Growing Green: Environmental Awareness and Your Real Estate Practice
Whether you're representing a seller who's listing a high-efficiency home or working with a buyer to find one, it's important to be able to recognize a home's green features and the value they bring to the property. This means understanding the benefit of big-ticket green items such as solar panels, wind turbines, geothermal heating and cooling systems, solar water heaters, or even energy-efficient windows, as well as knowing the value in quick-and-easy updates like low-flow faucets, LED lighting, and smart thermostats. It also means knowing the difference between HERS and HES and SEER and LEED. Of course, greening up a home isn't cheap. Letting your clients know about available federal and state programs and incentives is another way you can ensure your clients are getting the best service around.
Course highlights include:
- An overview of the green home movement
- Green terminology, certifications, and ratings
- A review of energy-efficient upgrades, including solar panels, wind turbines, geothermal heating and cooling systems, solar water heaters, and more
- Tips for assisting green homebuyers and sellers
- A review of the FHA's Energy Efficient Mortgage and the 203(k) Rehabilitation Mortgage programs
- Qualifications for the DOE's Weatherization Assistance Program
- Interactive activities and scenarios to seal in the new information and frame it in everyday context
State Requirements For Arkansas
Arkansas State Requirement Details for Real Estate Salesperson and Broker Continuing Education
Renewal Date: Renew for upcoming year by September 30th to avoid penalty. License expires on December 31st.
Hours Required by the State: 7 hours
- 1-hour Required Safety Course
- 3 hours of Electives
- Salespersons:
- 3-Hour 2025 AREC Required Course on Agency Representation and Compensation
- Principal Brokers and Executive Brokers WILL NOT receive CE credit for this course.
- Principal Brokers and Executive Brokers:
- 3-Hour 2025 AREC Required Broker Course on Supervision/Agency
- Salespersons may NOT take the Supervising Broker course.
- Associate Brokers:
- Associate Brokers may elect to take either the Salesperson course or the Broker course. If an Associate Broker has aspirations of becoming a managing broker, they are encouraged to take the Broker course.
Arkansas Real Estate Commission
Street Address: 612 South Summit Street, Little Rock, AR 72201
Mailing Address: 612 South Summit Street, Little Rock, AR 72201
Telephone: (501) 683-8010
Email: areclic@arkansas.gov