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45-Hour DRE Continuing Education

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Welcome to DRE License Renewal CE –
all packages now upgraded with dynamic video
Select the 45-hour CE package of your choice –
priced from $44.50 – $124.50
All packages include:
  • 20 hours of BO-AFTER™: Implicit Bias, Office Management, Agency, Fair Housing, Trust Funds, Ethics and Risk Management – presented in dynamic video with e-book; and
  • 25 hours of Consumer Protection — available in multiple formats
Certified Human-Made: By California Licensees™

Compare packages — diversified topics, different study methods, different pricing
Pkg # 1001 Video Renewal Course: Real Estate Made Reel™ — Easiest Video Renewal Course: Real Estate Made Reel
California's first – and only – video-based renewal experience.

Your entire 45-hour CE presented as cinematic video, supported with online reading, audio and quizzes. The course contains a comprehensive overview of California ownership concepts and real estate law, the use of various types of Cal-Specific listing agreements, proper handling of property disclosures, applied real estate valuation, notes and their provisions, and foreclosure proceedings.
Pkg # 901 Economic Trends in California Real Estate — Most Topical Understand the 25 factors affecting the CA real estate market
Includes revelations about the 25 game-changing market factors pushing and pulling our California real estate market. Numerous charts vividly display critical data shaping tomorrow's real estate transactions, with narration about the insight you need to anticipate future action in our real estate market.

Features extensive links to updated market charts and videos to keep you – and your clients – at the leading edge of real estate trends

* Printed copy of Economic Trends in CA Real Estate book available for $15
Pkg # 104 Real Estate Matters — Unique to California Debunks common real estate myths
A collection of today’s hot-button real estate issues currently affecting California real estate transactions. Topics include licensee conduct, conditions of purchase, buyer's contracts and contingencies, property management, real estate finance, current real estate economics, as well as controversial real estate myths obscuring California’s dynamic market today.

* Printed copy of Real Estate Matters book available for $15
Pkg # 603 Landlords, Tenants and Property Management A manual on property management and leasing
Studying this course will dramatically increase your competency in handling the legal aspects of both residential and commercial landlord-tenant relationships under California law. Best of all, the long-term and recession-proof occupation of income property management and leasing is a consistent moneymaker.

* Printed copy of Landlords, Tenants and Property Management book available for $15
Pkg # 802 Due Diligence and Disclosures Mitigate risk of losses on your SFR practice
Discover how you can expand and even perfect your ability as a real estate agent to document disclosures by using the correct forms. Forms are presented as checklists to assist you in the preparation of listing and purchase agreements to help you better understand all the contractual aspects of a California real estate sales transaction.

* Printed copy of Due Diligence and Disclosures book available for $15
Pkg # 305 Income Property Brokerage — California Commercial Evaluate and broker income properties for your investor clients
Learn how a commercial agent evaluates and arranges transactions on various income-producing properties for owner and investor clients. This book has vast scope in practice and offers compelling advice on leasing, property management, tax analysis and syndication.
Pkg # 405 Tax Benefits of Ownership Learn to advise clients and yourself on CA and IRS tax aspects
Prepare for any discussion about taxes on any type of real estate transaction or ownership you might encounter—principal residence, business-use property and income producing property. Covers the brand new proposition 19 progressive tax scheme which significantly alters prop 13 benefits for parent-child property transfers and transfers of assessments to a replacement residence for homeowners aged 55 or more.
Pkg # 505 California Mortgage Lending — Consumer & Commercial Best practices for mortgage origination in CA
A manual on the best practices for originating, servicing and foreclosing on consumer and business mortgages under state and federal rules. Topics include licensing and management, consumer mortgage practice and reports, types of mortgages, consumer protection laws, servicing, default and foreclosure and private lender mortgages.
Pkg # 203 Buying Homes in Foreclosure & Creating Carryback Financing Explore seller carrybacks and CA equity purchase deals
Discover how to prepare the proper documentation and advise investors on the purchase of seller-occupied, one-to-four unit residential property in foreclosure in California. Learn the financial benefits, risks, legal consequences and the deferred tax impact of carryback financing arrangements.
Pkg # 702 Forming Real Estate Syndicates & Creating Carryback Financing Learn how to syndicate and do carryback sales in CA
Discover how to create investment groups and control large income properties structured as an LLC providing a liability shield for all participants. Learn the financial benefits, risks, legal consequences and the deferred tax impact of carryback financing arrangements.


