In addition to your General Referral membership renewal, referral agents also have state license renewals, processed by General Referral. All New Jersey real estate agents are required to qualify for renewal every two years, before June 30th of odd numbered years. For example, there is a renewal deadline on 6/30/2025.

NJ License Renewal Steps

• Log-in to the NJ Real Estate Commission portal (as shown in the video above).
• Complete & submit the online qualifying questionnaire.
• General Referral pays your state license renewal fee (we will automatically charge the state license renewal fee to the payment method you have on file).
• Complete CE credits. (waived by the state for all NJ referral agents)

Timeline

• On or around April 1st. You should have an email from the NJ Real Estate Commission with instructions on completing your qualifying questionnaire. For a more detailed looked at the qualifying questionnaire, see our in-depth article.
• By April 1st. You should have an email from General Referral with details on your license renewal.
• On May 15th. The General Referral deadline for completed qualifying questionnaires. A $40 late fee will apply if your questionnaire is not complete.
• 1st week of June. General Referral has charged the state license renewal fee to the payment method you have on file (subject to exceptions in the next section).
• Near or On June 15th. General Referral will process your license renewal. You will receive an email confirmation from the state that your license has been renewed. NJ does not issue paper licenses. To verify your license status, please use the state's license lookup portal: https://app.generalreferral.com/kb/getting-started/find-license-number

When You Can Expect to Pay Your License Renewal Fee

(based on when you join GR)

• GR agents that join or have a GR membership anniversary between April and June of an odd numbered year. The state renewal fee is automatically charged when your GR membership is charged. You will receive an email notice in advance of the charge if you are renewing.
• GR agents that do not fall into this timeframe. The payment method you have on file will be charged during the first week of June. GR then pays the state your renewal fee on your behalf.

Need to update your payment method? Here's where to login to your account.

Need to access your online Qualifying Questionnaire? Entering your license number here:

https://www-dobi.state.nj.us/DOBI_RELOLSRV/LicenseeLogin

Questions about your license renewal? Contact the NJ Real Estate Commission:

(609) 292-7272

relic@dobi.nj.gov