Numbers
The statistics here reflect the activities of the Real Estate Commission during
the period from May 1, 2002 to April 30, 2003.
Contact
200,000 telephone calls
250,000 website hits (a 150% increase)
Publications
777,000 publications distributed to licensees, consumers and applicants
Technology
Made more effective use of technology by:
Introducing online publication ordering (50%-plus ordered via website each
month)
More than doubling online license renewals
Employment
181 applications for employment received
34 applicants interviewed
8 positions filled
Licensing
168,000 license record changes
9,274 applications processed for licenses by examination
8,466 license examinations administered (a 28% increase and 97% by computer)
4,716 licenses by examination issued (an 18% increase)
2,748 broker licenses issued without examination
325 licenses issued by reciprocity (a 27% increase)
711 firm licenses issued
199 expired, surrendered and suspended licenses reinstated
82 license applicant conferences conducted
10 new and 41 renewed private real estate school licenses
Education
16 approvals and 89 renewed approvals issued to instructors
43 new continuing education elective courses approved (for a total of 315
courses)
13 new continuing education sponsors approved (for a total of 186)
7 new continuing education Update Course instructors approved (for a total of
103)
45 Broker-in-Charge Course sessions conducted for 2,620 licensees
Audits/Investigations
82 case investigations completed
170 trust accounts examined (a 70% increase)
314 persons interviewed
27 trust account courses conducted for 853 students
45 spot inspections performed on 94 different trust accounts
Legal
883 case (complaint) files opened and 905 closed (an increase of 50 cases
closed)
19 licensees reprimanded
30 licenses suspended
30 licenses revoked
15 licenses surrendered
65 cases utilized conditional remedies
4 Recovery Fund hearings conducted
17 license application hearings held