California Toughens Real Estate Licensing
Beginning in October, California will tighten its licensing requirements for real estate sales professionals.
The new rules, which were sponsored by the California Association of REALTORS®, require applicants to complete three college-level courses before taking the state real estate licensing exam.
Previously, applicants could seek a conditional license after taking a single class and passing the state exam, completing course work over 18 months. Under the new law there will be no more conditional licenses.
New requirements “will increase the quality of the agents’ knowledge,” says Vince Malta, past president of the organization.
“Our concern is that people put off education until the very last moment,” he says. “We just didn’t feel like that was enough education for a practitioner to have in dealing with the most important transaction a person will have in his or her lifetime.”
Source: The San Diego Union-Tribune, Emmet Pierce (09/23/07)
