Quick answer
Exam: Pass a Commission-approved licensing examination. Individual licenses lapse on the last day of the licensee's birthday month unless renewal fees are paid; the renewal period is four years.
36 hours
Continuing education
thirty-six (36) instructional hours of continuing education courses during the renewal period.
Official sourceVerified Oct 25, 2026 · 1 official source
What are the Georgia real estate license requirements?
Exam
Pass a Commission-approved licensing examination.
Candidates for licensure must take a Commission approved examination and make a passing score
Official sourceLicensing agency and application
Board
Georgia Real Estate Commission
Georgia Real Estate Commission
Official sourceReciprocity
Moving or nonresident applicants may qualify without further exams or education by providing original certifications from each licensing state, issued within twelve months before applying.
A candidate for licensure for licensure who has moved to Georgia from another state or a candidate for licensure for non-resident licensure may be granted a license without further examination or education if such candidate for licensure produces, from the licensing body of each state which has licensed the candidate for licensure, an original certification issued no more than twelve months prior to the candidate for licensure making application for licensure
Official sourceVerified Oct 25, 2026 · 1 official source
What else should I know?
Agency guidance
Salespersons must furnish evidence of at least 25 hours of approved post-license education within one year.
requires that each salesperson must furnish to the Commission within one year of the issuance of an original salesperson's license evidence of satisfactory completion of a post-license course of study of at least 25 instructional hours
Official sourceAgency guidance
An original individual license requires a $45 activation charge, including $20 for the recovery fund, plus a renewal fee.
Whenever an individual applicant activates an original license, that applicant shall pay an activation fee and a renewal fee ... The activation fee for original licensure as an individual broker, associate broker, salesperson, community association manager shall be $45.00 which includes $20.00 for the Real Estate Education, Research, and Recovery Fund;
Official sourceVerified Oct 25, 2026 · 1 official source
How do I renew my real estate license in Georgia?
Renewal
Individual licenses lapse on the last day of the licensee's birthday month unless renewal fees are paid; the renewal period is four years.
Renewal fees for the four year renewal period ... Unless renewal fees are paid, all licenses issued under the provisions of paragraph (1) of this Rule will lapse: (a) in the case of an individual license, on the last day of the month of the birthday of the individual licensee
Official sourceLicense term in years
4 years
Renewal fees for the four year renewal period
Official sourceContinuing education hours
36 hours
thirty-six (36) instructional hours of continuing education courses during the renewal period.
Official sourceContinuing education topics
At least three hours of license law each renewal period.
A licensee shall satisfactorily complete at least three (3) hours of continuing education on the topic of license law during each renewal period.
Official sourceVerified Oct 25, 2026 · 1 official source
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What are the common questions?
How often do I renew a real estate salesperson / sales agent license in Georgia?
Individual licenses lapse on the last day of the licensee's birthday month unless renewal fees are paid; the renewal period is four years.
Renewal fees for the four year renewal period ... Unless renewal fees are paid, all licenses issued under the provisions of paragraph (1) of this Rule will lapse: (a) in the case of an individual license, on the last day of the month of the birthday of the individual licensee
Official sourceVerified Oct 25, 2026 · 1 official source
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Official sources and verification (10)
Last verified Oct 25, 2026. Each quotation supports the corresponding published value.
BoardGeorgia Real Estate Commission
Georgia Real Estate Commission
Georgia Real Estate Commission
Official sourceLast verified Oct 25, 2026
Qualifications / ExamPass a Commission-approved licensing examination.
Pass a Commission-approved licensing examination.
Candidates for licensure must take a Commission approved examination and make a passing score
Official sourceLast verified Oct 25, 2026
License term in years4 years
4
Renewal fees for the four year renewal period
Official sourceLast verified Oct 25, 2026
RenewalIndividual licenses lapse on the last day of the licensee's birthday month unless renewal fees are paid; the renewal period is four years.
Individual licenses lapse on the last day of the licensee's birthday month unless renewal fees are paid; the renewal period is four years. Applies to: Individual licenses; four-year renewal period.
Renewal fees for the four year renewal period ... Unless renewal fees are paid, all licenses issued under the provisions of paragraph (1) of this Rule will lapse: (a) in the case of an individual license, on the last day of the month of the birthday of the individual licensee
Official sourceLast verified Oct 25, 2026
Continuing education hours36 hours
36
thirty-six (36) instructional hours of continuing education courses during the renewal period.
Official sourceLast verified Oct 25, 2026
Continuing education topicsAt least three hours of license law each renewal period.
At least three hours of license law each renewal period.
A licensee shall satisfactorily complete at least three (3) hours of continuing education on the topic of license law during each renewal period.
Official sourceLast verified Oct 25, 2026
ReciprocityMoving or nonresident applicants may qualify without further exams or education by providing original certifications from each licensing state, issued within twelve months before applying.
A qualifying out-of-state applicant may be licensed without further education or examination under Rule 520-1-.04(3)(g), subject to certification and eligibility conditions.
A candidate for licensure for licensure who has moved to Georgia from another state or a candidate for licensure for non-resident licensure may be granted a license without further examination or education if such candidate for licensure produces, from the licensing body of each state which has licensed the candidate for licensure, an original certification issued no more than twelve months prior to the candidate for licensure making application for licensure
Official sourceLast verified Oct 25, 2026
Agency guidanceSalespersons must furnish evidence of at least 25 hours of approved post-license education within one year.
Salespersons must furnish evidence of at least 25 hours of approved post-license education within one year.
requires that each salesperson must furnish to the Commission within one year of the issuance of an original salesperson's license evidence of satisfactory completion of a post-license course of study of at least 25 instructional hours
Official sourceLast verified Oct 25, 2026
Agency guidanceAn original individual license requires a $45 activation charge, including $20 for the recovery fund, plus a renewal fee.
An original individual license requires a $45 activation charge, including $20 for the recovery fund, plus a renewal fee.
Whenever an individual applicant activates an original license, that applicant shall pay an activation fee and a renewal fee ... The activation fee for original licensure as an individual broker, associate broker, salesperson, community association manager shall be $45.00 which includes $20.00 for the Real Estate Education, Research, and Recovery Fund;
Official sourceLast verified Oct 25, 2026
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