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How to Become a Real Estate Agent in Massachusetts

Kaplan Real Estate Education

If you’re considering starting a real estate career in Massachusetts, it doesn’t matter if you’re in Boston, Worcester, Springfield, Cambridge, or any other city in the state, you’ll need to earn a Massachusetts real estate license. In general, to earn your real estate license in Massachusetts, you must:

Meet the required qualifications
Complete 40 hours of approved education
Submit an exam application and receive authorization to test
Pass the Massachusetts salesperson licensing exam

While the process to become a real estate agent is similar in most states, each state has unique steps and details that must be adhered to. The 5 steps to becoming a Massachusetts real estate agent are as follows:

Step 1: Meet Required Qualifications

Be at least 18 years old
Be a US citizen or permanent resident alien and have a secondary form of identification, such as a signed credit/debit card in addition to your primary form of identification (driver’s license/passport, etc).
Pass a background check
Provide your Social Security number
Have filed all state tax returns and paid all state taxes

Step 2: Complete Your Required Education

The Massachusetts Board of Registration of Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons requires you, as a salesperson applicant, to complete a total of 40 hours of real estate education.

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Step 3: Complete and Submit Your Real Estate Salesperson License Application

After you complete your required education, you can start gathering your application materials and begin to apply for your real estate license. When gathering your application materials, make sure to have copies of your transcripts or education course completion certificates ready.

You’ll also need to get your real estate school to complete the Massachusetts Board of Real Estate Educational Certificate form.

In addition, you’ll also need to provide 3 endorsements. They do not need to be Massachusetts residents, but your classmates from your real estate education course are not allowed to sign your candidate endorsement if you only know them from the course.

Step 4: Receive Authorization to Test

Once your application has been approved, you will receive an email from the Massachusetts Board of Registration of Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons notifying you of your authorization to register for the exam.

Step 5: Pass the Massachusetts Salesperson Licensing Exam

After obtaining authorization to take the salesperson’s exam, you will need to register and successfully pass the state and national portions of the Massachusetts real estate salesperson exam within 2 years of completing your prelicensing education for you to successfully earn your license. You will need to earn a passing score of 70 on both sections of the exam.

The exam is administered by PSI Services LLC (PSI), which is the designated exam provider. To schedule your exam, please visit the PSI website.

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