Fair Share: Protecting Consumers and Your Business from Unfair Practices
Real estate professionals wear many hats: expert communicator, attentive listener, trustworthy confidant, obedient servant, loyal advocate, and knowledgeable educator, to name just a few. To juggle these roles effectively—and within the lines of the law—licensees must remain informed. Real estate professionals are in a position to provide an invaluable level of consumer protection as they support consumers through their real estate transactions.
This course explores licensees' role as advocate and educator, and how they can protect consumers and their business from the threats of antitrust and fair housing violations and predatory lending. We'll start by looking at what federal protections are in place to combat these unfair practices. We'll also provide the steps you can proactively take to protect the consumers you work with day in and day out and the business you've worked so hard to create.
Course highlights include:
- Federal antitrust laws and violations
- Avoiding antitrust violations and protecting consumers from them
- Antitrust complaint process and penalties
- Federal fair housing laws and violations
- Redlining, blockbusting, and steering
- Buyer love letters
- Fair housing complaint process and penalties
- Predatory lending
- Truth in Lending Act
- Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act
- Protecting consumers from predatory lending
- Reporting predatory lending
State Requirements For Connecticut
Connecticut State Requirement Details for Real Estate Broker and Salesperson Continuing Education
Renewal Date:
Salesperson licenses expire on May 31st of even-numbered years. All CE hours must be completed between March 1st of an even-numbered year and February 28th of the even-numbered year two years later.
Broker licenses expire on November 30th of even-numbered years. All CE hours must be completed between April 1st of an even-numbered year and August 30th of the even-numbered year two years later.
The CE completion deadline is 3 months before the renewal deadline. Courses taken late may not be applied to the current cycle. No course may be counted more than once toward CE.
Salesperson and Broker Hours Required: 12 hours
- 3-hour mandatory course approved by the Commission concerning current real estate and fair housing legislation, licensing laws and regulations
- 9 hours of elective courses
Note: No Continuing Education is due at the end of the first CE cycle after being licensed for those taking a CT licensing exam; however, those receiving a reciprocal license must complete CE for the first CE cycle.
Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection, License Services Division
Street Address: 450 Columbus Ave, Suite 801, Hartford, Connecticut 06103
Mailing Address: 450 Columbus Ave, Suite 801, Hartford, Connecticut 06103
Telephone: (860) 713-6000
Email: dcp.licenseservices@ct.gov
Department of Consumer Protection
Real Estate Broker and Salesperson Renewal