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News Articles about Real Estate Education and Regulations Updates

We thank all our students and our school's patrons, who have referred their friends and real estate licensees to our real estate licensing programs.  W... Read More

There are a lot of things students can do to increase their odds to pass the State Exam. Here are a few points to remember:

1. Be positive, and reali... Read More

Cooke Real Estate School's staff and instructors very much appreciate the wonderful Testimonials students have voluntarily submitted to the school over the year... Read More

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On about this next Tuesday or Wednesday our website is getting a face-lift. In today's online world, so many of our students are not only accessing our school's... Read More

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We just finished the two required pre-license courses for licensure in Pennsylvania. We received ARELLO approval this last Monday, so now we are in the proces... Read More

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I came across a presentation that was made to Florida real estate instructors and appraiser instructors in 2013 by DBPR’s Bureau of Education and Testing, which... Read More

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.....and close out the old one, we get a chance to reflect on the past 365 days and think about the future in real estate education field.

Lots has hap... Read More

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As the owners of Cooke Real Estate School, Beth Cooke and I are so thankful for the wonderful staff that we have. They are all professionals and care about eac... Read More

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A lot has happened since our last post on July 4th. We had a booth at the Florida Association of REALTORS® Convention in Orlando in August. We had a lot of pa... Read More

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There is certainly a better feeling about the real estate business today than there was a year ago or even three years ago. Plus, most people I talk to in the ... Read More

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Tomorrow brings a new beginning when we all enter the New Year. I always look forward to a new year, for life gives us so much excitement and opportunities, an... Read More

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Last month, at a banquet, the National Association of Realtors® through the local association of Realtors®, awarded a group of about 40-50 Realtors® the status ... Read More

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Over the years since around 1997, our school has three different websites. Today we have our 4th new site. As you have viewed the website, it has fewer graphi... Read More

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August is almost gone and it has been 20 days since my last blog. On Thursday and Friday of this week (August 15 and 16) my wife Beth and I are going to have a... Read More

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It has been an interesting week couple of weeks. On June 21 and June 22, I attended the national Real Estate Educators (REEA) convention in Ames, Iowa. Over ... Read More

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The purpose of these real estate classes, the content of which is under the direct control of your Real Estate Commission, is twofold. The first consideration ... Read More

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Mark Jennings, Cooke Real Estate School’s vice president, and I just got back home from attending the annual REEA convention in Las Vegas. REEA is an organizat... Read More

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In 2008, the Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Lending Act of 2008 became law and it established requirements for the licensing and registration of all m... Read More

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As of May 3, 2011, Cooke Real Estate School received approval to provide the 60 Hour Montana streaming video on-demand broker course. ARELLO certification was ... Read More

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One of the qualifications required for being a provider of courses in states that require ARELLO certification is the course needs to be ARELLO Certified. ARE... Read More

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Most businesses are certainly glad to have 2010 gone. The number of students applying for a real estate license continued to drop during 2010 compared to 2009.... Read More

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As we enter the New Year, we all ask, where is the real estate market going?
Those in the real estate school business ask, when is a real estate career a fi... Read More

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As Cooke Real Estate School moves forward with new ARELLO guidelines, our school continues to improve our online streaming video courses. Here are a few of the... Read More

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ARELLO stands for “The Association of Real Estate License Law Enforcement Officials” which set standards that online real estate license courses have to abide b... Read More

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Testing is controversial and, not so incidentally, is a big, big business. Progress during school years is measured solely by various tests that are approved by... Read More

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What do you have to tell a prospective buyer about the seller’s house?

All states, even buyer-beware states, require a buyer be told everything that a... Read More

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Distance learning has been around for many years, but somewhat new to the real estate license field. In 2004 there were 27 states that allowed distance learnin... Read More