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Division of Real Estate
Bimonthly Notification
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November, 2025
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Board of Real Estate Appraisers (BOREA) meeting:
Colorado Real Estate Commission (CREC) Stakeholder Engagement Meeting:
Colorado Real Estate Commission (CREC) Regular Meeting & Rulemaking Hearing:
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Board of Mortgage Loan Originators (MLO) Meeting:
HOA Info & Resource Center Forum: Understanding Special Assessments in Your Community
HOA Info & Resource Center Forum: Topic To Be Announced
- Fri. Dec 19, 2025, 1pm-2pm
- Registration Link to come
- Copy to my calendar to come
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All License Renewals Open November 1, 2025
The Division of Real Estate license renewal period is November 1 - December 31, 2025. Expired licensees may not conduct any business that requires licensure.
Each license program varies based on state law, Board or Commission regulation, and, in some cases, federal law. Accordingly, reviewing the details of your specific program early will ensure that you are able to timely renew and not find yourself in a last-minute rush to complete any required continuing education or submit documents to the Division. Every licensee should understand that if expired, they may not conduct any business that requires licensure.
If your license is on an inactive status, you must still renew your license if you wish to maintain the inactive status and avoid any applicable reinstatement fees.
For more information on your license program, please visit:
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Appraiser License Renewal Applications - Due Before December 12, 2025
Colorado Real Estate Appraisers who are renewing this year should be aware of important steps and deadlines that ensure business continuity and avoid any license renewal delays at the Division of Real Estate.
Appraisers know that the Division audits all renewing appraisers for compliance with USPAP continuing education requirements and that renewal may not be completed until compliance with the USPAP requirements is confirmed. Afterwards, it is recommended that all renewing appraisers apply for license renewal as soon as possible and no later than December 12, 2025, to allow sufficient time for processing and to avoid a lapse in licensure.
Renewal applications received after December 12, 2025, and prior to January 31, 2026, may be subject to the following:
- An indication on the ASC’s appraiser license search website that the license has expired.
- An audit of all 28 hours of continuing education completed during the license cycle.
- A late renewal penalty fee.
- Additional fines for any incomplete continuing education.
Click the link below to renew your license:
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Follow the steps below to renew your license:
- Answer the renewal questions and proceed through prompts by selecting “Next” until the option “Add to Invoice” appears at the bottom of the screen.
- After selecting the “Add to Invoice” button, the “Payment Review” screen will appear.
- Review your payment for the renewal fee.
- Select “Pay Invoice”.
- You will be directed to the payment portal to enter your payment information.
Once the payment has been successfully submitted, the license will be renewed and reflect the new effective cycle dates within the system.
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New Renewal/Reinstatement Process For Mortgage Loan Originators
All renewals and reinstatements for Colorado Mortgage Loan Originators will be submitted to the NMLS only. Due to a recent rule change, the renewal fee for your Colorado license will be collected during your NMLS registration renewal and no further action will be required. Please visit the NMLS renewal page.
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Colorado Real Estate Commission Notice of Rulemaking and Stakeholder Engagement
Here in Colorado, rulemaking is governed by the Colorado Administrative Procedure Act, §§ 24-4-101, et seq., C.R.S. (the “APA”). These rules have an impact on the regulated industries and consumers. Therefore, it is important for both licensees and consumers to engage in the rulemaking process.
The Colorado Real Estate Commission has announced a Regular Meeting and Permanent Rulemaking Hearing on December 2, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. Specifically, the purpose of the rules is to effectuate the legislative directive to promulgate the necessary and appropriate rules in conformity with the state statutes of the real estate practice act. The proposed changes include modifications to the following chapters:
• Chapter 1: Definitions
• Chapter 2: Licensure Requirements
• Chapter 4: Continuing Education Requirements
• Chapter 6: Practice Standards
The December 2, 2025 Notice of Proposed Permanent Rulemaking Hearing can be viewed on the Division’s website and sets forth the proposed changes. Registration for this important hearing, which will be held via webinar, is open and the Division recommends that all interested parties register for this important meeting as soon as you can.
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Importantly, the Division of Real Estate and the Colorado Real Estate Commission are committed to stakeholder engagement. In support of that goal, the Division of Real Estate has also announced a stakeholder engagement meeting on November 19, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. The purpose of this Stakeholder Meeting is to allow stakeholders an opportunity to provide feedback on the proposed rule revisions as identified above. At this meeting, the Division seeks expertise and feedback to: 1) help identify how these proposed changes might affect consumer outcomes, positive or negative; and 2) identify any additional rule revisions that should be considered.
If you would like to present comments on the proposed rules orally, please register for the Stakeholder Engagement Meeting Here:
For any interested member of the public who is unable to attend, the Division has also developed a straightforward method to submit any comments in writing. To do so, please visit the following link and complete the form with your comments:
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Real Estate Broker Advisory:
Redline Versions of New Forms Are Available
 The Division of Real Estate is pleased to announce that the 2026 Commission-approved contracts and forms have been released for educational purposes.
