Illinois Real Estate Salesperson License
To receive your real estate salesperson license in Illinois you need to be at least 21 years of age and have graduated from high school or equivalent. You’ll need to take and pass a 45 hour real estate transactions course and pass the state exam.
Illinois Broker License
For a broker’s license you must have completed at least 120 hours (45 are those required for the salesperson license) plus 15 hours in brokerage admin courses. You’ll then need to pass the course and state required exams. For continuing education and license renewals a salesperson no CE is required after 5/1/04. If you’re licensed before 4/30/03 you need 12 hours of CE.
Real Estate Fees: You will need to pay some state fees to get your license. See fee structure below.
Certification Fee - Registrant's Record $25
(e.g., license status, examination information, discipline, etc.)
Duplicate License or Certification $25
(copy; lost replacement; or name and/or address change [other than name and/or address change at renewal)
Decorative Wall Certificate $10
(actual cost, includes shipping and handling)
Roster Fee (Persons Licensed/Certified under the Act) Hard Copy $40
Disk...$50
Labels...$55
(actual cost, includes shipping and handling costs)
Record of Proceedings (Per Page of Record) $1
(furnishing a record of proceedings under Section 36.20 of the Act)
The great thing about your Illinois license is that Illinois has reciprocity with the following states. Call for more details.
COLORADO Department of Regulatory Agencies
Division of Real Estate
1900 Grant Street, Suite 600
Denver, CO 80203
CONNECTICUT Department of Consumer Protection
Occupational and Professional Licensing Division
165 Capitol Avenue, Room 110
Hartford, CT 06106
GEORGIA Real Estate Commission
229 Peachtree Street, NE
International Tower, Suite 1000
Atlanta, GA 30303-1605
INDIANA Professional Licensing Agency
302 West Washington Street, Room E034
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2700
IOWA Real Estate Commission
1918 SE Hulsizer Avenue
Ankeny, IA 50021-3941
KENTUCKY Real Estate Commission
10200 Linn Station Road, Suite 201
Louisville, KY 40223
MISSOURI Real Estate Commission
P.O. Box 1339
Jefferson City, MO 65102
NEBRASKA Real Estate Commission
1200 'N' Street, Suite 402
P.O. Box 94667
Lincoln, NE 68059-4667
SOUTH DAKOTA Real Estate Commission
118 W. Capitol
Pierre, SD 57501
WISCONSIN Department of Regulation and Licensing
1400 East Washington Avenue
P.O. Box 8935
Madison, WI 53708
Because state policies can change without notice we recommend that you follow up with the state in which you wish to receive your license in and verify all of the state rules, regulations and educational requirements. Find more real estate license course programs on our main real estate page. If you find that any of the information on this site is incorrect please e-mail us so we can correct it immediately.
