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Instruction: Click on the links (in the Navigation Table below) to view Renewal Requirements and State Boards info. Please check with the state real estate board in which you are licensed to confirm your renewal requirements. |
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REAL ESTATE SALESPERSONS AND BROKERS
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STATE BOARDS
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IF YOUR LICENSE EXPIRES ON OR AFTER 10/2/08, HOURS NEEDED ARE:
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CREDITS/HOURS |
Residential (ALL LICENSEES) |
Total 15 hours: mandatory (3.0 MD legislative, 1.5 MD fair housing, 3.0 MD ethics) plus 7.5 electives |
Commercial (SOLELY - NO RESIDENTIAL BUSINESS) |
Total 15 hours: mandatory (3.0 MD legislative and 3.0 MD ethics) plus 9 electives |
Licensees with a graduate degree in law or real estate from an accredited college or university (must supply documentation at audit) |
Total 7.5 hours: (3.0 MD legislative, 3.0 MD ethics and 1.5 MD fair housing (residential); if solely commercial 7.5 hours must include 3.0 MD legislative 3.0 MD ethics and 1.5 MD elective)
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Legislative topic (a), fair housing topic (c), and ethics topic (d) are required Maryland courses.
The ethics course must include MD Code of Ethics, Flipping and Predatory Lending. |
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If licensed in another State, Maryland may recognize continuing education hours completed in that State if the course and provider are approved by that State's real estate commission; however, they must also meet Maryland's regulations. Maryland mandated courses are applicable ONLY to Maryland State, Maryland local, or federal laws; not other States' laws. |
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| DC Legislative Update |
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DC Financing Issues/Update
Effective 3/1/2009: New Mandatory CE for the 2009-2011 Licensing Cycle- Financing Issues/Update is now a required course, replacing Ethics. If you have already completed Ethics, it will be automatically converted to an elective.
For more information, please contact the DC Board of Real Estate at (202) 442-4400.
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15 |
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 VA ELECTIVE CLASS CREDITS THROUGH RECIPROCITY FOR CLASSROOM CLASSES
Notice To Virginia Real Estate Agents Who Are Taking In-Classroom Maryland Or DC Courses:
Virtually all of the in-classroom courses we offer will be accepted by reciprocity for elective credits by the Virginia Real Estate Board. To receive credit for these classes send a notarized copy of your DC or Maryland license, as applicable, and a notarized copy of the DC or Maryland class certificates you received, with your VA renewal forms. If you are not sure a class will be accepted, please contact us at 301-949-1771.
Please Note:
Legislative update and fair housing classes taken to satisfy the mandatory continuing education requirements for Maryland and DC real estate license may not be applied to your mandatory Virginia legislative update or fair housing requirement. However, the following "update" and fair housing classes may be applied to your eight-hour elective requirement:
- Legal Update on Environmental Issues
- Legislative Update and It's Relationship to Cultural Differences
- Real Estate Tax Law Update
- Fair Housing: Appreciating Cultural Differences
To receive credit for these classes, follow the above procedures for obtaining credit by reciprocity. For additional information, please call PDI or the Virginia Real Estate Board at (804)367-8500.
You may apply the hours earned in the following classes toward your eight-hour elective requirement, whether or not you also have a DC or Maryland license:
- Understanding Mold
- How to Communicate Effectively with Buyers and Seller Online
- Home Inspection Basics (2 hours)
- Working with Residential and Commercial Property Owners in or Near Foreclosure
Please ask PDI for Virginia Completion Certificates for these classes.
Currently, District of Columbia mandatory classes can not be used as electives in Maryland Real Estate CE. For questions, contact Patricia Hannon, Education Administrator at the Maryland Real Estate Commission at phannon@dllr.state.md.us or call 410-230-6230.
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STATE REAL ESTATE BOARDS
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REAL ESTATE STATE BOARDS IN WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA:
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 Maryland Real Estate Commission
Website: www.dllr.state.md.us/license/occprof/recomm.html
Addresss: 500 North Calvert Street, 3rd Floor, Baltimore, MD 21202
Phone: (410) 230-6230
Email: mrec@dllr.state.md.us
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District of Columbia Real Estate Commission
Website: http://www.pearsonvue.com/dc/realestate/
Addresss: 941 North Capitol Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002
Phone: (202) 442-4320 Fax: (202) 698-4329
Program Liaison: Leon Lewis, Leon.Lewis@dc.gov
Program Analyst: Staci Mason, Staci.Mason@dc.gov
Commission Assistant: Stephanie Johnston, Stephanie.Johnston@dc.gov
Contact List
DC Real Estate Commission's website and database is administered by Pearson VUE.
Continuing Education Services:
Licensing Information or Examinations:
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Va Real Estate Board
Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation
Website: http://www.dpor.virginia.gov/dporweb/reb_main.cfm
Addresss: 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 400, Richmond, Virginia 23233-1463
Phone: (804) 367-8500
Licensing Section: (804) 367-8526
Email: dpor@dpor.virginia.gov
Hours of operation are 8:15 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday (prevailing United States Eastern time)
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