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Become A Real Estate Agent In The District Of Columbia
Article Summary: This article will help anyone looking for information pertaining to a real estate license in the District Of Columbia or anyone looking to become a real estate agent or realtor in the District Of Columbia. Contents of this article may include information on real estate education, schools, training courses, continuing education, tests and exams, laws, license requirements, renewal information, forms and more.
The Department of Consumer & Regulatory Affairs (DCRA)
in the District of Columbia administers the District of Columbia Board
of Real Estate. The board regulates those with a professional real estate
agent license in the District of Columbia. The license law took effect on April
20, 1999. The Business and Professional Licensing Administration processes the
applications and issues the real estate agent licenses in the District of Columbia.
The requirements to become a real estate agent in the
District of Columbia include both education courses and passing the real estate
exams. The District of Columbia real
estate schools provide the required pre-licensure real estate courses and
also the continuing education courses. Applicants for the real estate
salesperson license in the District of Columbia who are not yet
licensed in any other state are required to take the 60-hour pre-licensing real
estate agent classes.
Applicants for the real estate broker license must be licensed for two consecutive
years as a District of Columbia salesperson before applying to be a broker. The
applicant for the real estate broker license must also take 135 hours of approved
real estate courses.
All applicants for a real estate agent license are required to take
the District of Columbia real estate exams. The examination fee is $61, and 75% is
a passing score. The fee for both the real estate broker license and the real estate salesperson license
is $240, which includes the Guaranty Fund payment. Property Managers in the District of Columbia have
a separate license from other real estate agents.
The license fee for a real estate broker license is $240.00. In addition, the fee for a
real estate Broker Company license is $135.00.
Once licensed, fifteen (15) hours of real estate continuing education is required every two years,
spanning the odd years. The real estate broker license expires on February 28th of the odd year.
A real estate salesperson license expires on August 31st of the odd year.
The District of Columbia has broad reciprocity agreements with other states.
The arrangements are different for Maryland and Virginia than they are for other states.
Salespersons and brokers currently licensed in either Maryland or Virginia are required to take three-hours
of real estate courses in Fair Housing before applying for a District of Columbia agent’s license.
This portion of our website has been created for information purposes
only. It is our belief that all information presented here is accurate
as of today, however each state is constantly striving to protect
the public and provide more quality service to those using the services
of a Real Estate Agent. Change in Real Estate laws and regulations
is inevitable. The information presented here should be considered
a starting point and we encourage everyone to fully research any
information you are seeking.
To further assist you, we have included links to each state's
real estate licensing office, and also to the state's local Association
of Realtors site that provides current information on proposed real
estate license regulations in that area.
If you do find an error or have updated information, please contact
us and we will update our information accordingly.
