Sales and Broker License Classes Only $349
Live Continuing Education 12 Credits $125
It is a great time to get your Massachusetts Real Estate Salesperson License, so call us today and register to attend one of our 40-hour Massachusetts Pre-License Classes! You can finish the class in only 4 days over 2 weekends. The cost for the Massachusetts Real Estate Salesperson or Broker Class is only $349.
Bill Morgan Real Estate Academy is committed to providing enjoyable, high quality Mass Real Estate Classes. My Real Estate Salesperson License Classes and Continuing Education Classes are always offered at competitive prices. My Mass Real Estate Classes are informative, entertaining and loaded with current information. If you want your Real Estate Salesperson License Class or Mass Real Estate Continuing Education Class to be interesting, educational and fun, then my school is the best choice!
My next Salesperson Pre-License classes are:
Peabody, at the Holiday Inn on Rte. 1, May 5th, 6th, 12th and 13th
Andover, Keller Williams Office, Exit #45 of I-93 on June 2nd, 3rd, 9th and 10th
My next Broker License class is:
All classes are Sat/Sun classes and run from 8am to 7pm all 4 days. It's a great time to get your Real Estate Salesperson or Broker License so be sure to register and reserve your seat today.
What Our Students Say!
Here is what Robert from Marlboro had to say. Bill thank you so much for your class and especially John as the instructor!! I found it to be informative and quite frankly fascinating. I thought John did an excellant job at articulating all of the concepts in the book and also being informative, amiable, and a whole bunch of other big words... :-) Seriously he was great and I learned a lot from him and the class. Do not lose him as an instructor. Thanks again to you and John!!
Here is what DS from Salem had to say. John, the instructor, made 4 days so incredibly easy to digest and understand. His attitude, pace, knowledge and ability to take complex theories and relate them in a very simple way was beyond my expectations; I simply could not imagine doing this course with any other instructor.
Here is what Gale from Lynnfield had to say. This class was great.... Loved John... great voice and held my attention even when the parts were boring. I will send the feedback out shortly.. still studying... thanks for the hints.. You have the BEST class.
To view the schedules, just click on a link below.
Online Classes Continuing Education Classes
Salesperson License Class Schedule
I hope to see you in class soon and "Let's have some fun!"
Thank you very much! Bill Morgan CBR "The Hat Guy"
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New Hot News For Mass Real Estate Agents
Board Announces New Agency Disclosure
January 24, 2017
The Board of Registration of Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons has update the
"MASSACHUSETTS MANDATORY REAL ESTATE LICENSEE-CONSUMER RELATIONSHIP DISCLOSURE"
Just click on the link below for the updated form.
New Agency Disclosure
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New Massachusetts Smoke Detector Law
December 1, 2016
The New Massachusetts Smoke Detector Law went into effect on December 1st. If you are replacing smoke detectors in a one or two family, the new detector must be a "Photoelectric" style detector with a Sealed (non-replaceable) Battery with a 10-year life. The detector can also be a combination Carbon Monoxide / Ionization Detector. A Dectectors must have a hush button for nuisance alarms and if it is a combination Smoke-CO it must also have both a tone and a simulated voice alarm to distinguish the type of emergency. Click on the link below to view all changes.
New Smoke Detector Law
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Renew Your License Online!
May 15, 2016
You can now renew your license online. Just click on the link below for additional information. This is great news for those of us who wait until the last minute. :-)
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30 Year fixed rate is now over 4%. Looks like interest rate are on the rise. Keep in mind however, even though the housing market is hot right now, inventory is low.
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Governor Baker Fixes Cloudy Foreclosure Titles
December 11, 2015
New RESPA - TILA Law Goes Into Effect October 1, 2015
July 12, 2015
Under the new TILA law, the HUD-1 (formerly know as the Settlement Statement, now called the Closing Disclosure) must be provided to the Consumer 3 business days prior to the closing. However, if changes need to be made to the HUD-1 after it is provided to the consumer or at the closing table, will that require a new 3 day waiting period? Contrary to what I originally heard, the answer is NO!!! The only time a change to the HUD-1 would require a new 3 day waiting period is if the APR increases, a prepayment penalty is added or the basic loan product changes.
