North Carolina Real Estate Continuing Education
North Carolina real estate brokers must complete Continuing Education each license year to maintain their license on Active status. Trav Talks offers both Live Online and Self-Paced Continuing Education options designed for working North Carolina real estate brokers.
What Continuing Education Do I Need?
North Carolina brokers generally complete 8 hours of Continuing Education each license year: a 4-hour mandatory Update course and a 4-hour elective course.
- Brokers-in-Charge and BIC-eligible brokers: Complete the 4-hour Broker-in-Charge Update (BICUP) course plus a 4-hour elective.
- Other brokers: Complete the 4-hour General Update (GENUP) course plus a 4-hour elective.
Live Online CE That Doesn't Feel Like CE
Continuing Education doesn't have to mean sitting through four hours of lectures and watching the clock.
Trav Talks Live Online CE is designed as edutainment. Travis Everette and Leslye Helton teach together in a conversational, talk-show-style format that combines real estate education, real-world experiences, discussion and humor.
Our goal is simple: teach you something useful and make the four hours go by surprisingly fast. Students regularly tell us how much they enjoy the experience and how quickly the class seems to pass.
Choose Live Online or Self-Paced Continuing Education
Choose the format that works best for you. Live Online courses give you the full Trav Talks classroom experience through scheduled Zoom sessions with live instruction, discussion and interaction. Self-Paced courses let you complete eligible Continuing Education coursework on your own schedule through the Trav Talks learning management system.
Important CE Deadline
North Carolina Continuing Education must be completed by June 10 each year for a broker to maintain Active status for the following license year. If you miss the June 10 deadline, you can still complete your required CE, but your license will not remain on Active status when the new license year begins.
Current Live Online and Self-Paced Continuing Education options are listed below.
Continuing Education Products
Self Paced--Disclosure Delusions (4250)--
| Product: | Self Paced--Disclosure Delusions (4250)-- | |
| SKU: | SELF-PACED-DISCLOSURE-DELUSIONS-4250 | |
| Price: | $65.00 | |
| Duration: | 4 hours | |
| Instructor: | Seth Chauncey | |
| Access Duration: | 30 days after purchase | |
| Certificate: | No certificate included | |
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Self Paced--The Seller Centric Experience (4248)
| Product: | Self Paced--The Seller Centric Experience (4248) | |
| SKU: | SELF-PACED-THE-SELLER-CENTRIC-EXPERIENCED (4248) | |
| Price: | $65.00 | |
| Duration: | 4 hours | |
| Instructor: | Seth Chauncey | |
| Access Duration: | 30 days after purchase | |
| Certificate: | Completion certificate included | |
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When No One is Watching: Code of Ethics Beyond Enforcement (Self Paced 4078)
| Product: | When No One is Watching: Code of Ethics Beyond Enforcement (Self Paced 4078) | |
| SKU: | WHEN-NO-ONE-IS-WATCHING-CODE-OF-ETHICS-BEYOND-ENFORCEMENT-SELF-PACED-4078 | |
| Price: | $65.00 | |
| Duration: | 4 hours | |
| Access Duration: | 30 days after purchase | |
| Certificate: | Completion certificate included | |
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Course Descriptions
General Update (GENUP) 2026-2027 License year
The 2026–2027 General Update (GENUP) is the North Carolina Real Estate Commission’s annual 4-hour Update course for brokers who are not Brokers-in-Charge or BIC-Eligible.
This year’s course focuses on current issues affecting North Carolina real estate practice, including changes in the appraisal process, frequently asked brokerage questions, fake-seller fraud, fair housing, recent law and Commission rule changes, and licensing and education updates.
Unlike an elective course that may remain the same from year to year, the General Update is newly developed by the North Carolina Real Estate Commission each license year to address current law and rule changes, areas of disciplinary concern, and evolving brokerage practices.
Completion of this course satisfies the 4-hour NCREC Update requirement for the 2026–2027 license year for brokers who are required to take GENUP.
Broker-In-Charge Update online 2026-2027 License year
The 2026–2027 Broker-in-Charge Update (BICUP) is the North Carolina Real Estate Commission’s annual 4-hour Update course for Brokers-in-Charge and brokers with BIC-Eligible status. Completion of BICUP satisfies the annual Update requirement and is required to maintain BIC-Eligible status.
This year’s course addresses current issues affecting North Carolina real estate practice, including changes in the appraisal process, frequently asked brokerage questions, fake-seller fraud, fair housing, recent law and Commission rule changes, and licensing and education updates. It also includes material specifically addressing the responsibilities of Brokers-in-Charge.
The BIC-specific portion examines practical supervisory issues facing today’s brokerage offices, including the use of artificial intelligence, protection of confidential client information, appropriate office policies and procedures, review of AI-generated content, advertising and fair housing compliance, and the BIC’s responsibility for training and supervising affiliated brokers and staff.
Like the General Update, BICUP is newly developed by the North Carolina Real Estate Commission each license year to address current law and rule changes, areas of disciplinary concern, and evolving brokerage practices.
When No One is Watching - The Code of Ethics Beyond Enforcement - Online Elective
When No One Is Watching: The Code of Ethics Beyond Enforcement explores the Articles and Standards of Practice of the National Association of REALTORS® Code of Ethics through real-world case studies and practical situations faced by real estate brokers.
The course goes beyond simply reviewing the rules. We'll examine how the Code of Ethics applies to everyday real estate practice and how ethical decision-making can protect consumers, strengthen professional relationships, and help brokers build business practices consistent with the REALTOR® Code of Ethics.
