Real estate professionals who complete the coursework and earn “Specialist” designations will now also receive seven continuing education credit hours from the state agency authorized to monitor the industry.

The Certified Foreclosure Agent live online curriculum, which includes a three-course certification bundle, as well as a certification at the culmination of the training, ensures agents will:

• Close more deals and earn higher commissions
• Garner national marketing exposure
• Learn lifetime skills and tools to thrive in any market
• Attract more leads to grow their businesses
• Become preferred listing agents among lenders and other financial institutions

“Distressed real estate is where the money is right now for agents everywhere,” said Foreclosure.com Director of Education, Linda Yates. “Agents who recognize the opportunities in the foreclosure space are enjoying tremendous success. There has never before been a time when buyers and sellers understand the distressed real estate alternatives than they do today.”

Distressed real estate sales, which include foreclosures and short sales, are big business in today’s market, accounting for more than 40 percent of transactions in the first quarter of 2009, according to the National Association of Realtors® (NAR).

The Certified Foreclosure Agent program — with its intensive training and testing process — is leading the charge to educate agents to take greater advantage of this current market trend, connecting them with multiple buyers in their areas.

It’s important to note that all licensed real estate agents nationwide are eligible to receive Certified Foreclosure Agent training — it is not limited to Florida professionals only. Approval in Florida, however, signals the start of nationwide acceptance for the industry-leading continuing education curriculum for real estate professionals.

Implicit in this requirement, however, is that the Certified Foreclosure Agent maintain at least a minimum number of hours of Continuing Professional Education (CPE) each year and conduct him or herself within the ethical mandates established by the profession.

“Florida agents are required to receive 14 hours of continuing education every two years,” said Yates. “This curriculum is timely and critical in today’s environment. Survive or die is the realty that agents are faced with today.”

For more information regarding the Foreclosure.com Certified Foreclosure Agent program please visit agentuniversity.foreclosure.com/cfa/index.html or call us at (866) 382-2439.

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About Certified Foreclosure Agent program from Foreclosure.com:
The Certified Foreclosure Agent program offered through Agent University is the latest in a long line of truly innovative continuing education opportunities that Foreclosure.com offers to expand the practice and knowledge of real estate professionals nationwide. The training curriculum is delivered in a candidate-friendly format that comprises live and pre-recorded online sessions that agents participate in from the convenience of their homes and offices. This career-building certification program goes hand-in-hand with the Foreclosure.com Broker Network — the most authoritative directory in the industry used by lenders, asset managers and homebuyers alike to handpick the most qualified agents for the job.

On the Web:
Certified Foreclosure Agent Program: agentuniversity.foreclosure.com/cfa/index.html
Community Expert Program: www.foreclosure.com/realestateleads.html
Broker Network: www.foreclosure.com/brokernetwork.html

For more on the Certified Foreclosure Agent Program at Foreclosure.com Agent University click here.

We’re on the road again!

The Foreclosure.com team will offer agents and brokers two incredible money-saving certification opportunities at The Five Star Default Servicing Conference and Expo this weekend (Sept. 20-23, 2009) .

Certified Foreclosure Agent and Certified Short Sale Agent training will be offered at significantly reduced prices for attendees at the Forth Worth Convention Center in Dallas, Texas. In addition, we’ll be demonstrating our revolutionary automated short sale solution, QuickSale.com, which helps you easily close these “complicated” deals in record time.

Certification benefits include:

• Close more deals
  • Plug your pipeline with leads
  • Earn big commissions
• Negotiate deals faster
  • Learn expert techniques
  • Learn mitigation secrets
• Get noticed by buyers
  • Reach the largest qualified buyer pool
  • Enjoy top placement in our directory
• Get noticed by lenders
  • Become a preferred listing agent
  • Emerge as a “go to” expert

The trained agents who complete our programs emerge as listing powerhouses. It’s knowledge, techniques and strategies that put you on the cutting edge in this tough economy.

Find out how to take advantage of our various training opportunities that we have available in Dallas and beyond after the jump. Get knowledge, techniques and strategies that put you on the cutting edge in this tough economy!

The best way to get started (if you plan to be at Five Star in Dallas) is to sign up at Booth 117 for a free workshop presentation. Space is limited!

We’re in meeting room “Stockyards 2″ at the Omni Downtown Fort Worth, which is next to the convention center.

Here is the schedule:

Monday, Sept. 21, 2009

• Session 1: 1:30 p.m.
• Session 2: 3:00 p.m.
• Session 3: 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009

• Session 4: 9:00 a.m.
• Session 5: 10:30 a.m.
• Session 6: 1:30 p.m.
• Session 7: 3:00 p.m.
• Session 8: 4:30 p.m.

The best way to get started (if you’re not at Five Star in Dallas) is to visit our Web site at http://agentuniversity.foreclosure.com or call us at (866) 382-4445.

LEARN TO MAKE THIS MARKET WORK FOR YOU!

Several of Century 21’s top real estate agents from throughout the nation recently descended on the Westin Diplomat in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to participate in a training retreat.

Century 21 — the world’s largest residential real estate sales organization — recently selected Foreclosure.com Agent University to put a select group of industry professionals through its Certified Foreclosure Agent training program.

This is a career-building certification course designed specifically for individuals who are interested in foreclosures and expanding their business to include sales of Real Estate Owed (REO) properties, short sales and other distressed real estate.

All of the Century 21 agents who participated in the comprehensive learning experience were required to complete and pass an exam for each of the three topics presented receive their Certified Foreclosure Agent “Specialist” designation. For more background on the “Specialist” designation click here.

We had such a great group — many of agents flew in a day early and left a day late because of opportunity to travel to South Florida and, in the process, take home skills that will grow their businesses.

To learn more about the Certified Foreclosure Agent program click here. Broker owners and managers should contact us direct (866.382.4445) for more details on bulk pricing savings.

PARSIPPANY, N.J. (April 08, 2009) — ERA Franchise Systems LLC announced a comprehensive distressed property training and certification program for all of their brokers and sales associates nationwide. This program will provide ERA® affiliates with the training necessary to help educate and serve current homebuyers with regard to distressed properties.

The goal of the training and certification program is to provide ERA sales associates with the knowledge and skills to handle all types of distressed real estate transactions through the Foreclosure.com Certified Foreclosure Agent program. The program offers training and recognition to real estate professionals on numerous topics, including short sales, pre/post foreclosures, REO auctions and other related investment options that fall under the distressed real estate umbrella.

“Sales associates today need to know how to handle and closevarious real estate transactions more than ever before,” said, Melody Bohrer, vice president of education, ERA Franchise Systems LLC. “Certified Foreclosure Agent training ensures that our sales associates are properly prepared, up to speed on the latest trends and have the skills necessary to be successful in this market.”

The education track entails a progression of online courses that sales associates can conveniently attend from their homes and offices through the internal ERA training platform on eCampus. ERA sales associates can access the Certified Foreclosure Agent program offerings and select the curriculum that is right for them.

Additional information on the Certified Foreclosure Agent program offered through Foreclosure.com can be found right here.