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NYSAR Course Schedule

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Before submitting your registration for any NYSAR designation courses being offered through Zoom, please understand that your tuition is non-refundable and non-transferable.

What is the cancellation policy? You may cancel out of a classroom course up to 10 days before the class begins without any penalty. Ten or fewer days before the class begins, you may transfer into another class without a penalty or you can cancel and incur a $25 cancellation fee.

For non-NYSAR members, please call 1-518-463-0300 Ext. x219 to get pricing and to register for any NYSAR classes.

June 26, 2025

Zoom - Understanding Co-Ops - 3.5 hrs. - 6.26.25

$30 Members.  Examine what a Co-Op is and how shares are allocated. What is involved in the process of purchasing or selling a Co-Op and what all parties involved must know.

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July 8, 2025

Zoom - NYSAR - Monthly Legal Update - 7.8.2025

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July 9, 2025

Zoom - GRI-4 - Legal - 7.9.25 - 7.10.25

$125 Members. CE: 7.5 Hours including1 in Recent Legal Matters Operate your business without the risk of claims,

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July 14, 2025

Zoom - SRS - Seller Representative Specialist - 7.14.25 - 7.17.25

$295 Members. SRS - Seller Representative Specialist - Elevate your standards

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July 21, 2025

Zoom - GRI-6 - Sellers - 7.21.25 - 7.22.25

$125 Members. CE: 7.5 Hours including 2 in Agency Represent seller clients in a way that keeps them coming back. Get a competitive advantage with strategies to gain more listings, get clients to price to sell, enhance your marketing, and avoid Fair Housing violations and safety concerns.

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July 23, 2025

Zoom - SFR - Short Sales and Foreclosure Specialist - 7.23.25 - 7.24.25

$125.00 Members. Maneuver the complexities of short sales and help buyers pursue short sale and foreclosure opportunities.

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July 28, 2025

Zoom - SRES - Seniors Real Estate Specialist - 7.28.25 - 7.31.25

$295.00 Members. Specialize in the 50+ real estate market by expanding your knowledge of: current lifestyle and housing trends; how life stages impact real estate choices; and how to develop a network.

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August 4, 2025

Zoom - MRP - Military Relocation Professional - 8.4.25 - 8.5.25

$125 Members. Help current military service members and veterans find housing solutions that best suit their needs and make best use of their available benefits.

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August 4, 2025

Zoom - ABR - 8.4.25 - 8.7.25

$295 Members. Become a proficient and profitable buyer's representative, serving with quality, fidelity and confidence. Satisfies New York State agency training requirement (two hours). 

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August 18, 2025

Zoom - GRI-5 - Buyers - 8.18.25 - 8.19.25

$125 Members. Demonstrate your value to buyers from listing to closing. Fulfills NYS fair housing training requirements. Learn strategies to secure more buyer clients and guide buyers through the process from pre-qualifying to closing.

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August 19, 2025

Zoom - NYSAR - Monthly Legal Update - 8.19.2025

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August 20, 2025

Zoom - GRI-7 - Property - 8.20.25 - 8.21.25

$125 Members. Learn about all the factors impacting value and close more deals. Discover the myriad elements that affect property value including types of housing, appraisals and inspections, neighborhoods and amenities.

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August 25, 2025

Zoom - ePRO - 8.25.25 - 8.28.25

Tuition: $295 Members e-PRO Required Course: (ABR/CIPS/GRI/SRS elective)

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September 2, 2025

Zoom - RSPS - Resort and Second Home Property Specialist - 9.2.25 - 9.3.25

$150.00 Members. Specialize in buying, selling or managing resort properties and second homes for recreation, investment or development.

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September 3, 2025

Zoom - GRI-6 - Sellers - 9.3.25 - 9.4.25

$125 Members. CE: 7.5 Hours including 2 in Agency. Represent seller clients in a way that keeps them coming back. Get a competitive advantage with strategies to:

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September 9, 2025

Zoom - NYSAR - Monthly Legal Update - 9.9.2025

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September 10, 2025

Zoom - NAR - Bias Override: Overcoming Barriers - 9.10.25 IB

Bias Override: Overcoming Barriers to Fair Housing helps real estate professionals interrupt stereotypical thinking so they can avoid fair housing pitfalls and provide equal professional service to everyone.

