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Real Estate Broker License

Individual broker license; associate, branch and supervising broker describe the role of a holder of this license under K.S.A. 58-3035, rather than separate licenses. Active and inactive status and later reinstatement retain this identity.

Licensing authority: Kansas Real Estate Commission · Application information

Initial licensure by examination
Affiliation
The original license is issued active, with company affiliation as an associate broker or an approved primary or branch office for a supervising or branch broker; include the supervising broker recommendation where K.S.A. 58-3039(h) applies.
Application fees
Submit the pre-license application with $120 fingerprint/application processing fees and the license application with $175; a new company or branch application adds $100. K.S.A. 48-3406a(u) and the Board waive covered original-license and renewal fees for eligible military spouses, including spouses of honorably discharged former servicemembers; indicate eligibility on each application.
Broker fundamentals
Complete the approved 30-hour Broker Fundamentals course within 12 months of application or of the exam when education evidence is provided to the testing service; course completion authorizes the examination.
Broker management
Complete the approved 30-hour Broker Management course within six months of application. School course quizzes and assessments are education conditions, not independently identified licensing examinations.
Character
Show honesty, trustworthiness, integrity and competence; disclose pending charges, convictions, disciplinary actions and real estate litigation with the documentation required by K.A.R. 86-1-19 and K.S.A. 58-3043. Prior felony convictions require the applicable five- or fifteen-year post-sanction period and Commission rehabilitation findings under K.S.A. 58-3043(e)-(f).
Exam score window
The Commission must receive the application within six months of the earliest required passing examination under K.S.A. 58-3039(f)(3); passing before application does not remove a currently offered exam from this requirement.
Experience
Licensed salesperson in Kansas or salesperson or broker elsewhere with two years of licensed activity in the immediately preceding three years under K.S.A. 58-3039(d); the Commission may accept equivalent related experience or education under subsection (e). Qualifying activity is for compensation for a client or customer.
Experience documentation
Submit transaction records for the preceding three years. Staff approval: at least 15 years licensed and 20 points, three years and 30 points, or two years and 40 points; two years and 20–39 points receives a supervision restriction. Other applicants go to Commission review with a resume and supervising-broker recommendation. Three points per commercial/agricultural transaction over $1,000,000 and one for other closed transactions; no residential-management or uncredited team points; at most 10 personal-interest points.
Fingerprints
Submit fingerprints and a state and national criminal history check under K.S.A. 58-3039(b). The criminal history report and license history certifications must be issued within six months before the completed application under K.A.R. 86-1-20.
General education
High school diploma or equivalent under K.S.A. 58-3039(c).
Minimum age
At least 18 years of age under K.S.A. 58-3039(c).
Initial licensure with approved military education and examination waiver
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Affiliation
The original license is issued active, with company affiliation as an associate broker or an approved primary or branch office for a supervising or branch broker; include the supervising broker recommendation where K.S.A. 58-3039(h) applies.
Application fees
Submit the pre-license application with $120 fingerprint/application processing fees and the license application with $175; a new company or branch application adds $100. K.S.A. 48-3406a(u) and the Board waive covered original-license and renewal fees for eligible military spouses, including spouses of honorably discharged former servicemembers; indicate eligibility on each application.
Character
Show honesty, trustworthiness, integrity and competence; disclose pending charges, convictions, disciplinary actions and real estate litigation with the documentation required by K.A.R. 86-1-19 and K.S.A. 58-3043. Prior felony convictions require the applicable five- or fifteen-year post-sanction period and Commission rehabilitation findings under K.S.A. 58-3043(e)-(f).
Education and exam waiver
KREC expressly waives education and examination requirements for this approved K.S.A. 48-3406 pathway. Submit the pre-license application, fingerprints, license history and company affiliation; the Board page also requests transaction records and any experience documentation.
Eligibility
Military spouse or servicemember holding a qualifying equivalent out-of-state real estate credential during the last two years.
Fingerprints
Submit fingerprints and a state and national criminal history check under K.S.A. 58-3039(b). The criminal history report and license history certifications must be issued within six months before the completed application under K.A.R. 86-1-20.
General education
High school diploma or equivalent under K.S.A. 58-3039(c).
Minimum age
At least 18 years of age under K.S.A. 58-3039(c).
Scope equivalence
The prior license must authorize the same broker scope; the Commission must approve the waiver and no disqualifying criminal record or disciplinary action may be pending or past. The statute requires a valid current credential for subsection (c); the Board page describes military eligibility as a credential held during the last two years, so current status is subject to Commission verification.
Statutory basis
K.S.A. 48-3406(c)(1) expedites a qualifying endorsement route; K.S.A. 58-3040(e) authorizes examination and education equivalence waivers. Subsection (c)(2) separately provides probationary issuance when existing endorsement requirements are not met.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Initial licensure based on a current out of state broker license
Kansas Real Estate Broker State Examination
Affiliation
The original license is issued active, with company affiliation as an associate broker or an approved primary or branch office for a supervising or branch broker; include the supervising broker recommendation where K.S.A. 58-3039(h) applies.
Application fees
Submit the pre-license application with $120 fingerprint/application processing fees and the license application with $175; a new company or branch application adds $100. K.S.A. 48-3406a(u) and the Board waive covered original-license and renewal fees for eligible military spouses, including spouses of honorably discharged former servicemembers; indicate eligibility on each application.
Broker management
Complete the approved 30-hour Broker Management course within six months of application.
Character
Show honesty, trustworthiness, integrity and competence; disclose pending charges, convictions, disciplinary actions and real estate litigation with the documentation required by K.A.R. 86-1-19 and K.S.A. 58-3043. Prior felony convictions require the applicable five- or fifteen-year post-sanction period and Commission rehabilitation findings under K.S.A. 58-3043(e)-(f).
Exam score window
The Commission must receive the application within six months of the earliest required passing examination under K.S.A. 58-3039(f)(3); passing before application does not remove a currently offered exam from this requirement.
Experience
Licensed salesperson in Kansas or salesperson or broker elsewhere with two years of licensed activity in the immediately preceding three years under K.S.A. 58-3039(d); the Commission may accept equivalent related experience or education under subsection (e). Qualifying activity is for compensation for a client or customer.
Experience documentation
Submit transaction records for the preceding three years. Staff approval: at least 15 years licensed and 20 points, three years and 30 points, or two years and 40 points; two years and 20–39 points receives a supervision restriction. Other applicants go to Commission review with a resume and supervising-broker recommendation. Three points per commercial/agricultural transaction over $1,000,000 and one for other closed transactions; no residential-management or uncredited team points; at most 10 personal-interest points.
Fingerprints
Submit fingerprints and a state and national criminal history check under K.S.A. 58-3039(b). The criminal history report and license history certifications must be issued within six months before the completed application under K.A.R. 86-1-20.
General education
High school diploma or equivalent under K.S.A. 58-3039(c).
Kansas law course
K.S.A. 58-3046a(e), the Broker Prelicensing Checklist and the May 2026 Guidebook require a four-hour Kansas Law Course within six months for qualifying out-of-state broker applicants; the Broker Requirements page lists only the 30-hour management course. The statutory four-hour course remains an applicant condition.
