20-Hr. AK 2026-2028 CE Package

As a real estate professional, you already know that advertising your properties and your business is a must for success. But successful advertising is more than just using an MLS, running an ad in your local real estate publication, or posting an update on Facebook. There are numerous state and federal laws to which you must adhere. There are target markets to gauge and understand. There's an assortment of different advertising methods from which to choose. And there's a mastery of language to leverage to ensure that your listing descriptions and advertisements get noticed for their creativity instead of their puffery.

Today's real estate marketing also extends across a growing range of social media platforms. Each platform has its own audience, best practices, and compliance considerations. And increasingly, AI tools are shaping how licensees write listing descriptions, enhance photos, target ads, and communicate with clients. These tools offer real advantages, but they also introduce new ways to trigger existing violations. Knowing how to use them responsibly is now part of what it means to advertise ethically and protect your license.

This two-hour mandatory course fulfills Alaska’s 2026-2028 DCE requirement for the topic of Advertising, Social Media, and AI Compliance.

Course highlights include:

• Avoiding discrimination in advertising
• Misrepresentation vs. Puffery
• Legalities of online advertising
• Social media advertising: Facebook, LinkedIn, and Nextdoor
• Marketing on Instagram and YouTube
• AI in real estate
• Regulatory and legality requirements of AI usage
• AI in marketing and advertising
• Detecting AI-generated content

Step beyond the basics of market knowledge and negotiation—discover what truly sets exceptional brokers apart. This engaging course goes beyond the transactional, focusing on the daily decisions and supervisory strategies that protect your license, your reputation, and your business. Dive into best practices for oversight, communication, and conflict resolution, and gain practical skills you can apply whether managing policies, overseeing branch and home offices, or supervising remote teams.

Through real-world scenarios and actionable insights, you'll learn how to identify and resolve disputes before they escalate, and how your supervision directly shapes compliance, professionalism, and successful outcomes for clients and licensees alike. Elevate your leadership, enhance your brokerage’s integrity, and transform challenges into opportunities for growth, securing your expertise in broker supervision and conflict resolution!

This two-hour mandatory course fulfills Alaska’s 2026-2028 DCE requirement for the topic of Broker Supervision and Conflict Resolution.

Course highlights include:

• Broker supervision requirements
• Broker responsibility for policies and procedures
• Real estate teams
• Client confidentiality and recordkeeping responsibilities
• Home and branch office supervision
• Foundations of conflict resolutions
• Resolving commission disputes
• Handling ethics complaints

Alaska continues to experience significant financial and property-related fraud, with residents reporting more than $26 million in losses in a single year. Real estate transactions are prime targets for fraud schemes, including intercepted wire instructions, impersonation of sellers, and the exploitation of vacant or out-of-state owned properties to unlawfully transfer funds or ownership.

Because real estate licensees operate at critical points in these transactions, they are uniquely positioned to recognize warning signs before fraud occurs. Licensees who understand Alaska’s fraud patterns and state-specific procedures are better equipped to protect clients, reduce financial losses, and maintain the integrity of real estate transactions across the state.

This course focuses on wire fraud and deed/title fraud as they occur in Alaska real estate transactions, emphasizing practical prevention strategies, red flag recognition, and the licensee’s role in safeguarding consumers.

This two-hour mandatory course fulfills Alaska’s 2026-2028 DCE requirement for the topic of Fraud Prevention: Wire Fraud and Deed Fraud.

Course highlights include:

• Wire fraud awareness and prevention
• Cyberfraud review
• Deed fraud fundamentals
• Role of industry professionals in fraud
• Red flags of deed fraud
• Preventing deed and title fraud
• Alaska case studies

One of the most important aspects of real estate is the relationships between the parties involved and the corresponding obligations that come with those relationships. Real estate professionals must clearly understand the different types of relationships between them and consumers. The Alaska Real Estate Commission Consumer Disclosure includes guidelines to help licensees understand their obligations and protect them and the consumers they work with.

In Alaska, real estate professionals are expected to uphold high ethical standards and maintain a professional demeanor. One of the areas where ethics and professionalism come into play is through disclosure. Licensees must be transparent and forthcoming in their dealings with clients, customers, and other brokers. Licensees can build trust and credibility by maintaining high ethical standards and conducting themselves professionally, leading to long-term career success.

This two-hour mandatory course fulfills Alaska’s 2026-2028 DCE requirement for the topic of Required Licensee Disclosures.

