Use the chart to below to help decipher the New Mexico Real Estate Commission’s continuing education (CE) requirements for real estate licensees. The chart below shows the minimum requirements per category whether you’re an Associate Broker (AB), Qualifying Broker (QB) and/or Property Manager (PM):
| AB | AB/PM | QB | QB/PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Hours | 36 | 36 | 42 | 42 |
| Annual Core Hours* | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Core Elective Hours | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 |
| Ethics Elective Hours | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| UORRA | – | 6 | – | 6 |
| Add. PM Courses | – | 6 | – | 12 |
| QB Refresher | – | – | 6 | 6 |
| NMREC Meeting | – | Req.** | Req.** | Req.** |
CE Requirements: Annual Core Course
*Three annual core courses are needed to renew a license.
**All qualifying brokers and all property managers have an additional renewal requirement. They must attend one New Mexico Real Estate Commission (NMREC) meeting, rules hearing, or disciplinary hearing for at least three hours, or until the meeting or hearing ends or goes into executive session, whichever comes first, once in their 3-year licensing cycle. Once the meeting requirement is met, qualifying brokers and property managers may attend additional meetings to earn CE credit. The number of CE credits received for attending subsequent meetings is based on the length of the meeting and the length of attendance. For instance, a meeting that lasts only one hour offers 1 CE credit. A meeting that lasts for two hours offers 2 CE Credits, but only if the licensee attends both hours and does not leave the meeting early. Continuing education hours granted for each meeting/hearing will be determined by the NMREC.
View upcoming NMREC meetings here.
All licensees can use a maximum of 4 CE hours from these meetings toward their license renewal, whether they are required to attend a meeting/hearing or not. MESA Real Estate Institute LLC offers on-demand replays of the most recent NMREC meetings. See our on-demand courses.
Additional Information for Licensees
In addition to the requirements above, new licensees must complete the New Broker Business Practices in their first year.
For more specific information on the license renewal requirements for Qualifying Brokers, please click here: Qualifying Broker CE Requirements.
Associate Brokers can learn more about their requirements here: Associate Broker CE Requirements.
Visit our resource page to track your continuing education requirements using tracking sheets provided by the NMREC.
