Real Estate Commissioner Steve Strode provides insight on how the Oregon Real Estate Agency is working to implement two key real estate license bills passed in the last legislative session: HB 2373 creates a new timeshare sales agent license and HB 3137 updates real estate practices.
House Bills 3137 and 2373 make changes to Oregon real estate license law on January 1, 2026. Highlights include the managing principal broker designation, the new timeshare dales agent license, new real estate "team" provisions, and updated continuing education requirements.
This quick guide includes 2025 Oregon legislation that may affect your business, including new tenant rights, housing development laws, tax exemptions, and construction defect reforms.
Compliance Division Manager Liz Hayes reminds licensees that there are strict timelines for depositing tenant security deposits into a security deposit account.
Register for a free 2.5-hour course taught by the Agency’s Liz Hayes. Learn how to conduct monthly reconciliations and avoid common pitfalls that trigger investigations. Space is limited.
The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) has a webpage dedicated to brokers, principal brokers, property managers, and property owners that provides resources regarding the legal requirements for the sale or lease of housing built before 1978.
The Agency's office is now located at the State Lands building in Salem