Renewing Your Florida Real Estate License? Here’s How

5 Steps to Renew Your Florida Real Estate License

When it is time to renew your license, make sure to follow the steps below. 

1. Complete Education Requirements

Renewing your real estate license requires completing continuing education or a state-approved curriculum. Here is some information on education requirements for specific cases:

• Real Estate Sales Associate for initial license renewal: 45-hour post-license education (More details on what to expect from a state-approved post-licensing courseFlorida Post Licensing Real Estate Continuing EducationFlorida Post Licensing Real Estate Continuing Education can be found below.)

• Real Estate Brokers for initial license renewal: 60-hour post-license education

• Succeeding renewals for Sales Associate and Brokers: 14 hours continuing education

You can take these courses either online or through classrooms. Make sure to check with the Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) website for the list of approved courses and schoolsServop Testing Documents Frec_ce_prov.pdf Dbpr. 

Additionally, you’ll have to complete your required education for the initial license renewal before your license expires. Otherwise, your license will be considered null and void. 

You’ll need to go through the pre-license process again, complete the 63-hour courseFlorida Real Estate License, and pass the exam. Check out AceableAgent for their list of pre-license courses.  

Note: If you have at least a four-year degree in real estate, DBPR exempts you from the 45-hour and 60-hour post-license education for Sales Associates. Also, DBPR exempts those good-standing Florida Bar members from the 14-hour continuing education requirement. 

2. Create an Account at Florida DBPR

Before you can renew your license online, you need to create an account at the Florida DBPR websiteHr Guides Create Account Link License.pdf Dbpr. Then, you’ll have to provide the following:

• First and last name

• Contact information

• Email address

• Preferred user ID

• Security question and answer

After completing the online account creation, you’ll receive a temporary password through email. Use this password to log in to your account and set up your unique password. 

3. Link Your Current License 

Once you log in to your DBPR online account, you’ll have to link your current license to it. This allows you to use online services, such as renewal, new application, or changing your license status. 

To do this, first, click on the “Link an Existing License/Applicant Record To My Account.” You’ll have to complete three steps from here:

• Provide information of your business and license type

• Enter identifying information, such as license number and last four digits of your Social Security number

• Confirm your credentials

After these steps, you’ll have successfully linked your license to your online account. From there, you can choose the option to renew your license.

4. Renew Your License

Choose the option to renew your linked license at the DBPR Florida website. Make sure to read the instructions and follow them to the dot. You might need to upload supporting documents for your renewal application. The online service also offers the option to pay for the renewal fees. 

5. Continuing Education

You’ll need to do these steps every two years after the first renewal. As such, make sure to complete the required continuing education courses before your license expires. Otherwise, your license becomes involuntarily inactiveReal Estate Commission DBPR and you need to reactivate it. 

Suppose your license has been inactive for less than 12 months. In that case, you only need to take the 14-hour continuing education to reactivate it. If it’s been inactive for more than 12 up to 24 months, a 28-hour continuing education is required. 

Ultimately, you can only let your license inactive for up to 24 months. Beyond that, you need to start from scratch and apply for a license as if it’s your first time.

An Inside Look at Your Initial Renewal Post-Licensing Education

AceableAgent’s Florida Post-licensing Real Estate courseFlorida Post Licensing Real Estate Continuing EducationFlorida Post Licensing Real Estate Continuing Education includes 45 hours of course material approved by FREC to fulfill the post-licensing requirement for new sales associates. 

The course also includes a final exam (mandated by the state).

The topics covered in this course include:

• Sales and listing of properties

• Business office management

• Practical real estate application skills

• Business plan development

• Time management

• Property management

• Appraisals

• Real estate finance

• The economics of real estate management

• Marketing

• Technology

How Will FREC Know You’ve Fulfilled Your Post Licensing Requirement?

AceableAgent will automatically report your hours to FREC when you complete the course. Easy peasy! Note that it can take 72-96 hours for FREC to update your status on their website.

When Do You Need to Renew Your Florida Real Estate License?

You’ll need to renew your real estate license every two years. What's more, the renewal date is variable and is either March 31 or September 30 at midnight. If you miss renewing your license during this period, you’ll have to go through the pre-license steps again. 

For your first license, make sure to note the expiration date. Typically, this is between 18 to 24 months after you received your license.