Renewing Your Washington State Brokers License

Washington State Requirement Details for Real Estate License Renewal Education

NOTE: Effective June 1, 2023, all actively licensed brokers and managing brokers must take a Fair Housing education course as part of the required 30-hour instruction. The first active renewal after June 1, 2022, must include a 6-hour course on Fair Housing with every renewal afterward completing a 3-hour course. All Brokers and Managing Brokers renewing their licenses in 2022 must take the 6-hour Fair Housing course by June 1, 2023. The newly required course is in development and is anticipated to be available in summer 2022. For more information, click here.

Renewal for Brokers:

First Active Renewal:

• At least 90 hours, including: 
  • 30-hour Advanced Practices Course
  • 30-hour Real Estate Law Course
  • 3-hour Current Issues in Washington Residential Real Estate Course
  • 6-hour Washington Real Estate Fair Housing Course
    • NOTE: This is a new required course that must be completed by June 1st, 2023. It is currently in development and is anticipated to be available in the summer of 2022.
  • 21 hours of approved Continuing Education

Subsequent Active Renewals:

• At least 30 hours, including:
  • 3-hour Current Issues in Washington Residential Real Estate Course
  • 3-hour Washington Real Estate Fair Housing Course
  • At least 24 hours other approved continuing education
  • At least 15 hours must be completed within 24 months of your renewal date.
     

You may also use up to 15 hours of unused continuing education completed within 48 months of your renewal date.
 

Inactive renewals:

• No Continuing Education is required to renew an inactive license.
• If you want to activate your license, you may need to meet the education requirements for an active license.
   

Renewal for Managing Brokers:

• At least 30 hours, including:
  • 3–hour Core Course
  • 3-hour Fair Housing Course
  • At least 24 hours other approved continuing education
• At least 15 hours must be completed within 24 months of your renewal date.
• You may also use up to 15 hours of unused continuing education completed within 48 months of your renewal date.
• The hours must be started after the date of first licensure as a managing broker.
   

Seat Time: The Washington Department of Licensing requires that all students spend a minimum amount of seat time engaged in the course content.