See How it Works

45-Hr Course Preview


Select one of our 45-hr CE Package
  • Each of our ten 45-hour CE packages include the DRE mandated
  • 20 hours of BO-AFTER™ – newly brought to life with engaging video
  • 25 hours of Consumer Protection on a topic of your choice
Completion time
  • Complete online in as little as 6 days
  • Or select online-timed and complete in as little as 3 days (pck #104 only)
Quick facts
  • After enrolling, you may upgrade to video or modify your enrollment any time prior to testing - only pay the difference
  • You have one full year to complete the course
  • 100% money back guarantee prior to testing
Critical Aspects
  • These courses are homestudy correspondence courses;
    - California-specific content by Realty Publications, Inc., updated online monthly
  • All-inclusive pricing — taxes, shipping included
  • All course e-books and video are immediately delivered 100% online — printed materials optional
  • Videos by firsttuesday bring the 20-hr DRE-mandated topics to life in BO-AFTER™, included with all enrollments except #104 online-timed
  • Enroll in #1001: Video Renewal Course™ to get your full 45-hr course in the premium video format - the true Hollywood experience
  • Includes Access for All: A Fair Housing Game™. An engaging interactive experience that puts you directly into the shoes of transaction participants
  • You may upgrade or change your enrollment any time before testing – only pay the difference
  • Course content is fully linked to RPI forms and provisions, for best comprehension
  • Have a question on content? Next day answer, via email
  • Print your Certificate of Completion on passing all courses
  • You have one year to complete the courses
  • You receive email reminders to complete before course expiration
  • 100% Money Back Guarantee during enrollment before any testing
  • Questions? See our 45-Hour CE Course Instructions
       - Or call us at 951.781.7300
Testing Procedures

Login to your course at firsttuesday.us/login

Your course videos, e-books, quizzes and exams are located on your student homepage

Before reviewing any course material online, the DRE requires you to acknowledge, under penalty of perjury, that you are the person enrolled in the course and you will be the only person to complete the course

STEP 1: Watch, read and meet your minimum study time

You may complete your course in as little as 6 days or take up to one year. When enrolling in the 45-hour online-timed course, you must log 45 hours of reading time and may complete the course in 3 days

STEP 2: Take the quizzes

Take quizzes online. Quizzes are mandatory but not timed. Quizzes have no minimum passing score and your retakes are unlimited. Feedback on your quiz answers and performance appear when you complete each set of quizzes

STEP 3: Take the final exams

You need to pass exams with a score of 70% or better to receive 45 hours of continuing education credit. Exams are available online by clicking on the "Take Exam" link. The exam(s) for each section become available after you take the quizzes and have met the minimum study time. You must complete the sections in numerical order

You can only test for one section within a 24-hour period. The maximum time permitted to complete an exam equals one minute per question. Exams are multiple choice and open book. Your exam grade appears on completion of each online exam

When you fail an online exam, a backup exam is immediately available. When you also fail the backup exam, the course automatically resets requiring you to again study the course materials and retake the quizzes. On completion of the quizzes and running of the study time, the exam for the course is again available

Minimum study time varies for sections which reset due to a failure:
  • 3 hours for each two- and three-hour course exam
  • two days when you fail either Consumer Protection exam
  • four days when you fail both Consumer Protection exams

NOTE: Exam scores for the 25 Hr Consumer Protection component for package 104, 305, 405, 505, 603, 802, 901 and 1001 are combined and averaged. When your averaged exam score is not 70% or better, both Consumer Protection components reset

For students enrolled in package 203 or 702, your Consumer Protection exams are graded separately, not averaged

STEP 4: Receive your Certificate of Completion, renew your DRE license

On passing your CE course exams, you qualify to apply to renew your license. You may renew online, or by mail. The Certificate of Completion, available through the "Certificate & Renewal" section of your online student account, contains information you need for renewal. This section also has step-by-step video instructions for renewing online, and written instructions for renewing by mail

Instructions and DRE forms are all available from your Student Homepage. You alone report your course completion to DRE using DRE application forms and information on the Certificate of Completion

Professional Services
  • Customer Service Fast, friendly, LIVE customer service on first ring 8:30AM - 5:00PM, Monday-Friday
  • Books In Print & Online Highest-quality, California-specific materials published by Realty Publications, Inc. (RPI)
  • 400+ Real Estate Forms firsttuesday real estate forms online
    - 100% legal. Better protection of your fee
  • The firsttuesday Journal Our online real estate news with market trends, legislation, regulations, and cases, 50,000+ unique readers monthly
  • Realtipedia 18 e-book volumes for enhanced comprehension and professional reference
  • 200+ FARM Letters FARM letter templates and copy to market your practice, create your brand
  • Client Q&A Marketing Flyers Download FREE Client Q&A Flyers for marketing your practice as an advisor
  • Broker Search Search for an employing broker
  • Career Manual Your practice built on "who you are"
    - branding by assessable achievements
  • Dictionary An online dictionary of real estate words and jargon to help you on the State Exam

Student testimonials

The video course materials are extremely, extremely fun with great actors and amazing visuals. The creative video talent that made this course is really outstanding.

Marie M.
DRE Sales Agent
on Package #1001

I liked the videos, for me it was a better way of studying and picked up on things I either forgot or did not know.

Brian G.
DRE Broker
on Package #1001

This was painless. It was helpful. The course work was right on target. This is pure perfection.

real estate agent Greg Doud, former student of firsttuesday courses

Greg D.
DRE Broker
on Package #901


The course was relevant to today's real estate market. It helped explain the practice and laws in real time.

Theresa H.
DRE Sales Agent
on Package #901

Very professional overall. The website and licensing course materials are very well organized and easy to navigate.

Gary G.
DRE Broker
on Package #901

I was able to learn a new concept that makes me more marketable in my profession.

David M.
DRE Sales Agent
on Package #405

When I had questions, the first tuesday representatives were courteous and professional. Excellent customer service.

Lynne W.
DRE Broker
on Package #901

I felt like the material was well organized and easy to use.

Julianne S.
DRE Sales Agent
on Package #603

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