How to become a real estate agent in Vermont
Vermont Real Estate Commission (Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State) licenses agents here. Vermont licenses real estate brokers and salespersons through the Office of Professional Regulation under the Secretary of State, guided by a seven-member Real Estate Commission, and OPR states the Vermont state exam is no longer administered through an outside exam service.
- Entry license
- salesperson
- Exam vendor
- See handbook
- Verified
- Partially
Start at the source
Vermont Real Estate Commission (Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State) is the authority. Its site, sos.vermont.gov, carries the current candidate handbook, approved education list, and application. Hours, fees and requirements change; the commission's version is the one that counts.
Verify locally
Parts of this state's process could not be fully confirmed against official sources; the commission's handbook is the authority.
The path in Vermont
- Pull the candidate handbook from the commission above; it names the education hours, the application steps and the exam vendor.
- Complete pre-licensing education with an approved provider.
- Pass the exam: 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
| Virginia | Virginia Real Estate Board (Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation) |
| Washington | Washington State Department of Licensing |
| West Virginia | West Virginia Real Estate Commission |
| Wisconsin | Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services (Real Estate Examining Board) |
| Wyoming | Wyoming Real Estate Commission |
| Alabama | Alabama Real Estate Commission |
| Alaska | Alaska Real Estate Commission (Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing, Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development) |
| Arizona | Arizona Department of Real Estate |
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