Like engineers and landscape architects, real estate professionals (REALTORS^®, Real Estate Agents, Brokers, Appraisers, and others) are licensed by the individual states.  Not only do these professionals have to pass a state licensing exam, but continuing education is critical in this competitive field.  

To offer the best services possible to their clients, real estate professionals need to know something about natural resources and processes, e.g., soils, wetlands, water quality, arboriculture, and hydrology, as well as laws such as Section 404 of the Clean Water Act.  Educational activities that your chapter is planning may be of interest to them. 

Continuing education requirements are determined by state real estate commissions.  The National Association of REALTORS^® website includes a spreadsheet with the number of CEUs required by each state and links to each state’s  real estate commission website (www.realtor.org/education/index.html, then select Continuing Education FAQ and Requirements by State).  There are also links to the state REALTOR^® associations (www.realtor.org/runivers.nsf/pages/jumpcourseschedulehome).

National Association of REALTORS^®

www.realtor.org