Course highlights include:

• Specific assistance
• Representation review
• Designated licensee relationships
• Neutral licensees
• Alaska Real Estate Commission Consumer Disclosure
• Handling ethical negotiations
• Disclosing conflict of interest
• Compensation disclosure
• Advertising prohibitions and required disclosures
• Loyalty and self-dealing

Lead hazards aren’t just a concern for homeowners—they’re also a big deal for real estate professionals. If you're listing a home built before 1978 or guiding buyers through disclosures, understanding the risks of lead exposure isn’t just helpful—it’s essential. Federal laws require specific disclosures and safety measures and skipping them can lead to hefty fines and legal trouble.

This course helps you recognize where lead hazards lurk, stay on top of your legal responsibilities, and follow safe practices help protect you, your clients, and your transactions. But beyond compliance, having a strong grasp of lead safety makes you a trusted advisor. When clients see that you take their health and safety seriously, it strengthens your reputation and sets you apart as a knowledgeable, reliable real estate professional. Ultimately, keeping people safe, reducing risk, and staying compliant aren’t just obligations—they’re smart business moves supporting long-term success.

Course highlights include:

• Common sources of lead in residential properties
• Health risks of lead exposure
• Community-based approaches to lead hazard prevention
• Review of federal lead disclosure laws
• Compliance with lead disclosure laws
• Consequences of non-compliance with disclosure requirements
• Mitigating lead hazards
• Lead-safe work practices for renovations and repairs
• EPA’s Renovation, Repair, and Painting Program
• Preventing lead hazards long-term

Attacks on real estate professionals have made headlines at an alarmingly more frequent rate in recent years. After an incident where a licensee is harmed, everyone vows to do better, and the topic of safety is pushed to the front of training schedules. Then complacency sets in.

Criminals count on complacency.

This course reviews studies and statistics of safety issues in the real estate industry, and best practices for personal safety.       

Course highlights include:

• Crime statistics and studies that challenge preconceived notions
• Risk factors and vulnerabilities that unique to real estate professionals
• Case studies to illustrate how criminals target their victims
• How to develop a personal warning system and trust your instincts when something feels “off”
• Activities and scenarios to provide real-world context for course content

Chances are good that, if it hasn't happened yet, you will one day work on a transaction involves a property that’s part of a tax-deferred exchange. When this happens, will you be ready to guide your client through the process and ensure they meet the critical deadlines?

With an appropriately formed exchange, an investor can defer paying taxes on the profit from one investment and instead use all of the profits to fund another investment. 

This course helps licensees become more comfortable with guiding clients through a 1031 tax-deferred exchange transaction and ensuring critical deadlines are understood and met.  

Course highlights include:

• Section 1031 tax-deferred exchange definitions
• Starker’s Exchange background and application
• U.S. Internal Revenue Code requirements
• IRS Safe Harbor Guidelines
• Investor taxes advantages
• Setting up an exchange
• Selecting a Qualified Intermediary
• Licensee role in a Section 1031 tax-deferred exchange
• The non-exchanger's role in a Section 1031 transaction
• Reverse exchanges
• Rare exemptions to exchange deadlines

Real estate wholesaling is not a new concept. However, the practice, regulation, and public perception of wholesaling have changed significantly in recent years. For real estate professionals navigating a market where wholesaling is becoming more popular and increasingly problematic, understanding its legal, ethical, and professional implications is more important than ever.

This three-hour course provides a straightforward examination of wholesaling: how it operates, when it crosses legal and ethical boundaries, and why it faces greater scrutiny from lawmakers and the public. You’ll examine how some investors use wholesaling as a legitimate and transparent strategy to build wealth, while others exploit it to bypass licensing requirements, mislead sellers and buyers, and disrupt housing stability, particularly in vulnerable communities.

Whether you are new to wholesaling, advising clients involved, or simply looking to avoid legal issues, this course is designed for you.

Course highlights include:

• Foundational principles of wholesaling
• Strategic uses of wholesaling
• State laws and licensing implications of wholesaling
• Red flags to indicate predatory wholesaling practices
• When wholesaling becomes illegal
• Ethical wholesaling
• Collateral damage of wholesaling
• Legal and civil penalties
• Effects of predatory wholesaling on housing market
• Real-world cases, interactive scenarios, and activities to understand wholesaling in your real estate practice