New state laws affecting CA real estate licensees and applicants are set to begin on January 1, 2022, unless otherwise noted. Below are summaries of new state laws that affect real estate licensees and applicants. Beginning January 1, 2023, Senate Bill (SB) 263 modifies the content of two courses required to take either the real [...]

At the end of FY 2020-21, DRE’s licensing population stood at 458,955, which included 323,008 salespersons and 135,867 brokers. This was an 8 percent increase from the prior fiscal year. DRE’s Licensing program responds to inquiries from licensees, license applicants, and others. Fiscal year 2020-21 saw a high call volume to DRE, and Licensing staff [...]