Consulting
Matthew Rathbun,
ABR, ABRM, AHWD, ASR, CDPE, CSP, CNE, e-PRO, GREEN, GRI, QSC, SRS, SRES, RECS
Matthew has opened and managed real estate firms, as well as coached and mentored agents. As a Residential REALTOR®, Matthew was a reoccurring Top Producer and past REALTOR® Rookie of the Year. Matthew has been teaching adults for many years, he currently teaches various REALTOR® programs to include GRI. He is a Certified Ethics Instructor, Licensed Fair Housing and Pre-Licensing Instructor. He also is a REBAC, SRS and REALTYU instructor, teaching a large variety of courses.
Matthew has and continues to serve in Professional Standards as an Administration and with many Advocacy workgroups in the Fredericksburg Association of REALTORS and the Virginia Association of REALTORS®. He is also an alumni member of the VAR Leadership Academy, the Real Estate Educators Association and the Real Estate Buyers Agency Counsel.
Matthew was the recipient of the Virginia Association of REALTORS® 2007 George Rink Educator of the Year award.
As an author he contributes to many real estate industry magazines and on-line industry news venues.
The following courses can be booked for lecture.
| Class Topic | VA CE | VA PL | VA Broker |
| GREEN NAR Designation | 16 Hrs RE Related | none | n/a |
| GREEN Residential Elective | 8 Hrs RE Related | 8 Hrs RE Related | n/a |
| ABR Accredited Buyer Rep – NAR | 4 Hrs Agency | 3 Hrs Agency | n/a |
| 2 Hrs Fair Housing | 3 Hrs RE Law | n/a | |
| 3 Hrs Ethics | 4 Hrs Biz Planning | n/a | |
| 2 Hrs Contracts | 2 Hrs RE Related | n/a | |
| 4 Hrs RE Related | n/a | ||
| ABR Elective – eBuyer | 8 Hrs RE Related | 8 Hrs RE Related | n/a |
| ABR Elective – Innovative Marketing | 8 Hrs RE Related | 8 Hrs RE Related | n/a |
| At Home with Diversity (AHWD) | 8 Hrs RE Related | 8 Hrs RE Related | n/a |
| WCR Negotiations | 8 Hrs RE Related | 8 Hrs RE Related | n/a |
| NAR Short Sale / Foreclosure (SFR) | 8 Hrs RE Related | 8 Hrs RE Related | n/a |
| Senior RE Specialist (SRES) | 7 Hrs RE Related | 1 Hr Finance | n/a |
| 4 Hrs RE Related | n/a | ||
| 1 Hr Legal Update | n/a | ||
| 2 Hrs Selling Process | n/a | ||
| Contracts | 3 Hrs Contract | 3 Hrs Contract | n/a |
| Agency | 3 Hrs Agency | 3 Hrs Agency | n/a |
| Real Estate Ethics | 3 Hrs Ethics | 3 Hrs Ethics | n/a |
| Fair Housing | 3 Hrs Fair Housing | 3 Fair Housing | n/a |
| Wallet Wise Marketing | 1 Hr RE Related | 1 Hr RE Related | n/a |
| Real Estate Technology | 3 Hr RE Related | 3 Hr Technology | n/a |
| Real Estate Blogging | 2 Hr RE Related | 2 Hr Technology | n/a |
| Real Estate Career Planning | 2 Hrs RE Related | 2 Hrs RE Related | n/a |
| Risk Adverse Realtors | 3 Hrs RE Law | 3 Hrs RE Law | 3 Hrs |
| Broker Technology Risk Reduction | 3 Hrs RE Related | 3 Hrs RE Related | 3 Hrs |
| Broker Agency Risk Reduction | 3 Hrs Agency | 3 Hrs Agency | 3 Hrs |
| Broker Short Sale Risks | 3 Hrs RE Related | 3 Hrs RE Related | 3 Hrs |
| Brokerage Policies | 2 Hrs RE Related | 2 Hrs RE Related | 2 Hrs |
| 2.0 Online Recruitment – Brokers | 2 Hrs RE Related | 2 Hrs RE Related | 2 Hrs |
General Consulting Services
In addition, we offers Brokerage and Agent consulting. These services include leadership training, technology, operations, company startup, budgeting, marketing and social media consultation. Consulting packages vary in service fees and can be tailored to individual, company, team or group interactions.
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