COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CONTINUING EDUCATION

Every two years, real estate licensees must complete 18 hours of CE to maintain their real estate license in the state of Wisconsin. The 18 hours include completion of 1-hour course topics listed below.

Mandatory (licensees must take 12 hours)

• Course 1: Wisconsin Agency Law
• Course 2: Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services Disciplinary Actions
• Course 3: Commissions in Wisconsin Agency Agreements, Offers of Compensation and Antitrust
• Course 4: The Inspection Contingency in the Wisconsin Offers to Purchase
• Course 5: Wisconsin Legislative Updates Related to Real Estate
• Course 6: Wisconsin Real Estate Case Law Update
• Course 7: Advertising for Wisconsin Real Estate Licensees
• Course 8: Default, Earnest Money, and WB-45 Cancellation Agreement and Mutual Release
• Course 9: Financing Commitment and Appraisal Contingencies in the Wisconsin Offers to Purchase
• Course 10: Fair Housing in Wisconsin Transactions
• Course 11: Agent-to-Agent Relationships
• Course 12: Seller and Licensee Disclosure in Wisconsin Transactions

Electives (licensees must take six hours)

• Elective 1: Short Sales and Foreclosures in Wisconsin
• Elective 2: Changing a Property's Use in Wisconsin
• Elective 3: Other Wisconsin Approved Forms
• Elective 4: Closing of Buyer's Property Contingency, Secondary Offer, and Bump Clause in the Wisconsin Offers to Purchase
• Elective 5: Drafting Contracts in Wisconsin Real Estate Transactions
• Elective 6: Risk Reduction for Wisconsin Licensees

Detailed Course Descriptions

No, taking your CE is not enough to renew your license. To maintain your license, you must complete the required CE and renew your license with the Wisconsin DSPS every two years by December 14 of the even-numbered year. 

No. Renewing your license is a separate process from renewing your REALTOR^® membership. You renew your license with the Wisconsin DSPS, a separate entity from your local REALTOR^® association. The WRA cannot renew your real estate license for you.

Most new licensees need to complete CE. Newly licensed salespersons who receive a license after October 1 of the even year of the biennium are not required to complete CE for that biennium. However, all new broker licensees must complete CE. For full details, see Wis. Admin. Code § REEB 25: Education.

Yes, instead of six three-hour CE courses, the 2023-24 CE curriculum now comprises individual one-hour courses to meet the 18-hour credit requirement.

If your license is inactive and has been inactive for less than five years and you wish to renew your license, you must (1) complete the previous biennium of CE, (2) pay the license fee, and (3) pay the late fee. Licensees who do not have an active license cannot practice real estate per Wis. Stat. § 452.12(5)(b) until the license is renewed.

Quality, experience and trust: that's what you get with WRA CE and nowhere else. As the leading expert in Wisconsin real estate for over 100 years, the WRA is your top choice in Wisconsin real estate CE. We have our finger on the pulse of Wisconsin real estate and stay ahead of the rapid and ever-evolving developments in the industry. For the most current and most relevant education, look no further than the WRA.

• Designed in Wisconsin for Wisconsin licensees.
• Trusted in real estate since 1909.
• Courses delivered by attorney-level instructors.
• Flexibility to choose from different learning formats.
• Active in development of Wisconsin real estate forms.
• Expert on Wisconsin rules and regulations.
• Year-round educational opportunities beyond CE.
• The WRA is the largest real estate organization in Wisconsin.