California's DRE bulletin runs on a clock coordinators can plan around

The Real Estate Bulletin posts in the middle of March, June, September and December. Winter 2026 is the current issue.

Key points

The California DRE publishes its Real Estate Bulletin quarterly.

Issues post around the middle of March, June, September and December.

Winter 2026 is the current issue at the time of writing.

The DRE Updates newsroom carries items between issues.

Regulatory reading is easier to keep up with when it arrives on a schedule. The California Department of Real Estate publishes its Real Estate Bulletin quarterly, with issues appearing around the middle of March, June, September and December. Winter 2026 is the current issue.

For a coordinator working California files, the bulletin is the slow channel and the DRE Updates newsroom is the fast one. Enforcement notices, licensing changes and advisories appear in the newsroom as they happen; the bulletin collects and contextualises.

Publication pattern

Mid March: Spring issue

Mid June: Summer issue

Mid September: Autumn issue

Mid December: Winter issue

Primary sources for this story

California DRE Real Estate Bulletin

California DRE

Sources cited

California DRE Real Estate Bulletin