CA State Requirements

Get­ting Your Real Estate License in Cal­i­for­nia is Not Dif­fi­cult… But there is a pro­ce­dure you must fol­low as directed by the Cal­i­for­nia Bureau of Real Estate. Your stud­ies will begin with the Cal­i­for­nia Prin­ci­ples course, as avail­able online here at Approved Real Estate Acad­emy. But we rec­om­mend that you review all the require­ments first.

Min­i­mum Require­ments to Apply for the Cal­i­for­nia Sales­per­son Exam and License:
To obtain a real estate sales­per­son license, you must first qual­ify for and pass a writ­ten exam­i­na­tion. Those who pass the exam­i­na­tion are pro­vided a license appli­ca­tion which must be sub­mit­ted to and approved by the BRE.

Age: You must be 18 years of age or older to be licensed. Res­i­dence: Proof of Legal Pres­ence in the United States is required. If you are not a Cal­i­for­nia res­i­dent, see Out-of-State Applicants.

Hon­esty: Appli­cants must be hon­est and truth­ful. Con­vic­tion of a crime may result in the denial of a license. Fail­ure to dis­close any crim­i­nal vio­la­tion or dis­ci­pli­nary action in an applicant’s entire his­tory may also result in the denial of a license. For fur­ther infor­ma­tion, see Help Avoid Denial of Your License Appli­ca­tion and Appli­ca­tion Eli­gi­bil­ity Infor­ma­tion (RE 222).

Expe­ri­ence: None required.

Edu­ca­tion: Suc­cess­ful com­ple­tion of the fol­low­ing college-level courses is required to become a real estate salesperson:

Three 45-hour courses are required to sit for the state salesperson exam:

45-hour Real Estate Principles

45-hour Real Estate Practice

45-hour Real Estate Finance

Appli­cants who sub­mit evi­dence of hav­ing com­pleted the eight statu­tory college-level courses required for the bro­ker exam­i­na­tion and license are eli­gi­ble to take the sales­per­son exam­i­na­tion with­out sub­mit­ting fur­ther evi­dence of expe­ri­ence or edu­ca­tion. Con­tact the Cal­i­for­nia Bureau of Real Estate (CBRE) for addi­tional information.

Com­ple­tion of the three 45-hour courses qual­i­fies you to sit for the state licens­ing exam. Once you have com­pleted all of the required edu­ca­tion, you may apply for the Sales­per­son Exam.

Courses approved by Cal­i­for­nia Bureau of Real Estate Spon­sor ID: S0587

After you pass the exam­i­na­tion you may apply for your license:

Approved Real Estate Academy
4010 Bar­ranca Pkwy., Ste. 100
Irvine, CA 92604
Phone: 714–875-0979
Email: Jim@ApprovedRealEstateAcademy.com

MAILING ADDRESS

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PO Box 4163
Tustin, CA 92781