CE requirement
22.5 hours
during each license term
Real Estate
New York Real Estate License Renewal & CE Requirements
Review the continuing education and renewal requirements for New York real estate salespersons and brokers without combining first-renewal and later-renewal rules.
Renewal cycle
Every 2 years
expiration date appears on the license
Licensing authority
NY Department of State
Division of Licensing Services
Requirements by license type
The total is the same, but the agency-law requirement differs during a salesperson’s initial license term.
Real Estate Broker
22.5 hours of approved continuing education during each two-year license term.
At least 1 hour of instruction on the law of agency.
The license is valid for two years, and the expiration date is printed on the license.
Real Estate Salesperson — First Renewal
22.5 hours of approved continuing education during the initial two-year license term.
At least 2 hours of agency-related instruction for the initial two-year salesperson term.
A sponsoring broker is required to renew a salesperson license.
Real Estate Salesperson — Subsequent Renewal
22.5 hours of approved continuing education during each later two-year license term.
At least 1 hour of instruction on the law of agency.
A sponsoring broker is required to renew a salesperson license.
Mandatory continuing education topics
These topic hours count toward the 22.5-hour total; they are not additional hours.
- 2 hours
- Cultural competency
- 2 hours
- Implicit bias training
- 2.5 hours
- Ethical business practices
- 1 hour
- Recent legal matters
- 3 hours
- Fair housing and/or discrimination in the sale or rental of real property
- 1 or 2 hours
- Law of agency (2 hours for the initial salesperson term; 1 hour otherwise)
Renewal notes
Every two years; the expiration date is printed on the license.
- All New York real estate licensees must complete continuing education except attorneys admitted to the New York State Bar.
- The former 15-year real estate broker continuing-education exemption was removed; previously exempt brokers have been required to complete continuing education since July 1, 2021.
- Continuing education must be completed within the license term and cannot be carried into the next term.
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