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Colorado Real Estate Courses
Colorado Closings – Pre-license Course
Colorado Closings is a 24-hour Colorado real estate pre-license course. Colorado Closings is designed to provide you with lots of real world practice in calculating what is owed at closing by the buyer and seller. You will learn how to easily prepare six-column worksheets and contract closing documents. This course is one of several required license-prep courses.
$129.00 ONLINE – SELF PACED
Colorado Current Legal Issues – Pre-license Course
Colorado Current Legal Issues is an 8-hour course designed to enhance your knowledge of current real estate related statutes and regulations. Every legislative session, state policymakers update current laws to ensure consumers continue to be well protected. With our busy lives, it’s sometimes difficult to find the time to stay on the leading edge of what laws and rules are changing and how they may affect a real estate professional.
This course is designed to get you up the learning curve FAST on what’s changing in Colorado real estate law. Specific topics covered include trust account requirements, transaction brokerage issues, property condition disclosures, managing counteroffers and multiple offer situations, and IRS Section 1031 exchanges. This course is one of several required license-prep courses. The timely information makes this course a great option for meeting continuing education requirements.
$79.00 ONLINE – SEF PACED
Colorado Practical Applications – Pre-license Course
Colorado Practical Applications is a 32-hour course designed to provide you with tools and techniques for completing the day-to-day real estate activities of listing, negotiating, and closing deals. This course is one of several required license-prep courses.
$169.00 ONLINE – SELF PACED
Colorado Real Estate Prelicense Basics and Beyond Online
Colorado Real Estate Prelicense Basics and Beyond Online
$259.00 ONLINE - SELF PACED
Colorado Real Estate Contracts and Regulations – Prelicense Course
Colorado Real Estate Contracts and Regulations is a 48-hour Colorado real estate prelicense course. This course summarizes Colorado real estate laws and regulations regarding licensing, brokerage relationship agreements, compensation, subdivisions and liens. In addition, it provides instruction on how to properly complete Colorado contract forms. This course is one of several required license-prep courses.
$259.00 ONLINE – SELF PACED
Colorado Real Estate Pre-license for Out-of-State Licensees
This course consists of 120-hours of education for licensees who already hold a real estate license in another state and wish to obtain a Colorado license.
$399.00 ONLINE – SELF PACED
Colorado Appraisal Courses
Basic Appraisal Principles
Gain a foundation in appraisal principles. This course is an introduction to topics including legal considerations, what influences the value of real estate, real property concepts and characteristics, principles of economics, types of value and real estate markets and analysis, ethical considerations and highest and best use. This 30 hour course fulfills the Real Property Appraiser Qualification Criteria for the levels of Trainee up to Licensed Appraiser.
$349.00 ONLINE – SELF PACED
Basic Appraisal Procedures
Want thorough insight into the process of valuation? Then this course is for you! During this 30-hour curriculum, students will learn the three approaches used by appraisers to reach the opinion of value (income capitalization, sales comparison and cost) and how to derive multipliers and rates. Also included is a guide through the sales comparison approach, which is comprised of checking the validity of information, organizing a comparative analysis, making adjustments, selecting comparison units, and conducting market research and reconciliation. Students will enjoy the hands-on completion of crucial sections of an appraisal report as well as gain insight into property description, design basics and construction. This course fulfills 30 hours of Real Property Appraisal Qualification Criteria for the levels of Trainee to Licensed Appraiser. It is advised to complete the Basic Appraisal Principles and Procedures Courses before taking this course.
$349.00 ONLINE – SELF PACED
Residential Appraiser Site Valuation & Cost Approach
Gain confidence in your appraisal valuation skills! A more in-depth dive into appraisal valuation concepts and cost approach applications, this course meets 15 hours for the Trainee level up to the Licensed Appraiser level of Real Property Appraiser Qualification Criteria. Develop a stronger understanding of the process of the cost approach as this covers step-by-step the appraisal value process while applying this method. Highlights include interview methods and tips, market extraction, and data sources from professional services. Please note that Basic Appraisal Principles and Basic Appraisal Procedures are both prerequisites for this course.
$199.00 ONLINE – SELF PACED
Residential Market Analysis and Highest and Best Use
Make solid decisions in the valuation process. Understand the interdependence within the application of market analysis and highest and best use. Meeting 15 hours of Real Property Appraiser Qualification Criteria for appraisal Trainees up to Licensed Appraisers, this course highlights the association between cost, income capitalization and sales comparison (the three valuation concepts), highest and best use reasoning and analysis of the market. Basic Appraisal Principles and Basic Appraisal Procedures are both prerequisites for this course.
$199.00 ONLINE – SELF PACED
Colorado Real Estate Career
License Process for Colorado
Colorado Real Estate License Requirements
Learn about the real estate education needs for licensing and renewal in your state.
