The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Real Estate

Mar 19, 2025 - Of these fees, licensing-related fees provide the most revenue —contributing about three-quarters of total DRE funding. Last Year State Policy Makers Agreed to DRE Fee Increases. In 2022, an independent assessment of DRE ’s finances found a structural imbalance between costs and revenue.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5019

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Real Estate [Publication Details]

Mar 19, 2025 - The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Real Estate [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5019

Department of Real Estate: Opportunities to Improve Consumer Protection

Consumer Complaints Understated Cases Not Always Reported to DRE. Our review indicates DRE consumer complaint data understate the level of real estate consumer complaints and consumer dissatisfaction.
https://lao.ca.gov/2009/trns/real_estate/real_estate_051209.aspx

^[PDF] Department of Real Estate: Opportunities to Improve Consumer Protection

Each continuing education course ap- proved by DRE is assigned a unique eight-digit code. Upon completion of a DRE-approved course, licensees typically receive a certificate that includes the course code.
https://lao.ca.gov/2009/trns/real_estate/real_estate_051209.pdf

2005 Initiative Analysis: Open MLS Act of 2006

Fiscal Effect Under the measure, the state Department of Real Estate (DRE) is responsible for enforcing the measure’s provisions. Consequently, the DRE would experience increased costs to perf orm these duties.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2005/051017.htm

The 2018-19 Budget: Department of Consumer Affairs

Feb 6, 2018 - It also provides DCA with $1  million in reimbursement authority in 2018 ‑19 to enable it to provide some administrative services to DRE during its transition to becoming its own department. The budget proposal also provides additional resources to DRE to support its human resources, budget, and legislative needs as a separate entity, as well as to reimburse DCA for its services during the transition.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3744

^[PDF] Open MLS Act of 2006

Fiscal Effect Under the measure, the state Department of Real Estate (DRE) is responsible for enforcing the measure’s provisions. Consequently, the DRE would experience increased costs to perform these duties.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2005/051017.pdf

The 2025-26 Budget: Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency Reorganization

Feb 25, 2025 - We do not yet have a clear sense of the administration ’s plans for BCSH entities that serve both housing and consumer services purposes, such as DRE, which regulates real estate professionals and developers in the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4987

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 5 (Highway Patrol)

Aug 23, 2024 - Drug Recognition Evaluators (DRE) Certification Pay. CHP is the state coordinator of all drug evaluation and classification programs. One such program is the DRE certification that requires the completion of a 72-hour classroom course and 32-hour field certification course.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4920

^[PDF] The California State Bar: Considerations for a Fee Increase

CBA = California Board of Accountancy; CLSB = Contractors State License Board; DBC = Dental Board of California; BPELSG = Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists, and DRE = California Department of Real Estate. gutter analysis full L E G I S L A T I V E A N A L Y S T ’ S O F F I C E A N L A O R E P O R T 30 Investigation.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2019/4080/state-bar-062619.pdf