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Illinois Real Estate State License Requirements

Please be sure you understand the requirements before taking the pre-license education and licensing examination. If you have any questions, please contact the Commission office at (217) 782-3000 or visit their website at the Illinois Division of Professional Regulation.

Illinois License Requirements and Qualifications:
An individual who wants to obtain an Illinois real estate license must complete the required education, pass a test, and file an application with the required fee.

Salesperson:
To qualify for an Illinois Real Estate Salesperson’s license applicants must:

  • Be at least 21 years old;
  • Have graduated from high school or obtained the equivalent of a high school degree (GED);

    Education:

  • Have successfully completed the 45-class-hour Real Estate Transactions course at a real estate school approved by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.

    Continuing Education:

  • Salespersons must complete 12 hours of continuing education every 2 years.
  • If you received your initial license less than one year before the first renewal date for the license, please check Section 5-70(c) of the Act to determine if you are exempt from completing the continuing education for the first renewal period.

    Broker:
    To qualify for an Illinois Real Estate Broker license applicants must:

  • Be at least 21 years old;
  • Have graduated from high school or obtained the equivalent of a high school degree (GED); and

    Education:

  • Have successfully completed the 120 class-hour Real Estate Transactions course. A candidate cannot accrue an additional 45-class-hour of credit by repeating the Real Estate Transactions course. NOTE: an applicant for a broker license who is licensed as an Illinois real estate salesperson is presumed to have completed a 45 credit hour Real Estate Transactions course provided that the licensee has not bee nonrenewed for the preceding two years or more.
  • Have completed 75 class hours of broker courses at a real estate school approved by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation in the following manner:
  • Mandatory Courses (45 hours)
  • Brokerage Administration (15 hours)
  • Contracts and Conveyances (15 hours)
  • Advanced Principles 2000 (15 hours)
  • Elective Courses (30 hours – any two listed below)
  • Real Estate Appraisal (15 hours)
  • Property Management (15 hours)
  • Financing (15 hours)
  • Sales and Brokerage (15 hours)
  • Farm Property Management (15 hours)
  • Real Property Insurance (15 hours)
  • Other approved elective (15 hours)

    Continuing Education:

  • Salespersons must complete 12 hours of continuing education every 2 years.
    • If you received your initial license less than one year before the first renewal date for the license, please check Section 5-70(c) of the Act to determine if you are exempt from completing the continuing education for the first renewal period.

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