Licensure
Licensing & Continuing Education Requirements
To put it simply, the REALTOR® Association of Sarasota and Manatee maintains your REALTOR® membership, offering education programs, products, and other resources to support you in this profession. The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) maintains your license and the Florida Real Estate Commission (FREC) regulates your license.
Florida Licensing & Renewal Requirements
To maintain your real estate license, all licensees must comply with post-licensing or continuing education requirements and pay the necessary renewal fees. This also applies to licensees with a suspended license. License renewals are every 24 months on either March 31 or September 30, depending on the initial licensure date and can be located on the bottom of your license. If you have questions, please visit myfloridalicense.com or call the DBPR’s customer contact center at 850.487.1395 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern time, Monday through Friday.
Post-Licensing for Sales Associates
Post-licensing is required in your first licensing cycle (within 16 to 18 months of getting your license). Sales Associates are required to complete 45 hours of post-license education.
Post-Licensing for Brokers
Post-licensing is required for broker licensees in their first licensing cycle (within 16 to 18 months of getting your license). Brokers are required to complete 60 hours of post-license education.
License Renewals for Sales Associates & Brokers
After your first renewal, your license will need to be renewed every two years by completing 14 hours of continuing education and by paying a state renewal fee every two years.
The 14 hours of continuing education consist of...
- 3 Hours Florida Core Law
- 3 Hours Real Estate Business Ethics
- 8 Hours Specialty Credits.
DBPR Post and Continuing Education Monitoring
In support of the statutory requirements for your profession, the Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) has implemented a 100% Post and Continuing Education Monitoring database. All course providers are required to report your education completion to the department within 30 days of completion, or prior to the expiration date, whichever occurs first.
DBPR Customer Contact Center
Contact the DBPR Customer Contact Center with questions about your license at (850) 487-1395. Hours are Monday – Friday from 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. or on Saturday from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Providing Training You Need to Renew
RASM offers post-licensing and continuing education classes that help you meet your 14-hour, 45-hour, or 60-hour license renewal requirements. We also partner with online education programs to provided training in the comfort of your home or office from NAR's Center for REALTOR® Development and the CE Shop.
Need to Check Your CE?
Please note that while RASM provides plenty of Continuing Education classes and courses throughout the year to help you earn CE credits, the Association does not record and maintain data regarding your current CE credits. This is done through the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR).
How to Check Your CE
- Go to https://www.myfloridalicense.com
- Click on My Account in the top right corner
- Login with your email and password
- Click on your license number
- Click on view continuing education
- You will see a chart that shows your license period, CE requirements, what CE credits you have completed and what CE credits you still need.
- Anything listed in the shortfall column are CE credits that you need before your license renewal.
- If you notice a discrepancy in the continuing education credit hours posted to your account, please contact your continuing education provider.
Check your CE credits at www.myfloridalicense.com
Continuing Education Deficiency Letter
You will receive a Continuing Education Deficiency letter if DBPR records show you have not completed all of the required hours for the most recent renewal period. If you have completed all of your required hours and the department’s system does not reflect this, please mail your CED letter with copies of your course completion certificates and your license number to:
Bureau of Education and Testing Continuing Education
1940 North Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1046
Questions?
Contact the RASM Professional Development Department.
New Member Resources
Check out these resources to support you as a new RASM member.