Every year, thousands of licensed New Jersey real estate agents reach a crossroads. Life changed — a new job, a family situation, a move, burnout, retirement — and they stopped actively selling. Now their license renewal is coming up, and the question is: do I let it lapse, or do I find a way to keep it?
Most agents don't know there's a third option.
New Jersey offers a specific license designation — the referral agent — that lets you stay licensed, earn referral commissions from your personal network, and avoid the 12-hour continuing education requirement that applies to active licensees. It's one o...