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Elmira-Corning Association of Realtors (ECRAR)

2026 Education Schedule

Our courses are available to both ECRAR members and non-members alike. 
Primary and Secondary ECRAR members can attend these sessions at no cost.

 

Below is a SNEAK PEAK at our 2026 Education Schedule - (NYDOS approval is pending for several of the courses listed below)

"DOTLOOP MAKING IT EASY"  (1.5 CE Hrs.)

Course Title: "Dotloop Making it Easy" 
Continuing Education Hours:  (1.5)
Date:  Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Time:  12noon-1:30pm
Location: Elmira-Corning Association of Realtors 
Instructor:  Michelle Kay
Cost:  FREE TO ECRAR MEMBERS / non-members and no shows $20
LUNCH is included Pizza and drinks will be provided or you can bring your own lunch.
Registration Deadline:  Monday, January 12, 2026
 

Course Description: Dotloop is a transaction management software program provided to members of the Elmira Corning Assoc. of REALTORS as a FREE member benefit.  This 1.5 hour CE course will focus on helping the real estate professional to easily manage and maintain files electronically to help meet the customer/client needs and expectations.  This course will give the student an opportunity to understand technological concepts of an evolving real estate industry, while also learning how to use thee tools in their day to day transactions.

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(RPR) REALTORS PROPERTY RESOURCE INTRO/REFRESHER   (0 CE Hrs.)

Course Title: "(RPR) Realtors Property Resource Intro/Refresher" 
Continuing Education Hours:  (0)
Date:  Tuesday, February 3, 2026
Time:  11:30am-12:30pm
Location: Elmira-Corning Association of Realtors
Instructor:  Michelle Kay 
Cost:  FREE TO ECRAR MEMBERS / non-members/no shows $10
LUNCH will be provided (12:30-1:00) between the intro session and the 3 hour CE course, (pizza, salad, and drink or you can bring your own lunch).
Registration Deadline:  Monday, February 2, 2026
Sponsored by: First Heritage Federal Credit Union

Course Description: New to RPR or just wanting to brush up on aspects of the site you may not be familiar with?  This class will introduce you to all of the basic features that RPR has to offer.  

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"RPR:  REAL-TIME DATA, MARKETING KNOWLEDGE, INFORMED CONSUMERS"  (3.0 CE Hrs.) 

Course Title: "RPR:  Real-Time Data, Marketing Knowledge, Informed Consumers" 
Continuing Education Hours:  (3.0) 
Date:  Tuesday, February 3, 2026
Time:  1:00pm-4:00pm
Location: Elmira-Corning Association of Realtors
Instructor:  Michelle Kay 
Cost:  FREE TO ECRAR MEMBERS / non-members/no shows $35
LUNCH will be provided (12:30-1:00) between the intro session and the 3 hour CE course, (pizza, salad, and drink or you can bring your own lunch).
Registration Deadline:  Monday, February 2, 2026
Sponsored by: First Heritage Federal Credit Union

Course Description: RPR is NAR's exclusive online real estate database and provides REALTORS with information on every parcel of property in the United States as well as a robust portfolio of market trend data, advanced analytical reports, and detailed maps.  In this course, you will learn how AVM's may influence consumer's online real estate research efforts.  you will also learn how REATORS can leverage the full analytical power of RPR in their listing presentations and buyer counseling sessions.

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"ANATOMY OF A HOUSE: ROOF, ATTIC VENTILATION, INSULATION"  (2.0 CE Hrs.) (NYDOS CE Approval Pending)

Course Title: "Anatomy of a House:  Roof, Attic Ventilation, Insulation" 
Continuing Education Hours:  (2.0) (NYDOS CE Approval Pending)
Date:  Friday, February 13, 2026
Time: 9:30am-11:30am
Location: Elmira-Corning Association of Realtors
Instructor: Joe Fasolino
Cost:  FREE TO ECRAR MEMBERS / non-members/no shows $25
Registration Deadline:  Wednesday, February 11 , 2026


Course Description: By learning about roofs, attics, insulation and ventilation from a home inspector's perspective, real estate agents will gain valuable product knowledge.  This expertise will help raise industry standard and professionalism, while also enabling agents to more effectively explain these features to their clients.

