Current Real Estate License Renewal Cycle (2024-2026)
The Pennsylvania State Real Estate Commission (SREC) grants and renews licenses in Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Association of Realtors® (PAR) is a membership organization. The renewal deadline was May 31, 2026.
Licensees must complete continuing education requirements prior to renewing their license. Requirements differ depending on when you were licensed.
Continuing Education Requirements for License Renewal
If you were licensed on or after Dec. 1, 2025, there are no continuing education requirements to renew your license, but your license must be renewed.
If you were licensed between Dec. 1, 2023, and Nov. 31, 2025, you must complete a specific set of two seven-hour continuing education courses for new licensees (General Module and Residential Module, or Commercial Module for commercial practitioners).
All other licensees must complete 14 hours of continuing education courses, including 3 hours of approved required training set by the SREC. View a list of courses that meet these requirements on our education calendar.
Renewing Reciprocal Licenses
Real estate agents licensed in other states (Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland and Massachusetts) with a reciprocal license in Pennsylvania must also renew their Pennsylvania license.
Real estate licensees who hold a reciprocal license from one of these six states only need to renew their license and do not need to complete Pennsylvania continuing education to renew but must meet the CE requirements in their home state. If licensees from other states not included in the reciprocal states hold licenses in Pennsylvania, they must take the Pennsylvania-required CE in order to renew their Pennsylvania real estate license.
Frequently Asked Questions
I didn’t renew my license before the May 31, 2024 deadline. What do I do now?
If your license was not renewed before the May 31, 2024 deadline, you cannot practice real estate until your license is active. If a broker does not renew their license, the agents’ licenses also expire, and licensees cannot practice real estate.
Complete the online form to reactivate a license, pay a fee and submit transcripts for review to ensure completion of the 14 hours of continuing education.
Brokerages with separate licenses for the brokerage corporation (RB) and broker of record (RM) will need to renew both licenses.To reactivate a license, you must complete an online form, pay a fee and submit transcripts for review to ensure completion of the 14 hours of continuing education. Review salesperson reactivation instructions.
For reactivation questions, log into PALS and submit questions through their individual portal. Questions can also be submitted via email to: [email protected].
How do I find my PALS username and password?
Submit a ticket to PALS help online. Once you submit a ticket, please allow at least 48 hours for a response. Submitting an additional request for the same issue will slow down response time. Do NOT call the Pennsylvania Association of Realtors®. PAR does not have access to PALS and cannot help you log into the system.
If my Pennsylvania license was issued based on having a license in New York, what do I need to do to renew it?
The Pennsylvania State Real Estate Commission no longer issues new licenses by reciprocity based on an applicant holding an active license in the state of New York. Those with active reciprocal licenses issued through New York licensure will be permitted to maintain that license as long as they remain in compliance with the reciprocity regulations.
I am getting a message that the broker hasn’t renewed. What should I do?
You can complete the form, but your license will be on hold until your broker renews. Contact your broker to ensure that they have renewed their license.
I tried to renew my license, but PALS says I need a “registration number from the board.” What does that mean?
The “board” in this message refers to the licensing board – the Pennsylvania State Real Estate Commission – not your state/local board or association of Realtors®. All licensees should receive an email from the Pennsylvania State Real Estate Commission with a registration number that is used for their license renewal. You cannot renew your license until after you receive that notice, which will be sent approximately 60 days prior to the renewal deadline (around the end of March). If you received that notice before about April 1 you likely need to wait for the renewal notice before you can proceed with the renewal process.
Where can I find transcripts for the continuing education courses I’ve taken?
There is no central location for all real estate licensees’ transcripts. The Pennsylvania State Real Estate Commission requires licensees to keep track of their continuing education credits. Individual schools issue their own transcripts. If you do not have a record, you must contact each real estate school where you completed courses. PAR does not maintain transcripts for other real estate schools.
Where can I find transcripts for the courses I took at Triple Play?
Triple Play Realtors® Convention transcripts are typically emailed in January following the convention. If you didn’t receive your individualized email with your login and password from PAR, use your member login to access and download the transcripts that you are eligible to receive on the course transcripts page.
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Reminder: PAR is a membership organization and does not grant real estate licenses. The Pennsylvania State Real Estate Commission grants and renews licenses in Pennsylvania via the Pennsylvania Licensing System (PALS).
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