REAL ESTATE MA

Massachusetts Real Estate License Online Courses

Your Lifelong Partner in Real Estate Education

When you’re ready to start your real estate career in Massachusetts, partner with Kaplan Real Estate Education. We’ve got absolutely everything you need to meet your real estate licensing requirements and prepare to pass your Massachusetts license exam. In addition, we also provide a variety of professional development courses  to keep you at the forefront of the real estate industry. So whether you’re in Boston, Worcester, Springfield, or anywhere else in the Bay State, Kaplan’s online real estate courses offer everything you need to make your dream real estate career a reality.

Are You Looking to Get Licensed? 

See the steps toward earning your Massachusetts real estate license.

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Review the Massachusetts State Requirements

View the real estate licensing and continuing education requirements from the Massachusetts Board of Registration of Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons.

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Pre-licensing Education Note

The Massachusetts Board of Registration of Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons requires license applicants to successfully complete 40 hours of pre-licensing education—at least 21 hours of which must be live online instruction. The remaining hours can be completed online on your own schedule and in any order.

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Massachusetts Licensing Requirements 

  • Be at least 18 years of age 
  • Complete 40 hours of pre-licensing education, at least 21 hours of which must be live online instruction
  • Pass the licensing exam (includes both state and general portions) within 2 years of taking education
  • Obtain 3 complete candidate endorsements from individuals unrelated to the candidate 
  • Complete the licensing application
Why Kaplan?
Kaplan instructors and content experts have decades of real estate expertise and understand what it takes to help you succeed. Our experts build content that complies with the Massachusetts regulations and supplement the course with a suite of real estate resources so that you can be 100% confident in Kaplan's convenient and comprehensive real estate solutions.  Kaplan is an approved provider of real estate education for brokers and salespersons with the Massachusetts Board of Registration of Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons.

Massachusetts Real Estate Stats

25,819

Number of Massachusetts REALTORS®

70,311

Number of Licensed Real Estate Agents and Brokers

40

Required Hours of Prelicensing Education

Maximize Your Potential with Professional Development

Make the most of your Massachusetts real estate career with Kaplan’s Professional Development courses. Gain the knowledge you need to diversify your skill set, expand your client base, and surpass your competition. Investing in yourself now ensures your real estate success in the future.

Frequently Asked Questions
There are currently 70,311 Massachusetts real estate agents.
Connecticut, Rhode Island, West Virginia, Nebraska, Iowa, Tennessee, Mississippi, Colorado, Georgia, Pennsylvania, and New Mexico. Additionally, Oklahoma agents who have been licensed for two years are eligible for real estate license reciprocity with Massachusetts.

The fees associated with becoming a real estate agent in Massachusetts include an estimated $97–$425 for the required prelicensing education consisting of 40 hours; $85 for the salesperson exam fee ($54 for veterans); $103–$150 for first license prorated based on your birthday; and $12 for the PSI licensing fee to print your license. 

If you need to retake the exam, it costs $54. Once licensed, you must renew it every two years on your birthday for $103.

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