New York Real Estate CE requirements

Salesperson — license renewal requirements, sourced from the official board.

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22.5CE hours every 2 yearsVerify with board

Renewal: CE is earned during the two-year license cycle ending on the individual license expiration date.

Required categories

Agency (2 hours on first renewal)
1h
Cultural competency
2h
Electives
11h
Ethics
2.5h
Fair housing
3h
Implicit bias
2h
Recent legal matters
1h

Details

Reporting
Approved schools report completions to the Department of State; licensee verifies credits before renewal

Confirmed against the NY DOS continuing-education requirements effective for licenses expiring on or after 9/21/2022 (published by NYSCAR): 22.5 hours per 2-year term including at least 2 hrs cultural competency, 2 hrs implicit bias, 2.5 hrs ethical business practices, 1 hr recent legal matters, 3 hrs fair housing/discrimination, and 1 hr law of agency (2 hrs agency on the salesperson's initial term). All 22.5 hours must be completed before the license expires; renewal runs through eAccessNY on the license anniversary. Attorneys admitted to the NY bar holding a broker license remain exempt.

Official source: NY Dept. of State CE requirements, eff. 9/21/2022 (via NYSCAR publication of the DOS rule)

⚠️Board rules change. Verify every figure against the official source before relying on it.

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