Howard County Association of REALTORS^®
MD Licensing Requirements

Continuing Education (CE) Requirements for Maryland Residential and Commercial Real Estate Professionals are established by the Maryland Real Estate Commission and differ based upon how many years you have been licensed.

Current CE requirements for Maryland license renewal are as follows:

If your RESIDENTIAL LICENSE expires on or before 10/1/08: If licensed less than 10 years, 15 CE hours are required which must include If licensed at least 10 years, 9 CE hours are required which must include 3 hrs    Legislative (Cat. A) 3 hrs    Legislative (Cat. A) 1.5 hrs    Fair housing (Cat. C) 1.5 hrs    Fair housing (Cat. C) 3 hrs    Ethics (Cat. D) 3 hrs    Ethics (Cat. D) Remaining 7.5 hrs are elective   Remaining 1.5 hrs are elective

If your RESIDENTIAL LICENSE expires on or after 10/2/08: Whether you have been licensed less than 10 years or for longer, 15 CE hours are now required which must include 3 hrs    Legislative (Cat. A) 1.5 hrs    Fair Housing (Cat. C) 3 hrs    Ethics (Cat. D) Remaining 7.5 hrs are elective

If your COMMERCIAL LICENSE expires on or before 10/1/08: If licensed less than 10 years, 15 CE hours are required which must include If licensed at least 10 years, 9 CE hours are required which must include 3 hrs    Legislative (Cat. A) 3 hrs    Legislative (Cat. A) 3 hrs    Ethics (Cat. D) 3 hrs    Ethics (Cat. D) Remaining 9 hrs are elective   Remaining 3 hrs are elective

If your COMMERCIAL LICENSE expires on or after 10/2/08: Whether you have been licensed less than 10 years or for longer, 15 CE hours are required which must include 3 hrs    Legislative (Cat. A) 3 hrs    Ethics (Cat. D) Remaining 9 hrs are elective

Mandated 3-hour Ethics Education Requirement — House Bill 1249 (2004 Legislative Session) changed continuing education requirements under Title 17-315. One of those changes requires a licensee to complete "at least one 3 clock hour ethics course that includes Maryland Code of Ethics and a discussion of the practices of flipping and predatory lending" every two years.

The National Association of REALTORS^® also requires that an Ethics course covering the NAR Code of Ethics be completed by every member once every 4 years. HCAR offers Ethics courses which will cover both the Maryland licensing and the NAR membership requirement for Ethics training, at least twice each calendar quarter. An approved Ethics training course is offered during the first month of every quarter as part of an all-day CE training day, and also during the afternoon of every quarterly New Member Orientation.

Continuing Education Classes are Identified by the Following Categories

A B C D E F G

Legislative Update Anti-Trust Fair Housing Ethics Disclosure Professional Enhancement Technology