ALISO VIEJO, CA, October 23, 2006 – The Iowa City Area Association of Realtors® just gave it loudest applause and two thumbs-up approval for the ASR® (Accredited Seller Agency) course. Known as staunch independent thinkers, who do what they want, when they want to do it; it was reported that during a recent twelve-hour ASR® course presentation, “Students were hesitant to leave the room, because they didn’t want to miss anything,” said Bonnie Hendrickson, Education Director for the Association.  “It was an amazing thing to watch,” she added.

The Iowa City Association conducts over 40 classes each year for their Realtors® membership.  During the recent Seller Agency course – which specializes in educating agents in how to maximize their cash flow during slow markets – Iowa City real estate professionals who attended were awarded 12 hours of C.E. credit. Philip Schoewe, DREI and a Master-Educator representing the RealtyU® Network of Real Estate Schools, was the Facilitator, Professor and Master of Ceremony, all rolled into one.  “Comments during breaks ranged from Mesmerizing, to Bring him back immediately,” noted Hendrickson.  “From the Iowa Area Association of Realtors®’ point of view, the ASR® course, the institutional backing by RealtyU®, and Philip Schoewe as an instructor, was a Win/Win/Win situation,” she added. 

RealtyU® Senior Vice President Thomas M. Mitchell responded to the Iowa Association’s rave review by commenting that: “We are really pleased to have the Iowa Area Association of Realtors® join us in the delivery of the ASR® course, and appreciate their endorsement of this timely real estate education course.”  Apparently, twenty-one associations from California to New York - have already jumped on board, and set up ASR® courses as quickly as Mitchell could schedule them.  “I have not seen a more vibrant response and acceptance to a new course and designation in years,” Mitchell added. 

Now that the real estate market has cooled, agents recognize that to win a listing and turn it into a sale, their approach and mind-set must change drastically.  As a result of the market economics shift, the ASR® (Accredited Seller’s Representative) has become the real estate designation for smart, cycle conscious real estate professionals.  The jam-packed twelve-hour course covers 37 key topics, including in-depth, extensive education in facilitating the pre-listing and listing appointment, negotiating the offer, value demonstration, brand positioning, ethics, and more.

Philip Schoewe manages “The Academy of Regulated Real Estate Courses” a RealtyU® Affiliate in Lubbock, Texas, and is one of only two practicing attorneys holding both the REEA DREI and the TRETA™ CREI™ teaching designations. His background seller representation includes an outstanding year where he closed 194 transactions, and during which time he also listed 161 residences and closed 160 of them before the listing period ended; an astonishing 99.38% success rate. Philip has been a Realtor® since 1977, an Attorney at Law, Texas (BAR, 1979), a Texas Real Estate Broker since 1980, a Texas Mortgage Broker, and a Licensed Real Estate Broker in New Mexico & Oklahoma. His current Designation/Certifications include: ABR®, ASR®, GRI, MRA, CSRC™, CREI™, CRS, CRB, ABRM, DREI, CIPS, RECS, C-CREC®, e-PRO, SRES, and RFS.  Schoewe is also a past member of the Texas’ College of the State BAR.  “I do not really teach, rather I reach…I reach across the instructor/learner barrier to discover what the learner wants to learn.  Then together we transfer the knowledge by sharing its application so that thoroughly applied learning is strategically connected to vivid demonstrations.  This form of education is selected so that pertinent facts can be better remembered,” said Schoewe.

To schedule an appointment to have the Accredited Seller Agency (ASR®) course taught in your area, or to learn more about other professional real estate career education services, contact Tom Mitchell at 949-600-7172 or by email at mitchell@realtyu.com. If they ASR® course is not available in your area you can take the course online at www.RealtyUOnline.com. Currently agents enjoy a special 20% discount for online classes.