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associate broker's license

Associate broker licensure in Georgia includes an experience requirement, with provisions for documenting experience from another licensing jurisdiction.

Licensing authority: Georgia Real Estate Commission · Application information

Reinstate an active license within two years
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing education
Complete the CE that would have been required on active status.
Fees
Pay renewal and reinstatement fees.
Lapse
Previously active license lapsed for nonpayment, no more than two years ago.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Renewal of an active license
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing education
Complete 36 approved hours during the renewal period, including at least 3 license-law hours and at least 18 broker-education hours under the July 1, 2025 rule.
Exemptions and equivalencies
Applicable grandfathered-license, military and statutory exemptions remain applicant conditions. Approved course, college, instructor or nonresident-credit alternatives must meet the Commission's requirements.
Nonresident credit
A qualifying nonresident may show continuing licensure and completion of the resident jurisdiction's CE; if that jurisdiction has no CE requirement, satisfy Georgia's requirement.
Renewal period
Renew every four years by the last day of the individual's birth month and pay the renewal fee.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

An already licensed broker changes to associate broker affiliation
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Affiliation
The new sponsoring broker completes and signs the affiliation section; fulfill applicable inactive-license reactivation requirements.
Existing license
An existing Georgia broker leaves the qualifying-broker role and affiliates with a Georgia firm.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Initial broker qualification for a community association manager
National Broker Exam — National Portion (Real Estate Principles and Practices)
Application window
Apply for the broker or associate-broker license within 12 months of passing; otherwise retake the qualifying examination.
Background
Provide the required criminal-history report issued no more than 60 days before applying and disclose convictions and occupational-license discipline; obtain Commission clearance and submit certified records where required.
Board experience instruction
The Commission website and July 2026 PSI bulletin state that all broker applicants need three of the previous five years on active status. The statutory five-year broker alternative controls the application qualification; applicants should provide certified license history showing active dates.
Cam education
An applicant licensed as a community association manager additionally completes 75 approved instructional hours, a 75-hour salesperson prelicense course or the Commission-approved additional college equivalent. This educational route does not waive the separate statutory experience requirements.
Course equivalency documents
Supply official transcripts and, if required, course descriptions, or certification of approved prior-jurisdiction courses, or satisfactory evidence of qualifying teaching. College correspondence courses and continuing-education-unit courses do not meet the college equivalency.
Exam experience
O.C.G.A. 43-40-8(c)(6) separately requires active licensure for at least three of the five years immediately before the examination.
Experience
O.C.G.A. 43-40-8(c)(4), as amended by signed HB 480 in 2021: an active salesperson license for at least three of the five years before applying, or an active broker license for at least five years.
Fees
Pay examination and license fees required by the current Commission and PSI applications.
General education
High-school graduation or a certificate of equivalency.
Lawful presence
Provide lawful-presence verification and a secure and verifiable document as required by the Commission application.
License status
Active associate brokers must affiliate with a Georgia-licensed broker and submit the sponsoring-broker statement; inactive issue is allowed.
Military processing
Qualifying military spouses and transitioning service members may request expedited application processing; licensure qualifications still apply.
Minimum age
At least 21 at licensure; the Commission permits the broker examination at age 20.
Nonresident applicants
An applicant without qualifying reciprocity meets the ordinary education, experience and examination requirements; nonresident applicants consent to Georgia jurisdiction and agree to cooperate with Commission investigations.
Prelicense education
60 instructional hours of approved broker prelicense study, or an approved equivalency: 15 quarter or 9 semester hours of qualifying college or law-school study; comparable approved education from another US or Canadian jurisdiction; or qualifying instruction taught within two years under Rule 520-2-.04(12)(b).
Reinstate to inactive after missing renewal continuing education
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Fees
Pay the renewal fee; the license becomes inactive and the inactive-license rules apply.
Lapse
Previously active license lapsed for missing renewal continuing education.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Initial licensure by examination
National Broker Exam — National Portion (Real Estate Principles and Practices)
Application window
Apply for the broker or associate-broker license within 12 months of passing; otherwise retake the qualifying examination.
