Washington calls this license broker: it covers brokerage services for a firm under a managing broker’s supervision.
$233
90 hours
Pass state and national broker examinations within six months of each other.
Your renewal dates will be every 2 years from your issue date.
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Washington State Department of Licensing
Washington State Department of LicensingOfficial source
Get your license: Real estate brokersOfficial source
18 years old
High school diploma or equivalent.
Have a high school diploma or equivalent.Official source
90 hours
Complete 90 hours of approved real estate educationOfficial source
Pass state and national broker examinations within six months of each other.
You must pass both the state and national exams within 6 months of each other, or you'll have to retake both exams.Official source
Applicants must have been actively licensed in good standing in another state within the preceding six months; submit license history and pass the Washington state examination.
Have been actively licensed in another state, in good standing, within the preceding 6 months. Request and be ready to upload a License History from one state in which you have a license. … The state exam is about the laws and rules regulating real estate licensingOfficial source
Review the official instructions for your situation before applying.
Open the official agency pageWashington calls this license broker: it covers brokerage services for a firm under a managing broker’s supervision.
Anyone who acts on behalf of a real estate firm to perform real estate brokerage services under the supervision of a managing broker.Official source
You must complete at least 90 hours of continuing education, including: 30-hour Advanced Practices Course 30-hour Real Estate Law Course 3-hour Current Issues in Washington Residential Real Estate Course At least 27 hours of other approved continuing education
You must complete at least 90 hours of continuing education, including: 30-hour Advanced Practices Course 30-hour Real Estate Law Course 3-hour Current Issues in Washington Residential Real Estate Course At least 27 hours of other approved continuing educationOfficial source
Original and renewal license fees include the mandatory $20 research fee.
Original license and renewal fees include a mandatory $20 research fee.Official source
Your renewal dates will be every 2 years from your issue date.
Your renewal dates will be every 2 years from your issue date.Official source
2 years
You must renew your license every 2 years.Official source
30 hours
Subsequent renewals include 3-hour Current Issues and fair-housing education; an initial 6-hour fair-housing course is followed by 3 hours each renewal.
You must complete at least 30 hours, including: 3-hour Current Issues in Washington Residential Real Estate Course At least 27 hours of other approved continuing education … If you haven't taken the initial 6-hour Washington Real Estate Fair Housing course, you must take it first. Once you've taken the initial 6-hour course, you must take the 3-hour Washington Real Estate Fair Housing course each time you renew.Official source
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$233
Get your original license * $233 $330Official source
Confirm the charges and conditions for your application with the official agency.
Your renewal dates will be every 2 years from your issue date.
Your renewal dates will be every 2 years from your issue date.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
$233
Last verified Oct 25, 2026. Each quotation supports the corresponding published value.
Washington State Department of Licensing
Washington State Department of Licensing
Washington State Department of LicensingOfficial source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
https://dol.wa.gov/professional-licenses/real-estate-brokers/get-your-license-real-estate-brokers
Get your license: Real estate brokersOfficial source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
https://dol.wa.gov/professional-licenses/real-estate-brokers/get-your-license-real-estate-brokers
How to applyOfficial source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
18 years old
18
Be at least 18 years old.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
High school diploma or equivalent.
High school diploma or equivalent.
Have a high school diploma or equivalent.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
90 hours
90
Complete 90 hours of approved real estate educationOfficial source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Pass state and national broker examinations within six months of each other.
Pass state and national broker examinations within six months of each other.
You must pass both the state and national exams within 6 months of each other, or you'll have to retake both exams.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
30 hours
30
You must complete at least 30 hoursOfficial source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Subsequent renewals include 3-hour Current Issues and fair-housing education; an initial 6-hour fair-housing course is followed by 3 hours each renewal.
Subsequent renewals include 3-hour Current Issues and fair-housing education; an initial 6-hour fair-housing course is followed by 3 hours each renewal.
You must complete at least 30 hours, including: 3-hour Current Issues in Washington Residential Real Estate Course At least 27 hours of other approved continuing education … If you haven't taken the initial 6-hour Washington Real Estate Fair Housing course, you must take it first. Once you've taken the initial 6-hour course, you must take the 3-hour Washington Real Estate Fair Housing course each time you renew.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Washington calls this license broker: it covers brokerage services for a firm under a managing broker’s supervision.
Washington calls this license broker: it covers brokerage services for a firm under a managing broker’s supervision.
Anyone who acts on behalf of a real estate firm to perform real estate brokerage services under the supervision of a managing broker.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
You must complete at least 90 hours of continuing education, including: 30-hour Advanced Practices Course 30-hour Real Estate Law Course 3-hour Current Issues in Washington Residential Real Estate Course At least 27 hours of other approved continuing education
First active renewal requires at least 90 hours: 30 Advanced Practices, 30 Real Estate Law, 3 Current Issues and at least 27 other approved hours.
You must complete at least 90 hours of continuing education, including: 30-hour Advanced Practices Course 30-hour Real Estate Law Course 3-hour Current Issues in Washington Residential Real Estate Course At least 27 hours of other approved continuing educationOfficial source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Original and renewal license fees include the mandatory $20 research fee.
Original and renewal license fees include the mandatory $20 research fee.
Original license and renewal fees include a mandatory $20 research fee.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
2 years
2
You must renew your license every 2 years.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Your renewal dates will be every 2 years from your issue date.
Your renewal dates will be every 2 years from your issue date. Applies to: Washington real estate brokers
Your renewal dates will be every 2 years from your issue date.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Applicants must have been actively licensed in good standing in another state within the preceding six months; submit license history and pass the Washington state examination.
Applicants must have been actively licensed in good standing in another state within the preceding six months; submit license history and pass the Washington state examination.
Have been actively licensed in another state, in good standing, within the preceding 6 months. Request and be ready to upload a License History from one state in which you have a license. … The state exam is about the laws and rules regulating real estate licensingOfficial source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
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