Approved CONTINUING EDUCATION TOPICS FOR 2023
(Reviewed at August 2022 Meeting of AREC)
2023 ANNUAL REQUIRED TOPICS
All active licensees are required to complete seven (7) hours of continuing education in 2023. Brokers and salespersons have different course requirements.
ALL LICENSEES:
1 hour – Limiting Risk to Preserve personal safety for agents and Clients
FOR PRINCIPAL BROKERS AND EXECUTIVE BROKERS:
6-Hour Required Supervising Broker Course
FOR SALESPERSONS:
3-Hour Salesperson Best Practices Course
3-Hour Elective CE Course
Salespersons may NOT take the 6-hour Supervising Broker course.
ASSOCIATE BROKERS (ABs) MAY ELECT TO TAKE EITHER TRACK SHOWN ABOVE.
For ABs who aspire to become a supervising broker, it is highly recommended that the Broker Track be taken.
THE FOLLOWING TOPICS ARE HIGHLY RECOMMENDED BY THE REAL ESTATE COMMISSION:
1. License Law and Commission Regulations
2. Agent and Broker Responsibility
3. Regulatory Compliance with Trust Account Record Keeping & Transaction File Maintenance*
4. Real Estate Policies and Procedures
5. Real Estate Contracts and Forms**
6. Agency and Disclosure***
7. AREC Formal Hearing Procedures, Commission Decisions, and Reasons for Complaints Being Filed
8. Closing Methods & Practice*
9. Ethics and Professionalism in Real Estate
10. Real Estate Law (i.e., Antitrust, Misrepresentation, Megan’s Law, etc.)
11. Fair Housing
12. Property Management and Landlord-Tenant Relationships
13. Environmental & Hazardous Substances Issues (e.g. Lead-Based Paint, Mold – Federal Requirements)
14. Sustainable Building Practices
15. Home Inspections and Property Condition Issues (Inspection & Repair Clauses, Disclosure, Material Facts)
OTHER ACCEPTABLE TOPICS:
16. Applied Construction and Land Use
17. Appraisal/Performing Broker Price Opinions (BPO)
18. Commercial, Industrial and Investment Real Estate
19. Farm-Rural Property
20. Finance (mortgage fraud, mortgage programs HUD, FHA/VA, FmHA, Conventional, ADFA, etc.)
21. Real Estate Tax Issues
22. Real Estate Auctions
23. Home Inspections With Emphasis on Inspection and Repair Clauses in Real Estate Contracts
24. New Technology Including Usage of Social Media in Real Estate Activity
THESE TOPICS CANNOT EXCEED TWO (2) CLASSROOM-HOURS OF CONTENT:
25. Real Estate Court Decisions
26. Researching County and City Records and Requirements Regarding Real Estate (Practical information about local ordinances, zoning and property records)
NOTE: ALL TOPICS MUST BE REAL ESTATE-RELATED.
*Includes Salesperson PLE Module III
**Includes Salesperson PLE Module II
***Includes Salesperson PLE Module I