Minimum age
At least 18 years of age under K.S.A. 58-3039(c).
National exam waiver
The Board exercises its K.S.A. 58-3040(e) waiver to waive the national portion for applicants currently licensed elsewhere. Equivalent education, examination and experience are subject to Commission acceptance; other-jurisdiction examinations are applicant evidence, not Kansas examination leaves.
Out of state license
Hold a current broker license in another jurisdiction; a nonresident must hold it in the state of residence, submit service-of-process appointment and agree to Kansas law and Commission jurisdiction under K.S.A. 58-3040(a),(g). Submit license history certifications.
Initial licensure based on private certification under K.S.A. 48 3406(f)
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Eligibility
Work in a jurisdiction that does not regulate the occupation by government license or certification; at least two years of work; hold a current valid private certification in good standing.
Good standing
Satisfy K.S.A. 48-3406(c)(2)(C)-(H): no grounds for discipline, no unresolved proceedings or disqualifying criminal record, required financial assurance and fees, and a signed truthful affidavit.
Residency
Meet the applicant definition of K.S.A. 48-3406(a)(1): Kansas residence or intended residence, including qualifying military relocation.
Scope equivalence
Subject to Commission scope and public-safety determinations under K.S.A. 48-3406(h)-(m); non-equivalent scope leads to the separately recorded temporary-permit pathway, rather than an assumption of unrestricted broker practice.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Initial licensure with approved resident education and examination waiver
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Affiliation
The original license is issued active, with company affiliation as an associate broker or an approved primary or branch office for a supervising or branch broker; include the supervising broker recommendation where K.S.A. 58-3039(h) applies.
Application fees
Submit the pre-license application with $120 fingerprint/application processing fees and the license application with $175; a new company or branch application adds $100. K.S.A. 48-3406a(u) and the Board waive covered original-license and renewal fees for eligible military spouses, including spouses of honorably discharged former servicemembers; indicate eligibility on each application.
Character
Show honesty, trustworthiness, integrity and competence; disclose pending charges, convictions, disciplinary actions and real estate litigation with the documentation required by K.A.R. 86-1-19 and K.S.A. 58-3043. Prior felony convictions require the applicable five- or fifteen-year post-sanction period and Commission rehabilitation findings under K.S.A. 58-3043(e)-(f).
Education and exam waiver
KREC expressly waives education and examination requirements for this approved K.S.A. 48-3406 pathway. Submit the pre-license application, fingerprints, license history and company affiliation; the Board page also requests transaction records and any experience documentation.
Eligibility
Established or intended Kansas residency, current equivalent out-of-state broker license held active for at least two years.
Fingerprints
Submit fingerprints and a state and national criminal history check under K.S.A. 58-3039(b). The criminal history report and license history certifications must be issued within six months before the completed application under K.A.R. 86-1-20.
General education
High school diploma or equivalent under K.S.A. 58-3039(c).
Minimum age
At least 18 years of age under K.S.A. 58-3039(c).
Scope equivalence
The prior license must authorize the same broker scope; the Commission must approve the waiver and no disqualifying criminal record or disciplinary action may be pending or past. The statute requires a valid current credential for subsection (c); the Board page describes military eligibility as a credential held during the last two years, so current status is subject to Commission verification.
Statutory basis
K.S.A. 48-3406(c)(1) expedites a qualifying endorsement route; K.S.A. 58-3040(e) authorizes examination and education equivalence waivers. Subsection (c)(2) separately provides probationary issuance when existing endorsement requirements are not met.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Initial licensure based on work experience under K.S.A. 48 3406(e)
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Eligibility
Work in a jurisdiction that does not regulate the occupation by government license or private certification; at least three years of work in the preceding four years.
Good standing
Satisfy K.S.A. 48-3406(c)(2)(C)-(H): no grounds for discipline, no unresolved proceedings or disqualifying criminal record, required financial assurance and fees, and a signed truthful affidavit.
Residency
Meet the applicant definition of K.S.A. 48-3406(a)(1): Kansas residence or intended residence, including qualifying military relocation.
Scope equivalence
Subject to Commission scope and public-safety determinations under K.S.A. 48-3406(h)-(m); non-equivalent scope leads to the separately recorded temporary-permit pathway, rather than an assumption of unrestricted broker practice.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Removal of a broker supervision restriction
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Existing license
Hold a broker license restricted against supervision because of insufficient experience.
Petition
Submit a written petition with additional experience or education for Commission consideration; approval is discretionary.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Late renewal and reinstatement on active status
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Education
Twelve approved CE hours during the renewal period, including three Kansas Required Core hours; CE earned before issuance of the broker license does not count.
Fees
$175 broker renewal fee; a late application also requires $100 unless an applicable military-spouse fee waiver applies.
Prior license
Existing Kansas broker license; application within six months after expiration.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Late renewal and reinstatement on inactive status
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Education
The statutory CE requirement does not apply on deactivated status; license must still be renewed and cannot be used to practice until reactivated.
Fees
$175 broker renewal fee; a late application also requires $100 unless an applicable military-spouse fee waiver applies.
Prior license
Existing Kansas broker license; application within six months after expiration.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Reactivation after more than five years (current out of state broker)
Kansas Real Estate Broker State Examination
Education
Six additional approved hours per full inactive year and the regular past-period CE in the Board instructions; submit reinstatement application, fee and company approval.
Examination
K.S.A. 58-3047(g) requires original-applicant examinations. The applicant currently holds a broker license elsewhere and receives the Board national-examination waiver under K.S.A. 58-3040(e); the Kansas state examination remains.
Prior license
Deactivated continuously for more than five years, not suspended or revoked.
Score validity
Original-applicant passing scores are valid for six months under K.S.A. 58-3039(f)(3).
Reactivation after more than five years (original examination)
Education
Six additional approved hours per full inactive year and the regular past-period CE in the Board instructions; submit reinstatement application, fee and company approval.
Examination
K.S.A. 58-3047(g) requires original-applicant examinations. This applicant has no approved national-examination exemption.
Prior license
Deactivated continuously for more than five years, not suspended or revoked.
Score validity
Original-applicant passing scores are valid for six months under K.S.A. 58-3039(f)(3).
Reactivation after over two through five years
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Affiliation
Obtain required company approval through the reactivation application.
Board five year instruction
K.S.A. 58-3047(f) covers exactly five years without an examination; subsection (g) adds original-applicant examinations only beyond five years. The Board REL-200 renewal form nevertheless states: If the license has been inactive for five or more years, the licensure exam must be passed in addition to the education requirements listed above, prior to reactivation. The statutory boundary controls this route; applicants should note the Board instruction.
Education and application
Complete six additional hours of approved instruction per full inactive year, plus the regular past-period CE described in the Board renewal instructions; pay the fee and submit the prescribed application.
Prior license
A deactivated broker license that is not suspended or revoked; inactivity more than two and not more than five years.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Reactivation after up to two years
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Affiliation
Obtain required company approval through the reactivation application.
