CE is due by the birthday three years after initial licensure and by the birthday every three years thereafter.
40 hours real estate practice; 40 hours law and civil rights; 10 hours appraisal; 10 hours finance. Statutory waivers apply to certain attorneys and appraisers.
Pass each portion of the salesperson examination.
Must be due on the licensee's birthday occurring immediately after the licensee's date of initial licensure and on the licensee's birthday every three years thereafter.
30 hours
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Ohio Real Estate Commission; Superintendent of Real Estate
Salesperson's application - license qualifications.Official source
18 years old
Applicants born after 1950 need a high school diploma or equivalence certificate.
If born after the year 1950, has a high school diploma or a certificate of high school equivalenceOfficial source
40 hours real estate practice; 40 hours law and civil rights; 10 hours appraisal; 10 hours finance. Statutory waivers apply to certain attorneys and appraisers.
Forty hours of instruction in real estate practice; (b) Forty hours of instruction that includes the subjects of Ohio real estate law, municipal, state, and federal civil rights law, new case law on housing discrimination, desegregation issues, and methods of eliminating the effects of prior discrimination. … The requirements of this division do not apply to an applicant who is admitted to practice before the supreme court. … Ten hours of instruction in real estate appraisal; (d) Ten hours of instruction in real estate finance. … Division (F)(6)(c) of this section does not apply to any new applicant who holds a valid Ohio real estate appraiser license or certificate issued prior to the date of application for a real estate salesperson's license.Official source
Pass each portion of the salesperson examination.
received a passing score on each portion of the salesperson's examinationOfficial source
Review the official instructions for your situation before applying.
Open the official agency pageCE is due by the birthday three years after initial licensure and by the birthday every three years thereafter.
on or before the licensee's birthday occurring three years after the licensee's date of initial licensure, and on or before the licensee's birthday every three years thereafter.Official source
New salespersons must complete 20 hours of postlicensing instruction within twelve months after issuance.
Not earlier than the date of issue of a real estate salesperson's license to a licensee, but not later than twelve months after the date of issue of a real estate salesperson license to a licensee, the licensee shall submit proof satisfactory to the superintendent, on forms made available by the superintendent, of the completion of twenty hours of instructionOfficial source
The three-year salesperson renewal fee is $182.
Renewal of a three-year real estate salesperson's license, one hundred eighty-two dollars;Official source
Must be due on the licensee's birthday occurring immediately after the licensee's date of initial licensure and on the licensee's birthday every three years thereafter.
shall be due on the licensee's birthday occurring immediately after the licensee's date of initial licensure and on the licensee's birthday every three years thereafter.Official source
3 years
Renewal of a three-year real estate salesperson's licenseOfficial source
30 hours
satisfactorily completed thirty hours of continuing educationOfficial source
Each three-year period includes at least 3 hours civil rights/fair housing, 3 hours current real estate legislation, and 3 hours canons of ethics.
(1) Three classroom hours minimum in a course devoted exclusively to instruction in current municipal, state and federal civil rights laws; civil rights case law; desegregation issues; methods for eliminating the effects of prior discrimination; and strategies for affirmatively furthering fair housing. … (2) Three classroom hours minimum in a course on current state and federal legislation affecting the real estate industry, which may include, but not be limited to, relevant state real estate licensing laws and regulations, court decisions and related reports. … (3) Three classroom hours minimum in a course on the canons of ethics for the real estate industry as adopted by the Ohio real estate commission and section 4735.18 of the Revised Code.Official source
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$81
A fee of eighty-one dollars shall accompany the applicationOfficial source
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Must be due on the licensee's birthday occurring immediately after the licensee's date of initial licensure and on the licensee's birthday every three years thereafter.
shall be due on the licensee's birthday occurring immediately after the licensee's date of initial licensure and on the licensee's birthday every three years thereafter.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Last verified Oct 25, 2026. Each quotation supports the corresponding published value.
