Start with the official requirements.
Your regulator is Maryland Real Estate Commission. Verify eligibility, approved schools, application timing, background checks, fees and any sponsoring-broker requirements directly before committing to a course.
Official regulator ↗- Regulator
- Maryland Real Estate Commission
- Prelicense education
- 60 hours
- Exam provider
- PSI
- Questions
- 110 questions (80 national + 30 state)
- Time
- 120 minutes
- Passing rule
- 56/80 national + 21/30 state
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 (11 mandatory from 10/1/2025)
What’s on the state portion?
Topics from your LicenseIQ state course; the official exam outline controls.
- The Maryland Real Estate Commission and Licensing Requirements4 lessons
- Brokerage Relationships and Required Agency Disclosures4 lessons
- Supervision, Trust Money, and Other Maryland Laws4 lessons
- Business Conduct: Offers, Commissions, Advertising, Discipline, and the Guaranty Fund4 lessons
- Maryland Disclosures, Common Ownership Resales, Transfer Taxes, and Security Deposits4 lessons
- Maryland Fair Housing and Ethics3 lessons
Try three practice questions.
Question 1
A Maryland broker wants to pay a $500 referral fee to an unlicensed friend who sent her a buyer. This is:
- A. Prohibited, because licensees may not pay compensation for brokerage services to unlicensed persons
- B. Permitted if under $1,000
- C. Permitted if disclosed to the buyer
- D. Permitted if paid as a gift card
Question 2
A licensee has a buyer interested in a home exclusively listed by another firm. Under the Maryland Code of Ethics, negotiations should be carried on:
- A. Solely with the listing broker
- B. Directly with the seller
- C. With the seller's attorney only
- D. With whichever party answers first
Question 3
A $2,000 security deposit is held for 26 full months, and the applicable annual rate is 1.5% simple interest. How much interest is owed?
- A. $78.00
- B. $60.00
- C. $30.00
- D. $65.00
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