Delaware Real Estate License Requirements
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What you need to get your real estate license in Delaware
Salesperson:
- Be 18 years old or older.
- Complete 99-hour Pre-License Education.
- Have a High school diploma or equivalent.
- Have the broker of record for the office listed in the real estate employment section complete and sign the Statement of Broker of Record section.
- Request a State/Jurisdiction License Verification to be sent directly to the Board office from every state or jurisdiction where you currently hold or have previously held a license or registration, whether active or expired.
Broker and Associate Broker:
- Be 18 years old or older.
- Complete the required Pre-License Education.
- Have a High school diploma or equivalent.
- Request a State/Jurisdiction License Verification to be sent directly to the Board office from every state or jurisdiction where you currently hold or have previously held a license or registration, whether active or expired.
- Have held an active real estate license as a salesperson and/or broker in Delaware, another jurisdiction, or a combination of jurisdictions for five consecutive years immediately prior to submitting your application.
- Submit a signed and fully completed Sales or Lease Transaction Listing form that documents 30 sales or lease transactions you conducted within the five years preceding your application. Be sure to follow the instructions provided on the form.
What is the passing score for the Delaware real estate license exam?
The salesperson examination comprises 80 questions on national topics and 40 questions focused on state-specific content.
Each licensing examination has multiple versions, referred to as forms. While all forms are created using the same content outlines, the difficulty may vary slightly since each form contains different questions. To ensure fairness and eliminate any advantage or disadvantage caused by the specific form given to a candidate, a statistical process called equating is applied to adjust for differences in difficulty levels. The passing score is 70. Any score below 70 reflects how close the candidate was to passing, rather than indicating the exact number or percentage of questions answered correctly.
The broker examination comprises 80 questions on national topics and 50 questions focused on state-specific content. The scoring of this examination also uses the equating process.
You will obtain your score as soon as you finish the exam.
What is the time limit for the Delaware real estate exam?
The salesperson and broker exams each have a total time limit of 4 hours.
What to bring for the state of Delaware real estate license exam?
Two current forms of identification with signatures. The name on the IDs must match the name on the registration. The primary ID must be government-issued, include a photo, and have a signature, while the secondary ID must include a valid signature. Both forms of identification must be in English.
Primary ID:
- Government-issued driver’s license.
- U.S. Department of State driver’s license.
- U.S. learner’s permit.
- National/state/country ID card.
- Passport.
- Passport Card.
- Military ID.
- Military ID for spouses and dependents.
- Alien Registration Card.
Primary ID must contain your photo, be valid, and be unexpired.
Secondary ID:
- U.S. Social Security card.
- Debit (ATM) or credit card.
- Any type of identification included in the Primary ID list.
Secondary ID must contain your signature and be unexpired.
What is the format of the exam?
You will receive the exam on a computer.
What is the exam content?
The national portion of the salesperson and broker real estate exams contains the following topics:
- Real Property characteristics, definitions, ownership, restrictions, and transfer
- Forms of ownership, transfer, and recording of title
- Property value and appraisal
- Real estate contracts and agency
- Real estate practice
- Property disclosures and environmental issues
- Financing and settlement
- Real estate math calculations
The state portion of the salesperson and broker real estate exams contains the following topics:
- Duties and powers of the Real Estate Commission
- Licensing requirements
- Statutory requirements governing the activities of licensees
- Additional state topics
- Broker only topics
- Escrow accounts
- Examination of records
- Eligibility for licensing
- Place of business
- Supervision
- Foreclosure consultants
- Manufactured homes/department of motor vehicles (DMV)
- New Home Buyer Protection Act – Escrow unfinished work
- Commercial Broker’s Lien
- Conditional/installment sales agreements
- Mortgage Loan Modification
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