New Mexico Continuing Education Requirements

Non-first-time renewal Associate Brokers are required to complete 36 hours of continuing education courses during each 3-year licensing cycle, while Qualifying Brokers are required to complete 42 hours. The subject requirements for each license type are as follows:

Associate Broker - Post Licensing (first-time renewal):
New Associate Brokers must complete a 30-hour New Broker Business Practices course within the first year of licensure. Click here to view package

Associate Broker - Non Property Management (non-first-time renewal):
Associate Brokers are required to complete 36 hours of continuing education courses during each 3-year licensing cycle. This includes 4 hours each year of the NMREC Core Course which must be taken in person, 4 hours of Ethics, and 4 hours of Core Elective topics. Click here to view package

Associate Broker - With Property Management (non-first-time renewal):
Associate Brokers are required to complete 36 hours of continuing education courses during each 3-year licensing cycle. This includes 4 hours each year of the NMREC Core Course which must be taken in person, 4 hours of Ethics, and 4 hours of Core Elective topics. Associate Brokers with property management must also complete a 6-hour NM Uniform Owner Resident Reations Act Course or commission approved 6-hour Commercial Property Management Course, and 6 additional hours of property management courses. Click here to view package

Qualifying Broker - Non Property Management:
Qualifying Brokers are required to complete 42 hours of continuing education courses during each 3-year licensing cycle. This includes 4 hours each year of the NMREC Core Course which must be taken in person, 4 hours of Ethics, 8 hours of Core Elective topics, and 6 hours of Qualifying Broker Refresher. Click here to view package

Qualifying Broker - With Property Management:
Qualifying Brokers are required to complete 42 hours of continuing education courses during each 3-year licensing cycle. This includes 4 hours each year of the NMREC Core Course which must be taken in person, 4 hours of Ethics, 8 hours of Core Elective topics, and 6 hours of Qualifying Broker Refresher. Qualifying Brokers with property management must also complete a 6-hour NM Uniform Owner Resident Reations Act Course or commission approved 6-hour Commercial Property Management Course, and 12 additional hours of property management courses. Click here to view courses

Expiration Date: Every real estate license expires every three years on the last day of the month following the licensee's birth month, unless it is renewed on or before that date.

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Additional Information:

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Residential Property Managers: are required to take a 6-hour New Mexico Uniform Owner Resident Relations Act (NM UORRA) CE class once every three years. Empire Learning does not offer this course. In addition, Qualifying Brokers must take 12 hours, and Associate Brokers must take 6 hours, of approved property management CE classes every three years. Empire Learning's 8-hour Property Management Fundamentals course qualifies towards this requirement.

New Associate Brokers: All new Associate Broker licensees must complete either the New Broker Business Practices or the CCIM 101 course within 1 year of licensure. The commission approved New Broker Business Practices course may count for up to 10 hours of CE. To view all the CE courses that can be completed online for a new Associate Broker not engaged in property management click here.

Regulatory Agency:

New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department
Real Estate Commission
Phone: (505) 222-9820
Website: www.rld.state.nm.us/boards/Real_Estate_Commission.aspx
CE Requirements

Renewal Information:

All license renewal applications must be submitted online. Licensees will receive an email from NMREC approximately 2 months before their license expiration date with renewal instructions. An example of that email can be found here.

Licensees must have met all of the Continuing Education requirements as noted in the Rules before submitting their renewal forms.