Education: CE Blitz Days – 2026

25/26 Required Module: Contracts (3.75 hours)
Course provider: SPAAR; Instructor: John Anderson

• This Module satisfies the 1-Hour Broker Module requirement.
• This class provides essential knowledge for navigating property transactions, and emphasizes the legal importance of contracts, which serve as the foundation for sales, purchases, and leases. Understanding contract elements like offer, acceptance, consideration, and contingencies empowers professionals to draft clear, enforceable agreements that protect all parties involved, reducing risks, minimizing disputes, and fostering successful real estate transactions. (Course# 1039393)
• The forms and contracts used in this course are available online through your MLS provider or your MN Realtor® membership.

Code of Ethics 8th Cycle (3.75 hours)
Course provider: MN Realty School

• The Code of Ethics establishes the foundation on how REALTORS® are to operate as professionals in the Real Estate Industry. The 17 Articles of the Code of Ethics defines a higher standard of professionalism and behavior in three categories: Duties to Customers and Clients, Duties to the Public, and Duties to other REALTORS®. Members agree to the duties and responsibilities outlined in the Standards of Practice for each of the 17 Articles and are subject to be sanctioned if found to be in violation of any article. New for 2026.

How Big Is It? (3.75 hours)
Course provider: SPAAR; Instructor: Zoe Liston

• An in-depth instruction on why real estate agents need to measure homes and how to do it. This class covers different floor plans, all the tools needed to do the job, and the definitions you need to understand. Discussion of things that can trip you up like overhangs, bay windows, decorative features, etc. This is a very practical class that will give you expertise in measuring. (Course# 1034971)

MN Agency & Fair Housing (3.75 hours)
Course provider: SPAAR; Instructor: Deb Greene

• This course satisfies the 1-Hour Fair Housing, and 1-hour MN Agency Law requirements for MN real estate license continuing education.
• This course satisfies the 2-Hour NAR Fair Housing Training requirement for REALTORS® during the C8 Cycle (2025-2027).
• A comprehensive overview of agency law and fiduciary duties in Minnesota, as well as a dive into local, state, and federal Fair Housing laws - focusing on the roles and responsibilities of real estate agents. The course is designed to clarify legal expectations, and answer key questions related to agency representation in Minnesota and to identify current issues and best practices in real estate. (Course# 1038041)

NorthstarMLS Tools & Beyond (3.75 hours)
Course provider: SPAAR; Instructor: Tricia Hase

• Students will increase their knowledge of the tools within NorthstarMLS to better serve their clients and gain great market knowledge. This will enable the students to help clients make informed decisions on a large investment. (Course# 1037788)

Real Estate Auctions (3.75 hours)
Course provider: MN Realty School

• Learners will be shown the process by which real estate is sold at auction via the Sherriff’s Department or private auction. Auctioneering has been around for centuries. Sometimes, a seller may want to sell a property as quickly as possible. Auctions are the way! We will explore the need of licensure for auctioneers, how to attend/bid at auction and the benefits of buying/selling at auction!

The New NORML: Marijuana and Real Estate (3.75 hours)
Course provider: MN Realty School

• By attending this 3.75-hour course, real estate licensees will learn about the new laws in Minnesota surrounding the legalization of marijuana and the impact it may have on real property. Landlords of property will need to be aware of the ability to allow or restrain tenants from smoking, vaping any kind of products. With the legalization of marijuana, a tenant might assume they can grow and use marijuana in the rental unit and that may be at odds with other tenants and/or the owners. Showing a property and stumbling across a “pot farm” in the past has caused police calls and complaints. Today, there may be a legal reason why the house is being used a “grow-house”. Agents will need to understand the laws impacting this marijuana and explain to consumers in a correct, understandable manner.

The Silver Surge: Strategy, Opportunity, and Impact (3.75 hours, pending approval)
Course provider: SPAAR; Instructor: Deb Greene

• In development; pending CE Approval. (Course# pending)

Top 10 Disclosure Concerns (3.75 hours)
Course provider: MN Realty School

• By attending this 3.75 class, students will be exposed to the choices a consumer has when selling their property regarding Disclosures. The class will review the Board of REALTORS forms to gain an understanding of how they work in order to better explain them to their consumers. Having a property with a waiver of disclosure can be of concern and could possibly not be an issue. How does an agent explain that? Sometimes, things go wrong after closing and sellers/buyers have disputes. The real estate licensee’s responsibilities have now become complex. Disputes are generally resolved face-to-face but, in some instances, a third party must decide. Arbitration and litigation are explored as the methods of dispute resolution.