Regulator: Ohio Division of Real Estate & Professional Licensing, within the Ohio Department of Commerce.
Pre-license education:120 hours of college-level coursework (Real Estate Principles & Practices, Real Estate Law, Real Estate Finance, Real Estate Appraisal).
Salesperson works only under a sponsoring/affiliated broker; license is held by that brokerage.
Pass both the national and Ohio state-law portions of the licensing exam.
Background check (fingerprinting) is part of the application process.
Continuing education is required to renew an active license, including mandated core/required topics set by the Division.
Keep license, address, and brokerage-affiliation information current with the Division.
Is Ohio Licensing & Continuing-Education Quick Sheet on the real estate exam?
Yes. State License Law is a scored domain on the Ohio real estate licensing exam, and this topic appears in the state license-law portion.
Is this cheat sheet free?
Yes — every page on CinnaPrep's resource library is free to read, print and share. The app adds practice questions, mock exams and a readiness score.
Does Ohio test this differently?
Ohio applies its own license law on top of the national portion. This page covers the Ohio rules specifically, which is what the state section of your exam tests.