10 Oct 2025 - 2026 Salesperson & Broker Required Module - Contracts - ON DEMAND 2025 - 2026 Salesperson & Broker Required Module - Contracts - ON DEMAND Friday, October 10, 2025 (8:00 AM) to Wednesday, July 1, 2026 (8:00 AM) 3.75 Education Credits MNR Academy Details You're Registered! DescriptionLocationInstructorsCancellation Policy 2025-2026 Salesperson & Broker Required Module - Contracts This course has been approved by the Minnesota Commissioner of Commerce for 3.75 hours of Real Estate Continuing Education. This course provides real estate professionals both agents and brokers with practical answers to frequently asked questions about real estate contracts. Participants will explore recent changes to industry standards and rules, along with the legal requirements for properly forming agreements. The course highlights best practices for addressing common and unique contractual challenges, including compensation, disclosure obligations, and other critical issues. It also covers seller and licensee disclosure responsibilities, including material facts, exceptions, statutory requirements, and REALTORS® Code of Ethics standards. For brokers, additional topics include contract default and cancellation procedures, CIC (Common Interest Community) disclosure requirements, agency law, and broker-to-broker compensation agreements, offering a deeper dive into the complexities of managing contracts in a supervisory role. ON DEMAND INFO On-demand classes are timed and adhere to the "seat-time" requirement set by the Minnesota Department of Commerce (DOC) for course approval. Continuing education credits can only be earned by attending the course in full, corresponding to the approved hours (MN Statute 45.30 Subd 4a). Courses are available 24/7, with brief downtime for updates and administration, until the stated expiration date. To complete the course, students must finish all modules, meet the learning objectives and activities, pass the final exam, and complete an end-of-course survey. The course must be finished before the expiration date noted in the student’s campus account––credit will not be awarded after the course loses its active/approved status. Please Note: shared email addresses with other members will impact the ability to use MNR's On-Demand classes. **Please Note - Confirmation and access to this can take 10 minutes to receive. MNR Academy MNR Academy Ryan Torpey Ryan served as director of member legal services and associate counsel for Minnesota Realtors®. Ryan is a licensed attorney in Minnesota. Prior to joining the association in 2022, he practiced civil litigation, primarily in the areas of ethics and professional liability. Ryan received his B.A. from the University of Minnesota, and his J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School. John Wittmer John serves as Director of Professional Standards and Associate Counsel for Minnesota Realtors®. Prior to joining the legal department at Minnesota Realtors®, John spent nearly ten years in private practice representing and advising clients including common interest communities, homeowners, and home construction contractors. John received his B.A. from the University of Texas and his J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School. Jonathan Kopecky Jonathan Kopecky graduated from the University of St. Thomas in 1995 with a Bachelor of Arts degree majoring in political science and theology. He then received his Juris Doctorate from the Saint Louis University School of Law in 1998, and has been licensed to practice law in both Iowa (since 1999) and Minnesota (since 2003). Jon practiced real estate law for five years as an associate at Ackley, Kopecky & Kingery, LLP and then practiced canon law for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis for eight years. Jon joined MNR staff in May of 2013 as director of professional standards, and through his tireless work and dedication, in May 2023, became the Senior Vice President of Legal Affairs at Minnesota Realtors®. He has extensive knowledge of the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) Code of Ethics, in addition to real estate law. Jon holds a Certificate of Scholastic Achievement for Instruction in the Professional Standards Administration Program from the NAR Executives Institute. The course is accessible 24/7, with only minimal downtime for updates and administration, up until the course's stated expiration date.It must be completed before the expiration date listed on the student’s MNR Academy account. No continuing education credit will be granted if the course is completed after its active/approved status has expired.Courses will remain available on the student’s MNR Academy (academymnr.com) account dashboard for 12 months from the registration (purchase) date or until the DOC's course approval expires, whichever comes first.