New Jersey Real Estate License Renewal Requirements

Who Needs to Renew their New Jersey Real Estate License?

New Jersey Salespersons, Salespersons Referral, and Brokers are required to renew their license every two years. The current license renewal date is June 30, 2025.  Salesperson Referral licensees are not required to complete continuing education for license renewal. 

What are the New Jersey Continuing Education (CE) Requirements?

For the 2025 license renewal cycle, licensees must complete 12 hours of continuing education.  This must consist of at least 6 hours of Core topics, including 2 hours of Ethics, 1 hour of Agency, and 1 hour of Fair Housing & NJ Law Against Discrimination. The remaining 6 hours can be in any elective topic or mix of elective or Core courses.  Core course topics include Ethics, Agency, Fair Housing, Disclosure, Legal Issues, Rules and Regulations, Licensee Safety, and Financial Literacy & Planning. 

Empire Learning offers full 12-hour renewal packages for New Jersey licensees. Click on the green box below to get started.

What is the Deadline for Completing the CE in New Jersey?

New Jersey continuing education must be completed by April 30, 2025 to avoid a late renewal fee.  If you do not complete your continuing education by April 30, you are still able to renew your license by completing the required 12 hours by June 30 and paying a $200 late fee to NJREC.

How can I Complete My New Jersey CE?

Continuing education courses in New Jersey may be completed live in person in a classroom or webinar, or online.  All providers and courses must be approved by the New Jersey Real Estate Commission.

What if my license is expired?

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This is my First Renewal as a Salesperson on New Jersey. What are my CE Requirements to renew?

If you became licensed in the second year of the licensing term, you do not need to complete CE (but you still must renew your license with NJREC). If you were licensed in the first year of the licensing term, then you must complete the standard 12 hours of continuing education for renewal.

I am a Salesperson Referral Agent. Do I need to complete CE and do I need to renew my license?

All licenses must be renewed, even Referral agents, yet Referral agents are NOT required to complete continuing education.  Continuing education must be completed, however, to convert a Referral Agent license to an active Broker, Broker-Salesperson, or Salesperson license. The education requirements for accomplishing this vary based on your previous licensing status and length of time as a referral agent. Click here and scroll down to Referral Agents to view the credits necessary for license transition from Referral. 

How do I Know Empire Learning is an Approved Provider in New Jersey?

Our New Jersey sponsor number is 1646972, and approval can be verified on the NJREC's PSI Continuing Education Portal.

How does New Jersey Verify My CE Completion?

Providers are required to report all course completions to PSI. Empire Learning reports all course completions to PSI every business day.  Please allow up to 2 business days for your credits to appear in your PSI account. Once processing time has passed, you can view your reported credits by logging in to the NJREC PSI Continuing Education Portal.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT CREDIT REPORTING TO PSI: Empire Learning reports credit completions every business day for the 2025 license term.  If you are completing courses for the previous 2023 license term, please notify us before or immediately upon course completion to avoid delay in processing the credits to the accurate term. For more information about how to verify your credits in PSI, click here.

Regulatory Agency

New Jersey Real Estate Commission
(609) 292-7272
www.state.nj.us/dobi/division_rec/index.htm
CE Requirements: Broker of Record, Broker-Salesperson, and Salesperson


Renewal Information

After you have completed your required continuing education, you can complete the qualifying questionnaire by logging in to NJREC Online Licensing Services.

Once you have completed the required continuing education and qualifying questionnaire, your Broker of Record can finish the process to renew your license.

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