Living in the Lehigh Valley

	In an effort to assist our members with maintaining their continuing education credits and achieving their certifications, LVAR offers continuing education courses at the Association office at 10 South Commerce Way, Bethlehem, PA.    LVAR is also now partnering with CompuTaught to offer ONLINE Continuing Education courses.  Click here to view the available classes.
	September
	Green Designation Core Course Monday & Tuesday, September 20 & 21, 2010 Registration 8:00 am Class 8:30 am -  5:00 pm   Green Designation Residential Elective Course Wednesday, September 22, 2010 Registration 8:00 am Class 8:30 am -  5:00 pm
	October
	Senior Real Estate Specialist Monday & Tuesday, October 4 & 5, 2010 Registration 8:00 am Class 8:30 am -  5:00 pm
	STATE OUTLINES NEW APPRAISAL TRAINEE REQUIREMENTS New requirements for appraisal trainees will take effect October 1.   The State Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers will be sending letters to all appraisers and appraisal assistants informing them of the change in regulations. Applicants will be required to complete 75 hours of coursework in specific topics including the 15-hour Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) course, before applying to the board to become a licensed trainee.The approved regulations will be published on the PA Bulletin on July 17.
	Commonwealth of Pennsylvania STATE REAL ESTATE COMMISSION PO BOX 2649, HARRISBURG, PA 17105‐2649 717‐783‐3658 (phone); 717‐787‐0250 (fax) Section 35.384(b) of the State Real Estate Commission’s regulations authorizes the Commission to require licensees to complete a required course in order to satisfy the continuing education requirement. The Commission has determined that such a course is warranted for salespersons holding standard licenses in their first biennial period where continuing education is required. As a result, any licensee who holds a standard salesperson’s license issued between 12/1/09 and 11/30/11 must complete this required course in order to renew his/her license by 5/31/12. The required course is broken into three separate 7‐hour modules: a general module, a commercial module, and a residential module. Licensees must take the general module as well as the one specialty module (commercial or residential) most applicable to their practice. Please contact real estate education providers directly for scheduling and pricing of courses. It is the responsibility of individual licensees to meet the continuing education requirements and to know if they must take the Commission‐developed courses.