Upcoming Classes
All classes will be at SILVAR, 19400 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino, unless otherwise indicated. Space is limited, so signing up in advance is always necessary. Call SILVAR at (408) 200-0100 or go to http://ims.silvar.org/ to register for a course or video viewing unless otherwise indicated.
Cancellation Policy: If you cannot attend a class in which you are registered, you may send a substitute in your place. If you cancel your registration less than 72 hours before the class, your registration fee will not be refunded.
June 27, 2014
Custom Display and Exports, 10:30 AM-12:00 PM
Cost: FREE
Instructor: MLSListings Staff
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In this course you will learn how to save time and effort by customizing your Matrix search results for easier reading and more detailed listing information. Make Matrix “work like you work.”
June 27, 2014
Public Records Search, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Cost: FREE
Instructor: MLSListings Staff
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Find out how to search county tax records, ownership information, mortgage facts and distressed data about all California properties. Then, use this information to create marketing plans and tools.
July 9, 2014
Commercial Real Estate Training and Solutions, 9:00 AM-5:00 PM
Cost: $77 for SILVAR members; $127 for nonmembers
Instructor: Michael Simpson
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Learn how investors make buying decisions, how to analyze commercial property and determine value, understand cash flow model and methods of comparing properties, how to find investor clients and talk to commercial brokers.
July 11, 2014
Proxio Training - General Overview, 2:00 PM-3:00 PM
Cost: Free for members; $50 nonmembers
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Instructor: Braden Gough
The Proxio Platform is a valuable and free SILVAR member benefit and includes the following:
A powerful Multicultural IDX widget that translates listings into 19 languages and 55 currencies.
Your listings included in the premier lnternational MLS in over 140 countries.
The Proxio SocialSearch app for the ultimate Facebook page makeover.
Access to a global real estate network with over 600,000 agents worldwide.
July 15, 2014
Market Intelligence, 1030 AM-12:00 PM
Cost: FREE
Instructor: MLSListings Staff
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Clients turn to you for current market conditions and performance history. Learn to stay up-to-date quickly and easily with market trends and statistics.
July 15, 2014
Listing Locator, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Cost: FREE
Instructor: MLSListings Staff
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Did you know Matrix could help you locate your next listing opportunity? This course will teach you to observe where buyers are purchasing homes, what price-range they are purchasing most often, and identify homeowners in those “sweet spots” who own the homes that buyers are seeking.
August 1, 2014
Proxio Training - General Overview, 2:00 PM-3:00 PM
Cost: Free for members; $50 nonmembers
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Instructor: Braden Gough
The Proxio Platform is a valuable and free SILVAR member benefit and includes the following:
A powerful Multicultural IDX widget that translates listings into 19 languages and 55 currencies.
Your listings included in the premier lnternational MLS in over 140 countries.
The Proxio SocialSearch app for the ultimate Facebook page makeover.
Access to a global real estate network with over 600,000 agents worldwide.
August 4, 2014
The Truth about Credit Scores and Credit Reports, 10:00 AM-2:00 PM
Cost: $59 members; $84 nonmembers
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Instructor: Nabil Captan
Understanding the different types of FICO & FAKO scores, and how they are calculated
Identify how to correctly dispute inaccurate information
How to read and evaluate a Tri-Merged credit report
How short sale, foreclosure and bankruptcy impact FICO score
How Fannie, Freddie, FHA waiting periods work following a mortgage default
How to guide your mortgage default victims back to homeownership and much more ...
August 20, 2014
PRDS Forms Online on Instanet Solutions, 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Cost: FREE
Instructor: Robert Johnson
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Learn about the new PRDS Forms on the Instanet Solutions platform and be able to access your forms anywhere and anytime, from virtually any Internet-connected PC, using both the Internet Explorer or Firefox browsers, and also from Apple computers, using the Safari browser. PRDS forms are available online free of charge as a member benefit to all REALTOR® members of SILVAR and SAMCAR. The class offered for the new PRDS Forms system will demonstrate the procedures to log in, create transactions, fill out the forms online, and then either print or email those forms to a client.
August 21, 2014
Tax Strategies for Real Estate Professionals, 10:30 AM-12:30 PM
Cost: $10 members; $50 nonmembers
Instructor: Kelly Clarkson
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This seminar is guaranteed to identify between $2,500 and $27,000 in NEW deductions that can be used right away to pocket thousands in tax savings. These deductions are based on tax law, but presented in simple English that all of us can easily understand.
September 15, 2014
Green 100: Real Estate for a Sustainable Future, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Cost: $109 members; $124 nonmembers
Instructor: Debbie Rogers
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Real Estate for a Sustainable Future leads students through an exploration of issues and trends in relation to real estate’s role in finding the balance between people, planet, and prosperity. Students learn how to respond to consumer perceptions of what green means in the presence of a proliferation of green products, programs, and businesses as well as help consumers understand the significance of national green certifications and ratings programs for homes, energy efficiency, construction materials, and professionals.
September 17, 2014
PRDS Forms Online on Instanet Solutions, 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Cost: FREE
Instructor: Robert Johnson
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Learn about the new PRDS Forms on the Instanet Solutions platform and be able to access your forms anywhere and anytime, from virtually any Internet-connected PC, using both the Internet Explorer or Firefox browsers, and also from Apple computers, using the Safari browser. PRDS forms are available online free of charge as a member benefit to all REALTOR® members of SILVAR and SAMCAR. The class offered for the new PRDS Forms system will demonstrate the procedures to log in, create transactions, fill out the forms online, and then either print or email those forms to a client.
October 21, 2014
Mortgage Loan Origination (MLO), 8:30 AM-5:00 PM
Cost: $139 members; $159 nonmembers
Instructor: Duane Gomer
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Eight-hour live course: Includes three hours federal law and regulations, two hours of ethics, two hours of lending standards for nontraditional mortgages and one elective hour to meet all national and state yearly renewal requirements.
November 17 - 21, 2014
Certified International Property Specialist Institute (CIPS), 8:30 AM-5:00 PM
Cost: $550 Early Bird
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Instructor: David Wyant CIPS, ABR, AHWD, ePRO, GRI, TRC, SFR
SILVAR is offering an early bird special of $550 for the entire institute for any AOR member through August 1. Regular cost of the entire CIPS Institute (five courses) is $600. Cost for an individual course is $150. Members may enroll online at ims.silvar.org. Non-members may register by calling SILVAR at (408) 200-0100.