{"id":5367,"date":"2022-02-28T21:09:12","date_gmt":"2022-03-01T03:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1reason.com\/re\/real-estate-agents-invited-to-study-how-to-work-with-home-builders\/5367\/"},"modified":"2022-03-01T15:09:12","modified_gmt":"2022-03-01T21:09:12","slug":"real-estate-agents-invited-to-study-how-to-work-with-home-builders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1reason.com\/re\/real-estate-agents-invited-to-study-how-to-work-with-home-builders\/5367\/","title":{"rendered":"Real estate agents invited to study how to work with home builders"},"content":{"rendered":"<div> 1 ranked real estate agent by Real Trends since 2013, Ben is owner and CEO of HomesUSA.com and the co-founder of the HomesUSA Alliance.&#8221;&gt;&#013;\n    <\/div>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n    &#013;<\/p>\n<div style=\"float:left;width:290px;margin:10px 0 0 0\">&#013;<\/p>\n<h5>America&#8217;s No. 1 ranked real estate agent by Real Trends since 2013, Ben is owner and CEO of HomesUSA.com and the co-founder of the HomesUSA Alliance. <\/h5>\n<p>&#013;\n    <\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n  &#013;<\/p>\n<div style=\"float:right;padding:0 0 15px 20px;margin:15px 0 20px 20px;width:300px\">&#013;<\/p>\n<div style=\"float:left;width:290px;margin:10px 0 0 0;border:#ddd 1px solid\">&#013;<\/p>\n<h4>Bob Hafer<\/h4>\n<p>&#013;<\/p>\n<div style=\"float:left;padding:3px 3px 0 3px;margin:5px 10px 0 0\">&#013;<br \/>\n      <img src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"Bob Hafer is a co-founder of HomesUSA Alliance, which he manages and teaches its coursework. His 40-plus years of housing experience qualify him as a knowledgeable resale and new home sales specialist. He has held management positions with a large national home builder responsible for $100,000,000 in sales.\" class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ml.globenewswire.com\/Resource\/Download\/572fb326-5c31-4af9-8e7f-bfac9a02dd0d?size=2\">&#013;\n    <\/div>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n    &#013;<\/p>\n<div style=\"float:left;width:290px;margin:10px 0 0 0\">&#013;<\/p>\n<h5>Bob Hafer is a co-founder of HomesUSA Alliance, which he manages and teaches its coursework. His 40-plus years of housing experience qualify him as a knowledgeable resale and new home sales specialist. He has held management positions with a large national home builder responsible for $100,000,000 in sales.<\/h5>\n<p>&#013;\n    <\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#013;\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#013;\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>DALLAS, Feb.  10, 2022  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=yfMUnIF0y4Ll8W_ZG6tM_UB0uP4msVYSdPWeNy29HBV7-jdmNG2MpQ31WrR1q4e8JTP0Kj7yLmo7kFRDZdv2EGCbnX4igttlaIDhXOAStOs=\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"HomesUSA Alliance\">HomesUSA Alliance<\/a>, founded by the real estate industry giants <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=tALnpRchIH4yPKrzURvG_rYPvQVJeAI13fqiTcphcCaDB1A5Gz0iexksxINwUf3hpI4yS1dRl7wuIkTkzDTnm5oaNW14xQFYQGOQysgdXuU=\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Ben Caballero\">Ben Caballero<\/a>and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=TpDrGFq8q7DsIxPGJSigvVjYp7Ts81_5fSc8MZmzQ57lZCfec3HvCX5EuNiG8rAaVYUfTDBNiXqIFm_ZUrQANpVzmFgqTDCOzwV-lPz_BAA4sQDfJwvTeCW3luV95dxN\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Bob Hafer\">Bob Hafer<\/a>, is inviting real estate agents to register for its online new home sales education coursework available in February and March. Real estate agents in Texas can earn continuing education credits required to maintain an active state real estate license.<\/p>\n<p>Real estate agents completing the six different classes offered will receive a new home sales certification. The Alliance has already helped more than 4,000 real estate sales professionals learn to work with home builders better.<\/p>\n<p>Available remotely via Zoom, agents can sign up for the entire two-day program or individual classes. The next 2-day series of classes are on Wednesday and Thursday, February 16 and 17, and Wednesday and Thursday, March 16 and 17. Registration is online at the HomesUSAAlliance.com website on its Calendar page (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=Q-gStPYnKG7w4YrP4VX9G77ntl8eChbXO3m7M9nnPQCEGo-IS1jyTsXhR8-pnZnabqqeRcnnt8FPY-91dItlCQ_ucnkPWWyiWsGZxedmi37PhzWLLrPsuB2uSrBtL0GzODlmQ5UzlwPyUOTALtp_xCPQmWt-_UzhSHwAujMLJVb2WTVQO3eVTmZ18y3uapJe\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\">https:\/\/homesusaalliance.com\/education\/course-calendar<\/a>) and is open to agents throughout Texas and nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>Hafer, who created and taught the coursework, notes that individual classes include \u201cBuilding Your Real Estate Business Through New Home Sales,\u201d \u201cEverything You Need to Know About New Home Construction,\u201d \u201cHow to Recognize a Green Built New Home,\u201d \u201cHow to Successfully Negotiate with a New Home Builder,\u201d \u201cUnderstanding New Home Builder Contracts and Addendums,\u201d and \u201cNew Home Blueprint for Realtors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Texas Real Estate Commission approved the classes for continuing education (CE) credits. Agents can earn 11 credits from the six courses during the two-day program. Priced affordably at $200, once agents complete all six (6) CE courses, they will earn their New Home Sales Certification from HomesUSA Alliance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRiches are in the niches,\u201d said Ben Caballero, America&#8217;s top new home sales specialist and No. 1 ranked real estate sales professional. &#8220;Agents who learn how to work with home builders gain a specialization that can help them significantly grow their business,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Hafer points out that the Texas Real Estate Commission requires agents to take 18 hours of approved Continuing Education credit every two years. \u201cAgents completing our new homes coursework can complete about two-thirds of their two-year requirement in just two days.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMost importantly, we provide agents with information about how to work with builders that\u2019s not available anywhere else,\u201d added Hafer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About HomesUSA Alliance<\/strong><br \/>The HomesUSA Alliance&#8217;s mission is to improve builder-agent relationships through better communication. With these classes, Agents benefit greatly from better insight into how home builders work. Founded by real estate industry giants Ben Caballero and Bob Hafer, the Alliance is their way of giving back to an industry that has enriched their professional and personal lives.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Media Contact:<\/strong><br \/>Kevin Hawkins<br \/>(206) 866-1220<br \/>kevin@wavgroup.com<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Images: <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>HomesUSA Alliiance logo<\/strong><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=Q-gStPYnKG7w4YrP4VX9G77ntl8eChbXO3m7M9nnPQDnVbuAtLs3GHxxkvJLZzf06TQqfGxDKyurCHEWVA-4jQ31X1YeMc8jxwOuKCkUF0awEvR8Quapye2Tyj8rCEHGuozbl5ZdaDafXAMusZUzQNlSPOA-6iiwFCqEVRihEspq22yidbESyu7fDaehz7959rPBSLx4OAbO8LIrmB99rA==\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\">https:\/\/homesusaalliance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/alliance.png<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ben Caballero<\/strong><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=Q-gStPYnKG7w4YrP4VX9G6VMvIffYLybmgkyuwwdtWZ26KQ5m6y0CbxhcwLVsbn4LRwgB4rs2LAKcgM0KSa3lovTPRWLJ1b7WkivYss9_n-YM9bmXXhzigpWzpk6oHXyn1Pov7wkE59jr0WOaTkdEDSAq30wgGRuEZvsBZtDFyvSgOUp5vRWLZ1B8YWqOXCNhVmX81T58zo5i1coRfVJ5HuqzNMApjETiVPGYDGgAXEdTYsz-DJkKLlahQjFk9kQ\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\">https:\/\/www.homesusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/L-38017_bcaballero_photo.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bob Hafer<\/strong><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=Q-gStPYnKG7w4YrP4VX9GznujdQfIXhzj7rflQJ7uZlqxK06Ph7d-KC6t3sO-9qF16aih7btRrKFetx5I-xZsJOC62ZjYaqgSrogtnwTv3YluC5ccmRU005EIAI2PXiAESmshh37a0ZrLhgJ1PCcFtUtCgRdYNmf5vqmXEo6dPdxlNRcEvToxSzb3UdOfqPYqgeZPLOBU0ycFr8bedmHQg==\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\">https:\/\/homesusa.com\/wp-content\/themes\/homeusa_theme\/images\/bob.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ml.globenewswire.com\/media\/MTA4ODM3YjEtZjdmYy00YTBkLTg0NmMtNTk1MzI4OWY2MTk3LTUwMDA5ODk2OQ==\/tiny\/HomesUSA-Alliance.png\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Classes from HomesUSA Alliance helps agents learn and earn educational credits<\/p>\n<div>&#013; <\/p>\n<div>&#013; Ben Caballero&#013; <\/p>\n<div>&#013; <img src=\"https:\/\/ml.globenewswire.com\/Resource\/Download\/42157575-b602-4ab1-a1b0-da2da8069ed7?size=2\" alt=\"America's No.\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[11],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/1reason.com\/re\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5367"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/1reason.com\/re\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/1reason.com\/re\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1reason.com\/re\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1reason.com\/re\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5367"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/1reason.com\/re\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5367\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5371,"href":"https:\/\/1reason.com\/re\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5367\/revisions\/5371"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/1reason.com\/re\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5367"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1reason.com\/re\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5367"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1reason.com\/re\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5367"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}