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No More Real Estate Salespersons in Illinois

By Michael Fair

Education & Training with Illinois Real Estate Academy/Your House Academy 471.012866

May 03, 2011 11:35 AM

This License has Replaced the Illinois Salesperson's License

A broker is any person who for compensation or valuable consideration is employed either directly or indirectly by a licensed real estate brokerage firm to perform certain acts: to sell, offer to sell, buy, offer to buy, negotiate the purchase, sale, exchange of real estate or to negotiate leases thereof. A real estate broker must work under the direction of a managing broker at all times.

Classes Now Available!

The 90 hour educational requirement is broken down into two specific courses of study. Course 1 is a 75 Credit Hour Broker Pre-License Course which may be classroom or some type of approved distance learning course. Course 2 is a 15 Credit Hour Applied Real Estate Principles Course which must be completed after Course One and must be presented in a classroom or by some other real time interactive media.

Questions? E-mail us Classes@IllinoisAcademyofRealEstate.com

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Sharon Alters

Coldwell Banker Vanguard Realty - 904-673-2308 - Fleming Island, FL

Realtor - Homes for Sale Fleming Island FL

I must admit, I am really confused by this being featured as well. It is an ad for a school and there are very few details to understand what the author is really talking about, such as Lenn's point.

Sharon

May 03, 2011 04:49 PM

Glenn Roberts

Retired - Seattle, WA

Ads and spam to boot. Well. Washington changed the sales person name to broker with no change in responsibility. I suppose it's featured so Alan May will know.

May 03, 2011 05:07 PM

Lee Bothast, CRS

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage - South Pasadena, CA

2nd Generation Pasadena Area Realtor

I don't mind blogging about our business, isnt it what we are all doing here? But to outright advertise, perhaps that's a little presumptuous. Also, is there a way to get rid of these Chinese clothing ads that seem to be popping up all over? Moderator?

May 03, 2011 05:25 PM

Evelyn Kennedy

Alain Pinel Realtors - Alameda, CA

Alameda, Real Estate, Alameda, CA

Is it really an ad ? Surprising that it was featured. I guess it is appropriate that there are spam ads in the comments.

May 03, 2011 05:43 PM

Terkel Sørensen

Real Estate Places - Temecula, CA

Realtor, 951.805.0773 , Bank owned and Short Sales

I think most of the companies here - show up as sponsored eh? Ooh, maybe they pay AR to do so - that may help reduce the servers going down?

May 03, 2011 05:52 PM

Doug Bullwinkel

E Mortgage Capital, Inc. NMLS 1416824 - Roseville, CA

Mortgage Loan Officer NMLS #281609

Interesting! I'm not sure whether this is good or bad but I'm leaning towards bad at this point.

May 03, 2011 07:59 PM

Charita Cadenhead

eXp Realty - Birmingham, AL

Serving Jefferson and Shelby Counties (Alabama)

In my mind: Micheal provided some good information for licensees in the Illinois market. What's the big deal about it being an ad (if that's what you chose to call it).

May 03, 2011 09:27 PM

Lenn Harley

Lenn Harley, Homefinders.com, MD & VA Homes and Real Estate - Leesburg, VA

Real Estate Broker - Virginia & Maryland

Is this post is clearly an advertisment for the Illinois Academy of Real Estate? OF COURSE IT IS!

WHAT'S WRONG WITH THAT???

Don't real estate agents and brokers write about their wonderful real estate practices??
Don't loan officers and lenders write about their services for mortgage loans?
Don't home inspectors write about their experiences with home inspections?

Everything we write is advertisement unless we write anomously without displaying our company or affiliation in the real estate industry.

What is the owner of this blog supposed to write about, the weather??

Want to see some advertising spam? Look at the two comments from wqwqeqweqw above. This comment spam can be eliminated by only permitting comments from members.

May 03, 2011 11:16 PM

Fernando Herboso - Associate Broker MD, & VA

Maxus Realty Group of Samson Properties - Clarksburg, MD

301-246-0001 Serving Maryland, DC and Northern VA

I'm all in favor for more education for agents. . .the power of featuring may come form one single person like it is the first comment. . I suspect anyways

May 03, 2011 11:18 PM

Cheryl Ritchie

RE/MAX Leading Edge www.GoldenResults.com - Huntingtown, MD

Southern Maryland 301-980-7566

My first impression is that is a lot of hours. My second impression is I do a lot of hours I never get Credit to attend just because I want to learn.

May 03, 2011 11:52 PM

Kim Dove

Watson Realty Corp - Jacksonville, FL

Realtor - Jacksonville FL

I am all for more education, but please just call it what it is and that is a request for more money. What will it be next?

May 03, 2011 11:59 PM

Charita Cadenhead

eXp Realty - Birmingham, AL

Serving Jefferson and Shelby Counties (Alabama)

Touché Lenn. That's what I'm saying.

May 04, 2011 01:02 AM

Gary Woltal

Keller Williams Realty - Flower Mound, TX

Assoc. Broker Realtor SFR Dallas Ft. Worth

I never understand the title of Broker when they work under a managing Broker. Aren't they STILL a salesperson but just being called a Broker?

May 04, 2011 02:38 AM

Cassandra V

Cypress, TX

I'm in agreement with Len, we all advertise about our services some way or another. As long as the blog is relevant to the Real Estate industry there shouldn't be such a big deal. However, I don't think this should have been a featured blog.

May 04, 2011 02:39 AM

Peggy Hughes/pha logistix, inc.

pha logistix inc - San Francisco, CA

SF NYC LA

I'm of the view point that this post is offering information that might be helpful to those in the State of Illinois or someone moving to Illinois... and, there is nothing wrong with that!

May 04, 2011 03:23 AM

Linda Metallo DiBenardo

RE/MAX Impact, Lockport, Illinois - Lockport, IL

I agree it's confusing per Gary's comment (#22). Now all salespersons are Brokers in Illinois, But they still are working under Managing Brokers. It's the same set-up as before, though they are requiring more CE to be a Broker( former Salesperson). Former Brokers have until 4/30/13 to upgrade to a Managing Broker License. To me it's basically semantics.

May 04, 2011 04:23 AM

Tni LeBlanc, Realtor®, J.D.

Mint Properties, Lic. #01871795 - Santa Maria, CA

Tenacious Tni (805) 878-9879

Yes, it's an ad. We are all writing ads. Maybe people are offended because it's an ad to real estate agents?

But, that is completely within reason on a blogging site about real estate. Keep in mind that people don't ask for a feature.

May 04, 2011 04:36 AM

Michael Setunsky

Woodbridge, VA

Your Commercial Real Estate Link to Northern VA

I agree! What is wrong with a company promoting their business via a localism post for the general public.

May 04, 2011 05:07 AM

Anonymous

Mike Fair

Thanks for all the responses and constructive criticism. Apology and followup posted at http://activerain.com/blogsview/2278313/illinois-licensee-s-become-more-professional-only-time-will-tell.

May 04, 2011 07:02 AM

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Ken Tracy

Coldwell Banker Residential - Naperville, IL

Helping clients buy and sell since 2005

Hi Lenn. Yes it is an ad. Yes many of our posts are "ads" for our services...

I still can't imagine why it was featured, other than you flagged it for some reason...

Was it particularly well written? Extra informative? I would say no...

Ken

May 05, 2011 02:08 AM