Effective January 1, 2007, licensees are required to complete continuing education for licence renewal.
The organization was responsible for the administration of post-licensing real estate education as well as a government liaison.
BCREA produced printed newsletters beginning in 1978, hosted the first Political Action Seminar in Victoria in 1988 (which became an annual event in 1998) and developed an online presence in 1995.
BCREA adapted the Quality of Life program principles in 2004 to guide policy development and advocacy activities and in 2006 an Economics Department was created to provide statistical and informational services to its members.
Over the past 34 years, BCREA has worked on the development of standard forms used in real estate transactions.