Who Needs to Renew Their North Carolina Real Estate License?
All active and inactive real estate licensees—including Provisional Brokers, Brokers, BIC-eligible Brokers, and Broker‑in‑Charge—must renew annually. The license cycle runs from July 1 to June 30 each year.
What Are the North Carolina Real Estate Continuing Education (CE) Requirements?
Licensees must complete 8 hours of CE annually including the 4 hour Update course (General Update for Provisional and Non‑BIC Brokers; BIC Update for BIC‑eligible/Brokers‑in‑Charge) and 4 hours of elective topic. All courses must be completed within thirty (30) days of beginning the course. If thirty days have expired, you will be re-enrolled in the course at no additional cost; however, you will lost any previously completed progress.
When Is North Carolina Real Estate Continuing Education Due?
All CE must be completed by June 10 at 11:59 PM EST each license year. There are no exceptions—providers cannot offer CE from June 11–30.
How Can I Check My North Carolina Real Estate License and CE Status?
Brokers can log into your NCREC Broker Online Licensing System, then click “CE License Information” to view CE and license expiration. Brokers-in-Charge can login to the NCREC Broker-in-Charge Login page.
How Can I Complete My North Carolina Real Estate Continuing Education?
The 4-hour Update courses must be taken live in-person via classroom or webinar. Electives may be taken self-paced online, in-person, live webinar, or self-paced online. Empire Learning offers elective courses in self-paced online format. Empire Learning has partnered with Exceed CE and renowned North Carolina Instructor Cheryl Crawford to offer the General Update, Broker-In-Charge Update, and Commercial versions of both courses via webinar.
What if I Did Not Complete the CE by June 10th this year?
If CE isn't completed by June 10, you must still renew your license by June 30 to prevent it from expiring. On July 1, NCREC will update your license to inactive status. To reactivate your license in the first sixty days after becoming inactive, you must complete the 2026 General Update or BIC Update course and have completed twelve hours of elective continuing education on or after 7/1/2024 and pay a reinstatement fee to NCREC. Click here for more information regarding NCREC license reactivation. NOTE: If you hold BIC Eligible status and your license expires or changes to inactive status on July 1, you will automatically lose BIC Eligible status and, in turn, BIC designation (if applicable). If that happens, and you wish to regain BIC Eligible status, you must return the license to active status AND meet the requirements for BIC Eligibility/Designation.
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