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REC4Success launches comprehensive on-demand education platform - REC4Success.com

Pierre Debbas

 

Michael Romer

 

Neil Garfinkel

 

Manhattan, NY With a commitment to elevating the professional standards of the real estate industry and its agents, on-demand real estate education platform Real Estate Center 4 Success(REC4Success) announced the official launch of its website REC4Success.com, as well as their very own mobile app which can be downloaded from GooglePlay or AppStore.

REC4Success was created by some of the top legal minds in New York real estate industry, Neil Garfinkel, Esq., founder of the Toolbox 4 Real Estate Agent Success and the managing partner of Abrams Garfinkel Margolis Bergson, LLP; and Michael Romer, Esq. and Pierre Debbas, Esq. of New York Real Estate Center and Romer Debbas, LLP. It is a platform of essential tools and resources curated to advance the careers of residential and commercial real estate professionals.

REC4SUCCESS is an online resource for agents and brokers seeking licensing, continuing education, and who are looking to stay ahead of an ever-evolving residential and commercial real estate marketplace. Accredited by New York State and complying with all licensing standards, REC4Success’s continuing education courses and panels range from Fair Housing, Implicit Bias and Cultural Competency to other elective courses such as Commercial Leasing, New Development Transactions, and Using Social Media in Real Estate, among many others. The platform’s creators are joined by an impressive compilation of captivating thought leaders in New York real estate. REC4Success’s Toolbox for Real Estate Agent Success is an ever-expanding and comprehensive database of timely and essential information with real-time access to efficiency-driven topics. The Toolbox offers advice from industry leaders and up-to-date forms and information on topics fair housing, rentals, mortgages, and New York State laws; templates for client communication and email distribution; and much more.

Exemplifying their commitment and amid an increase in fair housing complaints and lawsuits in New York State, Rec4Success is currently offering a free accredited Fair Housing CE course on their site.

“As long-standing industry resources, we are passionate about educating agents and brokers on all facets of the industry, including the importance of Fair Housing,” said Garfinkel. “We are proud to offer our engaging and accredited Fair Housing continuing education course at no charge through our site.”

With active agents’ schedules in mind, the REC4Success accredited on-demand Continuing Education Courses are available anytime, anywhere.

“We have become New York’s new home for continuing education and timely real estate information,” said Romer. “We are particularly excited about our mobile app, where agents and brokers can experience their residential and commercial courses on the go.”

“REC4Success is like no other platform and a game changer for new and experienced agents alike throughout New York, providing them with the tools they need to guide their clients though life’s most important financial decisions,” said Debbas.

  • Pierre Debbas, founder and managing partner of Romer Debbas, LLP, represents a broad range of clients in the acquisition, sale, lease, development and/or financing of commercial land residential properties. In addition, he has a successful history of representing financial institutions in commercial and residential lending transactions; and fulfilling the general counsel and litigation needs of numerous cooperative and condominium boards throughout New York City. Over the course of his career, Debbas has been instrumental in thousands of real estate transactions. 
  • Michael Romer, founder and managing partner of Romer Debbas, LLP, has extensive experience in the areas of real estate and general business law, focusing on the purchase and sale of New York City commercial and residential real estate, commercial leasing, real estate related financing matters, representation of cooperative and condominium boards, foreign investors, and small businesses. 
  • Neil Garfinkel, managing partner of Abrams Garfinkel Margolis Bergson, LLP, is a foremost expert in real estate brokering law in New York State. He leads his full-service, NY and CA-based law firm with a focus on all aspects of residential and commercial real estate, banking, and lending law. As Broker Counsel to REBNY and appointed member of the New York State Real Estate Board, as well as certified instructor of real estate courses, he provides training programs across the country and is the creator of the Toolbox 4 Real Estate Agent Success to be an integral resource for the real estate community.
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