Document Excellence for Smoother Transactions
Proper document management provides proof that a licensee did what was required, when it was required. It serves to protect the consumer and it reduces the licensee's risk of litigation.
Get ready to become more comfortable with selecting and using transactional documents.
Course highlights include:
- Common documents used in real estate transactions
- Common contract clauses, addenda, and contingencies
- Avoiding the unauthorized practice of law
- Multiple offer management
- Document signatures, notarizations, and identification
- Transaction management methods and best practices
- Document management and retention methods and best practices
- Technology and security for document management
- Legalities of electronic communication
- Activities and scenarios to reinforce key concepts
State Requirements For North Dakota
North Dakota State Requirement Details for Real Estate Broker Continuing Education
Renewal Date: Licenses expire on December 31st of each year. CE must be completed by November 15th of each year.
Current CE Cycle - November 16, 2024 through November 15, 2025
Hours Required by the State: 12 hours
- 6 hours on 2024-2025 mandatory topics
- 3 hours on diversity, equity, and inclusion
- 3 hours on vacant property and other real estate scams and frauds
- 6 hours on elective topics
Note: There is no grace period to complete required CE. If required CE is not completed by November 15, 2025, Licensees must renew as inactive for 2026 to avoid potential disciplinary action. If the licensee renews as inactive due to late completion of CE, the licensee can transfer the license to active effective January 1, 2026, or later, provided CE is completed.
Brokers newly licensed after Nov. 15, 2024 – If new brokers passed the broker license exam this CE cycle, they are exempt from CE requirement for this CE cycle.
North Dakota Real Estate Commission
Street Address: 1120 College Drive, Suite 204, Bismarck, North Dakota 58501
Mailing Address: 1120 College Drive, Suite 204, Bismarck, North Dakota 58501
Telephone: (701) 328-9749
Email: ndrec@nd.gov