Background
Provide the required criminal-history report issued no more than 60 days before applying and disclose convictions and occupational-license discipline; obtain Commission clearance and submit certified records where required.
Board experience instruction
The Commission website and July 2026 PSI bulletin state that all broker applicants need three of the previous five years on active status. The statutory five-year broker alternative controls the application qualification; applicants should provide certified license history showing active dates.
Course equivalency documents
Supply official transcripts and, if required, course descriptions, or certification of approved prior-jurisdiction courses, or satisfactory evidence of qualifying teaching. College correspondence courses and continuing-education-unit courses do not meet the college equivalency.
Exam experience
O.C.G.A. 43-40-8(c)(6) separately requires active licensure for at least three of the five years immediately before the examination.
Experience
O.C.G.A. 43-40-8(c)(4), as amended by signed HB 480 in 2021: an active salesperson license for at least three of the five years before applying, or an active broker license for at least five years.
Fees
Pay examination and license fees required by the current Commission and PSI applications.
General education
High-school graduation or a certificate of equivalency.
Lawful presence
Provide lawful-presence verification and a secure and verifiable document as required by the Commission application.
License status
Active associate brokers must affiliate with a Georgia-licensed broker and submit the sponsoring-broker statement; inactive issue is allowed.
Military processing
Qualifying military spouses and transitioning service members may request expedited application processing; licensure qualifications still apply.
Minimum age
At least 21 at licensure; the Commission permits the broker examination at age 20.
Nonresident applicants
An applicant without qualifying reciprocity meets the ordinary education, experience and examination requirements; nonresident applicants consent to Georgia jurisdiction and agree to cooperate with Commission investigations.
Prelicense education
60 instructional hours of approved broker prelicense study, or an approved equivalency: 15 quarter or 9 semester hours of qualifying college or law-school study; comparable approved education from another US or Canadian jurisdiction; or qualifying instruction taught within two years under Rule 520-2-.04(12)(b).
Georgia reciprocity for a Florida resident broker
Georgia Broker Supplement Examination
Application
Apply through PSI with certified license history no more than one year old and purchase the Georgia license at the test center after passing.
Background
Supply criminal-history and lawful-presence documents, disclose convictions and discipline and obtain Commission clearance where required.
Fees
Pay the current license fee; new brokers opening a firm also submit the firm application.
Georgia exam
Pass the Georgia Broker Supplement Examination; the prior licensing jurisdiction's own exam remains an applicant condition.
License elsewhere
Hold the corresponding real-estate license in good standing, obtained by examination in another jurisdiction. That jurisdiction's own examination is an applicant condition, not a Georgia requirement leaf.
License history
Submit an original certified license history issued within 12 months showing the appropriate examination, prelicense and continuing education, current good standing and no disciplinary action; the Commission may accept certified electronic data.
License status
Active associate brokers must affiliate with a Georgia-licensed broker and submit the sponsoring-broker statement; inactive issue is allowed.
Residency
Applicant is a Florida resident seeking Georgia broker or associate-broker licensure.
Reinstate an inactive license to active within two years
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing education
Complete the CE that would have been required on active status.
Fees
Pay renewal and reinstatement fees.
Lapse
Previously inactive license lapsed for nonpayment, no more than two years ago.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Reinstate an inactive license to inactive within two years
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Lapse
Previously inactive license lapsed for nonpayment, no more than two years ago.
License status
Remain inactive and pay renewal and reinstatement fees.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Renewal of an inactive license
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Fees and dates
Pay renewal fees on the four-year individual renewal schedule; renewal alone does not authorize reactivation.
Status
License remains inactive; no brokerage for others is permitted.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Requalify as an original applicant after a lapse longer than five years
National Broker Exam — National Portion (Real Estate Principles and Practices)
Application window
Apply for the broker or associate-broker license within 12 months of passing; otherwise retake the qualifying examination.