Education and application
Complete the CE requirements for the immediately preceding license period, pay the reinstatement fee and submit the prescribed application.
Prior license
A deactivated broker license that is not suspended or revoked; inactivity not more than two years.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Timely renewal on active status
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Education
Twelve approved CE hours during the renewal period, including three Kansas Required Core hours; CE earned before issuance of the broker license does not count.
Fees
$175 broker renewal fee; a late application also requires $100 unless an applicable military-spouse fee waiver applies.
Prior license
Existing Kansas broker license; application on or before the expiration date.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Timely renewal on inactive status
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Education
The statutory CE requirement does not apply on deactivated status; license must still be renewed and cannot be used to practice until reactivated.
Fees
$175 broker renewal fee; a late application also requires $100 unless an applicable military-spouse fee waiver applies.
Prior license
Existing Kansas broker license; application on or before the expiration date.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Conversion after completion of statutory probation
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Completion
Complete the probationary period, not exceeding six months, without revocation for false application information. The statute provides conversion to a non-probationary license.
Prior license
Hold the K.S.A. 48-3406(c)(2) probationary broker license.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

New original license after forfeiture (examination)
Affiliation
The original license is issued active, with company affiliation as an associate broker or an approved primary or branch office for a supervising or branch broker; include the supervising broker recommendation where K.S.A. 58-3039(h) applies.
Application fees
Submit the pre-license application with $120 fingerprint/application processing fees and the license application with $175; a new company or branch application adds $100. K.S.A. 48-3406a(u) and the Board waive covered original-license and renewal fees for eligible military spouses, including spouses of honorably discharged former servicemembers; indicate eligibility on each application.
Broker fundamentals
Complete the approved 30-hour Broker Fundamentals course within 12 months of application or of the exam when education evidence is provided to the testing service; course completion authorizes the examination.
Broker management
Complete the approved 30-hour Broker Management course within six months of application. School course quizzes and assessments are education conditions, not independently identified licensing examinations.
Character
Show honesty, trustworthiness, integrity and competence; disclose pending charges, convictions, disciplinary actions and real estate litigation with the documentation required by K.A.R. 86-1-19 and K.S.A. 58-3043. Prior felony convictions require the applicable five- or fifteen-year post-sanction period and Commission rehabilitation findings under K.S.A. 58-3043(e)-(f).
Exam score window
The Commission must receive the application within six months of the earliest required passing examination under K.S.A. 58-3039(f)(3); passing before application does not remove a currently offered exam from this requirement.
Experience
Licensed salesperson in Kansas or salesperson or broker elsewhere with two years of licensed activity in the immediately preceding three years under K.S.A. 58-3039(d); the Commission may accept equivalent related experience or education under subsection (e). Qualifying activity is for compensation for a client or customer.
Experience documentation
Submit transaction records for the preceding three years. Staff approval: at least 15 years licensed and 20 points, three years and 30 points, or two years and 40 points; two years and 20–39 points receives a supervision restriction. Other applicants go to Commission review with a resume and supervising-broker recommendation. Three points per commercial/agricultural transaction over $1,000,000 and one for other closed transactions; no residential-management or uncredited team points; at most 10 personal-interest points.
Fingerprints
Submit fingerprints and a state and national criminal history check under K.S.A. 58-3039(b). The criminal history report and license history certifications must be issued within six months before the completed application under K.A.R. 86-1-20.
General education
High school diploma or equivalent under K.S.A. 58-3039(c).
Minimum age
At least 18 years of age under K.S.A. 58-3039(c).
Prior license condition
Prior license expired more than six months ago or was surrendered/forfeited; a new application is required, rather than late renewal.
New original license after forfeiture (out of state credentials)
Kansas Real Estate Broker State Examination
Affiliation
The original license is issued active, with company affiliation as an associate broker or an approved primary or branch office for a supervising or branch broker; include the supervising broker recommendation where K.S.A. 58-3039(h) applies.
Application fees
Submit the pre-license application with $120 fingerprint/application processing fees and the license application with $175; a new company or branch application adds $100. K.S.A. 48-3406a(u) and the Board waive covered original-license and renewal fees for eligible military spouses, including spouses of honorably discharged former servicemembers; indicate eligibility on each application.
Broker management
Complete the approved 30-hour Broker Management course within six months of application.
Character
Show honesty, trustworthiness, integrity and competence; disclose pending charges, convictions, disciplinary actions and real estate litigation with the documentation required by K.A.R. 86-1-19 and K.S.A. 58-3043. Prior felony convictions require the applicable five- or fifteen-year post-sanction period and Commission rehabilitation findings under K.S.A. 58-3043(e)-(f).
Exam score window
The Commission must receive the application within six months of the earliest required passing examination under K.S.A. 58-3039(f)(3); passing before application does not remove a currently offered exam from this requirement.
Experience
Licensed salesperson in Kansas or salesperson or broker elsewhere with two years of licensed activity in the immediately preceding three years under K.S.A. 58-3039(d); the Commission may accept equivalent related experience or education under subsection (e). Qualifying activity is for compensation for a client or customer.
Experience documentation
Submit transaction records for the preceding three years. Staff approval: at least 15 years licensed and 20 points, three years and 30 points, or two years and 40 points; two years and 20–39 points receives a supervision restriction. Other applicants go to Commission review with a resume and supervising-broker recommendation. Three points per commercial/agricultural transaction over $1,000,000 and one for other closed transactions; no residential-management or uncredited team points; at most 10 personal-interest points.
Fingerprints
Submit fingerprints and a state and national criminal history check under K.S.A. 58-3039(b). The criminal history report and license history certifications must be issued within six months before the completed application under K.A.R. 86-1-20.
General education
High school diploma or equivalent under K.S.A. 58-3039(c).
Kansas law course
K.S.A. 58-3046a(e), the Broker Prelicensing Checklist and the May 2026 Guidebook require a four-hour Kansas Law Course within six months for qualifying out-of-state broker applicants; the Broker Requirements page lists only the 30-hour management course. The statutory four-hour course remains an applicant condition.
Minimum age
At least 18 years of age under K.S.A. 58-3039(c).
National exam waiver
The Board exercises its K.S.A. 58-3040(e) waiver to waive the national portion for applicants currently licensed elsewhere. Equivalent education, examination and experience are subject to Commission acceptance; other-jurisdiction examinations are applicant evidence, not Kansas examination leaves.
Out of state license
Hold a current broker license in another jurisdiction; a nonresident must hold it in the state of residence, submit service-of-process appointment and agree to Kansas law and Commission jurisdiction under K.S.A. 58-3040(a),(g). Submit license history certifications.
Prior license condition
Prior license expired more than six months ago or was surrendered/forfeited; a new application is required, rather than late renewal.
New original license after revocation (examination)
Affiliation
The original license is issued active, with company affiliation as an associate broker or an approved primary or branch office for a supervising or branch broker; include the supervising broker recommendation where K.S.A. 58-3039(h) applies.
