12-Hr. ND 2025 CE Package for REALTORS

This mandatory North Dakota continuing education course is designed to deepen your understanding of diversity, equity, and inclusion and how these practices can impact your business and clients. You deal with diverse customers and clients. Would you ever decide on your own what kind of house a buyer client needs and then refuse to find them any other kind of house? Of course not! However, if you can recognize your own biases, listen to your client, and learn about their needs that you might not have anticipated, you can help them find exactly what they want. You’ll have taken your own step toward achieving equity—and your client can enjoy building up a different kind of equity in their new home.

This course provides three hours of CE for all North Dakota salespersons, broker associates, and brokers who want to renew as active for the calendar year 2026.

Course highlights include:

• Defining and distinguishing diversity, equity, and inclusion
• Equity vs. Equality
• Benefits and challenges of implementing the practice of DEI
• Creating a culture of belonging
• Understanding what DEI is not
• Serving diverse populations
• Interacting with diverse customers and clients
• Cultural sensitivity
• Identifying the five faces of racism
• Religious and familial discrimination
• Strategies for working with senior clients
• Embracing diversity in your real estate practice
• Testing your own bias 
• Active listening and communication 
• Showcasing your professionalism 

This mandatory North Dakota continuing education course is designed to deepen licensees’ understanding of the nuances of fraud and how it can impact their business and clients. Understanding the definition of fraud and its effect on the real estate sector will help licensees recognize and prevent fraudulent activities. The ability to identify and address fraud protects clients and upholds the high ethical standards expected of real estate professionals.

This course provides three hours of CE for all North Dakota salespersons, broker associates, and brokers who want to renew as active for the calendar year 2026.

Course highlights include:

• Prevalence of fraud in real estate
• Fraud for housing
• Fraud for profit
• Role of industry professionals is real estate fraud
• Buyer misrepresentations
• Understanding identity theft
• Straw Buying vs. Wholesaling
• Fraud in vacant and unoccupied properties
• Wire Fraud Awareness and Prevention
• Red Flags of real estate fraud
• Preventing and reporting fraud and scams

There’s a reason real estate agents often rank among the least trusted professionals in the U.S. But what can you do to improve the public’s perception? And what should you do when you run into an ethical dilemma or into a licensee who’s not behaving ethically? As a real estate professional, you can help raise the bar and improve the reputation of the industry. You can lead by example.

Aligned to the requirements of the current NAR cycle, this course will empower you to recognize and respond to ethical dilemmas, inspiring consumer confidence. For answers, we’ll look to several articles of the National Association of REALTORS® Code of Ethics, and draw from real-life ethical scenarios. In four short hours, you’ll be better prepared to exemplify the professionalism and cooperation that’s the true foundation of the real estate industry.

Course highlights include:

• Meets both regular ethics renewal requirements and new licensee ethics course requirements
• The importance of ethical behavior in NAR members and non-members alike, fostering a spirit of cooperation
• History and evolution of the Code, the preamble, and the Code’s influence on state licensing laws
• Structure of the Code
• Review and application of articles 1, 2, 3, 9, 12, 15, and 16 of the NAR Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice
• Case studies of real-life ethical challenges
• Mediation and arbitration, with arbitration as the monetary dispute resolution process between REALTORS®
• Application of Article 17 of the NAR Code of Ethics to the complaints and hearing process
• Grievance committee vs. professional standards committee
• The ethical dilemmas presented by newer technologies
• Best practices for demonstrating ethical behavior every day

*This course was designed by us to meet the REALTOR® Code of Ethics Training Requirement. Please confirm that your local association, who administers the Code of Ethics training, will accept this course.

Fair housing law stands as a cornerstone of civil rights legislation, aiming to eliminate discrimination in housing markets and ensure equal opportunities for all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, familial status, disability, or any other protected characteristic. By understanding the importance of fair housing law, licensees recognize its pivotal role in fostering inclusive communities and combating systemic inequalities. This course explores the historical context, key provisions, and practical applications of fair housing law, equipping licensees with the knowledge and tools necessary to uphold these principles in their professional endeavors.

Real estate licensees play a vital role in upholding fair housing principles and safeguarding the rights of all individuals in the housing market. As gatekeepers of property transactions, licensees must stay abreast of fair housing laws and practices to ensure ethical and nondiscriminatory conduct. Beyond legal compliance, embracing fair housing principles fosters trust, promotes diversity, and enhances business success in an increasingly diverse marketplace. This course will empower licensees to navigate complex fair housing issues with confidence, fostering a culture of inclusivity and advancing the vision of fair and equitable housing for all.

This course was designed to meet the REALTOR® Fair Housing Training Requirement. Please confirm that your local association, who administers the Fair Housing training, will accept this course.