Start with the official requirements.
Your regulator is Board of Registration of Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons. Verify eligibility, approved schools, application timing, background checks, fees and any sponsoring-broker requirements directly before committing to a course.
Official regulator ↗- Regulator
- Board of Registration of Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons
- Prelicense education
- 40 hours
- Exam provider
- PSI
- Questions
- 120 questions (80 national + 40 state)
- Time
- 240 minutes
- Passing rule
- 70% 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 40 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
12 hrs every 2 yrs
What’s on the state portion?
Topics from your LicenseIQ state course; the official exam outline controls.
- The Massachusetts Board and Licensing Requirements4 lessons
- Broker-Salesperson Relationship, Advertising, Commissions and Money4 lessons
- Agency, Mandatory Disclosure, Conflicts and Contracts4 lessons
- Massachusetts Consumer Protection and Property Disclosures2 lessons
- Environmental Issues and Hazardous Materials in Massachusetts3 lessons
- Massachusetts Fair Housing Law (c.151B)3 lessons
- Landlord-Tenant Law and Additional Massachusetts Topics4 lessons
Try three practice questions.
Question 1
Which activity is permitted for a licensee whose license is on inactive status?
- A. Hosting an open house for a former client
- B. Negotiating a lease for a friend for a fee
- C. Listing property under a trade name
- D. Receiving a referral fee from an active broker for referring a buyer
Question 2
A licensee is convicted of discriminatory solicitation under c.112 §87AAA. Besides license discipline, what criminal fine range does the statute provide?
- A. $500 to $1,000
- B. $2,500 to $5,000
- C. Up to $10,000
- D. $1,000 to $2,500
Question 3
At the start of a Massachusetts residential tenancy, the maximum security deposit a landlord may require is
- A. Two months' rent
- B. One month's rent
- C. One and a half months' rent
- D. Any amount agreed in the lease
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