North Dakota Real Estate License Requirements

Sales Associate License Requirements                                                                           

The requirements for a real estate salesperson license in North Dakota include:

• Being at least 18 years of age.
• Completed at least 30 hours of approved real estate courses if licensed before December 31, 2005, and having successfully completed at least 45 hours of approved classroom courses if licensed after December 31, 2005. 
• All applicants must successfully pass the real estate exams before being licensed.
  • Salesperson applicants are allowed to take the examination before they have completed the education requirements, but they will not be licensed until after passing the examination.
• The real estate salesperson needs to successfully complete 15 post-licensure hours of approved courses within one year of becoming licensed.

                                                                                                                                              Broker License Requirements                                                                                                 

The requirements for a real estate broker license in North Dakota include:

• Being at least 18 years of age.
• Complete an additional 60 hours of approved classroom courses.
• All applicants for the broker license need to successfully pass the real estate exams.
  • Brokers may not take the examinations unless they have fulfilled the education requirements first.
• All applicants for the broker license need to have been actively engaged as a licensed real estate salesperson for at least two years before applying for the broker license, or they shall have had experience that the Commission believes is substantially equal to that which a active salesperson would have had.

Broker applicants who could not acquire employment as a real estate salesperson because of conditions existing in the area where the salesperson lives, may have the experience requirement waived by the Commission. The educational requirements will not be waived, but certain educational courses might also satisfy the experience requirement.

Licenses will not be issued to anyone who has had a real estate license revoked in any state within the two years prior to the date of their anticipated license application.

Continuing Education Requirements                                                                                 

All real estate licensees need to complete at least 16 hours of approved continuing education courses every two years, with six of these hours being completed within the first year.  

Examination Fees                                                                                                                   

The examination fee is $130.00, and the license fee for a salesperson license is $100.00 and for the broker license is $120.00. Licenses are issued for two year periods and will not be renewed unless the continuing education requirement has been fulfilled. Renewal fees are the same as the original license fees.