COURSE FLYER COMING SOON

CLICK HERE for ECRAR Zoom Guidelines


"ANATOMY OF A HOUSE: EXTERIOR WALLS AND FOUNDATIONS"  (2.0 CE Hrs.) (NYDOS CE Approval Pending)

Course Title: "Anatomy of a House:  Exterior Walls and Foundations" 
Continuing Education Hours:  (2.0) (NYDOS CE Approval Pending)
Date:  Friday, February 27, 2026
Time: 9:30am-11:30am
Location: Elmira-Corning Association of Realtors
Instructor: Joe Fasolino
Cost:  FREE TO ECRAR MEMBERS / non-members/no shows $25
Registration Deadline:  Wednesday, February 25 , 2026


Course Description:  The real estate agent will gain extensive product knowledge from the point of view of a home inspector about the exterior building structure and foundations.  This knowledge will increase real estate standards and professionalism within the industry and help the agent better communicate the product they are representing.

COURSE FLYER COMING SOON

CLICK HERE for ECRAR Zoom Guidelines


"SOLUTION BASED CONVERSATIONS WHEN DEALING WITH MAJOR DEFECTS"  (2.5 CE Hrs.) (NYDOS CE Approval Pending)

Course Title: "Solution Based Conversations When Dealing with Major Defects" 
Continuing Education Hours:  (2.5) (NYDOS CE Approval Pending)
Date:  Friday, March 27, 2026
Time: 9:30am-12:0pm
Location: Elmira-Corning Association of Realtors
Instructor: Joe Fasolino
Cost:  FREE TO ECRAR MEMBERS / non-members/no shows $30
Registration Deadline:  Wednesday, March 25 , 2026
Sponsored by: Chemung Canal Trust Company

Course Description: A solution based conversation is the ability to listen and learn about your clients and their family members' concerns, and provide an unbiased, non-emotional conversation about the facts of the defects, including discussing the alternative solutions to resolve the problem(s).

COURSE FLYER COMING SOON

CLICK HERE for ECRAR Zoom Guidelines


"FAIR HOUSING LEGACY TO LIBERTY"  (3.0 CE Hrs.) (NYDOS CE Approval Pending) (Fulfills NYDOS and NAR Fair Housing Requirements)

Course Title: "Fair Housing Legacy to Liberty" 
Continuing Education Hours:  (3.0) (Fulfills NYDOS and NAR Fair Housing Requirements) (NYDOS CE Approval Pending)
Date:  Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Time: 9:30am-12:30pm
Location: Virtually via ZOOM
Instructor:  Randy Templeman
Cost:  FREE TO ECRAR MEMBERS / non-members/no shows $35
Registration Deadline:  Friday, April 10, 2026
Sponsored by: My City Lending

Course Description: The course chronicles a historical perspective of how discrimination, segregation, and the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led to the legislation intended to provide for equal opportunity in the purchase, sale and rental of housing in America.  By examining policies, programs, and practices in place for decades prior to the adoption of the Fair Housing Act in 1968, licensees will discover the problems and pitfalls that prevented people from fair, fearless, and free choices in housing.  In the more than half century since the enactment of the civil rights law, additional legislation, adjudication, and obligations further defining the roles and responsibilities of licensees in providing fair housing opportunities are also covered.

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CLICK HERE for ECRAR Zoom Guidelines


DOS APPROVAL IS PENDING FOR THESE NEXT FOUR COURSES- MORE INFORMATION/FLYERS COMING SOON!