Background
Provide the required criminal-history report issued no more than 60 days before applying and disclose convictions and occupational-license discipline; obtain Commission clearance and submit certified records where required.
Board experience instruction
The Commission website and July 2026 PSI bulletin state that all broker applicants need three of the previous five years on active status. The statutory five-year broker alternative controls the application qualification; applicants should provide certified license history showing active dates.
Course equivalency documents
Supply official transcripts and, if required, course descriptions, or certification of approved prior-jurisdiction courses, or satisfactory evidence of qualifying teaching. College correspondence courses and continuing-education-unit courses do not meet the college equivalency.
Exam experience
O.C.G.A. 43-40-8(c)(6) separately requires active licensure for at least three of the five years immediately before the examination.
Experience
O.C.G.A. 43-40-8(c)(4), as amended by signed HB 480 in 2021: an active salesperson license for at least three of the five years before applying, or an active broker license for at least five years.
Fees
Pay examination and license fees required by the current Commission and PSI applications.
General education
High-school graduation or a certificate of equivalency.
Lapse
License lapsed for nonpayment more than five years ago; requalify as an original applicant. A separately eligible reciprocal applicant can instead use the reciprocal route.
Lawful presence
Provide lawful-presence verification and a secure and verifiable document as required by the Commission application.
License status
Active associate brokers must affiliate with a Georgia-licensed broker and submit the sponsoring-broker statement; inactive issue is allowed.
Military processing
Qualifying military spouses and transitioning service members may request expedited application processing; licensure qualifications still apply.
Minimum age
At least 21 at licensure; the Commission permits the broker examination at age 20.
Nonresident applicants
An applicant without qualifying reciprocity meets the ordinary education, experience and examination requirements; nonresident applicants consent to Georgia jurisdiction and agree to cooperate with Commission investigations.
Prelicense education
60 instructional hours of approved broker prelicense study, or an approved equivalency: 15 quarter or 9 semester hours of qualifying college or law-school study; comparable approved education from another US or Canadian jurisdiction; or qualifying instruction taught within two years under Rule 520-2-.04(12)(b).
Reinstate a lapsed license by qualifying examination
National Broker Exam — National Portion (Real Estate Principles and Practices)
Examination
Retake and pass the appropriate broker qualifying examination, expressly including its national portion.
Fees and status
Submit the required reinstatement application, pay fees and meet the requested-status affiliation and certificate requirements.
Lapse
License lapsed for nonpayment; applicant elects examination instead of the fee-and-education routes in Rule 520-1-.05(4)(c)-(f).
Reinstate after a lapse longer than two and less than five years by prelicense course
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Course
Complete the Brokers Prelicense Course within one year before applying and paying reinstatement fees.
Fees
Pay renewal and reinstatement fees; obtain the required active-status affiliation and certificate.
Lapse
An active or inactive license lapsed longer than two and less than five years.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Reinstate a lapsed nonresident license with maintained resident state licensure
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Fees
Pay the fee required of an original applicant.
License history
Maintain an active license in the jurisdiction of residence throughout the Georgia lapse and meet that jurisdiction's continuing education.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Reactivation of an inactive license through continuing education
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Affiliation and certificate
Active associate brokers must affiliate with a Georgia-licensed broker and submit the sponsoring-broker statement; inactive issue is allowed.
Commencement
Do not resume brokerage until the required certificate of licensure is received.
Continuing education
Complete the CE that would have been required on active status, or furnish proof that each inactive renewal period's CE was met. Current broker-specific and license-law requirements apply.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Reactivation by requalifying as an original applicant
National Broker Exam — National Portion (Real Estate Principles and Practices)
Application window
Apply for the broker or associate-broker license within 12 months of passing; otherwise retake the qualifying examination.
Background
Provide the required criminal-history report issued no more than 60 days before applying and disclose convictions and occupational-license discipline; obtain Commission clearance and submit certified records where required.
Board experience instruction
The Commission website and July 2026 PSI bulletin state that all broker applicants need three of the previous five years on active status. The statutory five-year broker alternative controls the application qualification; applicants should provide certified license history showing active dates.
