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Licenses are issued for a four-year period and should be renewed prior to the expiration date listed on the license. As a reminder, the DRE mails a renewal reminder letter to the licensee's mailing address of record approximately 60 days prior to the license expiration date.

- If your license expires, you may renew on a late basis for up to two years following the expiration date.

A: When you completed a full-semester (or equivalent) Real Estate Principles course in college, no matter how long ago, or a DRE approved Real Estate Principles course provided by a private vocational school, you need not re-take the course as the certificate of completion is valid forever.

3. California A California real estate license lasts for four years, so if you want to deactivate it, you can do so for up to four years.

The quickest, simplest, & paperless way to hang/activate your California real estate license with us is the online form below utilizing the CA DRE eLicensing portal. You will get immediate submission and payment confirmation emails, with an instruction to log into your eLicensing account to complete the activation.

Complete at least 45 hours of continuing education In California, real estate agents must complete at least 45 hours of approved continuing education to be able to apply for their real estate license renewal. For comparison, North Carolina only requires 8 hours of continuing education, while Florida only requires 14.

A. - If your license expires, you may renew on a late basis for up to two years following the expiration date.

A: When you completed a full-semester (or equivalent) Real Estate Principles course in college, no matter how long ago, or a DRE approved Real Estate Principles course provided by a private vocational school, you need not re-take the course as the certificate of completion is valid forever.