Consulting
Matthew Rathbun,
ABR, ABRM, AHWD, ASR, 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.
Sample of Matthew speaking
Matthew Rathbun, Real Estate Instructor from Matthew Rathbun on Vimeo.
The following courses can be booked for lecture.
| Class Topic | VA CE | VA PL | VA Broker |
| Contracts | 3 Hours Contract | 3 Hrs | n/a |
| Ethics (NAR) | 3 Hours Ethics | 3 Hours Ethics | n/a |
| Mock Hearing | 3 Hours Ethics | 3 Hours Ethics | n/a |
| Limited Services | 2 Hours LS | 2 Hours LS | n/a |
| Agency | 3 Hours Agency | 3 Hours Agency | n/a |
| Marketing with Technology | 3 Hours RE Related | 3 Hours Technology | n/a |
| REALTOR® Technology | 8 Hours RE Related | 8 Hours Various | n/a |
| Fair Housing | 3 Hours | 3 Hours | n/a |
| Getting and Marketing Listings | 3 Hours RE Related | 3 Hours RE Related | n/a |
| Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR) | 16 Hours Various | 16 Hours Various | n/a |
| ABR: Foreclosure Elective | 8 Hours RE Related | 8 Hours RE Related | n/a |
| ABR: Negotiations Elective | 8 Hours RE Related | 8 Hours RE Related | n/a |
| ABR: New Homes Sales Elective | 8 Hours RE Related | 8 Hours RE Related | n/a |
| NAR GREEN Designation | none | none | n/a |
| Real Estate Professional Assistant (REPA) | 8 Hours Various | 8 Hours Various | n/a |
| Real Estate Marketing and Promotion | 3 Hours RE Related | 3 Hours RE Related | n/a |
| Listing the Short Sale | 3 Hours Legal | 3 Hours Legal | n/a |
| Accredited Seller Representative (REALTYU) | 8 Hours Various | 8 Hours Various | n/a |
| Seller Representative Specialist (SRS) | 8 Hours Various | 8 Hours Various | n/a |
| Senior Real Estate Specialist (SRES) | 8 Hours Various | 8 Hours Various | n/a |
| Social Media Technology | 3 Hours RE Related | 3 Hours Technology | n/a |
| Social Media – Risk Management | 2 Hours RE Related | 2 Hours RE Related | 2 Hours |
| Agency Issues – Risk Management | 3 Hours Agency | 3 Hours Agency | 3 Hours |
| Short Sale – Risk Reduction | 3 Hours Legal | 3 Hours RE Related | 3 Hours |
| Certified ShortSale Professional (CSP) | 8 Hours RE Related | 8 Hours RE Related | 8 Hours |
| Accredited Buyer Rep Manager (ABRM) | 8 Hours RE Related | n/a | 8 Hours |
| Committee / Workgroup Leadership | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Generational Communications | n/a | n/a | n/a |
General Consulting Services
In addition, Matthew 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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