Course equivalency documents
Supply official transcripts and, if required, course descriptions, or certification of approved prior-jurisdiction courses, or satisfactory evidence of qualifying teaching. College correspondence courses and continuing-education-unit courses do not meet the college equivalency.
Exam experience
O.C.G.A. 43-40-8(c)(6) separately requires active licensure for at least three of the five years immediately before the examination.
Experience
O.C.G.A. 43-40-8(c)(4), as amended by signed HB 480 in 2021: an active salesperson license for at least three of the five years before applying, or an active broker license for at least five years.
Fees
Pay examination and license fees required by the current Commission and PSI applications.
General education
High-school graduation or a certificate of equivalency.
Lawful presence
Provide lawful-presence verification and a secure and verifiable document as required by the Commission application.
License status
Active associate brokers must affiliate with a Georgia-licensed broker and submit the sponsoring-broker statement; inactive issue is allowed.
Military processing
Qualifying military spouses and transitioning service members may request expedited application processing; licensure qualifications still apply.
Minimum age
At least 21 at licensure; the Commission permits the broker examination at age 20.
Nonresident applicants
An applicant without qualifying reciprocity meets the ordinary education, experience and examination requirements; nonresident applicants consent to Georgia jurisdiction and agree to cooperate with Commission investigations.
Prelicense education
60 instructional hours of approved broker prelicense study, or an approved equivalency: 15 quarter or 9 semester hours of qualifying college or law-school study; comparable approved education from another US or Canadian jurisdiction; or qualifying instruction taught within two years under Rule 520-2-.04(12)(b).
Reactivation
The licensee elects original-applicant qualification in lieu of completing accumulated inactive-status continuing education.
New application after denial or an affirmed denial
National Broker Exam — National Portion (Real Estate Principles and Practices)
Application window
Apply for the broker or associate-broker license within 12 months of passing; otherwise retake the qualifying examination.
Background
Provide the required criminal-history report issued no more than 60 days before applying and disclose convictions and occupational-license discipline; obtain Commission clearance and submit certified records where required.
Board experience instruction
The Commission website and July 2026 PSI bulletin state that all broker applicants need three of the previous five years on active status. The statutory five-year broker alternative controls the application qualification; applicants should provide certified license history showing active dates.
Course equivalency documents
Supply official transcripts and, if required, course descriptions, or certification of approved prior-jurisdiction courses, or satisfactory evidence of qualifying teaching. College correspondence courses and continuing-education-unit courses do not meet the college equivalency.
Exam experience
O.C.G.A. 43-40-8(c)(6) separately requires active licensure for at least three of the five years immediately before the examination.
Experience
O.C.G.A. 43-40-8(c)(4), as amended by signed HB 480 in 2021: an active salesperson license for at least three of the five years before applying, or an active broker license for at least five years.
Fees
Pay examination and license fees required by the current Commission and PSI applications.
General education
High-school graduation or a certificate of equivalency.
Lawful presence
Provide lawful-presence verification and a secure and verifiable document as required by the Commission application.
License status
Active associate brokers must affiliate with a Georgia-licensed broker and submit the sponsoring-broker statement; inactive issue is allowed.
Military processing
Qualifying military spouses and transitioning service members may request expedited application processing; licensure qualifications still apply.
Minimum age
At least 21 at licensure; the Commission permits the broker examination at age 20.
Nonresident applicants
An applicant without qualifying reciprocity meets the ordinary education, experience and examination requirements; nonresident applicants consent to Georgia jurisdiction and agree to cooperate with Commission investigations.
Prelicense education
60 instructional hours of approved broker prelicense study, or an approved equivalency: 15 quarter or 9 semester hours of qualifying college or law-school study; comparable approved education from another US or Canadian jurisdiction; or qualifying instruction taught within two years under Rule 520-2-.04(12)(b).
Prior application
An earlier application lapsed after no hearing was requested within 60 days, or denial was affirmed after the hearing. Again pass any qualifying examination required and pay the required fees.