Application fees
Submit the pre-license application with $120 fingerprint/application processing fees and the license application with $175; a new company or branch application adds $100. K.S.A. 48-3406a(u) and the Board waive covered original-license and renewal fees for eligible military spouses, including spouses of honorably discharged former servicemembers; indicate eligibility on each application.
Broker fundamentals
Complete the approved 30-hour Broker Fundamentals course within 12 months of application or of the exam when education evidence is provided to the testing service; course completion authorizes the examination.
Broker management
Complete the approved 30-hour Broker Management course within six months of application. School course quizzes and assessments are education conditions, not independently identified licensing examinations.
Character
Show honesty, trustworthiness, integrity and competence; disclose pending charges, convictions, disciplinary actions and real estate litigation with the documentation required by K.A.R. 86-1-19 and K.S.A. 58-3043. Prior felony convictions require the applicable five- or fifteen-year post-sanction period and Commission rehabilitation findings under K.S.A. 58-3043(e)-(f).
Exam score window
The Commission must receive the application within six months of the earliest required passing examination under K.S.A. 58-3039(f)(3); passing before application does not remove a currently offered exam from this requirement.
Experience
Licensed salesperson in Kansas or salesperson or broker elsewhere with two years of licensed activity in the immediately preceding three years under K.S.A. 58-3039(d); the Commission may accept equivalent related experience or education under subsection (e). Qualifying activity is for compensation for a client or customer.
Experience documentation
Submit transaction records for the preceding three years. Staff approval: at least 15 years licensed and 20 points, three years and 30 points, or two years and 40 points; two years and 20–39 points receives a supervision restriction. Other applicants go to Commission review with a resume and supervising-broker recommendation. Three points per commercial/agricultural transaction over $1,000,000 and one for other closed transactions; no residential-management or uncredited team points; at most 10 personal-interest points.
Fingerprints
Submit fingerprints and a state and national criminal history check under K.S.A. 58-3039(b). The criminal history report and license history certifications must be issued within six months before the completed application under K.A.R. 86-1-20.
General education
High school diploma or equivalent under K.S.A. 58-3039(c).
Minimum age
At least 18 years of age under K.S.A. 58-3039(c).
Prior license condition
Prior license revoked or suspended; Commission must accept current good reputation and rehabilitation under K.S.A. 58-3043(b),(e),(f). If revocation followed a recovery-fund payment, K.S.A. 58-3072 bars a new license until full reimbursement plus statutory interest.
New original license after revocation (out of state credentials)
Kansas Real Estate Broker State Examination
Affiliation
The original license is issued active, with company affiliation as an associate broker or an approved primary or branch office for a supervising or branch broker; include the supervising broker recommendation where K.S.A. 58-3039(h) applies.
Application fees
Submit the pre-license application with $120 fingerprint/application processing fees and the license application with $175; a new company or branch application adds $100. K.S.A. 48-3406a(u) and the Board waive covered original-license and renewal fees for eligible military spouses, including spouses of honorably discharged former servicemembers; indicate eligibility on each application.
Broker management
Complete the approved 30-hour Broker Management course within six months of application.
Character
Show honesty, trustworthiness, integrity and competence; disclose pending charges, convictions, disciplinary actions and real estate litigation with the documentation required by K.A.R. 86-1-19 and K.S.A. 58-3043. Prior felony convictions require the applicable five- or fifteen-year post-sanction period and Commission rehabilitation findings under K.S.A. 58-3043(e)-(f).
Exam score window
The Commission must receive the application within six months of the earliest required passing examination under K.S.A. 58-3039(f)(3); passing before application does not remove a currently offered exam from this requirement.
Experience
Licensed salesperson in Kansas or salesperson or broker elsewhere with two years of licensed activity in the immediately preceding three years under K.S.A. 58-3039(d); the Commission may accept equivalent related experience or education under subsection (e). Qualifying activity is for compensation for a client or customer.
Experience documentation
Submit transaction records for the preceding three years. Staff approval: at least 15 years licensed and 20 points, three years and 30 points, or two years and 40 points; two years and 20–39 points receives a supervision restriction. Other applicants go to Commission review with a resume and supervising-broker recommendation. Three points per commercial/agricultural transaction over $1,000,000 and one for other closed transactions; no residential-management or uncredited team points; at most 10 personal-interest points.
Fingerprints
Submit fingerprints and a state and national criminal history check under K.S.A. 58-3039(b). The criminal history report and license history certifications must be issued within six months before the completed application under K.A.R. 86-1-20.
General education
High school diploma or equivalent under K.S.A. 58-3039(c).
Kansas law course
K.S.A. 58-3046a(e), the Broker Prelicensing Checklist and the May 2026 Guidebook require a four-hour Kansas Law Course within six months for qualifying out-of-state broker applicants; the Broker Requirements page lists only the 30-hour management course. The statutory four-hour course remains an applicant condition.
Minimum age
At least 18 years of age under K.S.A. 58-3039(c).
National exam waiver
The Board exercises its K.S.A. 58-3040(e) waiver to waive the national portion for applicants currently licensed elsewhere. Equivalent education, examination and experience are subject to Commission acceptance; other-jurisdiction examinations are applicant evidence, not Kansas examination leaves.
Out of state license
Hold a current broker license in another jurisdiction; a nonresident must hold it in the state of residence, submit service-of-process appointment and agree to Kansas law and Commission jurisdiction under K.S.A. 58-3040(a),(g). Submit license history certifications.
Prior license condition
Prior license revoked or suspended; Commission must accept current good reputation and rehabilitation under K.S.A. 58-3043(b),(e),(f). If revocation followed a recovery-fund payment, K.S.A. 58-3072 bars a new license until full reimbursement plus statutory interest.

Restricted or Conditioned Real Estate Broker License

Broker license with Commission-imposed restrictions or conditions under K.S.A. 58-3041; it may prohibit supervision, limit transactions or time, require a particular supervising broker, education, reports or a surety bond.

Licensing authority: Kansas Real Estate Commission · Application information

Commission imposition of restrictions or conditions on an existing license
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Commission order
Commission elects conditions or restrictions instead of revocation; permitted conditions follow subsection (b), with notice and an opportunity to be heard.
Existing license
Existing Kansas broker license and one of the misconduct or pending-matter predicates in K.S.A. 58-3041(d).

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Restricted or conditioned initial licensure (experience; examination)
Affiliation
The original license is issued active, with company affiliation as an associate broker or an approved primary or branch office for a supervising or branch broker; include the supervising broker recommendation where K.S.A. 58-3039(h) applies.
Application fees
Submit the pre-license application with $120 fingerprint/application processing fees and the license application with $175; a new company or branch application adds $100. K.S.A. 48-3406a(u) and the Board waive covered original-license and renewal fees for eligible military spouses, including spouses of honorably discharged former servicemembers; indicate eligibility on each application.
Broker fundamentals
Complete the approved 30-hour Broker Fundamentals course within 12 months of application or of the exam when education evidence is provided to the testing service; course completion authorizes the examination.
Broker management
Complete the approved 30-hour Broker Management course within six months of application. School course quizzes and assessments are education conditions, not independently identified licensing examinations.
