MA Real Estate License Process and Information

To Obtain Your Massachusetts Real Estate License Applicants Must:

• Be at least eighteen (18) years of age.
• Complete forty (40) hours of MA pre-licensing salesperson education.
• Obtain a completed Massachusetts Board of Real Estate Educational Certificate form to be completed by a Board approved Real Estate School (found at the end of this Candidate Information Bulletin).
• Obtain three (3) complete candidate endorsements from individuals unrelated to the applicant. They do not need to be Massachusetts residents. Classmates known by the applicant from only the real estate course may NOT sign the candidate endorsement.

Broker Applicants Must:

• Be at least eighteen (18) years of age.
• Complete forty (40) hours of pre-licensure broker education.
• Have been licensed and affiliated with a Massachusetts broker in the capacity of a Massachusetts real estate salesperson for three (3) years. The experience requirement must be no more than two (2) years old when the examination is taken.
• Obtain a completed Massachusetts Board of Real Estate Educational Certificate form to be completed by a Board approved Real Estate School (found at the end of this Candidate Information Bulletin).
• Have a current Massachusetts real estate license.
• Have a $5,000 surety bond on the original enclosed form (a copy is not acceptable) completed and signed by the insurance agent, signed by the principal candidate/examinee, and witnessed.
• Obtain three (3) complete candidate endorsements from individuals unrelated to the applicant. They do not need to be Massachusetts residents.

Helpful Links:

MA Board of Registration

MA Statutes and regulations

PSI Candidate Information Bulletin- 1/27/21

Starting on January 28th, 2021 the real estate license exam is available online with PSI Exams.

MA Licensee wishing to take the New Hampshire State test via reciprocity and wishing to attend a 3-hour reciprocity class check our schedule here.