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Review the basic principles from the Essentials of International Real Estate, a CIPS course.
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Define the Americas region and identify its major countries and territories.
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Describe important social and economic sub-regions of the Americas and any treaties that influence interaction between them.
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Characterize the business environments and general economic conditions of the region’s principal countries.
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Identify market-unifying trends.
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Identify capital flow in the Americas.
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Evaluate efforts to achieve economic integration in the Americas.
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Recognize the role of offshore banking and havens in international real estate transactions.
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Identify important political and economic developments and proposed reforms needed to enhance the investment climate in Latin America as a whole.
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Identify major investment trends, risks and opportunities in the region.
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Identify the social, economic and political characteristics of a country that shape its potential for investment.
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Identify characteristics of an attractive market for real estate investment.
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Analyze a sample country.
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Identify real estate activity and opportunities.
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Identify country-specific cultural and business knowledge.
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Identify crucial aspects of cultivating relationships.
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Identify key elements of a transaction. Use the country profiles to gain insight into the cultural and business perspective of an international investor in the Americas.