Licensure by qualifying reciprocal credentials
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Background
Supply criminal-history and lawful-presence documents, disclose convictions and discipline and obtain Commission clearance where required.
Fees
Pay the current license fee; new brokers opening a firm also submit the firm application.
License elsewhere
Hold the corresponding real-estate license in good standing, obtained by examination in another jurisdiction. That jurisdiction's own examination is an applicant condition, not a Georgia requirement leaf.
License history
Submit an original certified license history issued within 12 months showing the appropriate examination, prelicense and continuing education, current good standing and no disciplinary action; the Commission may accept certified electronic data.
License status
Active associate brokers must affiliate with a Georgia-licensed broker and submit the sponsoring-broker statement; inactive issue is allowed.
Residency
Applies to eligible nonresidents and licensees moving to Georgia; Florida residents use the supplement-exam pathway.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Examination when reciprocal certification fails the waiver conditions
National Broker Exam — National Portion (Real Estate Principles and Practices)
Application window
Apply for the broker or associate-broker license within 12 months of passing; otherwise retake the qualifying examination.
Background
Provide the required criminal-history report issued no more than 60 days before applying and disclose convictions and occupational-license discipline; obtain Commission clearance and submit certified records where required.
Board experience instruction
The Commission website and July 2026 PSI bulletin state that all broker applicants need three of the previous five years on active status. The statutory five-year broker alternative controls the application qualification; applicants should provide certified license history showing active dates.
Course equivalency documents
Supply official transcripts and, if required, course descriptions, or certification of approved prior-jurisdiction courses, or satisfactory evidence of qualifying teaching. College correspondence courses and continuing-education-unit courses do not meet the college equivalency.
Exam experience
O.C.G.A. 43-40-8(c)(6) separately requires active licensure for at least three of the five years immediately before the examination.
Experience
O.C.G.A. 43-40-8(c)(4), as amended by signed HB 480 in 2021: an active salesperson license for at least three of the five years before applying, or an active broker license for at least five years.
Fees
Pay examination and license fees required by the current Commission and PSI applications.
General education
High-school graduation or a certificate of equivalency.
Lawful presence
Provide lawful-presence verification and a secure and verifiable document as required by the Commission application.
License status
Active associate brokers must affiliate with a Georgia-licensed broker and submit the sponsoring-broker statement; inactive issue is allowed.
Military processing
Qualifying military spouses and transitioning service members may request expedited application processing; licensure qualifications still apply.
Minimum age
At least 21 at licensure; the Commission permits the broker examination at age 20.
Nonresident applicants
An applicant without qualifying reciprocity meets the ordinary education, experience and examination requirements; nonresident applicants consent to Georgia jurisdiction and agree to cooperate with Commission investigations.
Prelicense education
60 instructional hours of approved broker prelicense study, or an approved equivalency: 15 quarter or 9 semester hours of qualifying college or law-school study; comparable approved education from another US or Canadian jurisdiction; or qualifying instruction taught within two years under Rule 520-2-.04(12)(b).
Reciprocal exception
The certified prior-jurisdiction history does not satisfy every Rule 520-1-.04(3)(g) waiver condition; the Commission requires the qualifying Georgia broker examination.
Continue Georgia licensure after becoming a nonresident
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Apply for resident-to-nonresident status, sign consent to jurisdiction and agree to cooperate with Commission investigations.
Residency
An existing Georgia licensee moves out of Georgia.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Original qualification following surrender or revocation
National Broker Exam — National Portion (Real Estate Principles and Practices)
Application window
Apply for the broker or associate-broker license within 12 months of passing; otherwise retake the qualifying examination.
Background
Provide the required criminal-history report issued no more than 60 days before applying and disclose convictions and occupational-license discipline; obtain Commission clearance and submit certified records where required.
Board experience instruction
The Commission website and July 2026 PSI bulletin state that all broker applicants need three of the previous five years on active status. The statutory five-year broker alternative controls the application qualification; applicants should provide certified license history showing active dates.
