How to get your license: Managing brokers
Who needs a license?
Any person who acts on behalf of a real estate firm to perform real estate brokerage services under the supervision of a designated broker, and who may supervise other brokers or managing brokers licensed to the firm.
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
- The real estate education requirements will be waived for qualified managing broker applicants currently licensed as a managing broker in another state.
- Be ready to answer Criminal history questions and provide documents if needed.
- Pass the managing broker's Exam.
For a list of approved real estate education, see the Real Estate Education Course Catalog.
Before you apply
- If you are licensed in another state:
- Request the broker's exam by submitting a certified license history from the real estate licensing agency in the state where you're currently licensed to:
- After we've reviewed your license history, we'll give instructions on how to take the broker's exam.
- If you've had an active license in another state in the previous 6 months, you'll only need to take the Washington State part of the exam.
- After you've passed the required portions of the exam, follow the instructions below to submit your application.
How to apply
- Login to apply. You'll need:
- Visa, MasterCard, or American Express credit or debit card to pay license fee.
- If needed, documents for Criminal history questions, ready to upload. See Uploading document instructions.
- We'll send you an email when your license is approved.
- If you had an active broker license, your managing broker license will automatically be associated to your current firm.
- If you had an inactive broker license, or if you didn't have a Washington broker license:
- Your license will be issued in inactive status so it is available to be added to a firm.
- Your license will be activated immediately when you accept an online request to join a firm.
License expiration
Your managing broker's license will expire 2 years after it's issued.
