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Become A Real Estate Agent In Kansas
Article Summary: This article will help anyone looking for information pertaining to a real estate license in the state of Kansas or anyone looking to become a real estate agent or realtor in Kansas. 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 Kansas Real Estate
Commission, with offices in Topeka, Kansas, not only aims at protecting the
public interest, but also works at developing a customer-oriented consciousness
that ensures continuous improvement in the quality of its service.
The real estate agent license requirements may be viewed
online.
The requirements for a real estate salesperson license in Kansas include being at least 18 years
of age and having a high school diploma or its equivalent. All applicants must complete
an approved 30-hour Principles of Real Estate course. Within 12 months of finishing the education course,
the applicant must pass the licensing examination. Then, within four months of passing the exams,
the applicant needs to apply for the actual salesperson license. The application needs to be signed by
the broker who will be supervising the activity of the salesperson, and that broker needs to certify that
the applicant is trustworthy, honest and of a good reputation. The original license cannot be issued on
an inactive basis – there must be a certifying broker.
The requirements for a real estate broker license in Kansas also include being at least 18 years of age
and a high school diploma or its equivalent. Broker applicants need to complete
an approved 24-hour broker’s prelicense course, and must pass the licensing examination within 12 months
of completing the course.
The broker applicant needs to have been actively engaged in real estate activities as a salesperson
in Kansas, or as a broker or salesperson in another jurisdiction, for at least two years during
the last five years. Experience is evaluated by the Commission on a case-by-case basis, and all experience
in real estate or related businesses during the prior five years will be considered. Part of what
is considered actively engaged is defined as a minimum of 8-10 closed residential
or agricultural transactions per year, or 8-10 closed commercial sales or leases per year,
over any two-year period during the past five years. Depending on the size and complexity of the
commercial transactions, a fewer number of sales/leases may be considered adequate.
Kansas approves a wide variety of other experience that might qualify for the broker license.
These include having performed a substantial number of real estate closings for a title company, escrow
or real estate company, or a lender; having performed substantial activities as a real estate appraiser;
being a real estate attorney, or an officer in a bank or mortgage company,
plus real estate office management positions or having professional real estate designations.
Having a degree with either a major or minor in real estate from an accredited university might also
qualify for part of the experience requirement.
Kansas has salesperson reciprocity agreements with 11 other states, limited reciprocity
with Mississippi, and equivalent requirements for a salesperson’s license with over 30 of the states.
Kansas applicants are not required to take the 30-hour prelicense course and the examination if they
are actively licensed in one of these states. There is a $15 nonrefundable application fee and
a $25 temporary license fee for these applicants.
Kansas also has broker reciprocity agreements with 11 other states, limited reciprocity
with Mississippi, and equivalent requirements for a broker’s license with 25 other states.
The broker applicant needs to be affiliated with a supervising broker who has a Kansas broker’s license.
There is a nonrefundable $15 application fee, plus a prorated license fee.
The license fee for brokers varies,
depending on the first letter of one’s last name. The fees are staggered monthly
over a two-year period. The full two year broker fee is $150, and the salesperson’s
fee is $100.
The two-year renewal fee for a salesperson is $100. To renew
either a salesperson license or a broker license requires 12 hours of continuing
education. Although the $150 broker renewal fee and $100 salesperson renewal fee
have to be paid for inactive licenses, the 12 hours of continuing education
do not need to be met. When the license is reinstated though, the 12 hours needs
to be completed.
The approved Real Estate Schools for Salesperson
Prelicensure include both classroom courses and online courses. The approved
Real Estate Schools for Broker
Prelicensure include both home-study and classroom courses. Continuing education
credit is not given for the same courses that meet the prelicensure requirements.
The prelicensure course is not required for broker applicants who are eligible
for licensure through reciprocity or having requirements met in another jurisdiction.
The approved Continuing Education Real Estate Schools (http://www.accesskansas.org/krec/ce_prov.html)
provide online courses, home study courses, and classroom courses.
You can find your Kansas real estate forms online.
Real estate careers are strengthened by membership in the many organizations
that provide services for the professional agent. Those holding a real estate
license usually join organizations like the Kansas
Association of Realtors, the National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB),
and the Association of Real Estate License Law Officials (ARELLO).
The National Association of Realtors (NAR),
the world’s largest professional association, assists many in locating real
estate jobs within the industry. These organizations are also excellent resources
for real estate education.
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.