Course equivalency documents
Supply official transcripts and, if required, course descriptions, or certification of approved prior-jurisdiction courses, or satisfactory evidence of qualifying teaching. College correspondence courses and continuing-education-unit courses do not meet the college equivalency.
Exam experience
O.C.G.A. 43-40-8(c)(6) separately requires active licensure for at least three of the five years immediately before the examination.
Experience
O.C.G.A. 43-40-8(c)(4), as amended by signed HB 480 in 2021: an active salesperson license for at least three of the five years before applying, or an active broker license for at least five years.
Fees
Pay examination and license fees required by the current Commission and PSI applications.
General education
High-school graduation or a certificate of equivalency.
Lawful presence
Provide lawful-presence verification and a secure and verifiable document as required by the Commission application.
License status
Active associate brokers must affiliate with a Georgia-licensed broker and submit the sponsoring-broker statement; inactive issue is allowed.
Military processing
Qualifying military spouses and transitioning service members may request expedited application processing; licensure qualifications still apply.
Minimum age
At least 21 at licensure; the Commission permits the broker examination at age 20.
Nonresident applicants
An applicant without qualifying reciprocity meets the ordinary education, experience and examination requirements; nonresident applicants consent to Georgia jurisdiction and agree to cooperate with Commission investigations.
Prelicense education
60 instructional hours of approved broker prelicense study, or an approved equivalency: 15 quarter or 9 semester hours of qualifying college or law-school study; comparable approved education from another US or Canadian jurisdiction; or qualifying instruction taught within two years under Rule 520-2-.04(12)(b).
Previous license
A prior license was surrendered or revoked; apply as an original applicant, subject to Commission background and disciplinary review.

broker/associate broker license

Individual broker or associate broker license; applicants must be at least 21 to be licensed.

Licensing authority: Georgia Real Estate Commission · Application information

Reinstate an active license within two years
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing education
Complete the CE that would have been required on active status.
Fees
Pay renewal and reinstatement fees.
Lapse
Previously active license lapsed for nonpayment, no more than two years ago.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Renewal of an active license
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing education
Complete 36 approved hours during the renewal period, including at least 3 license-law hours and at least 18 broker-education hours under the July 1, 2025 rule.
Exemptions and equivalencies
Applicable grandfathered-license, military and statutory exemptions remain applicant conditions. Approved course, college, instructor or nonresident-credit alternatives must meet the Commission's requirements.
Nonresident credit
A qualifying nonresident may show continuing licensure and completion of the resident jurisdiction's CE; if that jurisdiction has no CE requirement, satisfy Georgia's requirement.
Renewal period
Renew every four years by the last day of the individual's birth month and pay the renewal fee.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

An already licensed broker or associate broker becomes a firm's qualifying broker
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Existing license
Hold a Georgia broker or associate-broker license; complete the new qualifying-broker portion of the Change of Qualifying Broker form.
Firm role
Be an officer of a corporation, a partner of a partnership, or a member or manager of an LLC and be authorized to bind the firm.
Inactive license
Meet the continuing-education reactivation requirements if the individual license is inactive.
Other affiliations
Notify the current broker in writing if retaining associate-broker affiliation; otherwise obtain release. Submit an Open a Firm application if establishing a new firm.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Initial broker qualification for a community association manager
National Broker Exam — National Portion (Real Estate Principles and Practices)
Application window
Apply for the broker or associate-broker license within 12 months of passing; otherwise retake the qualifying examination.
Background
Provide the required criminal-history report issued no more than 60 days before applying and disclose convictions and occupational-license discipline; obtain Commission clearance and submit certified records where required.
Board experience instruction
The Commission website and July 2026 PSI bulletin state that all broker applicants need three of the previous five years on active status. The statutory five-year broker alternative controls the application qualification; applicants should provide certified license history showing active dates.
Cam education
An applicant licensed as a community association manager additionally completes 75 approved instructional hours, a 75-hour salesperson prelicense course or the Commission-approved additional college equivalent. This educational route does not waive the separate statutory experience requirements.
