How to get your license: Managing brokers

Requirements

To qualify for a managing broker’s license, you must:

• Be at least 18 years old.
• Have a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Provide proof you have at least 3 years of full-time experience as an active real estate broker, or other qualifying experience as described in WAC 308-124A-713.
• Successfully complete 90 hours of approved real estate education within 3 years before applying for the exam. This education must include:
  • 30 hours of brokerage management
  • 30 hours of business management
  • 30 hours of advanced real estate law
• Pass the managing broker’s Exam.

For a list of approved real estate education, see the Real Estate Education Course Catalog.

How to apply for a license

If you’ve passed the managing broker’s exam:

1. Complete the Real Estate License Application, following the instructions on the form.
2. Submit your completed application with a check or money order for the fees (payable to the Department of Licensing):
   • By mail to:
     
     Real Estate Licensing
     Department of Licensing
     PO Box 3917
     Seattle, WA 98124-3917
   • In person at our Olympia office (2000 4th Ave W).

If you have a license in another state:

1. Request a certified license history from the real estate licensing agency in the state where you’re currently licensed.
   • If you’ve had an active license in the previous 6 months, you’ll only be required to take the Washington State portion of the licensing exam.
   • If you qualify, we’ll waive the education requirements.
2. Submit your license history with a cover letter that includes your mailing address:
   • By mail to:
     
     Real Estate Licensing
     PO Box 9021
     Olympia, WA 98507-9021
   • In person at our Olympia office (2000 4th Ave W).

License expiration

Your managing broker’s license will expire 2 years after it is issued.

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