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Broker Licensure

**Broker/Designation classes must be paid in full at the time of registration. A $100.00 cancelation fee will be retained by the School if the student cancels or withdrawals from class.**

Pennsylvania Broker Licensure

In order to become licensed as a broker in Pennsylvania, a real estate licensee must meet both education and experience requirements.

View the flyer below to explore Core, Mandatory and Elective broker licensure courses and requirements.

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  • 1 broker credit = 15 hours
  • Maximum of 4 credits per study area
  • All elective courses must be approved by the PA SPREC for each education provider in order to be approved for a broker elective credit.

Pennsylvania Broker Licensee Requirements

  • Must be 21 years of age and have obtained a high school diploma or its equivalent
  • Must have at least three years experience as a licensed real estate salesperson
  • Complete 16 credits or 240 hours of instruction within 10 years prior to date of passing licensing exam.
  • Satisfy at least 200 points in experience. You can find the point system and LINK
    Note: points are awarded for full time employment wherein no other points can be earned.
  • Have successfully passed both the Pennsylvania and National portions of the Broker Real Estate Exam
  • Have completed, signed and submitted the licensing application provided by the Pennsylvania Real Estate Commission along with the required fee.

Broker Experience Requirements

Must provide a minimum of 3 years of real estate experience by documenting 200 points using the following point system:

  1. Sale (Commercial or Residential)  – 5 points;
  2. Exclusive listing which sold (Commercial or Residential) – 5 points;
  3. Unsold exclusive listing (Commercial or Residential) – 1 point;
  4. Lease (Commercial) – 5 points;
  5. Lease (Residential) – 1 point;
  6. Property Management Assistance (Commercial or Residential) – 6 points/month.

For additional information on Broker Applicant experience requirements, please visit the PA State Real Estate Commission website.

To register for Broker Courses, call (717) 364-3200

Real Estate Brokerage and Office Management (30 hours)

This is a required course for broker licensure candidates. Topics will include:  Communication, Leadership and Management Skills; Policies and Procedures; Marketing the Office, Company and Properties; Staffing and Recruitment; Training and Coaching your REALTORS®. Approved for 2 Broker credits and 30 hours of PA Real Estate Continuing Education for the 2024-2026 cycle. Cost is $400, plus $30 for text book…

Real Estate Sales (30 hours)

Course topics include: Real Estate Laws, the Transaction Cycle, Prospecting Techniques, Listings, Advertising and Marketing, Qualifying Buyers, Selecting and Showing Property, Negotiating Offers, Financing the Transaction, Closings, Brokerage of Various Types of Properties and Exchanges, and much more.  Approved for 2 Broker credits and 30 hours of CE. Cost $400, includes materials…

Dates:
Instructor:
Danielle Winn, MRE, ABR, C2EX, MRP, SRS, AHWD, CRB, PSA

GREEN® Designation (15 hours)

NAR’s GREEN Designation course. Day 1 will cover: The Resource Efficient Home – Retrofits, Remodels, Renovations and New Home Construction. Day 2 will cover: Representing Buyers and Sellers of Resource Efficient Homes. GREEN Designation is approved for an ABR Elective credit. Approved for 1 broker elective credit and15 hours of PA Real Estate CE for the 2024-2026 cycle…

Dates:
Instructor:
Eric Rehling, ABR, ALHS, AHWD, GREEN

At Home with Diversity® Certification Course (AHWD) (7 hours)

NAR Certification Course will help real estate licensees to develop an increased awareness of cultural and personal biases that they may inhibit you from embracing diversity and creating a successful multicultural real estate business. Students will learn inclusive, multi-cultural marketing and advertising strategies to broaden their client base; how to formulate an inclusive business plan to them create an enduring business that is able to adapt and evolve in an ever-changing marketplace…

At Home With Diversity AHWD
Dates:
Instructor:
Angela Eliopoulos, CLHMS, GREEN, GRI, ABR, CIPS, RSPS, TRC, AHWD

Accredited Buyer’s Representative Designation (ABR®) (15 hours)

The goal of the 2-day ABR Designation Core Course is to establish a foundation of training, skills, and resources to help real estate professionals succeed as a buyer’s representative. Students will learn how to build a buyer representative business, value the services they perform on behalf of buyer-clients, increase confidence to work towards a signed buyer representation agreement…

Accredited Buyer's Representative ABR
Dates:
Instructor:
Rick Zalek

Real Estate Finance

Broker course will cover sources of mortgage funds, government influences in the financial market, Mortgages, Notes, Defaults, Foreclosures, redemptions, alternate mortgages, and mortgage placement procedures.  This course is approved for 45 hours of CE and 3 Broker credits for the 2024-2026 PA CE cycle. Cost is $500, including course materials…

Dates:
Instructor:
Danielle Winn, MRE, ABR, C2EX, MRP, SRS, AHWD, CRB, PSA

State Exam

Candidates wishing to obtain a broker’s license must pass the Broker examination. To qualify to take the Broker examination, all applicants must go to www.pals.pa.gov and register, then log in to submit an application. A list of documents needed to include with the application can be found by clicking on ‘Application Checklists’ from the above
link, then selecting the type of license needed to view the checklist items that will be required. Once approved, you will receive an email authorization with instructions on scheduling. You will need to navigate to pare.useclarus.com, and hit “reset password” then use the email associated with your PALS account to reset your password so you can schedule for your exam using the Clarus portal.