- Total Hours: 18
- Mandatory/Core: 6
- Elective: 12
- Renewal Cycle: 3 years
The Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs ("LARA") is the State’s real estate licensing authority.
Each Michigan real estate licensee completes a three year license cycle. The cycle is based on the date the license was originally issued, and the license must be renewed every three years on that same anniversary date. During each three year cycle, licensees must complete a total of 18 hours of continuing education. Michigan requires that every licensee complete 2 hours of Legal Update and 1 hour of Fair Housing in each calendar year of the cycle. The remaining hours may be taken at any time during the three year period, as long as the total reaches 18 hours. Courses may not be repeated within the same three year cycle.
Michigan’s Fair Housing requirement is an annual requirement. Every licensee must complete one hour of Fair Housing CE each calendar year beginning with the year the rule took effect. If a licensee is selected for audit during the first year after the rule change, the Department may take into account the shortened window for compliance. After the first year, the Department expects that one hour of Fair Housing CE has been completed for each calendar year since the requirement became effective.
CBT Alliance submits course completions to The CE Marketplace. You may view your courses listed at the CE Marketplace website
by clicking this link: https://www.cemarketplace.net/
Log into the Michigan licensing system and follow the prompts to renew your license. https://www.lara.michigan.gov/icola/Entry
See Renewal Packages