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LICENSEE REACTIVATION
As of Monday, March 31, a change takes place for Florida real estate licensees who have been involuntarily inactive for more than 12 months but less than 24 months (but not anyone involuntarily inactive for less than 12 months). Years ago, the Florida Real Estate Commission (FREC) required these licensees to take a "28-hour reactivation course" developed specifically for that purpose. In 2004, the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee (JAPC), a joint standing committee of the Legislature, challenged the statutory authority for the 28-hour course but agreed that the commission could require 28 hours of education. The end result was that the commission required the licensees to take the 14-hour CE course twice (yes, same course) to reactivate. But March 31, 2008, is the last time the commission will accept two 14-hour courses to renew a license. Thereafter, these licensees must complete the 28-hour reactivation course. The following link is to a set of FAQs in PDF format for the Division of Real Estate and the text of 61J2-3.010. Question 10 pertains to reactivation education and the change that will take place Monday: http://www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/re/documents/ReaEstateGeneralFAQs0108.pdfNavigating the GulfA REALTORS® Guide to the Red Tides of SW Flordia The characteristics of real estate professionals that will succeed in the next 12-18 months will be all about getting back to superior relationship building, having keen intuition about the viability of the prospective client, and decisive closing skills. With consumers becoming more diverse in terms of age, experience and culture, they want personalized, local information and they want it fast. The successful real estate professional will provide high service levels that are tailored to individual needs. Read More.....
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 The largest U.S. age group since the baby boom will make an unmistakable mark on the housing
market. Here's what you need to know to tap into this powerful market segment.
BY MICHELLE HOFMANN
Life without Google. Communication without text messaging. Real estate without virtual tours.
These things are hard to imagine for the millions of people who fall into Generation Y, a massive
demographic comprised of people born between 1977 and the mid 1990s. As children of the
baby boomers, this group is predicted to make up the bulk of U.S. population within 20 years.
That's why it's essential for real estate practitioners to understand what makes Gen Y tick. After
all, it won't be long before Gen Yers - also called "millennials" and "echo boomers" - are a
dominant segment of home buyers.
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