Become a Real Estate Broker
In order to become a Real Estate Broker in the state of California you are required to successfully complete eight DRE-approved courses and then pass the Broker State Exam. See the Real Estate Broker License Requirements for more detailed information and check your records to determine which, if any, of the courses you may have already completed during the Salesperson licensing process or in college. DRE Sponsor ID: S0204
Real Estate Broker License Requirements
Real Estate Brokers are licensed by the California Department of Real Estate (DRE) to represent the public in the purchase, sale, or lease of real property, or a business opportunity, for compensation.
In order to get a Broker license you must pass the DRE-administered Broker State Exam. In order to qualify for the Broker State Exam, you must have either two years of full-time experience as a Salesperson within the last 5 years, or a 4-year degree (major or minor) in Real Estate. Additionally, you must complete a total of eight courses. (Real Estate Trainers offers the bold-typed courses.)
Required:
In many cases students have already completed several courses during the Salesperson pre-license education, or in college.
Exceptions
Once you complete the pre-license requirements, you can apply for the Broker State Exam. It can take up to six weeks for the DRE to process your application.
In order to get a Broker license you must pass the DRE-administered Broker State Exam. In order to qualify for the Broker State Exam, you must have either two years of full-time experience as a Salesperson within the last 5 years, or a 4-year degree (major or minor) in Real Estate. Additionally, you must complete a total of eight courses. (Real Estate Trainers offers the bold-typed courses.)
Required:
- Real Estate Practice
- *Note: Although many Sales agents have already completed the Practice course before 2024, you must re-take this course in order to comply with the new DRE regulation displayed below:
- Effective January 1, 2024, any real estate practice course submitted for purposes of qualifying to take a real estate license exam, must include components on implicit bias and fair housing. Additionally, the fair housing component must include an interactive participatory component where the applicant role plays as both the consumer and the real estate professional.
- Legal Aspects of Real Estate
- Real Estate Finance
- Real Estate Appraisal
- Either Real Estate Economics or Accounting*
- Plus, any three of the following electives:
- Property Management
- Escrow and Title
- Real Estate Office Administration
- Real Estate Principles
- Business Law
- Mortgage Loan Brokering & Lending
- Adv. Legal Aspects of Real Estate
- Adv. Real Estate Finance
- Adv. Real Estate Appraisal
- Common Interest Developments
- Computer Applications in Real Estate
In many cases students have already completed several courses during the Salesperson pre-license education, or in college.
Exceptions
- *If you completed both Real Estate Economics, and Accounting, then you only need to complete two elective courses.
- Members of the California State Bar are exempt from the course requirements, but must meet the 2 years of experience or a 4-year college degree with a major or minor in real estate.
Once you complete the pre-license requirements, you can apply for the Broker State Exam. It can take up to six weeks for the DRE to process your application.
If you are upgrading from a Salesperson to a Broker license then you have most likely completed three of the required courses when getting your Salesperson License and therefore only need five of the eight courses required to get a Broker License. This package includes all 5 courses as well as the Broker State Exam Crash Course and the Online CompuTrainer!
5 Course Online Bundle $706 + tax + shipping
This package includes EVERYTHING you need in order to become a Real Estate Broker! Including all five required courses plus the Broker Crash Course and Practice Questions to help you pass the State Exam! If you need to re-take Real Estate Practice (per the DRE SB 1495), you will be able to add this course in your shopping cart.
This package includes EVERYTHING you need in order to become a Real Estate Broker! Including all five required courses plus the Broker Crash Course and Practice Questions to help you pass the State Exam! If you need to re-take Real Estate Practice (per the DRE SB 1495), you will be able to add this course in your shopping cart.
Individual Courses $97
You might prefer to just take the required courses. All of the required pre-license courses are available for individual purchase.
If you purchase more than one at the same time, the first course is $97 and each additional course is $77.
Note: This does NOT include the Salesperson Crash Course and Practice Questions.
You might prefer to just take the required courses. All of the required pre-license courses are available for individual purchase.
If you purchase more than one at the same time, the first course is $97 and each additional course is $77.
Note: This does NOT include the Salesperson Crash Course and Practice Questions.
Official DRE links:
- Requirements to Apply for a Real Estate Broker License
- How to Apply for the Broker Exam
- Broker Examination Application (RE 400B)
- Combined Broker Exam / License Application Forms (RE 216B, RE 436, RE 436A, RE 237)
