Description
Package
content and courses
State Requirements
This package contains 15 hours of annual continuing education required for sales and broker license renewals.
Courses included in this package:
- 7/1/25-6/30/26 Salesperson & Broker Required Module – Contracts (3.75 mandatory hours)*
- Foundations of Real Estate Finance (4.5 elective hours)
- Lead Awareness and Compliance (3 elective hours)
- Marketing, Advertising, and Social Media Compliance (4 elective hours)
*The required module also satisfies the 1-hour broker module requirement but does NOT satisfy the 1-hour fair housing or 1-hour agency law required during each license period.
PLUS, this package includes the ProPath “Mastering the Closing Process” professional development program!
- Navigating the Financing Process: Master the ins and outs of real estate financing. Get essential knowledge, from loan terms and mortgage insurance, to distinguishing between pre-qualification and pre-approval. Learn how to connect with lenders, simplify the process for your clients, and provide personalized guidance.
- Navigating the Appraisal Process: Fully understand the appraisal process and learn how to demystify it for your clients. Learn how to identify factors affecting property value, recognize and report appraisal bias, navigate special loan appraisals, and acquire the skills to compile effective appraisal packages.
- Navigating the Inspection Process: Learn how to explain the importance of inspections, identify critical factors for buyers and sellers, and understand your responsibilities as an agent. Practice analyzing reports and communicating findings. Gain insights into selecting inspectors, scheduling, and pre-inspection preparation.
Professional development courses do not qualify for CE credits. This package includes a total of nine hours of professional development content that is not included in the mandatory or elective course hours listed.
ProPath Professional Development
This course was designed to meet the REALTOR® Code of Ethics Training
Requirement. Please confirm that your local association, who administers the Code of Ethics
training, will accept this course.
Package Content:
7/1/25-6/30/26 SALESPERSON & BROKER REQUIRED MODULE - Contracts
Let’s face it—real estate is high-stakes. Whether you're helping a family buy their first home or representing investors in a commercial deal, you're navigating transactions that carry significant financial and emotional weight. In Minnesota, these deals are bound not just by handshakes and goodwill, but by detailed contracts—and when those contracts go sideways, guess who’s in the spotlight? You are.
Your role isn’t just about making deals happen. It’s about making sure they’re legal, ethical, and enforceable. That means understanding what makes a contract valid, what can break it, and how Minnesota laws specifically come into play.
This 3.75-hour mandatory course will walk you through key legal concepts, common contract pitfalls, and best practices that help you protect your clients, your reputation, and your license. It’s not just about staying compliant—it’s about staying sharp in a complex industry.
*Completion of this course will satisfy the 1-Hour Broker Module Requirement.
Course highlights include:
- Elements of a binding contract
- Agency relationships
- Disclosure issues
- Representation agreements
- Facilitator Services agreements
- Showing agreements
- Broker to Broker Compensation agreements
- Residential Purchase agreements
- Counter Offers and Addenda
- Common Contingencies
- Common Interest Communities (CIC)
- “As Is” Addendum
- Default and cancellation of purchase agreements
Foundations of Real Estate Finance
Financing is integral to real estate transactions, and the more you know about how buyers qualify, the better you'll be able to help both buyers and sellers in your practice.
Course highlights include:
- Roles and regulations of FNMA, GNMA, FHLMC, FHA, and VA
- Affordability Worksheet, to assist clients in calculating their maximum affordable purchase price
- Homebuyer Do's and Don'ts
- Calculating LTV, front-end and back-end ratios, and monthly mortgage payments
- Details and qualification requirements for several popular financing options
Lead Awareness and Compliance
Lead hazards aren’t just a concern for homeowners—they’re also a big deal for real estate professionals. If you're listing a home built before 1978 or guiding buyers through disclosures, understanding the risks of lead exposure isn’t just helpful—it’s essential. Federal laws require specific disclosures and safety measures and skipping them can lead to hefty fines and legal trouble.
This course helps you recognize where lead hazards lurk, stay on top of your legal responsibilities, and follow safe practices help protect you, your clients, and your transactions. But beyond compliance, having a strong grasp of lead safety makes you a trusted advisor. When clients see that you take their health and safety seriously, it strengthens your reputation and sets you apart as a knowledgeable, reliable real estate professional. Ultimately, keeping people safe, reducing risk, and staying compliant aren’t just obligations—they’re smart business moves supporting long-term success.
Course highlights include:
- Common sources of lead in residential properties
- Health risks of lead exposure
- Community-based approaches to lead hazard prevention
- Review of federal lead disclosure laws
- Compliance with lead disclosure laws
- Consequences of non-compliance with disclosure requirements
- Mitigating lead hazards
- Lead-safe work practices for renovations and repairs
- EPA’s Renovation, Repair, and Painting Program
- Preventing lead hazards long-term
Marketing, Advertising, and Social Media Compliance
The internet is rich with promotional opportunities. Whether it’s a post on Facebook or a tweet linking to your new listing, a status update on LinkedIn, a virtual home tour on YouTube, or photo collage on Pinterest, there are plenty of ways to promote your professionalism, highlight your expertise, increase your connections, and showcase your listings.
This course looks at how you can use the unique advertising and marketing opportunities available online to better serve your clients and customers, and further promote your own brand.
Course highlights include:
- How consumers—and agents and agencies—use social media and the impact on the real estate industry
- How to use various social media platforms—including Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Pinterest—to promote your business and better serve your clients and customers
- How various social media platforms differ and how to select the ones that are best for you and your needs
- Tips for creating an online marketing strategy
- Legal and ethical issues surrounding online marketing
- Copyright law, trademarks, and public domain content
- Tips for avoiding common social media missteps
State Requirements
For Minnesota
Minnesota State Requirement Details for Real Estate Continuing Education
Hours Required by the State: 15 hours per year
Renewal Date: 6/30 every two years (annual CE requirement is 15 hours)
Please Note: Although the renewal date is 6/30, all CE must be completed by 6/15
The CE Shop’s Offering: 15 hours
7-1-25 - 6-30-26 MN Required Module: Contracts
This 2025/2026 Module also Satisfies the 1-Hour Broker Module Requirement.It does NOT satisfy the Fair Housing Requirement or Agency Law Requirement
Reporting: The state requires course completions to be reported to the state. We will report your course to the state upon completion.
Expiration Date of Course: Course expiration dates vary by course. Each individual course will have an expiration date listed in your account. See Terms & Conditions for more details.
Certificates: Immediately upon course completions, The CE Shop will provide students with an electronic copy of the course certificate of completion. Certificates will remain in your account for a minimum of five years, should you need additional copies at a later time. Please refer to your application to determine if you need to submit your certificate(s) of completion. Course completion dates are recorded using Central Standard Time. Please note that the date on your certificate of completion will reflect this.
Final Exam: Final exams must be passed with a minimum of 70%
Seat Time: It is required that all students spend a minimum amount of seat time engaged in the course content. Our online course delivery system manages this requirement for you.
Max Hours in a 24-Hour Period: Students will not receive credit for more than 8 hours of prelicense education in a 24-hour period. Our online course delivery system manages this requirement for you.
