Pending Cases: The Commission voted to extend the deadline to satisfy conditions in a case involving 1 licensee, left cases pending involving 3 licensees, approved the issuance of 1 license on provisional status, denied the motion for extension of time in a case involving 1 licensee, and ordered hearings in cases involving 17 licensees. Following a hearing, the Commission permanently revoked 1 license.
License Applications Involving Character Issues: License applicants who have character issues such as prior criminal convictions or disciplinary action by another licensing board are separately considered by the Commission. Decisions are made based upon criminal background checks, information supplied by the applicant, and in-person interviews.
Total candidates considered: 7; total approved: 4.
License Examination Results: A summary of key data relating to persons taking the exam for the first time is provided below:
Individuals Tested for the First Time | ||||
Took prelicense course | Hold license from another state | |||
September 2022 | October 2021 through September 2022 | September 2022 | October 2021 through September 2022 | |
# Tested | 468 | 6426 | 19 | 323 |
% Pass both sections | 53% | 47% | N/A | N/A |
% Pass National section | 79% | 77% | N/A | N/A |
% Pass State section | 56% | 50% | 53% | 33% |
Report of the Law & Policy Committee: The Commission reported that the Law & Policy Committee met on Friday, September 30, 2022, and provided a brief overview of the meeting.
General Update and BICUP Course Topics: Staff reviewed with the Commission the list of possible 2023-2024 Update course topics based upon suggestions provided by Commission members, staff, licensees, educators, and the Education Advisory Committee to date. The Commission would like there to be information in the Update courses for BICs that do not oversee other agents and suggested adding equity issues and fair housing to the list of topics. Staff stated that they would present a revised exhibit in
November with a list of topics, and will then send a survey to members to vote on which topics they would like for the Update courses. In December, the Commission will vote on the final topics. The Commission stated that staff should consider expanding topics to include commercial real estate issues since the Update is geared toward the residential broker. The Commission commended staff on the great job they did working with the Education Advisory Committee.
Report on License Numbers: As of October 1, 2022, there are 122,951 brokers and firms licensed by the Commission, as follows:
Next Commission Meeting: The next Commission meeting will be held at 9:00 a.m., Wednesday November 16, 2022, and can be viewed via Zoom online video.