Ohio Real Estate Commission; Superintendent of Real Estate
Ohio Real Estate Commission; Superintendent of Real Estate
superintendent of real estateOfficial source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-4735.09
Salesperson's application - license qualifications.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
18 years old
18
Is at least eighteen years of ageOfficial source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Applicants born after 1950 need a high school diploma or equivalence certificate.
Applicants born after 1950 need a high school diploma or equivalence certificate.
If born after the year 1950, has a high school diploma or a certificate of high school equivalenceOfficial source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
40 hours real estate practice; 40 hours law and civil rights; 10 hours appraisal; 10 hours finance. Statutory waivers apply to certain attorneys and appraisers.
40 hours real estate practice; 40 hours law and civil rights; 10 hours appraisal; 10 hours finance. Statutory waivers apply to certain attorneys and appraisers.
Forty hours of instruction in real estate practice; (b) Forty hours of instruction that includes the subjects of Ohio real estate law, municipal, state, and federal civil rights law, new case law on housing discrimination, desegregation issues, and methods of eliminating the effects of prior discrimination. … The requirements of this division do not apply to an applicant who is admitted to practice before the supreme court. … Ten hours of instruction in real estate appraisal; (d) Ten hours of instruction in real estate finance. … Division (F)(6)(c) of this section does not apply to any new applicant who holds a valid Ohio real estate appraiser license or certificate issued prior to the date of application for a real estate salesperson's license.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Pass each portion of the salesperson examination.
Pass each portion of the salesperson examination.
received a passing score on each portion of the salesperson's examinationOfficial source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
$81
81
A fee of eighty-one dollars shall accompany the applicationOfficial source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
3 years
3
Renewal of a three-year real estate salesperson's licenseOfficial source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
30 hours
30
satisfactorily completed thirty hours of continuing educationOfficial source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
CE is due by the birthday three years after initial licensure and by the birthday every three years thereafter.
CE is due by the birthday three years after initial licensure and by the birthday every three years thereafter.
on or before the licensee's birthday occurring three years after the licensee's date of initial licensure, and on or before the licensee's birthday every three years thereafter.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
New salespersons must complete 20 hours of postlicensing instruction within twelve months after issuance.
New salespersons must complete 20 hours of postlicensing instruction within twelve months after issuance.
Not earlier than the date of issue of a real estate salesperson's license to a licensee, but not later than twelve months after the date of issue of a real estate salesperson license to a licensee, the licensee shall submit proof satisfactory to the superintendent, on forms made available by the superintendent, of the completion of twenty hours of instructionOfficial source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
The three-year salesperson renewal fee is $182.
The three-year salesperson renewal fee is $182.
Renewal of a three-year real estate salesperson's license, one hundred eighty-two dollars;Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Must be due on the licensee's birthday occurring immediately after the licensee's date of initial licensure and on the licensee's birthday every three years thereafter.
shall be due on the licensee's birthday occurring immediately after the licensee's date of initial licensure and on the licensee's birthday every three years thereafter. Applies to: Ohio real estate salespersons
shall be due on the licensee's birthday occurring immediately after the licensee's date of initial licensure and on the licensee's birthday every three years thereafter.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Each three-year period includes at least 3 hours civil rights/fair housing, 3 hours current real estate legislation, and 3 hours canons of ethics.
Each three-year period includes at least 3 hours civil rights/fair housing, 3 hours current real estate legislation, and 3 hours canons of ethics.
(1) Three classroom hours minimum in a course devoted exclusively to instruction in current municipal, state and federal civil rights laws; civil rights case law; desegregation issues; methods for eliminating the effects of prior discrimination; and strategies for affirmatively furthering fair housing. … (2) Three classroom hours minimum in a course on current state and federal legislation affecting the real estate industry, which may include, but not be limited to, relevant state real estate licensing laws and regulations, court decisions and related reports. … (3) Three classroom hours minimum in a course on the canons of ethics for the real estate industry as adopted by the Ohio real estate commission and section 4735.18 of the Revised Code.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
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