This course will teach you how to guide your buyers through the mortgage preapproval process by, for example, creating a mortgage application checklist with all of the documents they’ll need. The course also covers resources for addressing low credit scores, alternative financing options like first-time homebuyer assistance or low down payment programs, and how to avoid the most common mortgage sticking points in a transaction. For example, the mortgage preapproval—not just prequalification—has become key for buyers competing against multiple offers in today's market.

Learning Objectives

Module 1: Mortgage Finance: Key to a Competitive

Module 2: Fair Housing and NAR Ethic

Module 3: Current Market Conditions and Application Requirements

Module 4: Types of Mortgage Product

Module 5: Types of Lenders and Mortgage Process

Module 6: Pro Tips to Help Your Client

All REALTOR® attendees will receive credit towards the HFR - Home Finance Resource Certification.

This course is hosted by Pinellas REALTOR^® Organization. If you are not a member of Greater Tampa REALTORS^®, please visit our calendar to register for this course. 

Zoom Live-Stream
Zoom Live-Stream

Brian Woods
Brian Woods is a seasoned real estate broker, investor, property manager, community association manager, real estate instructor and speaker. He owns and operates multiple real estate brokerages, a community association management firm and a real estate school. In 2013, Brian was awarded the Mid-Size Broker of the Year Award from the REALTORS Association of the Palm Beaches.  He is passionate about international real estate, working with foreign nationals, and investors and believes that education is the key to everything. Brian is a NAR Certified International Properties Specialist (CIPS) instructor and has been featured in the NAR Global Perspectives publication.