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New FTC Ruling Affects Real Estate Agents
The FTC has passed a new ruling requiring Real Estate Agents, who provide certain information about mortages to prospective buyers, to provide a written disclosure statement to customers and retain all records for 2 years. Just providing generic information about mortgages, or pre-qualifing a buyer will most likely not require any disclosure, however if you provide the consumer with specific information about a particular financing program ( ABC Bank has a 30 year fixed rate loan at X % with 2 points), take an application for financing or only provide a lender's Daily Rate Sheet, a disclosure will be required. As always, this should be discussed with your manager and maybe at your office meeting too.
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Massachusetts Real Estate Classes - New License Law
A new Massachusetts law, effective June 1, 2011, now requires anyone wishing to take the Mass Real Estate Classes to get their Salesperson License, to attend 40 hours of classroom instruction before they will be allowed to take the Mass Real Estate License Exam. The requirement to get the Broker License will also increase from a 30-hour class to a 40-hour class and you will be required to have three years, full time, experience as a Massachusetts Salesperson before you can take the exam for the Massachusetts Broker License. Below is the link to the new law.
Mass Real Estate Classes New Law
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New Homestead Law Automatic $125,000 Homestead Protection
March 18, 2011
Massachusetts Declaration of Homestead provides a simple and inexpensive way to proctect the equity in a principal home from up to $500,000 in certain creditor’s claims. Now the Legislature has passed the revisions to the Massachusetts Homestead Act Senate Bill 2406 ,giving homeowners expanded protection. The bill was signed on Dec.17, 2010 and became law on March 18, 2011.
Here’s a summary of highlights of the amended bill:
All Massachusetts homeowners will receive an automatic homestead exemption of $125,000 for protection against certain creditor claims on their principal residence without having to do anything.
All Mass. residents are eligible for a $500,000 "declared homestead exemption" by filing a declaration of homestead at the registry of deeds. For married couples, both spouses will now have to sign the form–which is a change from prior practice.
Homesteads are now available on 2-4 family homes, and for homes in trust.
The existing "elderly and disabled" homestead will remain available at $500,000.
If you have a homestead as a single person, and get married, the homestead automatically protects your new spouse! Homesteads now pass on to the surviving spouse and children who live in the home.
You do not have to re-file a homestead after a refinance. There’s always been confusion here, with lenders requiring homeowners to either subordinate or release homesteads. Under the new law, homesteads are automatically subordinate to mortgages, and lenders are specifically prohibited from having borrowers waive or release a homestead. Closing attorneys in mortgage transactions must now provide borrowers with a notice of availability of a homestead.
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Mass Real Estate Classes - Supreme Court Upholds Ibanez Ruling
January 7, 2011
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on Friday ruled in favor of Mr. Ibanez, who had his home foreclosed upon by U.S. Bank in 2007. Mr. Ibanez's Mortgage had been resold 5 different times and eventually end up in a pool of mortgages where U.S. Bank was the trustee. Because the mortgage was not assigned directly to U.S. Bank, the court ruled that U.S. Bank had no right to do a foreclosure, because they were not the" Mortgage Holder of Record." Mr. Ibanez gets his home back! This ruling may have serious impact on many if not all of the foreclosures that have been done in Massachusetts over the last however many years. Will Title Insurance companies write Title Insurance, for someone buying a foreclosure, if the foreclosing entity was not the "Mortgage Holder of Record" at the time the foreclosure was done? This decision will have impact across the country and it will be interesting to see how it plays out over the next few months. Here is a link to one of the articles.
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Bill Morgan Real Estate Academy
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