Start with the official requirements.
Your regulator is New Hampshire Real Estate Commission (OPLC). Verify eligibility, approved schools, application timing, background checks, fees and any sponsoring-broker requirements directly before committing to a course.
Official regulator ↗- Regulator
- New Hampshire Real Estate Commission (OPLC)
- Prelicense education
- 40 hours
- Exam provider
- PSI
- Questions
- 120 questions (80 national + 40 state)
- Time
- 240 minutes
- Passing rule
- 56/80 national + 28/40 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 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
15 hrs at first renewal (3-hr core + 12 post-licensing)
Continuing education
15 hrs every 2 yrs
What’s on the state portion?
Topics from your LicenseIQ state course; the official exam outline controls.
- New Hampshire Real Estate Commission and Licensure4 lessons
- Regulation of Licensee Conduct: Offices, Advertising, and Prohibited Acts3 lessons
- Escrow Funds and Property Condition Disclosures3 lessons
- New Hampshire Agency Relationships4 lessons
- New Hampshire Principles and Practice: Fair Housing, Title, and Taxes4 lessons
- New Hampshire Landlord-Tenant and Property Management3 lessons
Try three practice questions.
Question 1
What is New Hampshire's real estate transfer tax rate?
- A. $0.75 per $100 of price, charged to each of the buyer and the seller
- B. $0.75 per $100 in total, split between the parties
- C. $2.00 per $500 paid by the buyer
- D. $1.50 per $100 paid entirely by the seller
Question 2
Before a firm opens a branch office, the principal broker must:
- A. submit a branch office application and designate a managing broker for the branch
- B. obtain written consent from all licensees
- C. notify the commission within 30 days after opening
- D. post an additional $100,000 bond
Question 3
A license expired 14 months ago. The former licensee wants to practice again. What must the person do?
- A. Complete a 40-hour course and show good cause
- B. Apply as an original applicant, meeting education, exam, and application requirements
- C. Simply request reactivation
- D. Pay a late fee and take 9 extra CE hours
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