Start with the official requirements.
Your regulator is DC Real Estate Commission (Dept. of Licensing and Consumer Protection). Verify eligibility, approved schools, application timing, background checks, fees and any sponsoring-broker requirements directly before committing to a course.
Official regulator ↗- Regulator
- DC Real Estate Commission (Dept. of Licensing and Consumer Protection)
- Prelicense education
- 60 hours
- Exam provider
- PSI
- Questions
- 110 questions (80 national + 30 state)
- Time
- 210 minutes
- Passing rule
- 75% on each portion
The steps, in order.
01
Confirm eligibility
Check age, education, background review and other requirements with the regulator.
02
Complete approved education
Confirm the current 60 hours education requirement and approved providers. LicenseIQ does not replace required prelicensing education.
03
Apply and schedule
Follow the regulator’s application and testing authorization sequence; submit required documents and fees. Exact sequencing varies.
04
Prepare and take the exam
Use the PSI candidate handbook for check-in, accommodations, allowed materials and current scoring.
05
Complete license issuance
After passing, complete remaining regulator requirements. Do not practice until the license is issued and active.
06
Maintain your license
Verify post-license education, renewal deadlines and continuing education with the regulator.
Post-license education
None
Continuing education
15 hrs every 2 yrs
What’s on the state portion?
Topics from your LicenseIQ state course; the official exam outline controls.
- The DC Real Estate Commission: Powers, Discipline, and the Guaranty Fund4 lessons
- DC Licensing Requirements and License Maintenance3 lessons
- Agency and Brokerage Relationships in DC4 lessons
- Licensee Conduct: Broker Supervision, Commissions, Advertising, Documents, and Trust Money4 lessons
- DC Property Disclosures, Common-Interest Communities, Historic Preservation, and Environmental Issues3 lessons
- Tenant Opportunity to Purchase (TOPA) and DC Rental Housing Law3 lessons
- DC Fair Housing: The Human Rights Act, ADA, and Recordation and Transfer Taxes3 lessons
Try three practice questions.
Question 1
Which item may be paid from the DC Guaranty Fund?
- A. Actual and direct loss remaining unpaid on the judgment
- B. Attorney's fees
- C. Punitive damages
- D. Court costs and interest
Question 2
The seller must deliver the DC disclosure statement:
- A. Within 10 days after ratification
- B. At settlement
- C. Before the first showing
- D. Before or at the time the buyer executes the purchase agreement
Question 3
When do a tenant's TOPA rights vest?
- A. When the tenant's lease is signed
- B. When the tenant receives the offer of sale
- C. When the owner lists the property
- D. When the third-party contract is signed
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