You must be at least 18 years of age when applying for a license.
You must have at least 3 years of actual experience as a salesperson or broker during the 5 years preceding your application. Each broker who employed you in the previous 5 year period must complete a Form LI-226 - Broker Candidate Experience Verification (included in the informational brochure referenced in the next paragraph). Submit the completed forms to the Department to have the date through which your experience is valid determined (your "valid through" date). Allow approximately 3 weeks for a determination.
You may obtain a Candidate Informational Bulletin ("informational brochure") and a Certification Questionnaire from the following places:
If applying for a real estate license, you must complete 90 hours of pre-licensing education and pass the examination at a real estate school, college or university; you will receive the informational brochure and Certification Questionnaire from the school you attend. Complete the Certification Questionnaire. Disclosure and documentation concerning your background is required (see the informational brochure).
When your experience has been verified, and you have passed the school's exam if you are a real estate applicant, contact Thomson Prometric (1-800-899-4091) to schedule your state examination. The fee is $120.00. You must take your Department-approved Broker Verification forms and photo ID to the examination. If you are a real estate applicant, also take your Education Certificate.
You have 1 year from the date you pass the state examination to apply for your license, unless your experience is only "valid through" a sooner date. To apply for your license, submit your pass-score/application form(s), completed fingerprint card, completed Certification Questionnaire, Broker Verification form(s) and the license fee. The fee for an inactive-status associate real estate or cemetery broker's license is $174; for a membership camping broker's license, the fee is $154.
To be employed by a broker (active-status associate broker's license), include an Form LI-202 - Salesperson / Associate Broker Change signed by a broker and an additional $20 fee.
For a designated broker's license, submit an Form LI-201 - Employing Broker Change or an entity license application and the appropriate fees. The amount of the fees depends on whether you will be the designated broker for an existing employing broker or a new employing broker. Call the Licensing Division at 602.771.7700 for assistance.
