Greater Brockton Real Estate Institute

Real Estate License Renewal

Continuing Education Certification

Below is a summary of the Continuing Education Certification requirements to renew a real estate license in Massachusetts. For complete information or instructions contact the Mass. Board of Registration of Real Estate Brokers & Salespersons.

Massachusetts Real Estate Brokers & Salespeople are required to complete 12 hours of continuing education every two years for Real Estate License renewal.

The 12 hours must be completed within the 24 months immediately preceding the renewal date.

For the 12 credits required, you’ll choose 6 Elective Programs - 2 hours each. Programs may be longer than 2 hours each, but the maximum credit that can be earned for each topic is 2 hours. Below is the complete list of all the Elective Programs approved by the Board of Registration. The Board of Registration is the sole authority for approving Continuing Ed curriculum.

For more information you can visit their website: http://www.mass.gov/dpl/boards/re

To renew your license, you’ll need to attest to having taken Real Estate Continuing Education Units from an approved school. A list of approved schools is available from the Board of Registration.

The school will give you a certificate for each approved course that you complete. You're responsible for keeping track of the credits that you earn and for providing proof of completing the 12 credit hours.

Inactive Status

You may choose not to complete the continuing education and be renewed as inactive, but may not practice Real Estate in Massachusetts. You may receive referral fees from an "active Broker" while inactive (for further information you can visit the Board of Registration's website). Salespeople may not obtain the one year experience toward a broker license while inactive.

The license renewal fee is the same for either active or inactive status. To renew as inactive, your completed renewal form and fee must be submitted to the Board of Registration.

The Board of Registration will then provide you with an inactive notice & re-activation form. Your license will be re-activated only after you have completed your Continuing Education and submitted your re-activation form.

ELECTIVE PROGRAMS

(Choose any six of the following):

RE01R06 Seller Agency

RE02R06 Buyer Agency

RE03R01 R.E. Laws & Regs. for (Office) Owners & Managers

RE04R01 Chapter 93A, Consumer Protection

RE05RC01 Contract Law

RE07RC01 Closing and Settlement

RE08RC01 Mass. Real Estate License Law & Regulation

RE09R07 Residential Rental - Landlord/Tenant Issues

RE10RC07 General R.E. Laws, Regs. & Practices

RE11RC07 Antitrust

RE12R01 Condominiums, Cooperatives & Timeshares

RE14R01 Architecture - 1640 to Present

RE15R01 Selling Historic Properties

RE16RC01 Zoning and Building Codes

RE17C01 International Real Estate

RE18RC01 Property Assessments, Valuation & Taxation

RE19RC01 Fairhousing

RE20R01 Lead Paint - Residential Sales & Rentals

RE21RC01 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

RE22RC01 Title V

RE23RC01 The Wetlands Protection Act

RE24C01 21E

RE25RC01 Financing

RE26RC01 Appraisal Process

RE27C01 1031 Exchanges

RE28RC07 Foreclosures, Estate Sales, Auctions

RE29C07 Investment Property

RE31RC01 Commercial Leasing

RE32RC01 Commercial Leases

RE32RC03 Technology & Real Estate Brokerage

RE33RC03 Real Estate Brokerage Professional Ethics*

RE34RC03 National Economic Trends & the R. E. Profession

RE35RC03 Offers

RE36R05 Conducting Open Houses & Developing a Safety Plan

RE37C05 Commercial Real Estate Basics

RE38C05 Evolution of the Commercial Product

RE39R05 Commonly Used Forms: Mandatory/Optional

RE40R05 Probate of Estates

RE41R05 Real Estate Advertising - Compliance & the Law

RE42R05 Property Management

RE44R05 Understanding Title & Title Concerns

RE45C05 Overview to Industrial Real Estate

RE46R05 Residential New Construction

RE47R05 Residential Mortgage Loan Market & Credit Today

RE49R05 Dual Agency

RE51R06 Facilitator

RE54R06 Alternative Dispute Resolution & Procuring Cause

RE55R06 Leisure Homes - Second Homes - Age Restricted Housing

RE57R07 Brokerage Relationships

Programs may be longer than 2 hours each, but the maximum credit that can be earned for each topic is 2 hours.

* The R. E. Brokerage Professional Ethics Curriculum is 2.5 hours and meets the requirements for the REALTOR® Code of Ethics Training of the National Association of REALTORS® that must be completed every four years. The maximum of 2 Continuing Education Credits are available for the renewal of your Real Estate License.

For more information about NAR's Code of Ethics Training Requirement click here.

For the Continuing Ed Elective Programs that we currently have available & the current fees, click here.

For complete information on Continuing Education, Mass. Real Estate Licensing, or the current Licensing fees, you can visit the Board of Registration of Real Estate Brokers & Salespersons at their website: www.mass.gov/dpl/boards/re

Or contact them at (617) 727-2373.

REALTOR^® is a federally registered collective membership mark which identifies a real estate professional who is a Member of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS^®and subscribes to its strict Code of Ethics.

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Tri-County Board of REALTORS^®, Inc.

247 Washington Street * Stoughton * MA * 02072