Broker License & Requirements

Contact: Board of Real Estate Brokers & Salespersons (517) 241-9288

Agency: Licensing and Regulatory Affairs

An applicant for a broker license must meet all requirements for licensure before submitting an application to the Department.  Successful broker license exam candidates will be provided an Associate Broker License Application with their passing score notification.  Other types of broker license applications (individual, LLC, Corporation, Partnership, etc) can be found on our Forms & Publications page.  An application must verify required real estate experience and successful completion of all required education.  Some applicants will be required to provide other documentation depending upon their background. e.g., all applicants must possess good moral character, applicants who currently hold, or have evern held a real state license in another state or jurisdiction must submit a current letter of good standing from each regulatory entity.

An individual may be licensed as either an Individual Broker, which denotes operation as a sole proprietorship, or as an Associate Broker, an individual who qualifies as a broker but who is licensed to a broker or another broker entity type, LLC, partnership, corporation broker.  If Individual Brokers are using a business name (e.g., John Doe d.b.a. Doe Realty), an assumed name certificate must be obtained from the county clerk's office and filed with the application.  An Associate Broker cannot operate with an assumed name.  If the broker's license will be held by an entity, at least one owner or principal must apply for an associates broker's license to that broker.  The Department has a brochure entitled "Your Real Estate Broker License Application - An Applicant's Guide ( BCS/LRE-035) to assist applicants through this process.

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