Training & Business Development: Ongoing Education Holds Key to Agent Success

RISMEDIA, Jan. 10, 2007-Unquestionably there are too many licensed real estate agents and the barriers to entry are unacceptably low. Pre-license education is largely designed to prepare agents to pass the state licensing exam – so what happens then? The average new licensee is not fully equipped with the necessary skills to properly serve today's real estate consumer.

Online has increasingly become a medium of choice in helping agents acquire the additional skills they need to become quality, successful real estate professionals. After 12 years in the business, RealtyU has grown to become the largest real estate education group in the country, with a network of 34 schools. In addition the Company is the owner of a number of leading real estate courses, the manager of numerous real estate Councils, a provider of online mentoring services and is the largest provider of online real estate courses in the country. These courses fall into a wide range of categories: CE, Selling Skills, Designations and key subjects such as productivity, negotiations and many more.

Although the majority of agents still enjoy attending a class with other agents, many are finding that attending one class a year is just not enough. They are finding online to be a quick, fast and easy way to gain added knowledge and skills.

Launched over two years ago, RealtyU® Online today not only provides a large selection of its own real estate courses but is also the nation's largest aggregator of real estate courses. . Agents looking to obtain their CE credits now have a comprehensive online library that will meet their needs 24/7. No need to wait for a class to become available or take time out of your day which could be used for productive sales activities.

Also added in 2006 were 40 skills-based refresher courses that specifically focus on real estate agent productivity. According to Thomas Mitchell, Chief Operating Officer of RealtyU® Online, "agents of all experience levels are taking away valuable information, which they are employing and seeing positive results in their productivity." The subjects offered include: Listing Types – Income Farming – Cold Calling – Prospecting – Personal Profile Marketing – Buyer & Seller Orientation Seminars – Getting the Appointment – Pre-listing – Qualifying Buyers – Building Relationships – Personality Types – Getting Offers – Presenting & Negotiating.

So whether you're looking for Licensing courses, CE credits, a sought-after designation or have a need to improve one of your real estate skills, they are now all available online at www.RealtyUonline.com, the leader in career development for real estate professionals

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