CPD Real Estate

CPD is compulsory for all Real Estate Certificate of Registration and Real Estate Licence holders in NSW. Have a look at the suite of CPD courses RETS has on offer.

CPD Compliance & Best Practice 2019

Staying up to date with changes in the property industry is vital. Changes occur quickly and frequently.

This CPD course covers recent changes to be aware of, including: NSW Fair Trading compliance actions and consequences of agent breach, changes to Real Estate Award, case studies related to Safety in the Workplace, Disputes over agency sales fees and commissions , Effective cause of sale, Misrepresentation in sales, Off the plan contract amendments, the latest in Short- term holiday letting regulations, Managing a property through a natural disaster and the new NSW Tenants Union Rent tracker tool. This CPD course will help you to stay up to date with the important changes that have occurred through out 2018 and recent past.
CPD 2019 Residential Tenancies Update

Do you need to get your head around the proposed changes to the Residential Tenancies Act?

This course covers:
Changes have been made to the Residential Tenancies Act 2010 by the Residential Tenancies Amendment (Review) Bill 2018. The commencement date of these changes has not yet been announced, however it is expected to be sometime early in 2019.

This CPD course looks in detail at these amendments:
What are the parts of the current legislation that are changing and what will it be changing to?
What you will need to do to adapt your property management practices and procedures to take into account these amendments.
Strata for Property Managers

More and more, real estate agents are expected to manage strata property as part of the agency’s property management portfolio. The purpose of this CPD course is to provide basic information about strata management. It covers basic strata law and terminology and how to improve your working relationship with strata managers.
CPD Dealing Across Cultures for Property Agents

Understanding cultural differences is an important skill in todays workplace. Australia is increasingly a multi cultural society, and as property agents, we often need to interact with clients who are form a different cultural background as us.
3 point RE CPD - No. 1

CPD Agents do the Right Thing and Be Safe

This short, sharp 1 hour/ 3 point CPD course looks at NSW Fair Trading enforcement & disciplinary actions and includes some cases on fraud. Also provides a quick snapshot at recent changes to the Real Estate Award and safety in the workplace for an agent.
3 point RE CPD - No. 2

Avoiding disputes affecting your commission

This short, sharp 1 hour/ 3 point CPD; looks at recent NCAT case studies, relating to the validity of Exclusive Agency Agreements and whether or not an agent has been an effective cause of the sale, and therefore is entitled to their commission.
3 point RE CPD - No .3

Misleading conduct + Off the plan contract amendments

This short, sharp 1 hour/ 3 point CPD course looks at a case in which vendors alleged that a misrepresentation was made in the course of the sale of a property. And also looks at the amendments introduced by the NSW Government to provide better protection for purchasers who enter into ‘off-the-plan’ property contracts.
3 point RE CPD - No. 4

Residential Tenancies Update 2019 (Quick Summary)

This short, sharp 1 hour/ 3 point CPD course provides a quick summary of the new Residential Tenancies Act amendments; which have been passed in Parliament and are being released throughout 2019.
3 point RE CPD - No. 5

Short term letting + Natural Disasters + Rent Tracker

This short, sharp 1 hour/ 3 point CPD course looks at new upcoming Short-Term letting regulations, including how it may affect Airbnb. Plus know what your landlord’s rights and responsibilities are if the rental property has been affected by a natural disaster. Also looks at the Rent Tracker tool by the Tenants Union.
Negotiating in the Property Sector

Effective negotiation skills are core to all functions of work within the property industry.

This CPD course will assist you to understand how conflicts develop, how to plan for and structure a negotiation in stages, as well as inter personal communication tips for helping parties achieve a mutually beneficial solution.

Since negotiating in the property sector also has many legal pitfalls, this course also looks at the legislative requirements that agents need to consider when negotiating.
Rules of Conduct

This CPD session is designed to provide you with an overview of the Rules of Conduct that all agents must follow as a requirement of the Property Stock and Business Agents Act 2002
Workplace Health and Safety in Real Estate

This CPD session is designed to

provide you with a general understanding of the Work Health and Safety (WHS) requirements in agency practice

provide you with a workable model for identifying and qualifying risks in agency practice and assist you to formulate strategies to minimise identified WHS safety risks.

understand the particular WHS risks involved in the provision of property management services as an agency
CPD Compliance & Best Practice Update (2017/2018)

This CPD course will update you on legal and compliance issues that agents will need to understand throughout 2018 and beyond.
Domestic Violence Tenancy Laws

The law is changing. New domestic violence provisions in the Residential Tenancies Act 2010 commence on February 28 2019.