Character
Show honesty, trustworthiness, integrity and competence; disclose pending charges, convictions, disciplinary actions and real estate litigation with the documentation required by K.A.R. 86-1-19 and K.S.A. 58-3043. Prior felony convictions require the applicable five- or fifteen-year post-sanction period and Commission rehabilitation findings under K.S.A. 58-3043(e)-(f).
Commission approval
Issuance and later renewal are discretionary under K.S.A. 58-3041(f); the applicant receives notice and an opportunity to be heard. Restrictions do not replace the applicable original examination requirements.
Exam score window
The Commission must receive the application within six months of the earliest required passing examination under K.S.A. 58-3039(f)(3); passing before application does not remove a currently offered exam from this requirement.
Experience
Licensed salesperson in Kansas or salesperson or broker elsewhere with two years of licensed activity in the immediately preceding three years under K.S.A. 58-3039(d); the Commission may accept equivalent related experience or education under subsection (e). Qualifying activity is for compensation for a client or customer.
Experience documentation
Submit transaction records for the preceding three years. Staff approval: at least 15 years licensed and 20 points, three years and 30 points, or two years and 40 points; two years and 20–39 points receives a supervision restriction. Other applicants go to Commission review with a resume and supervising-broker recommendation. Three points per commercial/agricultural transaction over $1,000,000 and one for other closed transactions; no residential-management or uncredited team points; at most 10 personal-interest points.
Fingerprints
Submit fingerprints and a state and national criminal history check under K.S.A. 58-3039(b). The criminal history report and license history certifications must be issued within six months before the completed application under K.A.R. 86-1-20.
General education
High school diploma or equivalent under K.S.A. 58-3039(c).
Minimum age
At least 18 years of age under K.S.A. 58-3039(c).
Restriction basis
The applicant lacks solely sufficient experience or related education; Commission restrictions may prohibit supervision and require a specific supervising broker, transaction or time limits, education or a bond. Two years licensed and 20–39 points receives the published supervision restriction.
Restricted initial licensure with approved military education and examination waiver
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Commission approval
Original issuance and renewal remain discretionary under K.S.A. 58-3041(f).
Eligibility
Meet the KREC military eligibility criteria quoted in the finding sources and obtain express Commission education and examination waiver approval.
Experience restriction
The Commission separately determines that the applicant lacks solely sufficient experience or related education under K.S.A. 58-3041(c); comply with the imposed restrictions, including any supervision prohibition.
Other conditions
Submit the pre-license application, fingerprints, license history and affiliation information. The Board requires no disqualifying criminal or disciplinary matters for this waiver.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Restricted or conditioned initial licensure (experience; out of state credentials)
Kansas Real Estate Broker State Examination
Affiliation
The original license is issued active, with company affiliation as an associate broker or an approved primary or branch office for a supervising or branch broker; include the supervising broker recommendation where K.S.A. 58-3039(h) applies.
Application fees
Submit the pre-license application with $120 fingerprint/application processing fees and the license application with $175; a new company or branch application adds $100. K.S.A. 48-3406a(u) and the Board waive covered original-license and renewal fees for eligible military spouses, including spouses of honorably discharged former servicemembers; indicate eligibility on each application.
Broker management
Complete the approved 30-hour Broker Management course within six months of application.
Character
Show honesty, trustworthiness, integrity and competence; disclose pending charges, convictions, disciplinary actions and real estate litigation with the documentation required by K.A.R. 86-1-19 and K.S.A. 58-3043. Prior felony convictions require the applicable five- or fifteen-year post-sanction period and Commission rehabilitation findings under K.S.A. 58-3043(e)-(f).
Commission approval
Issuance and later renewal are discretionary under K.S.A. 58-3041(f); the applicant receives notice and an opportunity to be heard. Restrictions do not replace the applicable original examination requirements.
Exam score window
The Commission must receive the application within six months of the earliest required passing examination under K.S.A. 58-3039(f)(3); passing before application does not remove a currently offered exam from this requirement.
Experience
Licensed salesperson in Kansas or salesperson or broker elsewhere with two years of licensed activity in the immediately preceding three years under K.S.A. 58-3039(d); the Commission may accept equivalent related experience or education under subsection (e). Qualifying activity is for compensation for a client or customer.
Experience documentation
Submit transaction records for the preceding three years. Staff approval: at least 15 years licensed and 20 points, three years and 30 points, or two years and 40 points; two years and 20–39 points receives a supervision restriction. Other applicants go to Commission review with a resume and supervising-broker recommendation. Three points per commercial/agricultural transaction over $1,000,000 and one for other closed transactions; no residential-management or uncredited team points; at most 10 personal-interest points.
Fingerprints
Submit fingerprints and a state and national criminal history check under K.S.A. 58-3039(b). The criminal history report and license history certifications must be issued within six months before the completed application under K.A.R. 86-1-20.
General education
High school diploma or equivalent under K.S.A. 58-3039(c).
Kansas law course
K.S.A. 58-3046a(e), the Broker Prelicensing Checklist and the May 2026 Guidebook require a four-hour Kansas Law Course within six months for qualifying out-of-state broker applicants; the Broker Requirements page lists only the 30-hour management course. The statutory four-hour course remains an applicant condition.
Minimum age
At least 18 years of age under K.S.A. 58-3039(c).
National exam waiver
The Board exercises its K.S.A. 58-3040(e) waiver to waive the national portion for applicants currently licensed elsewhere. Equivalent education, examination and experience are subject to Commission acceptance; other-jurisdiction examinations are applicant evidence, not Kansas examination leaves.
Out of state license
Hold a current broker license in another jurisdiction; a nonresident must hold it in the state of residence, submit service-of-process appointment and agree to Kansas law and Commission jurisdiction under K.S.A. 58-3040(a),(g). Submit license history certifications.
Restriction basis
The applicant lacks solely sufficient experience or related education; Commission restrictions may prohibit supervision and require a specific supervising broker, transaction or time limits, education or a bond. Two years licensed and 20–39 points receives the published supervision restriction.
Restricted initial licensure with approved resident education and examination waiver
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Commission approval
Original issuance and renewal remain discretionary under K.S.A. 58-3041(f).
Eligibility
Meet the KREC resident eligibility criteria quoted in the finding sources and obtain express Commission education and examination waiver approval.
Experience restriction
The Commission separately determines that the applicant lacks solely sufficient experience or related education under K.S.A. 58-3041(c); comply with the imposed restrictions, including any supervision prohibition.
Other conditions
Submit the pre-license application, fingerprints, license history and affiliation information. The Board requires no disqualifying criminal or disciplinary matters for this waiver.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Restricted or conditioned initial licensure (fitness; examination)
Affiliation
The original license is issued active, with company affiliation as an associate broker or an approved primary or branch office for a supervising or branch broker; include the supervising broker recommendation where K.S.A. 58-3039(h) applies.
Application fees
Submit the pre-license application with $120 fingerprint/application processing fees and the license application with $175; a new company or branch application adds $100. K.S.A. 48-3406a(u) and the Board waive covered original-license and renewal fees for eligible military spouses, including spouses of honorably discharged former servicemembers; indicate eligibility on each application.
