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  1. Who enforces the laws and rules for real estate agents? 
  2. What types of licenses are available?
  3. What requirements are there for licensing?
  4. What education is required?
  5. Is experience required?
  6. How much does it cost to become a real estate licensee?
  7. What is the advantage of being a broker-salesman rather than a salesperson?
  8. PRESS for link to Nevada Real Estate Division Licensing Information

Who enforces the laws and rules for real estate agents?

Each state creates their own laws and rules regarding licensing.

In Nevada, real estate agents obtain a license from the Nevada Real Estate Division.  They can be contacted at 702-486-4033 in Las Vegas or 775-687-4280 in Carson City.

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What types of licenses are available?

Three unique licenses are available.  The types are :

  1. Broker

  2. Broker/Salesperson

  3. Salesperson

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What requirements are there for licensing?

Candidates must take real estate pre-licensing education, pass a state examination, find a Broker to hang their license, fill out an application and fingerprint cards.  During the application process, the Division will investigate any criminal records or previous real estate offenses.  

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What education is required?

It depends on which license your are applying for.  All salespeople must show evidence of having completed a 90-hour pre-licensing course including:

  • 45-hour principles and practices

  • 45-hour real estate law including 18-hours Nevada law

The 90-hour course can be taken in any state, as long as the applicant can prove they took it with transcripts or certificates. If the applicant took a 90-hour course in a state other than Nevada, the Nevada Real Estate Division typically requires applicants to take only 18-hour Nevada law from a licensed school and the 45-hour Broker Management course if they are applying for a broker or broker-salesperson license.

Broker and Broker/Salesperson applicants must also show evidence of having completed 64-college credits and a 45-hour Broker Management course; 64-college credits covers 24 credits in real estate and business related topics, and 40 credits in anything, or 8-years full-time experience in real estate or combination.  Full-time experience means 30-hours per week for 48-weeks per year.  Each 2-years of experience are equal to 16-college credits.

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Is experience required?

2-years full-time experience is required to become a Broker.  A broker-salesperson can work as a broker-salesperson until they obtain the 2-years experience.  Then the licensee may apply for a broker's license without retesting. 

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How much does it cost to become a real estate licensee?

The costs are as follows:

  • $299 for required Nevada education
  • $100 for state examination
  • $175 for salesperson's license or $210 for broker's license for the 1st year
  • approx. $8 for fingerprint cards or $65 if fingerprinting through PSI (recommended)
  • approx. $800 to join Association of Realtors and buy a key for key safes from the Association (if Broker belongs, all salespeople must join)
  • approx. $30 for business cards
  • advertising fees (varies)
  • office fees (varies - check around)
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What is the advantage of being a broker/salesperson rather than a salesperson?

A broker/salesperson has already passed the broker's state examination rather than the salesperson's state examination. If they want to become a broker in the future, after they obtain the 2-years full-time experience, they do not need to sit for the state examination, because they have already successfully passed the state examination.  They need only apply to become a broker.  They can also manage an office.

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Author: Cindy Weber.
Copyright © 1999  [ABC Real Estate School]. All rights reserved.
Revised: February 20, 2008 .

 

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Copyright © 1999  [ABC Real Estate School]. All rights reserved.
Revised: February 20, 2008 .