PA 2026-2028 Core: Protecting Consumer Property and Confidential Information

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LICENSE RENEWAL PERIOD: 2 YEARS Elective Hours: 0 Required: 2 Total Hours: 2

Description

State Requirements

Every transaction you handle involves more than contracts—it involves trust. When consumer funds, property access, and confidential information are in your hands, even small missteps can lead to serious risk.

Real estate practice requires careful management of money, documents, access, and confidential details that directly affect negotiations. This course shows how routine activities like handling earnest money, overseeing showings, discussing pricing, and navigating alternative financing can create compliance risks if not handled correctly.

You’ll learn how Pennsylvania law applies to these situations and how to make sound decisions that protect your clients, your license, and the public. By strengthening your understanding of escrow procedures, property oversight, and confidentiality standards, you’ll reduce risk, build client trust, and support fair, ethical transactions.

This two-hour mandatory course meets the Pennsylvania Real Estate Commission’s requirements for the 2026–2028 Core course, Protecting Consumer Property and Confidential Information.

Course highlights include:

Review the most common compliance risks related to handling consumer funds and property
Gain clarity on Pennsylvania escrow requirements and how they apply in day-to-day transactions
Explore practical approaches for managing showings and open houses while protecting consumer property
Understand how to safeguard keys, lockboxes, and other access tools used in real estate practice
Examine how confidentiality obligations apply in routine conversations and client interactions
Learn how to communicate pricing and negotiate effectively without disclosing sensitive information
Identify situations where confidentiality risks can impact your client’s position in a transaction
Recognize how alternative financing arrangements can introduce additional compliance considerations
Reinforce sound decision-making strategies that support compliant and ethical practice
Apply concepts through realistic examples and activities that reflect everyday real estate scenarios

Package Content:

State Requirements For Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania State Requirement Details for Real Estate Continuing Education

Renewal Date: 5/31 every even-numbered year

Hours Required: 14 hours

2 hours – 2026-2028 Cycle Mandatory Topic: Protecting Consumer’s Real Property, Personal Property and Information
12 hours – elective hours

At the May 5, 2026, meeting of the Real Estate Commission, pursuant to 49 PA Code §35.384(b), the Commission voted to impose a continuing education requirement for the 2026-2028 renewal period. The requirement is that a minimum of 2 hours of the required 14 hours of continuing education must be taken in the following topic: Protecting Consumer’s Real Property, Personal Property and Information.

Pennsylvania requires that a licensee who wishes to perform Broker Price Opinions (BPO), must complete a continuing education course on the topic. The CE Shop does not currently offer this course.

The CE Shop’s Offering: 14 hours

2 hours – PA 2026-2028 Core: Protecting Consumer Property and Confidential Information
12 hours – elective hours

Reporting: The state does not require schools to report course completions.

Expiration Date of Course: Course expiration dates vary by course. Each individual course will have an expiration date listed in your account. See Terms & Conditions for more details.

Final Exam: Final exams must be passed with a minimum of 70% and may be taken as many times as necessary in order to pass.

Certificates: Immediately upon course completions, The CE Shop will provide students with an electronic copy of the course certificate of completion. Certificates will remain in your account for a minimum of five years, should you need additional copies at a later time. Please refer to your application to determine if you need to submit your certificate(s) of completion. Course completion dates are recorded using Central Standard Time. Please note that the date on your certificate of completion will reflect this.

License Renewal Process: The process to renew in this state is to log in to the licensing system online and follow the prompts to renew.

Post-Licensing: Sales licensees are required to take 14 hours of mandatory commission developed modules for the first renewal. Sales licensees must complete the 7-hour general module and either the 7-hour residential module OR the 7-hour commercial module.

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