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Continuing education requirements: Subsequent active renewals
After your first renewal, you must take the continuing education courses required by law each time you renew an active license:
- You must complete at least 30 hours, including:
- 3-hour Current Issues in Washington Residential Real Estate Course
- At least 27 hours of other approved continuing education
- You must complete at least 15 hours within 24 months of your renewal date.
- You may also use up to 15 hours of continuing education that you’ve completed within 48 months of your renewal date, as long as you haven’t used those hours to qualify for a previous renewal.
- If you haven’t taken the initial 6-hour Washington Real Estate Fair Housing course, you must take it first.
- Once you’ve taken the initial 6-hour course, you must take the 3-hour Washington Real Estate Fair Housing course each time you renew.
Continuing education requirements: Inactive licenses
You don’t need to complete continuing education requirements to renew an inactive license.
If you want to reactivate your license, you may be required to take continuing education courses. Email ReEducation@dol.wa.gov for more information.
CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES: 27 & 30 hr
ADVANCED WA REAL ESTATE LAW+Core+3 hr Fair Housing
http://www.dol.wa.gov/business/realestate/docs/advrealestlawcurr.pdf
This course meets the state requirements for taking the managing broker’s examination under RCW 18.85.111.
Can also be taken for every 2 yr renewal. Includes 3 hr Mandatory Current Issues Course (Core)
Hours: 33
ADVANCED WA REAL ESTATE PRACTICES+Core
+3 hr Fair Housing
http://www.dol.wa.gov/business/realestate/docs/readvprac.pdf
This course meets the state requirements for taking a first renewal under RCW 18.85.101(2).
This course must be completed between the time the first license is issued and the time the active license is renewed.
Can also be taken for every 2 yr renewal. Includes 3 hr Mandatory Current Issues Course (Core)
Hours: 33
BROKERAGE MANAGEMENT+Core
+3 hr Fair Housing
http://www.dol.wa.gov/business/realestate/docs/rebrokeragemanagement.pdf
This course meets the state requirements for taking the managing broker’s examination under RCW 18.85.111
Can also be taken for every 2 yr renewal. Includes 3 hr Mandatory Current Issues Course (Core)
Hours: 33
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT+Core
+3 hr Fair Housing
http://www.dol.wa.gov/business/realestate/docs/rebusmgmt2010.pdf
This course meets the state requirements for taking the managing broker’s examination under RCW 18.85.111.
Can also be taken for every 2 yr renewal. Includes 3 hr Mandatory Current Issues Course (Core)
Hours: 33
WA REAL ESTATE LAW+Core
+3 hr Fair Housing
http://www.dol.wa.gov/business/realestate/docs/realestlawcurr.pdf
This course meets the state requirements for taking a first renewal under RCW 18.85.101(2). This course must be completed between the time the first license is issued and the time the active license is renewed.
Can also be taken for every 2 yr renewal. Includes 3 hr Mandatory Current Issues Course (Core)
Hours: 33
WA REAL ESTATE PRACTICES+ Core
+3 hr Fair Housing
http://www.dol.wa.gov/business/realestate/docs/reprac2010.pdf
This course meets the requirements for taking the broker’s examination under RCW 18.85.101
Can also be taken for every 2 yr renewal. Includes 3 hr Mandatory Current Issues Course (Core)
Hours: 33
REAL ESTATE FINANCE+ Core
+3 hr Fair Housing
Introduces The Selling Process, Methods By Which Title Can Be Transferred and the Basic Requirements for a Valid Conveyance. Describes Finance Definitions. Includes 3 hr Mandatory Current Issues Course (Core)
Hours: 27 hr Finance w/3 hr Core
LISTING AND SALES
Teaching techniques utilized in each learning unit is instructional reading.
Hours: 15 hrs
2024-25 CURRENT ISSUES IN WA RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE (Core) MANDATORY
This new course is approved to meet the new law requirements in Washington State. An entirely new curriculum designed to cover advanced topics in real estate law.
This course explores the relationships, obligations and interactions of management, licensees, and clients.
Hours: 03
WA REAL ESTATE FAIR HOUSING 3 or 6 hrs (MANDATORY)
The purpose of this course is to introduce real estate brokers and managing brokers to the
federal Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.) and the Washington Law Against
Discrimination (chapter 49.60 RCW) as it relates to real estate transactions.
The course will teach real estate brokers and managing brokers the historical and societal
context of housing discrimination, legal framework intended to prevent housing discrimination,
and steps to take to prevent housing discrimination.
The Department of Licensing (DOL) is responsible for developing real estate curricula. Schools
and instructors apply and build their own detailed curriculum for teaching real estate courses.
Their application will provide the details based on the curriculum outline from DOL. Course
approval will follow the process outlined in chapter 308-124H WAC.
Hours: 3 & 6