2025 CREC Annual Commission Update Course

Real Estate Continuing Education Course

Course Description

The Annual Commission Update (ACU) Course is offered by the Colorado Real Estate Commission to keep real estate brokers abreast of the latest industry developments and regulations and provide the knowledge and skills necessary for compliant brokerage practice in the state of Colorado. This course covers a variety of important topics including broker statistics, compliance, general practice issues, contracts & forms, legislation, and commission news & updates.

Through this course, brokers will gain awareness of Colorado Real Estate Commission investigations, results of violations, and Continuing Education requirements in Colorado. They will also learn how to prepare for and respond to practice issues encountered in their brokerage practice, identify changes made to various existing CREC-approved contracts and forms, and gain a better understanding of the numerous new laws that have taken effect since the end of the legislative session.

The Colorado Real Estate Commission Annual Commission Update (ACU) Course is provided to update licensees of timely and important real estate matters. The Colorado Real Estate Commission recommends that brokers take the Annual Commission Update (ACU) course between January and June, as it offers fresh information that brokers need know for the competent practice of real estate brokerage.

Topics Covered

Lesson 1: Compliance
Lesson 2: General Practice Issues
Lesson 3: Legislation
Lesson 4: Commission News & Resources

Course Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, licensees will:
• Gain awareness of actions necessary to enable compliance with several important regulatory areas.
• Be able to better prepare for and respond to practice issues encountered in their practice by learning from situational guidance.
• Have a better understanding of the numerous new laws that have taken effect since the end of the legislative session and have the ability to use these resources throughout the year.
• Understand how the Commission diligently works to keep licensees and the general public abreast of current events and happenings at the Division and with the Commission.
• Gain an awareness of key materials which will help facilitate the licensee’s access to relevant and up-to-date information.

Continuing Education Credit Hours

The course is available for four (4) mandatory Continuing Education (CE) credits.  It has multiple quizzes, exercises, and a cumulative multiple choice final exam. For students who do not pass final exam A as written by the Commission, they will be given an opportunity to take final exam B.

Approved States: CO