This 4-hour course satisfies the North Carolina Real Estate Commission's 4-hour Continuing Education elective requirement. For REALTORS®, it also satisfies the National Association of REALTORS® requirement to complete at least 2.5 hours of Code of Ethics training during the current three-year cycle ending December 31, 2027.
One course. Two requirements. If you're a REALTOR® who still needs both your North Carolina CE elective and your NAR Code of Ethics training, this course allows you to complete both at the same time.
“If You List You Last” - Online Elective
“If You List You Last” focuses on one of the most important jobs in residential real estate: effectively representing a seller and getting a property sold.
In a rapidly appreciating market with limited inventory, it can be easy to forget how much skill is involved in successfully listing and selling real estate. When market conditions become more challenging, the quality of a broker's pricing, preparation, marketing, communication and representation becomes much more important.
This course helps brokers refocus on the quality of service they provide to seller clients and the professional skills that distinguish an effective listing broker. We'll examine the listing process with an emphasis on providing meaningful value to sellers rather than simply putting a property on the market and waiting for a buyer.
“If You List You Last” is a 4-hour North Carolina Continuing Education elective designed to help brokers become more thoughtful, prepared and effective listing agents.
Investors Assemble - Online Elective
Investors Assemble is designed to help real estate brokers better understand the world of real estate investing—whether you're working with experienced investors, helping a client purchase their first investment property, or simply want a stronger understanding of investment real estate yourself.
The course explores basic principles of real estate investment, how to use available tools and information to analyze potential opportunities, and the different motivations that drive real estate investors. Through practical case studies and investment models, we'll examine how investors evaluate properties and make decisions.
We'll also compare different investment approaches, including short-term rentals, long-term rentals and multifamily properties, while discussing how brokers can better communicate with and provide value to investment-minded clients.
Investors Assemble is a 4-hour North Carolina Continuing Education elective designed to give brokers a practical understanding of real estate investing and the clients who participate in it.
Cons Scams and Hacks - Online Elective
Real estate transactions involve money, personal information, email communication and multiple parties—which makes brokers and their clients attractive targets for scammers and hackers.
Cons, Scams and Hacks is a practical 4-hour North Carolina Continuing Education elective designed to help brokers recognize threats before they become victims. Through interactive activities and real-world examples, we'll examine common scams targeting real estate professionals and consumers and discuss practical ways to protect yourself, your clients and your business.
The course explores how to identify potentially dangerous emails, why real estate transactions are particularly attractive targets for hackers, common real estate scams and how to defend against them, and ways to use artificial intelligence and emerging technology more safely and responsibly.
The goal isn't to turn you into a cybersecurity expert. It's to help you recognize when something doesn't look right, understand where the risks are, and know what you can do to reduce the chances that you or your clients become the next target.
UNDERSTAND PROTECT AND SERVE YOUR CLIENTS BY USING THE DISC PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT
Great real estate service isn't the same for every client. Some clients want details. Some want the bottom line. Some need time to make decisions, while others want to move immediately. Understanding those differences can make you a much more effective broker.
This interactive 4-hour North Carolina Continuing Education elective uses the DISC personality model to help brokers recognize different communication and behavioral styles and understand how those differences affect the client relationship.
You'll learn practical techniques for identifying a client's likely personality and communication style, adapting the way you communicate, understanding different expectations of service, and recognizing how your own personality may complement—or conflict with—the personalities of your clients.
The goal is not to become a personality expert. It's to become better at reading the person sitting across from you and adjusting your communication and service to meet that client's individual needs.
Realtor Code of Ethics - Online Elective
The REALTOR® Code of Ethics goes beyond simply establishing rules of conduct. It creates professional obligations to clients, customers, other real estate professionals and the public—and sometimes applying those obligations to real-world situations isn't as simple as reading the rule.
The Good of All explores the REALTOR® Code of Ethics through practical discussion of ethical issues that arise in real estate practice. The course examines the professional standards process, including the roles of Grievance and Professional Standards Committees, as well as procuring cause, arbitration and mediation.
We'll also examine pocket listings and the ethical and practical issues they can create, along with interactive scenarios designed to encourage brokers to think through how the Code applies when the answer isn't immediately obvious.
This 4-hour North Carolina Continuing Education elective also satisfies the National Association of REALTORS® Code of Ethics training requirement for the current three-year cycle ending December 31, 2027.
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Seller Representation-Agency or Agony Making the Right Choice - Online Elective
Representing a seller involves much more than putting a property in the MLS and waiting for an offer. The listing broker's job is to understand what the seller is trying to accomplish and build a strategy around those needs while responding to the realities of the current market.
Seller Representation: Agency or Agony? takes a practical look at the entire listing transaction from the seller's perspective. We'll examine how brokers can provide meaningful representation through pricing and positioning, property preparation, marketing, communication, negotiation and management of the transaction from listing through closing.
A major focus of the course is learning to think beyond simply reducing the asking price when a property needs help attracting buyers. We'll discuss financing incentives and other strategies sellers may use to improve affordability and make their property more attractive to prospective buyers, along with how brokers can help sellers evaluate the potential costs and benefits of those options.
Throughout the course, we'll return to a fundamental agency principle: the transaction should be driven by the seller's needs and objectives—not by what is easiest or most familiar for the broker.
This interactive 4-hour North Carolina Continuing Education elective is designed to help brokers become stronger listing agents while providing more thoughtful, strategic and client-focused representation to sellers.