Licensing facts · 2026

Rhode Island real estate license timeline

Exam $103 = Pearson VUE national $53 + state $50. DBR salesperson application (2024 form): $140 license/application + $25 Recovery Account. RI AG BCI check is required, amount not stated (null); E&O certificate is required, premium not stated (null); totals assume about $100-300 E&O. A 3-hr lead hazard course is also required. Apply within 1 year of passing; DBR processing about 3 weeks. Broker: 90 hrs + 2 yrs full-time salesperson (Kaplan, secondary source); the handbook is inconsistent on broker state items (50 vs 60). Conveyance tax is legally on the grantor (customarily the seller). No pass rates published.