California Real Estate Continuing Education
We are approved by the California Department of Real Estate as 1 Attempt (At Your Pace Online) DRE Sponsor ID: 5198.
Complete your continuing education to renew your CA real estate license today. All of our courses can be completed At Your Pace online in order to help you maintain your license. Once you finish your class you will have an official certificate of completion available to print or save in order to report your CE to the DRE.
California Real Estate Salesperson First Renewal Package
This package meets all requirements for salespeople renewing their license for the first time. This course includes:
- 3 Hours of Ethics
- 3 Hours of Agency
- 3 Hours of Trust Fund Management
- 3 Hours of California Fair Housing
- 2 Hours of California Implicit Bias
- 18 hours of Consumer Protection
- The remaining hours are made up of consumer service credits.
California Real Estate Salesperson & Broker Package for First and Subsequent Renewals
This package meets all requirements for salespeople and brokers renewing for the first time and all subsequent renewals.
- 3 Hours of Ethics
- 3 Hours of Agency
- 3 Hours of Trust Fund Management
- 3 Hours of California Fair Housing
- 2 Hours of California Implicit Bias
- 3 Hours Management & Supervision
- 18 hours of Consumer Protection
The remaining hours are made up of consumer service credits.
California 18-Hour Consumer Protection Course
This is an 18 hour course intended for real estate professionals in the State of California. The topics this course will cover are sources of financing, loan and loan programs, other methods of financing, land use control, integrated mortgage disclosures, agency and property management, business practices, investment, valuation, assessment, taxation, and title transfer.
California 12-Hour Consumer Service
This 12 hour course will cover real estate mathematics, lending laws, listing agreements, sales agreements, leases, and the foreclosure process as it applies to real estate professionals in California. The course reviews math as a fundamental skill before discussing the often complicated calculations for real estate transactions, examines lending laws, looks at different real estate contracts, and talks about foreclosure.
California 7 Hour Business Practices
This 7 hour package of educational content is designed to provide real estate professionals with an overview of important topics and concepts related to the management of a real estate business. The topics covered in this package generally fall into three areas: management of real estate business, recordkeeping, and safety when showing a property.
Once you’re finished with this course, you’ll be 7 credit hours closer to renewing your license, all at your own pace!
General Information: Business Practices
California Management & Supervision Continuing Education Course
This course on supervision and management, offices and licensees, and office policies and procedures contains 3 hours of continuing education content designed for real estate professionals in the State of California.
California Trust Fund Continuing Education Course
This 3 hour course will cover financial records, financial reports, and mortgage loan brokerage as it applies to real estate professionals in the state of California.
California 3 Hour NAR Code of Ethics Course
This course will provide 3 hours of Ethics credit to help you renew your real estate license in California.
This course is approved to meet the Ethics requirement for your state license and NAR Membership (if applicable).
This course is approved for both state and NAR credit. NAR has extended Cycle 7 through February 28, 2025, so this course will fulfill the necessary requirements for NAR renewal until that date. This course will continue to provide credit for state renewal beyond February 28, 2025.
California Risk Management Continuing Education Course
This 3 hour course for real estate professionals in California contains continuing education training on risk management, prevention, and reduction and legal responsibilities.
California Agency Continuing Education Course
This 3 hour continuing education course on agency is intended for real estate professionals in California looking to renew their licenses.
California Ethics Continuing Education Course
The primary topic of this 3 hour course for real estate professionals in California is the concept of ethics.
California 3-Hour Fair Housing
Real estate professionals in California can satisfy their 3-hour continuing education requirement for fair housing and fair housing laws with this course. It looks at these topics on both a national and a state level and concludes with interactive practical exercises.
California 3 Hour Consumer Service
This 3-hour course provides elective credit toward a license renewal. It focuses on practical, step-by-step ways to enhance safety when showing property and further covers liability and liability insurance principles.
California 2-Hour Implicit Bias
Real estate professionals in California can satisfy their 2-hour continuing education update requirement with this course. The class focuses on implicit bias awareness, what it is, and how it has historically affected housing in California with an emphasis on the practical steps for licensees so they can mitigate risks of unconscious bias and discrimination and provide equal opportunities to all customers and potential customers.
California Real Estate License Continuing Education Requirements
Salespersons Renewing for the First Time
Real estate salespersons renewing an original license for the first time must complete 45 clock hours of DRE-approved continuing education consisting of:
- 3 hours of ethics
- 3 hours of agency
- 3 hours of trust fund handling
- 3 hours of risk management
- 3 hours of fair housing
- 2 hours of implicit bias training
- At least 18 hours of consumer protection courses
The remaining hours may relate to either consumer service or consumer protection courses.
Brokers or Officers Renewing for the First Time
Real estate brokers or officers renewing an original license for the first time must complete 45 clock hours of DRE-approved continuing education consisting of:
- 3 hours of ethics
- 3 hours of agency
- 3 hours of trust fund handling
- 3 hours of risk management
- 3 hours of fair housing
- 3 hours of management & supervision
- 2 hours of implicit bias training
- At least 18 hours of consumer protection courses
The remaining hours may relate to either consumer service or consumer protection courses.
All Licensees, Second and Subsequent Renewals
For subsequent renewals, all licensees must complete 45 hours of DRE-approved continuing education consisting of:
- A 9-hour course covering ethics, agency, trust fund handling, risk management, management and supervision, fair housing and implicit bias training OR licensees can choose to take individual courses in all of those mandatory subjects.
- A minimum of 18 hours of CE courses in the category of consumer protection.
All remaining hours may relate to either consumer service or consumer protection courses.