If this is your first renewal as a salesperson, you need to take all three of the following Post-License courses:

• Listing Practices (12 credit hours)
• Buying Practices (12 credit hours)
• Developing Professionalism and Ethical Practices (12 credit hours)

View the First Time Renewal Class Schedule

These are the only courses you are required to take to fulfill your first-time license renewal requirement with the Iowa Real Estate Commission. These classes CAN NOT be taken by homestudy or online.

For more information, please see the education requirements page.

Listing Practices - 12 hour
This course acquaints the student with the proper listing practices. In the course the students will cover: Steps to prepare a Competitive Market Analysis, estimating net proceeds, listing presentations and contracts, marketing and servicing listings, presenting offers and responsibilities and services during closings.

Buying Practices - 12 hours
This course will familiarize the students with buying practices such as qualifying buyers, financing, working with buyers, writing offers and responsibilities and services during closings.

Developing Professionalism & Ethical Practices - 12 hours
This course deals with the relationship between the real estate professional and the public, the relationship between the real estate professional and the client and how you should deal with fellow real estate professionals.

GRI 101: Listing Sellers & Capturing Buyers - 24 hours (Equivalent to Listing & Buying Practices)
Part one of this course provides REALTORS® steps to plan for their success in three important areas: time management, setting goals, and business planning. As they learn to prioritize and set goals for themselves, they can also apply these techniques to working with their sellers and buyers. Part two of this seminar provides REALTORS® with legal practical methods of locating potential sellers, outlines the methods to help the seller appropriately price the property, and lists techniques to most effectively market the property. Part three addresses buyer representation, one of the fastest growing trends in real estate today. The necessary skills to look out for a buyer's best interest are considerably different from those necessary to sell a house. Finally, REALTORS® should be aware of the protections offered by federal laws: fair housing laws, Real Estate Protection Act (RESPA), Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA), and the Truth-in-Lending law.

GRI 102: Basic Skills for Ethical Decision Making - 12 hours (Equivalent to Developing Professionalism & Ethical Practices)
Are real estate agents really unethical? What are the ethical problems facing real estate practitioners today? Can ethics be taught? These are some of the questions addressed in this 12 hour program. We will identify the major ethical issues and problems confronting real estate licensees and to apply methods to deal with those concerns. In addition to meeting Iowa's licensing requirements; this course also satisfies NAR membership renewal requirements.

If this is your first-time renewal, DO NOT take Ethics and Law Update. These classes are only for agents who are renewing their license for the second (or more) time.

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On-going Renewal (Second and ongoing license renewal - for those licensed prior to 2009)

If this is your second and ongoing license renewal you need to take both of the following classes:

• Ethics (4 credit hours)
• Law Update (8 credit hours)
• PLUS 24 hours of electives (see below)

  > View the Ethics and Law Update Class Schedule

You also need to take 24 hours of electives. 18 hours of your renewal education can be home study or online classes.

> View the Elective Class Schedule
> View the Online Elective Class Schedule (max 18 hrs)

Ethics and Law Update DO NOT count towards a first-time license renewal(for licenses granted in 2007 & 2008). However, the first-time renewal classes above count as ELECTIVES towards an ongoing (second time or greater) renewal.

Please see the Education Requirements page for more information.