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How California Licenses Real Estate Agents (DRE & Broker Supervision)

California · State License Law — free study notes for the real estate licensing exam.

🏛️ State License Law 📍 California

📖 What you need to know

California real estate licensing is administered by the Department of Real Estate (DRE). To qualify for a salesperson license you must complete 135 hours of approved pre-license education (Real Estate Principles, Real Estate Practice, and one elective). A salesperson cannot act independently; they must work under and be supervised by a licensed real estate broker, who is responsible for the salesperson's activities and trust-fund handling.

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Questions students ask

Is How California Licenses Real Estate Agents (DRE & Broker Supervision) on the real estate exam?

Yes. State License Law is a scored domain on the California real estate licensing exam, and this topic appears in the state license-law portion.

Is this cheat sheet free?

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Does California test this differently?

California applies its own license law on top of the national portion. This page covers the California rules specifically, which is what the state section of your exam tests.

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