Division of Real Estate

The Florida Real Estate Commission (FREC) consists of seven members and meets monthly. The commission meeting is usually the third Wednesday of the month and the immediately preceding Tuesday. The FREC administers and enforces the real estate license law, Chapter 475, Part I, Florida Statutes. The Commission is also empowered to pass rules that enable it to implement its statutorily authorized duties and responsibilities. These rules are contained in Chapter 61J2, Florida Administrative Code.

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Beginning at the July 14th and 15th Florida Real Estate Commission (FREC) meeting, copies of the agenda materials will be available on the Division of Real Estate website.  These materials will be posted to the website not less than 7 days before each meeting of the FREC.

If you wish to have printed materials to reference during the meeting, please visit our website (www.myfloridalicense.com > Doing Business with Us > Real Estate Division Page > Florida Real Estate Commision > Meetings & Workshops) where you may print all publicly available materials as early as 7 days before the date of the meeting.   We appreciate your understanding as the department endeavors to minimize paper usage in all our business practices.

*ATTENTION BROKER LICENSE APPLICANTS*

Effective July 1st, 2008, the 12-month experience requirement during the preceding five years changed to 24 months. Learn more about Broker License Requirements at FREC FAQs

Real Estate License Renewal Information

To maintain your real estate license, all licensees must comply with post-licensing or continuing education requirements and pay necessary renewal fees.  This also applies to those licensees with a suspended license.

In support of the statutory requirements for your profession, the Department of Business and Professional Regulation has implemented a 100% Post and Continuing Education Monitoring database.  All course providers are required to report your education completion to the department within 30-days of completion, or prior to the expiration date, whichever occurs first.

Real Estate sales associates and brokers may earn three (3) hours of continuing education credit per renewal cycle for attending one legal session of the FREC.

If your required education is not complete and/or reported, you will NOT be able to renew your license.

New Licensees

All newly licensed sales associate and broker licensees must take required post-licensure education before the end of the first license renewal period. Your license will become null and void if you fail to take the post-licensure education within the initial licensure renewal period, as mandated by Florida statute.

Sales Associates who fail to complete the post-licensing education must re-qualify for licensure by meeting all current licensing criteria.  Broker and broker associates who fail to complete post-licensing education may request to revert to sales associate status within 6 months following expiration, but must have complied with the applicable continuing education requirements before their new sales associate license can be activated.

Attention Real Estate Applicants:

Pursuant to Chapter 475, Florida Statutes, electronic fingerprinting became mandatory beginning July 1, 2006, for all real estate applicants. More information is available on this electronic fingerprinting FAQ .

Mail all applications to:

DBPR Central Intake Unit
1940 North Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1027

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