Are you a qualifying broker whose license is up for renewal? Here’s a summary of the requirements for New Mexico qualifying brokers:
- 3 Annual Core Courses
- 8 Hours of Core Electives
- 4 Hours of Ethics Electives
- QB Refresher Course (now offers 6CE)
- Attendance at one NMREC meeting, rule hearing or disciplinary hearing
- Choose from any other NMREC-approved courses to get to 42 hours
3 Annual Core Courses
How do you know it’s an annual core course? It has a year in the title, i.e. 2022 NMREC Core Course, 2023 NMREC Core Course, 2024 NMREC Core Course, etc.
The curriculum for each Annual Core Course is different, but it may contain some common elements, such as legal updates, case studies, rule changes, etc.
View our upcoming Core Courses.
8 Hours of Core Electives
8 hours of core elective courses are required each licensing cycle. Mesa Real Estate Institute, LLC offers core electives for residential brokers and property managers.
View our upcoming Core Electives.
4 Hours of Ethics Electives
New Mexico real estate licensees must accumulate 4 hours of ethics electives in their 3-year cycle. The National Association of Realtors also has a biennial ethics requirement, but we’re talking about license renewal here.
View our upcoming Ethics Electives.
Your Choice
Choose from any other NMREC-approved CE courses to earn the additional CE hours required for license renewal. You can view the list of approved courses here.
New Broker Business Course
A new licensee must take this course in their first year of licensing unless they immediately become inactive, in which case they must take it before they activate.
Upon completion of the NBBP, the licensee will earn 10 CE credits.
QB Refresher Course
Qualifying brokers are required to complete the 6-hour QB refresher course. QB Refresher does not offer CE credit, so it does not count toward the 36 hours you need to renew. MESA Real Estate Institute provides the QB Refresher Course either via Zoom or as a self-paced, on-demand course.
Take the QB Refresher Course on demand.
Attendance at a New Mexico Real Estate Commission Meeting
Qualifying Brokers must attend one commission meeting/hearing and stay for 3 hours or until the meeting goes into executive session or the meeting/hearing ends, whichever comes first. Attendees can earn up to 4 CE credits depending on the length of the meeting (a 1-hour meeting gives 1 CE credit, a 2-hour meeting gives 2 CE credits, etc).
Tracking Your Hours
Do you have trouble keeping track of your CE hours? The NMREC has CE tracking sheets for you. Visit our resources page to view them.