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Continuing Education
Active Renewals: Two (2) Idaho core courses plus 12 elective hours.
Inactive Renewals: No CE is required to renew on inactive status.
Reactivation: If within the same renewal period, no CE requirement. Otherwise, same as for an active renewal (two Idaho core courses plus 12 elective hours).
First Time Salesperson Renewals: Licensees renewing on active status for the first time MUST take 2 Commission Core courses plus 12 hours of Post License Education. This must include the 8-hour Post License Fundamentals course and one of the following electives: Post License Pricing, Marketing, and Advertising; Post License Professionalism, Negotiations, and Closings; or Post License Introduction to Commercial Real Estate.
Take one of Idaho’s many certified courses from your favorite provider
Attend a Commission meeting (a maximum of 4 hours of CE will be granted once per renewal period for attending an entire regularly-scheduled Commission meeting)
Take a broker prelicense course, or salesperson post license course.
Take courses to earn a professional designation (must submit on a Licensee Request for CE Credit Form (REE-153) located on the Forms page of the website at least 60 days prior to license expiration date). Online courses MUST be ARELLO certified!
Attend certain courses for attorney, appraiser, accountant, or other professional license renewal (must submit on a Licensee Request for CE Credit Form (REE-153) at least 60 days prior to license expiration date). Courses not related to real estate brokerage practice, such as courses that focus on completing USPAP, will be denied.
For courses offered by a certified Idaho provider, look for the IREC course approval number on the course advertising. Check the IREC website Education Lookup for a current list of certified courses. See the list of professional designation courses that count toward your CE. When in doubt, contact the Commission!
If you receive advertising for a course that purports to award Idaho real estate CE credit, and the course is not on IREC’s list of certified courses, there is a good chance the course will NOT count for your CE. The Commission has had problems with individuals who falsely advertise real estate CE credit. We would appreciate your forwarding any misleading or questionable advertising to the Education Department.
All education taken for your CE must be completed within your current licensing period. Your licensing period ends the last day of your birth month and the new period begins on the first day of the next month. (The only time your licensing period would be different is the first year you are licensed.)
If your birthday is June 20, your typical licensing period runs from July 1 of either an even or an odd year to June 30 of the next even or odd year. This means that only education taken between July 1 through June 30 of the next year will count toward your renewal. If you renew your license early, you must wait to take any education for your next licensing period until the new licensing period begins.
You can check your CE by logging in to your account through the IREC Online Services. A Designated Broker can also look up CE records online for agents in his or her office.
All education taken for your CE must be completed within your current licensing period. Your licensing period ends the last day of your birth month and the new period begins on the first day of the next month. (The only time your licensing period would be different is the first year you are licensed.)
If your birthday is June 20, your typical licensing period runs from July 1 of either an even or an odd year to June 30 of the next even or odd year. This means that only education taken between July 1 through June 30 of the next year will count toward your renewal. If you renew your license early, you must wait to take any education for your next licensing period until the new licensing period begins.
Post License education is required for:
- Salespersons in first initial license period.
- Salespersons activating license for very first time after initial licensing period.
- You can have your broker inactivate your license and then you may renew your license online.
- You can allow you license to expire, and then renew your license on inactive status. Renewing a license on expired status may cause you to incur a late fee.
The inactivation is effective the moment your broker removes you from the company or the moment you complete the renewal, not the effective date of the renewal. Once you have completed your CE, your broker can reactivate your license online by adding you back to their company.
Renewing a License
Your licensing period ends the last day of your birth month and the new period begins on the first day of the next month. The only time your licensing period would be different is the first year you are licensed as you cannot have a licensing period that is more than 24 months.
If your birthday is June 20, your typical licensing period runs from July 1 of either an even or an odd year to June 30 of the next even or odd year. This means that only education taken between July 1 through June 30 of the next year will count toward your renewal. If you renew your license early, you must wait to take any education for your next licensing period until the new licensing period begins.
Making Changes
Getting a License
Idaho Code 54-2012 states the applicant cannot have been convicted of any felony in a state or federal court. The applicant may make written request to the Commission for an exemption review to determine the applicant’s suitability for licensure, which the Commission shall determine in accordance with the Special Consideration Policy.
Review Idaho Code 54-2011 and 54-2017 to determine whether the cooperative license is the correct license. The Cooperative Broker License FAQs may be helpful to you as you consider the circumstances. If the cooperative license is appropriate, read and carefully complete the Cooperative License Application (Form REE-005) located on the Forms page of the website.
*VERY IMPORTANT* Be sure to answer every question and include all required attachments and the correct fee. IREC cannot accept incomplete paperwork, and all incomplete paperwork will be returned to you.
Prelicense Courses
All applicants, even those currently licensed as a broker in another state, who wish to be licensed as a “Designated Broker” in Idaho must also complete a Business Conduct and Office Operations (BCOO) course (available online and also currently included as part of Brokerage Management course).
Fingerprints
Licensing Exams
E & O Insurance
Business Entities
A Designated Broker must be appointed to operate the company.
The Designated Broker must be a member/manager of the company.
If the Designated Broker already has another company, it too must be a business entity.
If this is a second company, both company business addresses must be at the same location.
If your current company is a Sole Proprietorship, then you cannot be the DB of another company unless you have terminated the Sole Proprietorship.
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