SALESPERSON LICENSE RENEWAL
Sales agents must have 16 hours of continuing education credits for license renewal.
REQUIRED
- Vermont Real Estate Commission 4-hour Mandatory course (Note: This course counts towards the 16 hours needed for license renewal)
- 12-hours elective courses (can include NAR Code of Ethics). Elective courses must be VREC-approved
NAR Code of Ethics and Fair Housing Requirements.
NAR’s Board of Directors approved a change to the Code of Ethics training requirement, extending it from every two years to every three years. This extends the current cycle deadline from January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2027.
NAR Code of Ethics classes can be taken in a classroom or online. To receive Vermont continuing education credits, the classes must be approved by NAR and the Vermont Real Estate Commission. If approved by VREC, continuing education credits will count toward the 12 elective hours required for continuing education.
National Association of REALTORS® new-member applicants must now complete two hours of fair housing training, and existing members must complete two hours of fair housing training every three years as a condition of REALTOR® membership, including one training option that is of no cost to members. The three-year cycle coincides with NAR’s existing Code of Ethics training requirement and begins in 2025.
Courses satisfying the new NAR requirement are:
- At Home With Diversity, a course to help real estate professionals work successfully in an increasingly diverse marketplace
- Bias Override: Overcoming Barriers to Fair Housing, a course to help real estate professionals identify and interrupt stereotypical thinking to avoid fair housing pitfalls
- Qualified equivalent courses provided by state and local associations, institutes, societies and councils, and their partnered providers
- Qualified equivalent fair housing courses approved by state licensing authorities for an existing state fair housing requirement
- A to-be-created non-residential practitioner course focused on bias and anti-discrimination training
Fairhaven, NAR’s online fair housing simulation, will also be updated to meet the stated learning objectives and two-hour minimum time frame so that it can be included in the list of qualifying courses and serve as the no-cost option.
The recommendation came out of a workgroup appointed by NAR’s Memb
BROKER LICENSE RENEWAL
Brokers must have 24 hours of continuing education credits for license renewal.
REQUIRED
- Vermont Real Estate Commission 4-hour Mandatory course (Note: This course counts towards the 16 hours needed for license renewal)
- 20-hours elective courses (can include NAR Code of Ethics). Elective courses must be VREC-approved
NAR Code of Ethics and Fair Housing Requirement
In November, 2019, the National Association of Realtors® elected to change Code of Ethics training requirements from every two to every three years.
The current cycle deadline is extended from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2027.
NAR Code of Ethics classes can be taken in classroom or online. To receive Vermont continuing education credits, the classes must be approved by NAR and the Vermont Real Estate Commission. If approved by VREC, continuing education credits count toward the 20 elective hours of continuing education requirements.
National Association of REALTORS® new-member applicants must now complete two hours of fair housing training and existing members must complete two hours of fair housing training every three years as a condition of REALTOR® membership, including one training option that is of no cost to members. The new requirement was approved by the association’s Board of Directors at its May 11 meeting. The three-year cycle coincides with NAR’s existing Code of Ethics training requirement and begins in 2025.
Courses satisfying the new NAR requirement are:
- At Home With Diversity, a course to help real estate professionals work successfully in an increasingly diverse marketplace
- Bias Override: Overcoming Barriers to Fair Housing, a course to help real estate professionals identify and interrupt stereotypical thinking to avoid fair housing pitfalls
- Qualified equivalent courses provided by state and local associations, institutes, societies and councils, and their partnered providers
- Qualified equivalent fair housing courses approved by state licensing authorities for an existing state fair housing requirement
- A to-be-created non-residential practitioner course focused on bias and anti-discrimination training
Fairhaven, NAR’s online fair housing simulation, will also be updated to meet the stated learning objectives and two-hour minimum time frame so that it can be included in the list of qualifying courses and serve as the no-cost option.
The recommendation came out of a workgroup appointed by NAR’s Memb
TRACK YOUR CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS
Did you know you can download your real estate CE class certificates online? Class certificates are available for classes that are offered through the Vermont Association of Realtors®. If you completed classes provided by vendors other than VAR, please contact the vendor for your certificate. To download and trace continuing education credits from VAR, please follow these instructions:- Login to member portal here.
- Hover over “EVENTS“
- Click on “MY CLASSES“
- Click on “DETAILS” under the desired class
- Click on “CERTIFICATE“
- Save certificate to your computer or print
HOW TO RENEW YOUR REAL ESTATE LICENSE
NOTE: You will need copies of your class certificates. Follow directions above to download your VAR certificates. If you completed classes not offered through VAR, you will need to contact the class vendor for your certificates. Certificates must be uploaded in the steps below.
- Navigate to the Vermont Real Estate (VREC) Registration page here.
- Click Access Your Account (or create a new one if you do not have an account)
- Enter your User ID and Password
- Once you are in your dashboard, click RENEW LICENSE
- Select the license you wish to renew and click NEXT
- Continue through the renewal by answering all of the questions on each page (scroll to the bottom to ensure all questions have been answered) and click NEXT
- Confirm that you have completed the CE requirements and upload your course completion certificates in the renewal. VREC will accept a PDF or a picture of the document as long as it is readable.
- Once you reach the payment screen and submit your payment information, please be sure to wait until you receive the confirmation page that your license has successfully renewed.
