September 4th, 2025 MLO License 8-hour Continuing Education Comprehensive Course Schedule Live Webinar & In-Person Options Available Call: 800-439-4909 or Visit www.DuaneGomer.com Thursday, September 11 | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Live 8-Hour MLO Continuing Education Comprehensive Seminar Presented at: San Mateo Co. Assoc. of REALTORS 850 Woodside […]
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I MEET THE NICEST PEOPLE
Patrick Lehman is a Real Estate Broker from Newport Beach, CA. He is also a very long-time supporter of Duane Gomer Education. DGE helped Patrick get his real estate sales license in 1989 and his broker’s license in 2011. His current company is Privacy Real Estate Services. I was in Costco when Patrick came over, […]
Lawyers as Brokers
Today, we are presenting another outstanding offering by an industry leader, Wayne Bell. In the article, Wayne discusses the California laws concerning lawyers brokering properties. Interestingly, I have had the privilege of doing DRE license preparation classes for lawyers across the state. Yes, many of them read too much into every question, but they are […]
NMLS Renewal Information
NMLS recently sent the following email to Mortgage Loan Originators who had not yet completed their continuing education as of July 10th. In case you missed it, here’s a quick summary:As of July 10, your education record in NMLS shows “pending” because you have not yet completed continuing education (CE) for this year. CE is […]
DRE ALERT! STAY INFORMED Continuing Education (CE) Audit Information
When a student completes one of our renewal courses, they receive a completion notice and instructions on how to print their certificate. Please note: we do not report course completions to the Department of Real Estate (DRE). At the time of license renewal, it is the licensee’s responsibility to certify completion of their continuing education […]
What Do You Want in Real Estate Education?
I am thinking of scheduling some educational classes for all real estate professionals, and would love your thoughts on what topics I should present. Basic Property Management How to get started, how to grow your business, and understanding all applicable regulations. Mortgage Loan Originators & Residential Agents: Working Together Strategies for collaboration that drive better […]

Nuances On Getting a Real Estate Broker’s License
The general rule is that you must complete eight college courses to qualify to take the Brokers exam. Most recent Salespersons have completed three of these, and specific courses taken in College apply regardless of when completed.

DRE and DFPI Alert on MLO Licensees
The Cost of Some Choices The DRE sent us an alert last week about a serious problem with some MLO Licensees. It seems that they made arrangements with an Education Company to give them completion certificates without doing any work, any tests, anything. An investigation has been brewing for a long time and the two […]

We Get Questions. Oh Yes, We Get Questions
Qualifying Courses One question my staff hears regularly concerns qualifying for a broker’s license. An applicant must complete 8 college courses and have 2 years of full-time experience in the last 5 years. There are nuances and if you have any queries, call my office at 800-439-4909, we can help. Yes, for example, an Econ […]

A Wonderful Student
Reasons to Get a Broker’s License Received a wonderful email last week from a wonderful student, Maria Lopez Flores. She emailed me mentioning that she was not getting our emails. We appreciate this as many times the emails are going to spam or there has been some problem with our email service. She also sent […]