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Michigan State Requirements – Real Estate

Renewal Date: Every three years from date of issuance

Hours Required: 18 hours

6 hours – Legal Update
3 hours – Fair Housing
9 hours – Elective

Note: 2 hours of legal education courses involving statutes, rules, and court cases are required in each year of a license cycle.

Effective 2/13/2024 all real estate professionals must complete one hour of Fair Housing in each year of the license cycle.

For those renewing within the first year of the effective date of the law, if selected for a Continuing Education Audit, the Department will take into consideration the shortened window for you to comply with the new law. For those renewing more than 1 year after the effective date of the law (after February 13, 2025), if selected for a Continuing Education Audit, the Department will use its discretion but would expect that at least one hour of this new training is completed for each license cycle year since the law went into effect.

Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) – Board of Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons

Mailing Address: PO Box 30004, Lansing MI 48909

Telephone: 517.241.0199

License Renewal Website

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Note: This information is provided as a convenience only and is subject to change at any time. It is the responsibility of the licensee to be sure that he or she is meeting state board requirements.