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Becoming a
Realtor
A career in real estate requires the ability to overcome
resistance and maintain a positive attitude. It is not a nine-to-five job.
Being a Realtor means setting your own schedule and being your own boss.
Success is also tied to being a team player and making the most of
professional relationships. Your customers are not commodities; they are
people. It's the relationships that you form with people (customers,
employees, vendors, business associates, etc) that can make or break your
business. At the end of the day, a successful Realtor knows that meeting
customer needs is the only route to success.
A career in real estate is not
for everyone, but if you have what it takes it can reward you like few other
careers can. Real estate is a business where rewards come in direct
proportion to effort. Great sales associates are confident and project to
others that they have the skills necessary to get the job done. Realtors are
communicators who listen as well as they speak.
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What
you need to do
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Complete the required courses
offered by the Ontario Real Estate Association;
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Complete and pass the written exam based on the
courses' content;
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Submit an application to the
Ontario Real Estate Association along with successful exam results;
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Applicants must be registered
with a licensed real estate Broker. Have a signed contract
of employment;
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Ontario also has mandatory
continuing education criteria that must be met on an ongoing basis in
order to maintain your license;
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There are also 3 Articling
course that must be completed within a 2 years period immediately after
obtaining your real estate license.
For specific details on the process and requirements click
link below:
Ontario
Real Estate Association
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Pathway
to becoming a Real Estate Professional
The following chart outlines the path available in professional real estate.
From preparation for a career in real estate, to options for specialization and
your continuing professional development.
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Phase 1, Phase 2, and Phase 3 must
be completed within eighteen months of the original
start date of the Phase 1 Course.
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Phase 1
Real Estate as a Professional
Career
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Phase 2
Real Estate as a Professional Career
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Phase 3
Residential Real Estate as a Professional
career
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PROFESSIONAL SALESPERSON
Two (2) year Articling Phase all new
salespersons must incorporate the three mandatory
courses into the first two years of a
career development to acquire their permanent
registration.
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Real Property Law
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Remaining Phase 3 Course: ICI or Residential
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Select one of the diamond Course to
complete the Articling Phase
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Principles of Appraisal (RES)
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Principles of Mortgage Financing (RES)
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Real Estate Investment Annuluses (ICI)
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Principles of Property Management (ICI)
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PERMANENT SALESPERSON
Brokerage registration. Becoming a broker requires
completion of the Articling Phase courses,
elective course plus the Real Estate Office Management
and Professional Real Estate Brokerage
courses.
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Select one of the triangle courses to proceed to brokerage.
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Real Estate Office Management
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Professional Real Estate Brokerage
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CAREER
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CAREER NIGHT SEMINAR
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| For more information, please contact
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