  • MAY- LEGAL UPDATE - Live in person- 3.0 CE (Fulfills the Legal Update Req.)  Sponsored by First Heritage Federal Credit Union
  • Tuesday, May 19, 2026- 9:30am-11:30 - Implicit Bias -Virtual via Zoom 2.0 CE Hours (Fulfills Implicit Bias Req.) CLICK HERE for ECRAR Zoom Guidelines 
  • Thursday, September 10, 2026, "The Road to What is Owed" Live in the Classroom- 2.5 CE Hrs. (Fulfills the NAR and NYDOS Ethics Req.) Sponsored by Corning Credit Union
  • Tuesday, October 6, 2026, Buyer Representation, Virtual via Zoom 3.0 CE Hours (Fulfills Agency Requirement) CLICK HERE for ECRAR Zoom Guidelines Sponsored by Chemung Canal Trust Company

"CULTURAL COMPETENCY AND LITERACY IN REAL ESTATE"  (2.0 CE Hrs.) (NYDOS CE Approval Pending) (Fulfills NYDOS Cultural Competency Req.)

Course Title: "Cultural Competency and Literacy in Real Estate" (2.0 CE Hrs.)
Continuing Education Hours:  (2.0 CE Hrs.)   (Fulfills NYDOS Cultural Competency Req.) (NYDOS CE Approval Pending)
Date:  Thursday, October 29, 2026
Time: 9:30am-11:30pm
Location: Virtually via ZOOM
Instructor: Linda Lugo
Cost:  FREE TO ECRAR MEMBERS / non-members/no shows $25
Registration Deadline:  Tuesday, October 27, 2026
Sponsored by: 

COURSE FLYER COMING SOON

CLICK HERE for ECRAR Zoom Guidelines


 

SENTRILOCK, SENTRICONNECTS AND SENTRIKEY SHOWING SERVICE TRAINING LUNCH & LEARN (0 CE Hrs.)

Course Title: Sentrilock, Sentriconnects and Sentrikey Showing Service Training (NYDOS CE Approval Pending)
Continuing Education Hours:  (1.0) (NYDOS CE Approval Pending)
Date:  Tuesday, November 17, 2026
Time:  12:00pm-1:00pm
Location: Elmira-Corning Association of Realtors 
Cost:  ECRAR Members FREE / $15 non-members & no-shows
LUNCH is included:  Pizza, salad, drink
Registration Deadline:  Monday, November 16, 2026
Sponsored by: Corning Federal Credit Union

Unlock more showings, close more deals using the THREE SENTRILOCK PRODUCTS!  SentriKey, SentriKey Showing Service and SentriConnects.

Secure, convenient and always ready for showings- that's our Sentriock System!  This hands on class will teach you how to easily:

  • Access lockboxes
  • Assign lockboxes
  • Correctly Unassign lockboxes
  • Access reports
  • Grant one day codes
  • Block off Dates and Times
  • Activate the Safety Feature
  • Modify Feedback
  • Sentriconnects
  • And more.....

Course flyers coming soon!

 

 

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This concludes our 2026 Education Schedule.  Our 2027 schedule will be posted sometime in January of 2027.

If you didn't see the courses that you need in the time-frame that you need them, please CLICK HERE for online options.


New York  Association of Realtors  (NYSAR) Virtual Education Course Schedule

**NOTE- NYSAR offers a FREE Virtual Legal Update- 1 hour CE course monthly.


National Association of Realtors (NAR) Course Offerings

                Right Tools Right Now- Existing products and services available for FREE or at significant discounts, including:

  • Webinars to help you manage your finances
  • Education Courses to expand your skills
  • Digital Tools for Transactions and Marketing
  • And much more!

Sometimes your busy schedules do not allow you to attend our live virtual or classroom courses.  If that is the case for you, you may want to check out our online CE partner's website.  Visit https://ECRAR.theceshop.com for more information.

For a copy of the Elmira-Corning Association of REALTORS® Education Policy CLICK HERE

DISCLAIMER:  The Elmira-Corning Regional Association of REALTORS® reserves the right to cancel a course if there is an insufficient number of registrants.  Space is limited; reservations are taken on a first come first served basis. For more information call (607) 562-7035.