ATTENTION: DC Real Estate License Renewal Deadline for Brokers, Property Managers, and Organizations

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Dear DC Real Estate Commission Real Estate Broker, Property Manager and /or Real Estate Organization Licensee:

DC Real Estate Commission license renewal applications for Real Estate Brokers, Property Managers and Real Estate Organizations must be submitted by February 28, 2025. 

Your license can be renewed online using this Link. If you do not already have one, you will first need to create an Access DC account by clicking this Sign Up Link. Enter YOUR email & password.

Real Estate Broker licensees shall attest to having completed no less than fifteen (15) hours of acceptable continuing professional education (CPE). The fifteen hours include:  three (3) hours of DC Legislative Update, three (3) hours of DC Ethics, three (3) hours of DC Fair Housing, three (3) hours of DC Property Management and three (3) hours of DC Broker Supervision during the term of the license. These CE requirements exclude those applicants seeking the first renewal of a license granted by examination. The renewal application allows only individual real estate brokers to transfer to new brokerages.   The application will direct the real estate license renewal applicant to the automated transfer application to complete this request.   

Property Manager licensees shall attest to having completed no less than fifteen (15) hours of acceptable continuing professional education (CPE). The fifteen hours include:  three (3) hours of DC Legislative Update, three (3) hours of DC Ethics, three (3) hours of DC Fair Housing, and six (6) hours of DC Property Management, during the term of the license. These CE requirements exclude those applicants seeking the first renewal of a license granted by examination.

Real Estate Organization (REO) In order to renew, an REO must affiliate a Principal Broker whose license is on “Active” status.

YOUR CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS COULD BE SUBJECT TO AUDIT FOR UP TO FIVE (5) YEARS. YOU SHOULD RETAIN THE APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTATION TO VERIFY THE CPE CREDITS YOU HAVE COMPLETED.  The renewal application provides a real estate broker or property manager an opportunity to upload continuing education completion certificates, however, please note that this is not a requirement for the renewal of your license.  It is only an option. 

For more information about real estate licenses, please visit the Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection website (https://dlcp.dc.gov/).

PLEASE DISREGARD THIS MESSAGE IF YOU HAVE ALREADY RENEWED YOUR LICENSE.