Licensing Renewal Requirements
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MD |
VA** |
DC*** |
| Required Courses |
MD Legislative (3 hrs)
MD Ethics (3 hrs) |
8 Hours including:
Ethics and standards of conduct
(3 hrs for salespersons; 1 hr for brokers)
Legal updates and emerging trends
Real estate agency
Real estate contracts
Fair housing (2 hrs min)
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Fair Housing (3 hrs)
DC Legislative (3 hrs)
Financing Issues/Update
(3 hrs) |
| Elective Courses |
9 hours* |
8 hours |
6 hours |
| Total Hours |
15 hours |
16 hours |
15 hours |
| License Renewal Dates |
2 years from last license renewal |
2 years from last license
renewal |
February 28, 2011
(broker/property manager licensees)
August 31, 2011
(salesperson licensees) |
* A MD licensee shall complete at least 7.5 clock hours of CE instruction if the licensee
- possesses a graduate degree in law from an accredited law school, or
- possesses a graduate degree in real estate from an accredited college or university.
** If you are in your first 2 years of receiving your license, VA requires that you complete a 30-hour post licensing curriculum. www.dpor.virginia.gov/dporweb/post_lic_ed_req_salesperson.pdf
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
An applicant for renewal of any REAL ESTATE SALESPERSONS license expiring on August 31, 2011 or REAL ESTATE BROKER OR PROPERTY MANAGER license expiring on February 28, 2011, must submit proof of completing 15 hours of approved continuing education credit in the following subjects:
| Fair Housing | | 3 hours |
| DC Legislative Update | | 3 hours |
| Financing Issues/Update | | 3 hours |
| General Electives | | 6 hours |
*** If you are a new salesperson licensee who received your DC real estate license between September 1, 2009 and August 31, 2011, then you are exempt from taking CE courses, if this is your first license renewal. This statement does not necessarily apply to licensees who are on Inactive or apply for Reinstatement, and who make their licenses Active.
MARYLAND
Maryland CE Requirements as of 10/2/2008 |
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All licensees are required to complete at least 15 clock hours of continuing education instruction, prior to license renewal and during the 2-year licensee renewal cycle.
To renew a 2-year license, the schedule below shows the number of hours and course content required based on type of services provided.
| Residential |
15 hours which must include 3 legislative, 1.5 fair housing, 3 ethics |
| Commercial |
15 hours which must include 3 legislative & 3 ethics |
| Legislative topic, fair housing topic, and ethics topic are REQUIRED Maryland courses. The ethics course must include MD Code of Ethics, Flipping, and Predatory Lending. |
Exception to 15 hour requirement on or after 10/2/08:
A licensee shall complete at least 7.5 clock hours of continuing education instruction if the licensee:
- possesses a graduate degree in law from an accredited law school; or
- possesses a graduate degree in real estate from an accredited college or university.
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Out of State Licensees: A licensee holding a license from another state must complete at least 15-clock hours of continuing education instruction during each 2-year license term and may substitute clock hours of continuing education instruction earned in another state, if those clock hours:
- are approved as real estate continuing education in that state; and
- meet the distribution requirements of Maryland law
- the commission shall grant the substitution of clock hours only if the other state permits the substitution of clock hours of continuing education instruction approved by the commission for a licensee of this state.
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VIRGINIA
For new Virginia licensees who have earned their license since January 1, 2004: New legislation from the Virginia General Assembly's 2003 Session created a 30-hour education requirement for new licensees to complete within their first two years after receiving a license. To see a complete list of what coursework you must complete, please click here.
License renewal: An applicant for renewal of license expiring on or after July 1, 2007, must complete a total of 16 hours per two-year licensing cycle as follows:
Eight (8) hours must be in the areas of:
- Ethics and standards of conduct — three (3) hours for salespersons; one (1) hour for brokers
- Legal updates and emerging trends — one (1) hour minimum
- Real estate agency — one (1) hour minimum
- Real estate contracts — one (1) hour minimum
- Fair housing — must have a minimum of two (2) hours of fair housing that includes an update on current cases and administrative decisions under fair housing laws
The remaining eight (8) hours are elective.
The Board will accept up to 8 hours of continuing education completed out-of-state as long as the certificate states that the course has been approved for continuing education by that state’s real estate board/commission and the agent/broker has a current license in that state. The 8 hours will be applied to the real estate related category only.
Virginia Licensing Revision
Effective as of July 1, 2009, a two-hour course in Limited Service Agency is no longer a requirement to renew or activate any real estate broker or salesperson license in Virginia. The Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation's "Licenses Look-Up" website has been updated to reflect this.
