CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF REAL ESTATE
Sales Applicant Requirement:

Education:

1) Complete a three-semester unit college-level course in Real Estate Principles (RE11) prior to licensing;

2) Complete the three-unit college-level semester course in Real Estate Practice (RE13) prior to or within 18 months of original salesperson license.

3) Complete one three-unit college-level semester course in one of the following prior to or within 18 months of the issuance of the original salesperson license (conditional license):

		Units
(RE 40)	Real Estate Appraisal	3 units
(RE 19)	Real Property Management	3 units
(RE 14A)	Real Estate Finance I	3 units
(RE 16)	Real Estate Economics	3 units
(RE 12A)	Legal Aspects of Real Estate	3 units
(BUS 1A)	Financial Accounting	4 units
(LAW 5)	Contracts, Sales and Commercial Paper	3 units
(RE 26)	Principles of Escrow	3 units
(RE 31)	Mortgage Loan Brokering and Lending	3 units

Please note that "Advanced" courses do NOT Count towards the salesperson education and only count for the Broker license.

In addition, the following requirements must be met:

• Age: Be at least 18 years old to obtain license
• Experience: None required
• Pay Licensing fee
• License: Pass the State Exam with 70% or more on 150 questions
• Must have livescan fingerprint card completed for background check
• Activation: License must be activated within one year from date of examination

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