Broker fundamentals
Complete the approved 30-hour Broker Fundamentals course within 12 months of application or of the exam when education evidence is provided to the testing service; course completion authorizes the examination.
Broker management
Complete the approved 30-hour Broker Management course within six months of application. School course quizzes and assessments are education conditions, not independently identified licensing examinations.
Character
Show honesty, trustworthiness, integrity and competence; disclose pending charges, convictions, disciplinary actions and real estate litigation with the documentation required by K.A.R. 86-1-19 and K.S.A. 58-3043. Prior felony convictions require the applicable five- or fifteen-year post-sanction period and Commission rehabilitation findings under K.S.A. 58-3043(e)-(f).
Commission approval
Issuance and later renewal are discretionary under K.S.A. 58-3041(f); the applicant receives notice and an opportunity to be heard. Restrictions do not replace the applicable original examination requirements.
Exam score window
The Commission must receive the application within six months of the earliest required passing examination under K.S.A. 58-3039(f)(3); passing before application does not remove a currently offered exam from this requirement.
Experience
Licensed salesperson in Kansas or salesperson or broker elsewhere with two years of licensed activity in the immediately preceding three years under K.S.A. 58-3039(d); the Commission may accept equivalent related experience or education under subsection (e). Qualifying activity is for compensation for a client or customer.
Experience documentation
Submit transaction records for the preceding three years. Staff approval: at least 15 years licensed and 20 points, three years and 30 points, or two years and 40 points; two years and 20–39 points receives a supervision restriction. Other applicants go to Commission review with a resume and supervising-broker recommendation. Three points per commercial/agricultural transaction over $1,000,000 and one for other closed transactions; no residential-management or uncredited team points; at most 10 personal-interest points.
Fingerprints
Submit fingerprints and a state and national criminal history check under K.S.A. 58-3039(b). The criminal history report and license history certifications must be issued within six months before the completed application under K.A.R. 86-1-20.
General education
High school diploma or equivalent under K.S.A. 58-3039(c).
Minimum age
At least 18 years of age under K.S.A. 58-3039(c).
Restriction basis
Commission public-interest review under K.S.A. 58-3041(a) because of misconduct, pending criminal or administrative matters, real estate civil litigation or liens, disciplinary history, unlicensed practice or other K.S.A. 58-3043 factors; comply with the individual order and K.S.A. 58-3041(b) conditions.
Restricted or conditioned initial licensure (fitness; out of state credentials)
Kansas Real Estate Broker State Examination
Affiliation
The original license is issued active, with company affiliation as an associate broker or an approved primary or branch office for a supervising or branch broker; include the supervising broker recommendation where K.S.A. 58-3039(h) applies.
Application fees
Submit the pre-license application with $120 fingerprint/application processing fees and the license application with $175; a new company or branch application adds $100. K.S.A. 48-3406a(u) and the Board waive covered original-license and renewal fees for eligible military spouses, including spouses of honorably discharged former servicemembers; indicate eligibility on each application.
Broker management
Complete the approved 30-hour Broker Management course within six months of application.
Character
Show honesty, trustworthiness, integrity and competence; disclose pending charges, convictions, disciplinary actions and real estate litigation with the documentation required by K.A.R. 86-1-19 and K.S.A. 58-3043. Prior felony convictions require the applicable five- or fifteen-year post-sanction period and Commission rehabilitation findings under K.S.A. 58-3043(e)-(f).
Commission approval
Issuance and later renewal are discretionary under K.S.A. 58-3041(f); the applicant receives notice and an opportunity to be heard. Restrictions do not replace the applicable original examination requirements.
Exam score window
The Commission must receive the application within six months of the earliest required passing examination under K.S.A. 58-3039(f)(3); passing before application does not remove a currently offered exam from this requirement.
Experience
Licensed salesperson in Kansas or salesperson or broker elsewhere with two years of licensed activity in the immediately preceding three years under K.S.A. 58-3039(d); the Commission may accept equivalent related experience or education under subsection (e). Qualifying activity is for compensation for a client or customer.
Experience documentation
Submit transaction records for the preceding three years. Staff approval: at least 15 years licensed and 20 points, three years and 30 points, or two years and 40 points; two years and 20–39 points receives a supervision restriction. Other applicants go to Commission review with a resume and supervising-broker recommendation. Three points per commercial/agricultural transaction over $1,000,000 and one for other closed transactions; no residential-management or uncredited team points; at most 10 personal-interest points.
Fingerprints
Submit fingerprints and a state and national criminal history check under K.S.A. 58-3039(b). The criminal history report and license history certifications must be issued within six months before the completed application under K.A.R. 86-1-20.
General education
High school diploma or equivalent under K.S.A. 58-3039(c).
Kansas law course
K.S.A. 58-3046a(e), the Broker Prelicensing Checklist and the May 2026 Guidebook require a four-hour Kansas Law Course within six months for qualifying out-of-state broker applicants; the Broker Requirements page lists only the 30-hour management course. The statutory four-hour course remains an applicant condition.
Minimum age
At least 18 years of age under K.S.A. 58-3039(c).
National exam waiver
The Board exercises its K.S.A. 58-3040(e) waiver to waive the national portion for applicants currently licensed elsewhere. Equivalent education, examination and experience are subject to Commission acceptance; other-jurisdiction examinations are applicant evidence, not Kansas examination leaves.
Out of state license
Hold a current broker license in another jurisdiction; a nonresident must hold it in the state of residence, submit service-of-process appointment and agree to Kansas law and Commission jurisdiction under K.S.A. 58-3040(a),(g). Submit license history certifications.
Restriction basis
Commission public-interest review under K.S.A. 58-3041(a) because of misconduct, pending criminal or administrative matters, real estate civil litigation or liens, disciplinary history, unlicensed practice or other K.S.A. 58-3043 factors; comply with the individual order and K.S.A. 58-3041(b) conditions.
Late renewal and reinstatement on active status
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Education
Twelve approved CE hours during the renewal period, including three Kansas Required Core hours; CE earned before issuance of the broker license does not count.
Fees
$175 broker renewal fee; a late application also requires $100 unless an applicable military-spouse fee waiver applies.
Prior license
Existing Kansas broker license; application within six months after expiration.
Restricted order
Renewal is not automatic: K.S.A. 58-3041(f) requires Commission discretion and compliance with the existing restrictions or conditions.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Late renewal and reinstatement on inactive status
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Education
The statutory CE requirement does not apply on deactivated status; license must still be renewed and cannot be used to practice until reactivated.
Fees
$175 broker renewal fee; a late application also requires $100 unless an applicable military-spouse fee waiver applies.
Prior license
Existing Kansas broker license; application within six months after expiration.
Restricted order
Renewal is not automatic: K.S.A. 58-3041(f) requires Commission discretion and compliance with the existing restrictions or conditions.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Reactivation after more than five years (current out of state broker)
Kansas Real Estate Broker State Examination
Education
Six additional approved hours per full inactive year and the regular past-period CE in the Board instructions; submit reinstatement application, fee and company approval.
