Michigan Real Estate License
To receive your Michigan real estate salesperson license you must be 18 years of age or older and complete 40 clock hour approved fundamentals course including 4 hours of civil rights law and equal opportunity in housing. You’ll need to pass the state exam with a score of 75% or higher. After up become a salesperson you will need to complete 6 hours of continuing education every year.
Broker License
In order to receive your broker license you must also be 18 years of age and have been a licensed real estate salesperson for three years. You will need to successfully complete 90 hours of courses from an approved school within 3 years of applying for your license. You will also be required to take 6 hours of continuing education courses each year. Currently no other sates have reciprocity with Michigan.
A real estate salesperson is defined as an individual who for compensation or valuable consideration is employed either directly or indirectly by a licensed real estate broker to sell or offer to sell, to buy or offer to buy, to provide or offer to provide market analyses, to list or offer or attempt to list, or to negotiate the purchase or sale or exchange or mortgage of real estate, or to negotiate for the construction of a building on real estate, or to lease or offer to lease, rent or offer for rent real estate, who is employed by a real estate broker to engage in property management, or who sells or offers for sale, buys or offers to buy, leases or offers to lease, or negotiates the purchase or sale or exchange of a business, business opportunity, or the goodwill of an existing business for others, as a whole or partial vocation.
Because state policies can change without notice we recommend that you follow up with the state in which you wish to receive your license in and verify all of the state rules, regulations and educational requirements. If you find that any of the information on this site is incorrect please e-mail us so we can correct it immediately.
