COURSE DESCRIPTION: Designed for real estate professionals at all experience levels, The Asia/Pacific and International Real Estate course introduces real estate professionals to the basic skills and knowledge necessary to facilitate transactions with clients in the Asia/Pacific region. Topics covered include important laws, cultural norms, and geographic factors of various Asian markets that will help you facilitate successful real estate transactions. Assessing opportunities in Asian real estate markets by understanding the history of specific regions, investment patterns, and trends in real estate activity. Building a professional network that will help you to start or enhance an international real estate business with Asian clients and properties.. This course is facilitated by Aldo Iemma, CIPSand Samira Easton, CIPS.
Canopy's Certified International Property Specialist (CIPS) Schedule:
Monday, March 2, 2026 - Global Real Estate: Local Markets - offers 4hrs of NC Elective credit
Wednesday, March 4, 2026 - Global Real Estate: Transaction Tools
Friday, March 6, 2026 - Global Real Estate: The Americas and International Real Estate
Monday, March 9, 2026 - Asia/Pacific and International Real Estate
Wednesday, March 11, 2026 - Europe and International Real Estate
IMPORTANT NOTE: Audit fees are available for participants who wish to attend as a refresher and do not need credit reported. The North Carolina Real Estate Commission does not approve, endorse or certify any specialty designations in conjunction with course approval. NCREC only approves the course for CE credit. Students should check with the education provider regarding the accrediting body of any designation.
COURSE MATERIALS: Due to NAR's provisions, course materials for the CIPS courses will be made available the day of class only. Materials will be provided in your Student Dashboard for download via Canopy Campus prior to start of course.Hard copies may be requested via canopyreinstitute@canopyrealtors.com and made available for pickup after each class has been completed.
ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENT: Students are required to attend 90% of this class. Students cannot miss more than 36 minutes of total class time or make up missed time due to lateness or absences. Students should ensure they can attend the required classroom hours before registering for a class. Students cannot use the allotted 10% to leave the class early.
COMPLETION & PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENT: Students will not receive credit for class time and participation if they fail to adhere to the policies outlined in our Policies and Procedures Disclosure.
COURSE CANCELLATION & RESCHEDULING: Canopy Real Estate Institute reserves the right to cancel or reschedule courses that have not yet begun as needed. Our minimum enrollment requirement is ten (10) students. Students enrolled in a rescheduled or cancelled course that has not yet begun will be given a minimum of 24-hour notice of the cancellation or new course schedule. Students will have the option to reschedule to another course or receive a full tuition refund, if applicable. Students who cannot attend the rescheduled course date(s) have the option to be counted as absent, reschedule to another course, or receive a full tuition refund.
Students may cancel five (5) business days prior to the course start date, Monday, Mar. 2, 2026, for a refund minus a $75 admin fee. After the deadline, tuition CANNOT be refunded.Course holds are not available, as this course will not be offered again in the immediate future.
Have questions? Need help registering? Call our office at 704-372-2984 or email canopyreinstitute@canopyrealtors.com.