Real estate agent

In this course, you will learn the basics of the brokerage business and real estate financing as well as the legal framework. You will also gain an overview of marketing, the basics of valuation in estate agency and artificial intelligence (AI) in your profession.
  • Certificates: Real estate agent" certificate
  • Examination: Praxisbezogene Projektarbeit mit Abschlusspräsentation
  • Teaching Times: Full-time
    Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:35 p.m. (in weeks with public holidays from 8:30 a.m. to 5:10 p.m.)
  • Language of Instruction: German
  • Duration: 2 Weeks

Fundamentals of the Real Estate Brokerage Business (approx. 1 day)

Job Description and Service Expectations for Real Estate Agents

Real Estate Market and Submarkets

Real estate brokerage firms, particularly those subject to §34c of the German Trade Regulation Act (GewO)

Pricing and Commissions

Energy Performance Certificate

Relevant Types of Insurance


Utility and Operating Expense Statements (approx. 0.5 days)

Definition of Service Charges and Operating Costs

Allocability pursuant to Section 556 of the German Civil Code (BGB)

CO2 Cost Allocation


Legal Foundations for Real Estate Agents (approx. 0.5 days)

Learn about laws and regulations (BauGB, WoIFV, GModG, BetrKV, Co₂KostAufG, PreisangabenV) through the preparation of appraisals

Condominium Act, Housing Brokerage Act, Law on Misuse of Property

Competition Law and Consumer Protection


Land Registry and Valuation (approx. 1.5 days)

Building plans, construction drawings, and building specifications; zoning plan

Land registry entry and digital land registry

Property listing, property analysis, and valuation

Market value appraisal

Rental, lease, and hereditary building rights


Real Estate Financing (approx. 1 day)

Fundamentals of Financing

Real Estate as an Investment

Equity, Debt Service, and Financing Costs

Loan Collateral and Loan-to-Value Assessment

Loan-to-Value Ratio

Subsidy Programs

Credit Risk Mitigation


Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Real Estate Brokerage (approx. 0.5 days)

Process Automation in Leasing and Property Management

AI-Supported Market and Risk Analyses

EU AI Act: Obligations and Risk Classification in the Real Estate Brokerage Industry


Real Estate Brokers and Brokerage Agreements (approx. 0.5 days)

Information Obligations of Real Estate Agents, DL-InfoV, Contract Law, Agent Liability

Brokerage Agreement, Variations


Real Estate and Taxes (approx. 0.5 days)

Income Tax, Corporate Tax, Trade Tax, Sales Tax,

Taxes Based on the Valuation Act, Transfer Taxes

Tax Aspects of Financing


Marketing and Sales for Real Estate Agents (approx. 2 days)

Comparison of digitally generated property listings and custom-designed

Conducting a digital market analysis

Social media strategies

Legal aspects of property listings, practical implementation

Code of Ethics and Data Protection

Dispute resolution bodies

Digital Billing

Viewings, Virtual Staging, and Virtual Tours

Legal Aspects of Customer Counseling

Digital Services Act, Money Laundering

Optimal Customer Advice and Support


Project work (approx. 2 days)

To consolidate the content learned

Presentation of the project results



Changes are possible, the course content is updated regularly.

After this course, you will know the basics of the brokerage business, real estate financing and the legal framework as a real estate agent. You will be able to sell real estate via social media and provide optimal customer advice and support. You will be familiar with the basics of valuation and will be able to identify and assess structural and technical defects.

This course is aimed at people with training in the commercial or administrative field and specialists from other sectors who would like to further their education in the field of brokerage.

The profession of real estate agent is in high demand on the job market. The profession is seen as a job with a future, as more and more apartments and commercial properties are being developed.

Your meaningful certificate provides a detailed insight into the qualifications you have acquired and improves your career prospects.

Didactic concept

Your lecturers are highly qualified both professionally and didactically and will teach you from the first to the last day (no self-study system).

You will learn in effective small groups. The courses usually consist of 6 to 25 participants. The general lessons are supplemented by numerous practical exercises in all course modules. The practice phase is an important part of the course, as it is during this time that you process what you have just learned and gain confidence and routine in its application. The final section of the course involves a project, a case study or a final exam.

 

Virtual classroom alfaview®

Lessons take place using modern alfaview® video technology - either from the comfort of your own home or at our premises at Bildungszentrum. The entire course can see each other face-to-face via alfaview®, communicate with each other in lip-sync voice quality and work on joint projects. Of course, you can also see and talk to your connected trainers live at any time and you will be taught by your lecturers in real time for the entire duration of the course. The lessons are not e-learning, but real live face-to-face lessons via video technology.

 

The courses at alfatraining are funded by Agentur für Arbeit and are certified in accordance with the AZAV approval regulation. When submitting a Bildungsgutscheinor Aktivierungs- und Vermittlungsgutschein, the entire course costs are usually covered by your funding body.
Funding is also possible via Europäischen Sozialfonds (ESF), Deutsche Rentenversicherung (DRV) or regional funding programs. As a regular soldier, you have the option of attending further training courses via Berufsförderungsdienst (BFD). Companies can also have their employees qualified via funding from Agentur für Arbeit (Qualifizierungschancengesetz).

We will gladly advise you free of charge.

0800 3456-500 Mon. - Fri. from 8 am to 5 pm
free of charge from all German networks.

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We will gladly advise you free of charge. 0800 3456-500 Mon. - Fri. from 8 am to 5 pm free of charge from all German networks.