
Professional Development
In our ever-changing industry, we find one tool that gives us the cutting edge – education! BNAR is the best source for your real estate education. We strive to deliver high quality courses with the finest instructors and accurate and up to date records. We look forward to updating our membership with current issues as well as any needs you may have. BNAR will be offering Hybrid - In-Person and Live Distance Education via Zoom to help you fulfill your continuing education requirements.
Course Calendar
Information
- Choose BNAR for Your Education - Our instructors are local to WNY therefore skilled in conveying required course material and how it relates to doing business in our region. Meet your BNAR Instructors
- History of all Courses Taken at the BNAR are on your member portal under Education, "My Courses"
- BNAR Offers Hybrid - In-Person and Live Distance Education via Zoom to help you fulfill your continuing education requirements. In person classes are held in the BNAR Training Room at 200 John James Audubon Pkwy., Amherst NY.
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Register Through Your Member Portal - our hybrid classes are free and there is a $25 no show fee
- Dates & Times - Course dates and times are subject to change due to an unforeseen circumstance. Please check the BNAR Course Calendar for up to date course schedules.
- Monthly Courses - Here is a link to a flyer listing February course offering for your convenience to print it and post it in your office.
- Grants, Mortgages: Learn from the Experts
- State Education License Renewal & Code of Ethics Requirements
- New York State Department of State Renewal Steps
BNAR Book Club
Spearheaded by the 2023 education committee, this committee will be announcing approximately once per month, a "recommended" book to read. The content of the books will be either personal growth or real estate related. The purpose of this recommendation is to encourage our members to increase their knowledge of our business or promote their own personal growth.
- March, 2023 - The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Steven R. Covey,Franklin Covey Company, Sean Covey
- April - The Go Giver by Bob Burg and John David Mann
- May - The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader by John Maxwell
- June - How to Buy Foreclosed Real Estate at a Fraction of the Cost by Theodore J. Dallow
- July - REO Boom: How Manage, List and Cash In On Bank-Owned Properties by Aram Shah and Tim Shah
- August - Your First 365 Days in Real Estate by Shelley Zavitz
- September - Millionaire Mindset by Paul J. Stanley
- October - Becoming the 7 Figure Real Estate Agent - More Money Less Hassle by Jess Lennouvel
- November - The 25 Sales Habits of Highly Successful Sales People by Stephen Schiffman
- December - The Real Book of Real Estate by Robert Kiyosaki
- January, 2024 - Success Is a Choice by John Maxwell
- February - The 80/20 Principle: the Secret of Achieving More with Less by Richard Koch
- March - Betting on You: How to Put Yourself First and (finally) Take Control of Your Career by Laurie Reuttimann
- April - Think Faster, Talk Smarter: How to Speak Successfully When You're Put on the Spot by Matt Abrahams
- May - Who Moved My Cheese by Spencer Johnson and Kenneth Blanchard
- June - The Anxious Achiever: Turn Your Biggest Fears Into Your Leadership Superpower by Morra Aarons-Mele
- July / August- No Book or Book Club Meeting
- September - The Sell by Fredrik Eklund
- October - My Brain Has Too Many Tabs Open by Tanya Goodin
- November - Leading with Emotional Courage by Peter Bregman
- December - The Full Fee Agent by Chris Voss, Steve Shul
- January, 2025 - Indivisible by Scott McKain
- February - The Ultimate Customer Experience by Scott McKain
- March - Building a Story Brand by Donald Miller
Congratulations
Congratulations to our recent Residential Specialist Designees
Congratulations to Elizabeth Ishmael, Ashley Klenk, Karen Mock, Noah Munoz, Suzanne Orlando and Rebecca Simpson who were awarded scholarships toward a National REALTOR designation course through the New York State Real Estate Education Foundation.
Congratulations to Shannon Carrigan, Lauren Farrell, Colette Sikorski, Tina Spyres and David VanSchoonhoven who are our latest recipients of the scholarships..
To apply for the scholarship or to contribute to the foundation go to https://nysreef.org
Helpful Links
Online Sales Course
The Buffalo Niagara Association of REALTORS® have partnered with The CE Shop, the leader in online real estate education. We are excited to co-sponsor the online pre-licensing course. The 77-hour New York State License online interactive course that teaches you everything you need to obtain your New York real estate license. It fulfills the state’s pre-licensing requirements and prepares you for the state exam. The inquiry based scenarios helps the student relate to on-the-job situations, better preparing them for their new career.
The CE Shop also offers Continuing Education programs!!! That's why we've partnered with The CE Shop--to give our students more flexibility and control over how to obtain and continue a real estate license.
The CE Shop's courses not only provide the most relevant and current information, and are delivered in user-friendly language, but you can pause and bookmark any time where you left off in a course and return to your learning environment when you have the free time to do so. Go to The CE Shop to check out the site and to leverage our partnership's monthly promotional discount.
Check the CE Shop Daily since they offer many discounts through the month.