Personal Safety
Attacks on real estate professionals have made headlines at an alarmingly more frequent rate in recent years. After an incident where a licensee is harmed, everyone vows to do better, and the topic of safety is pushed to the front of training schedules. Then complacency sets in.
Criminals count on complacency.
This course reviews studies and statistics of safety issues in the real estate industry, and best practices for personal safety.
Course highlights include:
- Crime statistics and studies that challenge preconceived notions
- Risk factors and vulnerabilities that unique to real estate professionals
- Case studies to illustrate how criminals target their victims
- How to develop a personal warning system and trust your instincts when something feels “off”
- Activities and scenarios to provide real-world context for course content
State Requirements For Michigan
Michigan State Requirement Details for Real Estate Continuing Education
Renewal Date: Every three years from date of issuance
Hours Required: 18 hours
- 6 hours – Legal Update
- 3 hours – Fair Housing
- 9 hours – Elective
Note: 2 hours of legal education courses involving statutes, rules, and court cases are required in each year of a license cycle.
*Effective 2/13/2024 all real estate professionals must complete one hour of Fair Housing in each year of the license cycle.
For those renewing within the first year of the effective date of the law, if selected for a Continuing Education Audit, the Department will take into consideration the shortened window for you to comply with the new law. For those renewing more than 1 year after the effective date of the law (after February 13, 2025), if selected for a Continuing Education Audit, the Department will use its discretion but would expect that at least one hour of this new training is completed for each license cycle year since the law went into effect.
Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) - Board of Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons
Street Address: 611 W. Ottawa, Lansing MI 48933
Mailing Address: PO Box 30004, Lansing MI 48909
Telephone: 517.241.0199
Fax: 517.241.9416
Street Address: 720 N. Washington Ave., Lansing, MI 48906
Telephone: 844.642.6633