Continuing Education Requirements (Number of Hours and Course Content Required) - Real Estate Commission

NEW – Effective October 1, 2023

If you received your INITIAL license on or after October 1, 2023 AND this is your first renewal, you must complete the following continuing education hours.

Salesperson Initial Renewal (Residential)	Topic	Hours	Salesperson Initial Renewal (Commercial Only)	Topic	Hours
Contracts	J	3	Contracts	J	3
Principles of Brokerage Relationships and Disclosure Requirements for Sellers	K	3	Principles of Brokerage Relationships and Disclosure Requirements for Sellers	K	3
Principles of Real Estate Practice	L	3	Principles of Real Estate Practice	L	3
Property Management and Landlord and Tenant Laws	M	3	Property Management and Landlord and Tenant Laws	M	3
Professionalism	N	1.5	Professionalism	N	1.5
Real Estate Financing	O	1.5	Real Estate Financing	O	1.5
Total		15	Total		15

These are mandatory topics and may not be substituted with other education or continuing education from another state in which the individual is licensed.

SALESPERSONS AND ASSOCIATE BROKERS

For licensees licensed prior to October 1, 2023, your continuing education remains the same.

Salesperson/Associate Broker (Residential)	Topic	Hours	Salesperson/Associate Broker (Commercial Only)	Topic	Hours
Legal and Legislative Update	A	3	Legal and Legislative Update	A	3
Fair Housing	C	1.5	Fair Housing	C	0
Ethics	D	3	Ethics	D	3
Electives	Varies	4.5	Electives	Varies	6
Brokerage Relationships & Disclosures	H	3	Brokerage Relationships & Disclosures	H	3
Total		15	Total		15

BROKERS AND DESIGNATED BRANCH OFFICE MANAGERS OR TEAM LEADERS

For licensees licensed prior to October 1, 2023, your continuing education remains the same.

Broker/Br. Ofc. Mgr./Team Leader (Residential)	Topic	Hours	Broker/Br. Ofc. Mgr./Team Leader (Commercial Only)	Topic	Hours
Legal and Legislative Update	A	3	Legal and Legislative Update	A	3
Fair Housing	C	1.5	Fair Housing	C	0
Ethics	D	3	Ethics	D	3
Electives	Varies	1.5	Electives	Varies	3
Brokerage Relationships & Disclosures	H	3	Brokerage Relationships & Disclosures	H	3
Supervision	I	3	Supervision	I	3
Total		15	Total		15

REMINDERS:

Continuing education is to be completed during the term of the license and prior to submitting a renewal application.
Licensees must complete all hours due for each renewal period prior to submitting a reactivation application.
You must complete CE and renew to remain inactive!
If you hold multiple licenses, the school must submit the course completion for each license number.
Legislative topic (A), ethics topic (D), and Brokerage Relationships and Disclosure/MREC Agency-Commercial topic (H) are required Maryland courses for all licensees and may not be substituted.
The ethics course must include MD Code of Ethics, flipping and predatory lending and professionalism. NAR ethics is not a substitute for the Maryland required ethics course.
Once a licensee assumes a supervisory position as a broker, BOM, or team leader, he or she will have 90 days to complete 3 clock hours of MREC Required Supervision Course, if he or she did not already complete it for his/her last renewal.
If you hold a license in another state, hours may be considered toward your Maryland ELECTIVES. To find out, e-mail the out-of-state CE course completion certificate(s) to dloplrecec-labor@maryland.gov at least 30 days prior to the expiration of your license. If recognized, the hours credited will be entered into your licensing record. You may verify credits earned online. NOTE – Maryland does not recognize post-licensing education.