Examination
K.S.A. 58-3047(g) requires original-applicant examinations. The applicant currently holds a broker license elsewhere and receives the Board national-examination waiver under K.S.A. 58-3040(e); the Kansas state examination remains.
Prior license
Deactivated continuously for more than five years, not suspended or revoked.
Restricted order
Renewal is not automatic: K.S.A. 58-3041(f) requires Commission discretion and compliance with the existing restrictions or conditions.
Score validity
Original-applicant passing scores are valid for six months under K.S.A. 58-3039(f)(3).
Reactivation after more than five years (original examination)
Education
Six additional approved hours per full inactive year and the regular past-period CE in the Board instructions; submit reinstatement application, fee and company approval.
Examination
K.S.A. 58-3047(g) requires original-applicant examinations. This applicant has no approved national-examination exemption.
Prior license
Deactivated continuously for more than five years, not suspended or revoked.
Restricted order
Renewal is not automatic: K.S.A. 58-3041(f) requires Commission discretion and compliance with the existing restrictions or conditions.
Score validity
Original-applicant passing scores are valid for six months under K.S.A. 58-3039(f)(3).
Reactivation after over two through five years
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Affiliation
Obtain required company approval through the reactivation application.
Board five year instruction
K.S.A. 58-3047(f) covers exactly five years without an examination; subsection (g) adds original-applicant examinations only beyond five years. The Board REL-200 renewal form nevertheless states: If the license has been inactive for five or more years, the licensure exam must be passed in addition to the education requirements listed above, prior to reactivation. The statutory boundary controls this route; applicants should note the Board instruction.
Education and application
Complete six additional hours of approved instruction per full inactive year, plus the regular past-period CE described in the Board renewal instructions; pay the fee and submit the prescribed application.
Prior license
A deactivated broker license that is not suspended or revoked; inactivity more than two and not more than five years.
Restricted order
Renewal is not automatic: K.S.A. 58-3041(f) requires Commission discretion and compliance with the existing restrictions or conditions.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Reactivation after up to two years
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Affiliation
Obtain required company approval through the reactivation application.
Education and application
Complete the CE requirements for the immediately preceding license period, pay the reinstatement fee and submit the prescribed application.
Prior license
A deactivated broker license that is not suspended or revoked; inactivity not more than two years.
Restricted order
Renewal is not automatic: K.S.A. 58-3041(f) requires Commission discretion and compliance with the existing restrictions or conditions.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Timely renewal on active status
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Education
Twelve approved CE hours during the renewal period, including three Kansas Required Core hours; CE earned before issuance of the broker license does not count.
Fees
$175 broker renewal fee; a late application also requires $100 unless an applicable military-spouse fee waiver applies.
Prior license
Existing Kansas broker license; application on or before the expiration date.
Restricted order
Renewal is not automatic: K.S.A. 58-3041(f) requires Commission discretion and compliance with the existing restrictions or conditions.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Timely renewal on inactive status
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Education
The statutory CE requirement does not apply on deactivated status; license must still be renewed and cannot be used to practice until reactivated.
Fees
$175 broker renewal fee; a late application also requires $100 unless an applicable military-spouse fee waiver applies.
Prior license
Existing Kansas broker license; application on or before the expiration date.
Restricted order
Renewal is not automatic: K.S.A. 58-3041(f) requires Commission discretion and compliance with the existing restrictions or conditions.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Kansas Real Estate Broker State Examination

Provider
Pearson VUE
Format
Computer-administered examination
Exam questions
40 scored questions and 10 unscored pretest questions
Time limit
1.5 hours
Passing score
Scaled score 70
Exam fee
$70 for the Kansas portion scheduled separately; $70 total when both portions are scheduled together
Examination outline
  • I. Duties and Powers of the Kansas Real Estate Commission (Broker 2)
    • A. General powers and duties; Commission members
    • B. Investigations, hearings, and appeals
    • C. License revocation, suspension, condition, restriction, censure of licensee, and civil fines
    • D. Criminal prosecution
  • II. Licensing Requirements (Broker 3)
    • A. Activities requiring a license
    • B. Renewal of license
    • C. Education requirements
    • D. Deactivation, and reinstatement of licenses
  • III. Requirements Governing Activities of Licensees (Broker 8)
    • A. Place of business and company names
    • B. Records
    • C. Reporting requirements
    • D. Advertising
    • E. Commissions/referral/relocation fees
    • F. Required residential contract language
    • G. Supervision of affiliated licensee
  • IV. Prohibited Acts (Broker 8)
  • V. Brokerage Relationships in Real Estate Transactions Act (BRRETA) (Broker 15)
  • VI. Broker Only Topics (Broker 4)
    • A. Exemptions from licensure
    • B. Qualifications, exams, denial of license
    • C. Handling of trust funds and trust accounts
    • D. Broker supervision of primary office and branch offices
    • E. Commercial real estate; sharing commissions with a person licensed in another state/jurisdiction
Examination sources

Real Estate National/General Examination for Brokers

Provider
Pearson VUE
Format
National/general portion of state real estate broker licensing examinations, scored separately from the state portion; every item is classified as knowledge, application or analysis; candidates who fail retake only the portion they failed
Exam questions
80 scored items plus 5 unscored pretest items
Examination outline
  • I. REAL PROPERTY CHARACTERISTICS, LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS, AND PROPERTY USE (BROKER 10 of 80 scored items; 2 KNOWLEDGE, 5 APPLICATION, 3 ANALYSIS)
    • A. Real property vs. personal property (3 Items): 1. Fixtures, trade fixtures, emblements; 2. Attachment, severance, and bill of sale
    • B. Characteristics of real property (2 Items): 1. Economic characteristics — a. Scarcity; b. Modification / Improvement; c. Permanence of Investment / Fixity; d. Area Preference / Situs; 2. Physical characteristics — a. Immobility; b. Indestructibility; c. Non-homogeneity / Uniqueness
    • C. Legal descriptions (2 Items): 1. Methods used to describe real property; 2. Survey
    • D. Public and private land use controls – encumbrances (3 Items): 1. Public controls – governmental powers — a. Police power, eminent domain, taxation, escheat; b. Zoning ordinances; 2. Private controls, restrictions, and encroachments — a. Covenants, conditions, and restrictions (CC&Rs), HOAs; b. Easements; c. Licenses and encroachments
