Professional Development
Professional development is the ongoing process of acquiring new skills, knowledge, and expertise to enhance career growth and effectiveness in real estate and related professions.
ResourceThe Standards of Professional Excellence
More than 90 per cent of Alberta consumers intend to employ a REALTOR® in their next real estate transaction. Three quarters of buyers and two-thirds of sellers plan to return to their same REALTOR® the next time they are considering a real estate transaction. But only one in two are likely to recommend that REALTOR® to friends and family, and younger consumers are significantly more critical of their experiences than baby boomers.
NewsTop 5 Questions by Brokers
You will find this form on the Alberta Real Estate Foundation website www.aref.ab.ca. Click on the Brokers heading and you fill find the form on this page under Step 1: Download Broker Form.
ResourceCondo Law for Albertans
Condo Law for Albertans is a project of the Centre for Public Legal Education Alberta, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to help people understand the law as it affects their everyday lives. We develop plain language online tools, publications, and presentations to help people recognize and respond to their legal rights and responsibilities.
ResourceGreen Acreages Guide Primer
Green Acreages Guide primer was developed to coincide with the Green Acreages guide. The primer contains introductory information from the guide that acreage owners can use to begin thinking about best management practices.
ResourceMember Reengagement Study
The intent of this application was to assess the service needs of the CREB membership, which would assist CREB in its strategic planning.
ResourceService Excellence Program
Alberta Real Estate Association’s Service Excellence Program is a comprehensive professional development opportunity helping to align the services Alberta REALTORS® provide with what today’s consumers expect. Using extensive consumer research, the program provides REALTORS® the knowledge of how those expectations have changed, and then provides the tools to help ensure the REALTOR®’s service meets or exceeds clients’ expectations.
ResourceSustainability Primer
These latest publications offer creative methods to help municipalities, businesses and organizations find the balance between planning futures and protecting the environment. The Sustainability Primer offers strategies to difficult planning challenges, while Planning for Sustainability: A Planners Guide details the framework to develop strategic and sustainable goals.
ResourceStrategic Research Draft Summary Presentation: Edmonton Residential Real Estate, REALTOR®S & Consumer Expectations
Professional research through focus groups and a consumer survey to determine what the public knows about RECA and their role, the public’s relationship with RECA and what they want (need) from the regulator to protect them.
ResourceRenting Basics – Easy Read Guide to Renting in Alberta
Taking the laws that apply to renters in Alberta and presenting them in a useful, quick-reference format, this booklet can be used as a convenient ready-reference source for students and first-time renters. This is the latest publication resulting from Phase V of the Legal Resource Centre’s Residential Tenancies Legal Information Program.
ResourceAlberta Green Roof Conference
The Alberta Ecoroof Initiative co-hosted a regional conference on green roofs in 2008 with the Calgary Zoo and various local organizations. One hundred delegates attended the conference representing a variety of industries including landscaping, architecture, roofing, and real estate and development. The conference featured speakers from Canada and the US on demonstrating the benefits of a green roof system, sharing information on challenges, and advancing an action plan to establish a local green roof industry through case study review, research and policy development. On June 10, 2008, 52 delegates participated in a tour of green roofs both old and newly established to demonstrate what has already been achieved in and around Calgary. The tour concluded at the Alberta Ecoroof Initiative demonstration roof at the Alastair Ross Technology Centre in the University Research Park.
ResourceDesignated Agency and Transaction Brokerage Education – Industry
DVD on Transaction Brokerage for the Industry members.
ResourceBuilding Operator Development
BOMA and the Building Operators Association (BOA) have collaborated to develop a program of instruction and qualification to become trained as a building operator. As a broad industry matter in Alberta, developing a supply stream of trained building operators is amongst the industry’s highest and critical priorities. Without a continuous supply of this trade, it is conceivable that some buildings may have to curtail or even cease operating. Produced course curriculum, material, instructional support and examination. First course will be offered in Calgary in the Fall 2007 with an anticipated 30 – 40 attendees. There will be a similar offering in Edmonton with same expected number of attendees.