Real Estate Continuing Education

In real life, real estate agents don't spend all their time tooling around in expensive sedans and telling people where the living room is. That's strictly for TV. Successful realty careers are built through hard work, developing business and personal relationships, and staying current with changes in lending, title, insurance, and property laws. Keeping up with the latest industry challenges and solutions gives an agent extra ammo when creative problem-solving is needed to hold a deal together.

Quick Facts: Real Estate Continuing Education

Although currently experiencing a slow period, an 11% increase in real estate agent jobs is expected over the next eight years
Numbers of part-time agents have declined due to increasingly complex legal and technological requirements
Median annual earnings for a real estate sales agent were $39,260 in 2006.
Real estate agents are required by state licensing authorities to satisfy continuing education requirements.

In a Realtor's Life

As a real estate agent, you face a fast-changing market, requiring a combination of financial, legal, ethical, and marketing skills. Recognizing the importance of keeping agents abreast of changes, most states require continuing education, which must be obtained prior to license renewal.

Many agents may take their continuing education courses online. These convenient programs are approved by most states for meeting continuing education requirements for license renewal. Students in these courses receive a certificate of completion to submit with license renewal applications.