Key reports, issues, and decisions of interest to licensees and/or the public are reported here from the most recent Commission meeting:
Commission Meeting of November 19, 2025
Pending Cases: The Commission entered into consent agreements to suspend 5 licenses, ordered hearings in cases involving 19 licensees, accepted the permanent voluntary surrender of 1 licensee, accepted the voluntary surrender of 2 licensees, and reprimanded 1 licensee.
License Applications Involving Character Issues: License applicants who have character issues such as prior criminal convictions or disciplinary actions by another licensing board are separately considered by the Commission. Decisions are based upon criminal background checks, information supplied by the applicant, and in-person interviews.
Total candidates considered: 8; total approved: 2; approved with conditions: 4; continued: 1; deferred: 1.
License Examination Results: If you are interested in reviewing the most recent statistics and pass rates regarding the North Carolina broker license examination, click here License Examination Results.
2026-27 Update Course: The Assistant Director of Education and Licensing presented possible topics for the 2026-2027 General and BIC Update Courses, anticipating that drafting can begin early in 2026 for a final course rollout by July 1, 2026. The Commission directed the Assistant Director of Education and Licensing to begin developing the 2026-2027 General and BIC Update Course topics, with the flexibility to add to the FAQs as issues arise in the coming months. The Assistant Director of Education and Licensing will bring a sample of the course FAQs to the December meeting.
Staff Update Course: The Assistant Director of Education and Licensing reported that 54 members of the Commission staff completed the Update course on either September 4, 2025, or October 21, 2025, that course being taught in-house.
Education Town Hall: The Assistant Director of Education and Licensing reported that the quarterly Education Town Hall was held on November 6, 2025. The Town Hall is an open forum for educators to discuss topics of interest and ask staff questions. There were 43 educators in attendance. In response to a question about how to attend future Town Halls, the Assistant Director of Education and Licensing indicated that the link is on the website under “Education” and that Commission members are welcome to attend. The next Town Hall is on February 26, 2026.
Training Room Update: The Director of Education and Licensing reported on the updates made to the Training Room through a video presentation. The Director of Education and Licensing commended the Chief Technology Officer and the Communications Officer on their work on the Training Room transition project and thanked the Commission for its support of the project.
Mr. Barfield commended the Director of Education and Licensing and the Commission staff for the Fair Housing Symposium held in Wilmington on October 30.
Periodic Review of Rules: The Compliance Manager presented the Commission with a report on the periodic (ten year) review of rules, including a brief roadmap of the required process. The Compliance Manager asked the members to review the Commission’s rules between now and the December Commission meeting to determine if any rule is no longer necessary. The Compliance Manager will bring the rules back to the December 17, 2025, for the Commission to vote on its initial determinations. The public comment period will run from December 29, 2025, to March 1, 2026. The Commission will vote on a final report at the March 18, 2026, meeting. RRC will review the report in June 2026.
Rulemaking: The Compliance Manager provided an update on rulemaking, noting each project status and timeline.
Email Policy: The Executive Director presented the Commission with a draft Commission Member Email Policy. After discussion, upon a motion from Mr. Barfield, the Commission accepted the Email Policy as presented. Ms. Sebti voted against the motion.
Other Business: Upon a motion from Mr. Black, the Commission moved the July 2026 Commission meeting to July 15-16, 2026.
Report on License Numbers: As of November 1, 2025, there are 121,880 brokers and firms licensed by the Commission, as follows:
Active Full Brokers – 82,372
Active Provisional Brokers – 4,496
Brokers-in-Charge – 17,438
BIC Eligible Brokers – 6,728
Inactive Full Brokers – 21,785
Inactive Provisional Brokers – 5,719
Firms – 17,471
Limited Nonresident Commercial Brokers – 252
Next Commission Meeting: The next Commission meeting will be held at 8:30 am, December 17, 2025, at the North Carolina Real Estate Commission in Raleigh, NC, and is open to the public. It can also be viewed via Zoom online video.