How to become a real estate agent in Florida
Florida Real Estate Commission (Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Real Estate) licenses agents here. The entry license is called the sales associate (entry level). Florida calls its entry-level license Sales Associate rather than salesperson, and the commission maintains mutual recognition agreements with a set of other states plus a continuing education exemption for Florida Bar members.
- Entry license
- sales associate (entry level)
- Exam vendor
- Pearson VUE
- Verified
- Official source
Start at the source
Florida Real Estate Commission (Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Real Estate) is the authority. Its site, www2.myfloridalicense.com, carries the current candidate handbook, approved education list, and application. Hours, fees and requirements change; the commission's version is the one that counts.
The path in Florida
- Pull the candidate handbook from the commission above; it names the education hours, the application steps.
- Complete pre-licensing education with an approved provider.
- Pass the exam, administered by Pearson VUE: typically a national portion plus the state-law portion that catches candidates who studied only national material. The exam guide covers how to split your prep.
- Choose your sponsoring brokerage deliberately: the questions to ask matter more than the recruiting pitch.
- Before any of it, read the honest decision guide. The license is easy; the career is the decision.
Other states
| Georgia | Georgia Real Estate Commission & Appraisers Board |
| Hawaii | Hawaii Real Estate Commission (Real Estate Branch, Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs) |
| Idaho | Idaho Real Estate Commission (Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses) |
| Illinois | Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division of Real Estate |
| Indiana | Indiana Real Estate Commission (Indiana Professional Licensing Agency) |
| Iowa | Iowa Real Estate Commission (Professional Licensing Bureau, Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing) |
| Kansas | Kansas Real Estate Commission |
| Kentucky | Kentucky Real Estate Commission (Kentucky Real Estate Authority, Public Protection Cabinet) |
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