct 03, 2009
(299 days ago)
Looking Forward
When we take a look back over the past 8 years, we find that the Feds in their attempt to prevent a major recession, reduced interest rates to an eventual all time low. The Federal Funds rate eventual...
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Sep 28, 2009
(304 days ago)
New Continuing Education Class - Broker Management Clinic - in Progress
Renewal Zone will be offering 24-hour real estate renewal packages for our Arizona students soon. Many of our real estate renewal classe have already been approved by the Arizona Department of Real E...
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Sep 23, 2009
(309 days ago)
ADRE Commissioner Places High Priority on Real Estate Education
Lynn Palmer and I were fortunate to visit, yesterday, with the new Arizona Department of Real Estate Commissioner, Judy Lowe to discuss real estate renewal hours and specifically, online renewal hours...
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Sep 21, 2009
(311 days ago)
Real Estate Recovery
The White House is considering an extension to the $8,000 tax credit for first time home buyers! The real estate industry has seen a boost due to the thousands of first time homebuyers that used the t...
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Sep 18, 2009
(313 days ago)
ADRE Issues Commissioner's Advisory
The Arizona Department of Real Estate today released a Commissioner’s Advisory regarding Electronic Record Keeping and Electronic Signatures today.
The following rules apply for Electronic ...
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Sep 18, 2009
(314 days ago)
Attention Appraisers!
Time is short – HUD’s deadline is October 1, 2009 for all licensed appraisers to upgrade to Certified Residential in order to maintain FHA roster status! Go to HUD’s website for info...
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Sep 10, 2009
(322 days ago)
High Schools Moving Toward Green
Congratulations, Coronado and Desert Mountain High Schools in Scottsdale, Arizona, for taking a step toward green and setting a great example for students, parents, other schools and the whole communi...
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Sep 07, 2009
(325 days ago)
Another Sign of Recovery
The faculty at Renewal Zone is currently writing continuing education classes for real estate professionals. We now offer license renewal classes for real estate and appraisal in 43 states. Topics for...
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Sep 04, 2009
(327 days ago)
New Continuing Education Classes
The faculty at Renewal Zone is currently writing continuing education classes for real estate professionals. We now offer license renewal classes for real estate and appraisal in 43 states. Topics for...
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Sep 01, 2009
(331 days ago)
New Homebuilder Arrives in Phoenix Market
Joseph Carl Homes has hit the Phoenix real estate market running with the opening of Arboleda Ranch in Phoenix. This is a great success story waiting to happen, as Carl Mulac, a well-known homebuildin...
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Aug 27, 2009
(336 days ago)
ADRE Places New Emphasis on Education
Arizona Department of Real Estate Commissioner, Judy Lowe is passionate about education for licensees. In a meeting today with Arizona real estate educators, she emphasized her desire to improve the e...
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