This year, the Colorado Real Estate Commission approved updates to 21 existing forms and created 2 new forms. All of these changes have a mandatory use date of January 1, 2026. Therefore, these changes are not to be implemented immediately, but rather, are being provided to licensees for review between now and December 31, 2025, so that licensees are aware of the changes in advance of their implementation. Changes can be viewed on the webpage linked below:
For licensees that want to learn more, the Division has developed a course that details all the changes approved by the Commission. The course can be accessed for free here:
For more information on contract and form changes, and to learn more about how to use them in your practice, the Division of Real Estate approves a variety of continuing education courses related to the changes to contracts and forms each year. To locate one of these courses, please visit the Division’s list of approved continuing education courses, which can be found here:
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Important Updates to Commission Approved Position Statements
At the October 7, 2025, Colorado Real Estate Commission meeting, the Commission approved two important changes to the Real Estate Broker Position Statements that all real estate brokers should know about.
As background, it is important to remember that Commission Position Statements offer important practice-related guidance to real estate practitioners. Commission Position Statements are not law but should be interpreted as non-binding direction on relevant laws and regulations, including but not limited to the Real Estate Broker Practice Act, sections
12-10-201, C.R.S. et seq. and the Colorado Real Estate Commission Rules, 4 CCR 725-1. To review all the position statements, you can visit the Real Estate Manual, Program Rules and Position Statements webpage on the Division’s website.
On October 7, the Commission approved two changes to its Position Statements:
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Commission Position 22: This position statement was amended. Since June 2022, when many of the Commission’s position statements were revised, updated, and reorganized, Commission Position 22 has pertained to Conflicts of Interest. This topic is an issue that Division investigators regularly encounter issues with during investigations, and therefore, understanding this topic is of paramount importance for licensees. Commission Position 22 helps licensees understand what a conflict of interest is and explains that licensees have an obligation to disclose conflicts of interest when they are present.
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Commission Position 31: This is an entirely new position statement, and therefore, every licensee should take the time to review it. Commission Position 31 pertains to the management of confidential client information by an employing broker. Competency to practice real estate is essential for every licensee. Nevertheless, many licensees, whether experienced or new to the industry, require the opportunity to consult with a colleague, supervising broker, employing broker, or other professional resource. Commission Position 31 was prepared and adopted by the Commission to provide important guidance to employing brokers for situations where confidential client information is to be shared by a Designated Broker. A Designated Broker is the Broker with whom the Client engages for the performance of licensed brokerage duties, and with whom the Client establishes a Brokerage Relationship.
All licensees should review these important changes. If you have any questions regarding these or other position statements, please consult with your employing broker, compliance officer, or an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Colorado.
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Real Estate Broker Advisory: Colorado Releases
2025 Sunset Report for the Division of Real Estate
On October 15, 2025, the Colorado Office of Policy, Research and Regulatory Reform (“COPRRR”), a part of the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (“DORA”), released the 2025 sunset reports.
COPRRR conducts Sunrise Reviews of proposals to create new professional and occupational regulatory programs and Sunset Reviews of existing government programs to ensure they are necessary, fair, effective and efficient.
COPRRR recently conducted a rigorous review of real estate brokers and subdivision developers, administered by the Division of Real Estate (“DRE”) and the Colorado Real Estate Commission (“CREC”). Throughout 2025, COPRRR completed a comprehensive review of the programs referenced above and sought input from interested parties and stakeholders. The Sunset Report is located in COPRRR’s Archive of Reviews.
Questions regarding the report should be directed to COPRRR.
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HOA Information & Resources Center
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November HOA Forum:
Understanding Special Assessments in Your Community
What are special assessments, and why do communities use them? What, if anything, does Colorado law have to say about a community association’s authority to impose special assessments?
Please join the HOA Information and Resource Center for a presentation and Q&A session on this important topic on Friday, November 21, 2025, at 1:00 PM (MT). This Forum will cover:
Presentation Details:
- Date: Friday, November 21, 2025
- Time: 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. (MT)
- Location: Online Webinar Only
You may register for the event here:
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On behalf of the HOA Information & Resource Center, we look forward to you joining us.
-HOA Information & Resource Center-
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The Division of Real Estate uses the Zoom platform for webinars. If you have not joined the HOA Information & Resource Center for an HOA Forum before, please consider logging in a few minutes early to ensure that you have the latest version of Zoom installed on your device.
If you are unable to attend, the HOA Information & Resource Center posts a recording of the webinar within a few days following the presentation at the following link: https://dre.colorado.gov/recent-hoa-forums
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Life is Busy - We Get It!
Did you miss any of our meetings or forums last month? No need to worry! You can click the links below to catch up and stay current with what is going on at the Division of Real Estate.
- October 7, 2025 -Colorado Real Estate Commission (CREC) Meeting
Webinar - Video
- October 24, 2025 - HOA Information & Resource Center Forum:
HB25-1043 - Colorado HOA Collections and Foreclosures
Webinar - Video
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For Division Interested Parties and Licensed Professionals
The Division of Real Estate's bimonthly email is designed to provide Division news, information on upcoming public meetings, rulemaking hearings, and registration links for educational webinars. Additionally, licensed professionals can find updates on licensing deadlines, opportunities for stakeholder engagement, and important practice guidance matters.
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