With a comprehensive set of resources for real estate educators and professionals, Dearborn Real Estate Education, a division of Kaplan, takes one of the nation's largest real estate publishers and puts prelicensing and continuing education training materials online in a new enhanced Web site.

The new site will feature a wealth of real estate education resources, exam preparation and continuing education products, industry news and links to career information. In addition, the new site features REcampus, a virtual real estate campus with an online bookstore and online courses that can be customized to suit a particular organization or association. Featured authors include Agent News publisher Blanche Evans and columnist Terri Murphy.

Dearborn Real Estate Education is the new name for the Real Estate Education Company, which has been known to real estate instructors and professionals for more than 40 years. Prepared by leading experts in the field, Dearborn's diverse line of prelicensing materials, exam preparation, and continuing education products are available in print, software, and online. The new website is the portal to all of Dearborn's resources and products for real estate educators and professionals.

Roy Lipner, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Dearborn Real Estate Education, says, "We are currently enhancing our product line to further meet the state-specific needs of educators nationwide. By Summer 2001 we will be the only real estate publisher offering state-specific exam prep products in print and online for all 50 states."

Several new sections include:

Real Estate Educators Section

• Easy to view comprehensive product lines for prelicensing, exam preparation and continuing education
• New exam prep products for all 50 states in print, software and online
• New State Specific Exam Prep Booklets, Online State Specific Exam Prep, and
• Experior Exam Prep
• Exam prep products with specific test-style questions that mirror the ASI, AMP, PSI, and Experior exams
• A complete line of continuing education products with ARELLO (The Association of Real Estate License Law Officials) approval for high quality distance learning products, an important standard for state regulators and education providers
• Instructor Resource section where educators will find supplemental course reference materials including instructor manuals with testbanks, prepared exams and answer keys, as well as presentations that can be used in the classroom to enhance instruction

REcampus Section

• A virtual real estate campus that complements a real estate organization's or association's existing Web site, REcampus can be customized to reflect company identity with name and logo

  Educators' students and members can take online courses and shop one of the largest online real estate bookstores through REcampus

Industry News Section

• Contains articles on laws that impact licensing and CE requirements, new product certification announcements, and other topics affecting real estate education and training

Other sections for real estate professionals and those interested in starting a career in real estate include:

• Web links to professional associations for easy access
• A complete listing of state commission offices
• State-by-state lists of CE requirements
• Virtual nationwide map of Dearborn Real Estate Education's REcampus partner schools offering online courses