UTAH GRI PROGRAM
 Course Descriptions


GRI 100 Course: Business Development
This course is designed to give the student a personal business plan with specific action steps that will lead to becoming more efficient and productive in the real estate profession. The student will become more skilled in the basics of communication, thereby providing the clients and customers with greater and more satisfactory service in each transaction. The student will gain a greater appreciation for the diverse culture the real estate professions serves, and will commit to having greater understanding for the unique problems and rewards of working within these cultures.

GRI 200 Course: Making Technology Work for You
This course will review the use of hardware, digital devices, software applications, available technologies and media, basics of Windows and popular office software, effective office productivity, website creation and maintenance. The student will gain an understanding of their personal computer and learn how this knowledge can greatly benefit their business and work ethic.

GRI 300 Course: Contracts in Real Estate Transactions & Legal Aspects of the Agency
This course will teach the student how to be able to explain the elements of a binding contract and why they are important in a real estate transaction. The student will identify state approved forms and explain how they can assist the licensee. The student will be able to explain to clients and customers the different types of agency relationships and explain why each of the relationships is important.

GRI 400: Loan Fraud, Trends & Impacts and Environmental Issues
This course will teach the student how to identify predatory lending and the "red flags" of identifying loan fraud. The student will be able to list the benefits of membership in the REALTOR Association, and will identify trends and impacts of the real estate profession. The student will be able to identify various environmental issues and their impact on real estate.

GRI 500: Taxing, Fair Housing and Professional Standards
This course teaches the student the ability to identify basic tax implications in the sale and purchase of a home. The student will be able to compute capital gains on a home sale and will be able to define cost recovery. The student will define the protected classes of Fair Housing and identify the penalties for not abiding by the law. The student will be able to explain the difference between and Article of the Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice. The student will be able to explain the procedure for initiating a complaint against a licensee for a violation of the Code of Ethics.

GRI 600: Investment Analysis
This course identifies investment criteria investors should consider. The student will complete an Annual Property Operating Data form and will be able to describe the three appraisal approaches when determining value of investment property. The student will understand income tax laws for rental real property, amortization and Internal Rate of Return (IRR). The student will complete a cash flow analysis for a hypothetical case.

Calculator Survival Skills
This course is designed to enhance the ability to properly use a calculator in the real estate profession. The student will understand the basics of arithmetic operations, correcting entries, multiple registers and other basic principles. The student will be introduced to time-value-of-money registers, amortization, percents, solving for rate, and more. The use of these procedures will be applied to the calculation of commissions, square footage, cash flow analysis, annual property operating data, and financing. This course will give everyone the opportunity to gain the most efficient skills involving a math and calculator skills.


Register and/or check local boards education schedules for the class you need at the following links and phone numbers:
CLICK HERE to view the UAR's compiled GRI schedule.

Brigham/Tremonton Board of REALTORS®
Cache/Rich Association of REALTORS®
Grand/San Juan Association of REALTORS®: 435-259-7488
Park City Board of REALTORS®
Salt Lake Board of REALTORS®
Utah County Association of REALTORS®
Washington County Board of REALTORS®

Weber/North Davis Association of REALTORS®


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members of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® and subscribe to its strict Code of Ethics.

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