Online Learning from the Center for REALTOR® Development (CRD)
Your hub for online courses, microcourses, and on-the-go resources.
Learning.realtor is upgrading to a NEW & IMPROVED PLATFORM December 1, 2026!
We recommend purchasing your course for 20% OFF WITH CODE: DAM2026 during the Designation Awareness Month Sale thru 11/30.
THEN, WAIT UNTIL 12/1/26 TO BEGIN YOUR COURSE ON THE NEW PLATFORM.
The course will be available to you on the new platform 12/1.
Progress from the current platform WILL NOT transfer over.
Access to this course on the existing platform ends 12/31/26.
Countries Featured in the Course:
Primary Focus: Mexico, Canada, and Brazil
Additional Profiles: The Bahamas, Colombia, Costa Rica, Jamaica, and Panama
Expand your expertise in North and South real estate markets.
Build the skills to research markets, navigate cross-border deals, and serve clients across the Americas with confidence.
This course equips you with practical methods to research, analyze, and apply global market information, plus the skills to facilitate cross-border transactions in the Americas. You’ll also learn how to build key professional and governmental contacts that support ongoing deal flow.
Content spans market fundamentals and cultural fluency through detailed country modules. You’ll examine Mexico, Canada, Brazil in depth, and explore additional profiles for The Bahamas, Colombia, Costa Rica, Jamaica, and Panama—giving you a regional view with country-specific guidance you can apply immediately.
What You Will Learn
Why This Course Matters
- Apply the Country Assessment Model to evaluate markets and investment attractiveness.
- Identify ease-of-doing-business and macro factors (economy, tech, global health) that shape real estate outcomes.
- Adapt business and communication styles to cultural norms across the Americas.
- Navigate ownership/financing norms, foreign-buyer restrictions, and notario roles to protect clients.
- Fulfills one elective requirement for the CIPS Designation
- Gain knowledge applicable to both U.S. and international clients
- Flexible, self-paced format.
- CE credit is not available for this course
- Courses purchased as of May 1, 2026 must be finished by December 31, 2026, or restarted on/after January 1, 2027 at no additional charge and completed by December 31, 2027.
- This course counts toward the CIPS Designation application. Learn more here.
- International students may register at the member price by becoming an International REALTOR® Member. Join now.