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September 25, 2025

Zoom - Professional Standards Education Seminar - E - 9.25-26.25 - 6.5 hr

This professional Standards training emphasizes the responsibilities of member Boards, elected Officers and Directors and the Grievance and Professional Standards Committees and familiarizes them with the obligations and rights of complainants and respondents.

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October 9, 2025

Zoom - GRI-2 - Business - 10.9.25 - 10.10.25

$125.00 Members. Take your business to the next level and gain market share. Provides the building blocks to create an effective business plan, build support structures using assistants and teams, prospect successfully and tap into niche markets, and develop policies to avoid risk.

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October 16, 2025

Zoom - GRI-1 - Ethics - 10.16.25 - 10.17.25

$125 Members.  Capitalize on what sets REALTORS® apart from real estate licensees. Satisfies NAR's mandatory ethics training requirement and the Ne

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October 20, 2025

Zoom - PSA: Pricing Strategy Advisor - 10.20.25 - 10.21.25

$150.00 – Members. PSA Required Course: (ABR/GRI/SRS elective or may substitute for GRI-7 Property)

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October 21, 2025

Zoom - NYSAR - Monthly Legal Update - 10.21.2025

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October 22, 2025

Zoom - Buyer Rep The Essentials - 10.22.2025 (A)

$50 Members. 3 CE credits including 1 in Agency. Purchasers have more choices now than ever regarding Buyers agents.  As such, it is important to develop methods for building trust and lo

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October 23, 2025

Zoom - AHWD - At Home With Diversity (2-CC 3-FH) - 10.23.25 - 10.24.25

$125 Members. At Home with Diversity is an educational experience designed to help real estate licensees incorporate inclusion and equality into their daily business practices in order to help all buyers achieve the dream of homeownership. In this class, real estate licensees learn how to work effectively with today's increasingly diverse population and do so without the risk of fair housing complaints or violations. This course addresses the topics of diversity, fair housing and business planning to assure equal treatment of all.

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October 27, 2025

Zoom - SRS - Seller Representative Specialist - 10.27.25 - 10.30.25

$295 Members. SRS - Seller Representative Specialist - Elevate your standards

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November 3, 2025

Zoom - GRI-5 - Buyers - 11.3.25 - 11.4.25

Tuition: $125 Members Demonstrate your value to buyers from listing to closing. Fulfills NYS fair housing training requirements. Learn strategies to secure more buyer clients and guide buyers through the process from pre-qualifying to closing.

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November 4, 2025

Zoom - NYSAR - Monthly Legal Update - 11.4.2025

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November 6, 2025

Zoom - GRI-3 - Agency - 11.6.25 - 11.7.25

$125.00 Members.  This course provides a clear understanding of agency practice and policy issues including agency disclosure and other types of disclosures required by state and federal law. 

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November 20, 2025

Zoom - GRI-7 - Property - 11.20.25 - 11.21.25

Tuition: $125 Members Learn about all the factors impacting value and close more deals. Discover the myriad elements that affect property value including types of housing, appraisals and inspections, neighborhoods and amenities.

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December 2, 2025

Zoom - NYSAR - Monthly Legal Update - 12.9.2025

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December 3, 2025

Zoom - Professional Standards Education Seminar - E - 12.3-4.25 - 6.5 Hr

This professional Standards training emphasizes the responsibilities of member Boards, elected Officers and Directors and the Grievance and Professional Standards Committees and familiarizes them with the obligations and rights of complainants and respondents.

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NYSREEF Scholarship Deadlines - July 31 and December 31


Award announcements are made twice annually by the Foundation’s Board of Directors. Recipients are notified in mid-February for applications submitted by December 31; recipients are notified in mid-October for applications submitted by July 31. For more information, please visit nysreef.org

Licensing Information

Interested in Becoming a Licensed Salesperson?

The first step is to take the the NYS Salesperson’s 75 hour Qualifying Course. The 75 hour course is offered through several local Boards or online at https://cortlandmls.theceshop.com.   

A licensing candidate may take the course final examination only upon satisfactory completion of the attendance requirements.  An exam score of 70% or above must be achieved in order to successfully complete the course.  A make-up exam is available in the event the course exam is not passed.

Successful completion of both attendance and exam requirements entitles the licensing candidate to sit for the New York State examination.
 
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