Licensing Board/Commission:
Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA)
Requirements:
Education hours required for a real estate salesperson license in the state of Colorado: 0
Education hours required for a real estate broker license in the state of Colorado: The 168 hours of qualifying education is comprised of mandatory courses required by the Colorado Real Estate Commission. This includes 48 hours of Real Estate Law & Practice, 48 hours of Colorado Contracts and Regulations, 8 hours of Trust Accounts and Record Keeping, 8 hours of Current Legal Issues and 32 hours of Practical Applications.
Reciprocity:
If you hold a real estate license in one of the 49 states, Colorado will accept your application for licensure with limited examination and or prelicense education. Review the information below to determine your licensing requirements.
Colorado does not have reciprocal license programs for real estate licensees from Guam, Manitoba, Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut Territory, Ontario, Puerto Rico, Quebec, Saskatchewan or the Virgin Islands.
Continuing Education (CE) and License Renewal Requirements:
Real estate licenses in Colorado need to be renewed every three years from the date the license is issued. To renew, licensees need to complete 24 hours of real estate CE. Of this, 12 hours need to be the 4-hour Annual Commission Update course, taken each year for 3 years.
Colorado Appraisal Career
License Process for Colorado
Colorado Real Estate Appraisal Licensing Requirements
Learn about the appraisal education needs for licensing and renewal in Colorado.
The information contained below is designed to provide a summary of the minimum education, experience, and examination requirements established by the Colorado Board of Real Estate Appraisers. The information provided below can be found on the Board’s website. However, we recommend you contact the Board for more detailed information and for any changes which may have occurred.
Licensure Levels
• State Licensed Appraiser
• Certified Residential License
• Certified General License
Licensure Requirements to Become an Appraiser
• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Must be of good moral character
• Must meet the educational requirement for the applying level of appraiser licensure • Must meet the experience requirement for the applying level of appraiser licensure • For Certified Residential level, one of the following is required:
-Bachelor degree in ANY field
-Associate's Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, or Real Estate
-Completion of 30 hours of (1) relevant coursework, or (2) College Level Examination Program (CLEP) exams (3) or some mix of both
• For Certified General level: A minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree OR 30 college semester hours in specific subject matters is also required. An alternative to the education requirement is also available: 5 years of experience, 5 years without any disciplinary action and completion of specific additional education
• Satisfactory completion of the state examination
• Submit application, required documents, and associated fees
Appraiser School Education Requirements
• 150 hours for the State Licensed Appraiser which consist of the following courses: Basic Appraisal Principles (30 hours), Basic Appraisal Procedures (30 hours), 15 Hour National USPAP Course or its equivalent (15 hours), Residential Market Analysis and Highest and Best Use (15 hours), Residential Appraiser Site Valuation and Cost Approach (15 hours), Residential Report Writing and Case Studies (15 Hours), Residential Sales Comparison and Income Approach (30 hours)
• 200 Hours for the Certified Residential Appraiser which consist of the same 150 hours of Licensed Appraiser education AND: Statistics, Modeling and Finance (15 hours), Advanced Residential Application and Case Studies (15 hours), Appraisal Subject Matter Electives (20 hours)
• 300 hours for the Certified General Appraiser which includes the same 200 hours for the Certified Residential Real Property Appraiser education AND: General Appraiser Sales Comparison and Income Approach (15 hours), General Appraiser Site Valuation and Cost Approach (15 hours), General Appraiser Income Approach (45 hours), General Appraiser Report Writing and Case Studies (10 hours), General Appraiser Market Analysis and Highest and Best Use (15 hours)
Experience Requirements for Becoming an Appraiser
• State Licensed Appraiser – 1000 hours in 6months
• Certified Residential Appraiser – 1500 hours in 12 months
• Certified General Appraiser – 3000 hours in 18 months with at least 1500 hours of experience in non-residential appraisals
Continuing Education Requirements for Appraiser License Renewal
• For initial licenses issued on or after July 1 of any year, there shall be no continuing education appraiser class requirement as a condition of renewal of such initial license that expires December 31 of the year of issue. For initial licenses issued before July 1 of any year, there shall be an obligation to complete 14 hours of continuing education appraiser classes as a condition of renewal before the initial license expires on December 31 of the year of issue
• Each applicant for renewal of a license shall complete at least 42 classroom hours of real estate appraisal continuing education during the three year period preceding expiration of the appraiser license to be renewed
• The 7-hour USPAP Update course or its equivalent must be taken every other year
• NOTE: It is advisable to check with the appropriate Colorado Regulatory Agencies to confirm program/course work will satisfy initial or renewal licensing or certification of that agency