  • II. FORMS OF OWNERSHIP, TRANSFER, AND RECORDING OF TITLE (BROKER 8 of 80 scored items; 2 KNOWLEDGE, 3 APPLICATION, 3 ANALYSIS)
    • A. Ownership, estates, rights, and interests (4 Items): 1. Forms of ownership; 2. Freehold estate — a. Fee simple absolute; b. Fee simple defeasible, determinable, and condition subsequent; c. Life estate; d. Bundle of rights; 3. Leasehold estates and types of leases — a. Estate for years and from period to period (periodic estate); b. Estate at will and estate at sufferance; c. Gross, net, percentage leases, and etc.; 4. Liens and lien priority; 5. Air surface and sub-surface rights
    • B. Deed, title, transfer of title, and recording of title (4 Items): 1. Elements of a valid deed; 2. Types of deeds; 3. Title transfer — a. Voluntary alienation; b. Involuntary alienation; 4. Recording the title — a. Constructive and actual notice; b. Title abstract and chain of title; c. Marketable title and cloud on title; d. Attorney title opinion, quiet title lawsuit, and title insurance
  • III. PROPERTY VALUE AND APPRAISAL (BROKER 10 of 80 scored items; 2 KNOWLEDGE, 4 APPLICATION, 4 ANALYSIS)
    • A. Concept of value (3 Items): 1. Market value vs. market price; 2. Characteristics of value; 3. Principles of value
    • B. Appraisal process (3 Items): 1. Purpose and steps to an appraisal; 2. Federal oversight of the appraisal process
    • C. Methods of estimating value and Broker Price Opinions (BPO) (4 Items): 1. Sales comparison approach (market data); 2. Cost approach — a. Improvements and depreciation; b. Physical deterioration, functional, and economic obsolescence; c. Reproduction or replacement costs; 3. Income approach; 4. Gross rent and gross income multipliers; 5. Comparative Market Analysis (CMA); 6. Broker Price Opinion (BPO); 7. Assessed value and tax implications
  • IV. REAL ESTATE CONTRACTS AND AGENCY (BROKER 15 of 80 scored items; 3 KNOWLEDGE, 6 APPLICATION, 6 ANALYSIS)
    • A. Types of contracts (2 Items): 1. Express vs. implied; 2. Unilateral vs. bilateral
    • B. Required elements of a valid contract (3 Items): 1. Voluntary; 2. Agreement / Promise; 3. Legally competent parties; 4. Lawful consideration; 5. Legal act / Purpose
    • C. Contract performance (2 Items): 1. Executed vs. executory; 2. Valid vs. void; 3. Voidable vs. unenforceable; 4. Breach of contract, rescission, and termination; 5. Liquidated, punitive, or compensatory damages; 6. Electronic contracts and digital signatures; 7. Statute of Frauds; 8. Time is of the essence
    • D. Sales contract (2 Items): 1. Offer and counteroffer; 2. Earnest money and liquidated damages; 3. Equitable title; 4. Contingencies; 5. Disputes and breach of contract; 6. Option contract and installment sales contract
    • E. Types of agency and licensee-client relationships (2 Items)
    • F. Creation and termination of agency (2 Items)
    • G. Licensee obligations to parties of a transaction (2 Items)
  • V. REAL ESTATE PRACTICE (BROKER 12 of 80 scored items; 5 KNOWLEDGE, 5 APPLICATION, 2 ANALYSIS)
    • A. Responsibilities of broker (3 Items): 1. Practicing within scope of expertise; 2. Unauthorized practice of law
    • B. Brokerage agreements between the broker and principal (seller, buyer, landlord, or tenant) (3 Items): 1. Seller representation – Types of listing agreements — a. Exclusive right-to-sell and exclusive agency listing; b. Non-exclusive or open listing; c. Net listing (conflict of interest); d. Multiple listing service (MLS); 2. Buyer representation; 3. Property management agreement — a. Accounting for funds; b. Property maintenance; c. Leasing property; d. Collecting rents and security deposits; 4. Termination of agreements; 5. Services, fees, and compensation
    • C. Fair Housing (3 Items): 1. Equal opportunity in housing; 2. Protected classes; 3. Fair housing laws; 4. Illegal practices, enforcement, and penalties; 5. Prohibited advertising; 6. Housing and Urban Development (HUD); 7. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
    • D. Risk management (3 Items): 1. Supervision; 2. Compliance with federal regulations; including Privacy and Do Not Contact; 3. Vicarious liability; 4. Antitrust laws; 5. Fraud and misrepresentation; 6. Types of insurance — a. Errors and Omissions; b. General Liability
  • VI. PROPERTY DISCLOSURES AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES (BROKER 9 of 80 scored items; 4 KNOWLEDGE, 3 APPLICATION, 2 ANALYSIS)
    • A. Property conditions and environmental issues (5 Items): 1. Hazardous substances — a. Lead-based paint; b. Asbestos, radon, and mold; c. Groundwater contamination and underground storage tanks; d. Waste disposal sites and brownfields; e. Flood plains, flood zones, and flood insurance; 2. Clean Air and Water Acts; 3. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) — a. Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA); b. Superfund Amendment and Reauthorization Act (SARA); c. Environmental site assessments (including Phase I and II studies) and impact statements; d. Wetlands protection
    • B. Environmental and property disclosure obligations and liability (4 Items)
  • VII. FINANCING AND SETTLEMENT (BROKER 8 of 80 scored items; 3 KNOWLEDGE, 3 APPLICATION, 2 ANALYSIS)
    • A. Financing concepts and components (2 Items): 1. Methods of financing — a. Mortgage financing – conventional and non-conventional loans; b. Seller financing – land contract/contract for deed; 2. Lien theory vs. title theory and deed of trust; 3. Sources of financing (primary and secondary mortgage markets, and seller financing); 4. Types of loans and loan programs; 5. Mortgage clauses
    • B. Lender Requirements (2 Items): 1. FHA requirements; 2. VA requirements; 3. USDA loan requirements and rural development financing; 4. Conventional requirements; 5. Buyer qualification and Loan to Value (LTV); 6. Hazard and flood insurance; 7. Private mortgage insurance (PMI) and mortgage insurance premium (MIP)
    • C. Federal Financing Regulations and Regulatory Bodies (2 Items): 1. Truth-in-Lending and Regulation Z; 2. TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosures (TRID) — a. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); b. Loan Estimate (LE); c. Closing Disclosure (CD); 3. Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) — a. Referrals; b. Rebates; 4. Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA); 5. Mortgage fraud and predatory lending
    • D. Settlement and closing the transaction (2 Items)
  • VIII. REAL ESTATE MATH CALCULATIONS (BROKER 8 of 80 scored items; 3 APPLICATION, 5 ANALYSIS)
    • A. Property area calculations (1 Item): 1. Square footage; 2. Acreage total
    • B. Property valuation (2 Items): 1. Comparative Market Analysis (CMA); 2. Net Operating Income (NOI); 3. Capitalization rate; 4. Gross rent multiplier; 5. Gross income multiplier; 6. Equity in property; 7. Establishing a listing price; 8. Assessed value and property taxes
    • C. Commission/compensation (1 Item)
    • D. Loan financing costs (1 Item): 1. Interest; 2. Loan to Value (LTV); 3. Fees; 4. Amortization, discount points, and prepayment penalties
    • E. Settlement and closing costs (1 item): 1. Purchase price and down payment; 2. Monthly mortgage calculations- principal, interest, taxes, and insurance (PITI); 3. Net to the seller; 4. Cost to the buyer; 5. Prorated items; 6. Debits and credits; 7. Transfer tax and recording fee
    • F. Investment (1 Item): 1. Return on investment; 2. Appreciation; 3. Depreciation; 4. Tax implications on investment
    • G. Property management calculations (1 Item): 1. Property management and budget calculations; 2. Tenancy and rental calculations
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