Minnesota Real estate appraiser License Renewal: Deadlines, CE & How to Renew

Application for renewal of a license is considered to have been timely filed if received by the commissioner by, or mailed with proper postage and postmarked by, August 1 of the renewal year.

Application for renewal of a license is considered to have been timely filed if received by the commissioner by, or mailed with proper postage and postmarked by, August 1 of the renewal year. Applies to: Individual appraiser licenses; 24-month renewal term

Application for renewal of a license is considered to have been timely filed if received by the commissioner by, or mailed with proper postage and postmarked by, August 1 of the renewal year.

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

Licenses renewed under this chapter are valid for a period of 24 months.

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Licenses renewed under this chapter are valid for a period of 24 months.

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

28 hours

28

A minimum of 28 credit hours of Minnesota Department of Commerce pre-approved courses.

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

The Valuation Bias/Fair Housing requirement begins with a 7-hour course and requires at least 4 hours every two calendar years and CE cycles thereafter.

The Valuation Bias/Fair Housing requirement begins with a 7-hour course and requires at least 4 hours every two calendar years and CE cycles thereafter.

any approved 7-hour course, plus a 1-hour exam for QE, or the 7-hour course for CE, successfully completed before the requirement goes into effect, meets the January 1, 2026, requirement. ... every two calendar years thereafter, (and each CE cycle thereafter), you will need to take an approved version of the course that is at least 4 hours in length.

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

$100

$100

$100 for each renewal

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

Initial licenses last no more than two years and expire August 31 in the year assigned by the commissioner.

Initial licenses last no more than two years and expire August 31 in the year assigned by the commissioner.

Initial licenses issued under this chapter are valid for a period not to exceed two years. ... Each initial license must expire on August 31 of the expiration year assigned by the commissioner.

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

The 28 CE hours include the 7-hour national USPAP update; the 15-hour USPAP course cannot substitute.

The 28 CE hours include the 7-hour national USPAP update; the 15-hour USPAP course cannot substitute.

The 28 hours must include completion of the 7-hour national USPAP update course ... The 15 hour USPAP course cannot be used to satisfy the requirement to complete the 7-hour national USPAP update course.

Last verified Oct 25, 2026