Course equivalency documents
Supply official transcripts and, if required, course descriptions, or certification of approved prior-jurisdiction courses, or satisfactory evidence of qualifying teaching. College correspondence courses and continuing-education-unit courses do not meet the college equivalency.
Exam experience
O.C.G.A. 43-40-8(c)(6) separately requires active licensure for at least three of the five years immediately before the examination.
Experience
O.C.G.A. 43-40-8(c)(4), as amended by signed HB 480 in 2021: an active salesperson license for at least three of the five years before applying, or an active broker license for at least five years.
Fees
Pay examination and license fees required by the current Commission and PSI applications.
General education
High-school graduation or a certificate of equivalency.
Lawful presence
Provide lawful-presence verification and a secure and verifiable document as required by the Commission application.
License status
PSI issues an inactive broker license. Activate it by opening a firm or filing a Change of Qualifying Broker application for an existing firm.
Military processing
Qualifying military spouses and transitioning service members may request expedited application processing; licensure qualifications still apply.
Minimum age
At least 21 at licensure; the Commission permits the broker examination at age 20.
Nonresident applicants
An applicant without qualifying reciprocity meets the ordinary education, experience and examination requirements; nonresident applicants consent to Georgia jurisdiction and agree to cooperate with Commission investigations.
Prelicense education
60 instructional hours of approved broker prelicense study, or an approved equivalency: 15 quarter or 9 semester hours of qualifying college or law-school study; comparable approved education from another US or Canadian jurisdiction; or qualifying instruction taught within two years under Rule 520-2-.04(12)(b).
Reinstate to inactive after missing renewal continuing education
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Fees
Pay the renewal fee; the license becomes inactive and the inactive-license rules apply.
Lapse
Previously active license lapsed for missing renewal continuing education.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Initial licensure by examination
National Broker Exam — National Portion (Real Estate Principles and Practices)
Application window
Apply for the broker or associate-broker license within 12 months of passing; otherwise retake the qualifying examination.
Background
Provide the required criminal-history report issued no more than 60 days before applying and disclose convictions and occupational-license discipline; obtain Commission clearance and submit certified records where required.
Board experience instruction
The Commission website and July 2026 PSI bulletin state that all broker applicants need three of the previous five years on active status. The statutory five-year broker alternative controls the application qualification; applicants should provide certified license history showing active dates.
Course equivalency documents
Supply official transcripts and, if required, course descriptions, or certification of approved prior-jurisdiction courses, or satisfactory evidence of qualifying teaching. College correspondence courses and continuing-education-unit courses do not meet the college equivalency.
Exam experience
O.C.G.A. 43-40-8(c)(6) separately requires active licensure for at least three of the five years immediately before the examination.
Experience
O.C.G.A. 43-40-8(c)(4), as amended by signed HB 480 in 2021: an active salesperson license for at least three of the five years before applying, or an active broker license for at least five years.
Fees
Pay examination and license fees required by the current Commission and PSI applications.
General education
High-school graduation or a certificate of equivalency.
Lawful presence
Provide lawful-presence verification and a secure and verifiable document as required by the Commission application.
License status
PSI issues an inactive broker license. Activate it by opening a firm or filing a Change of Qualifying Broker application for an existing firm.
Military processing
Qualifying military spouses and transitioning service members may request expedited application processing; licensure qualifications still apply.
Minimum age
At least 21 at licensure; the Commission permits the broker examination at age 20.
Nonresident applicants
An applicant without qualifying reciprocity meets the ordinary education, experience and examination requirements; nonresident applicants consent to Georgia jurisdiction and agree to cooperate with Commission investigations.
Prelicense education
60 instructional hours of approved broker prelicense study, or an approved equivalency: 15 quarter or 9 semester hours of qualifying college or law-school study; comparable approved education from another US or Canadian jurisdiction; or qualifying instruction taught within two years under Rule 520-2-.04(12)(b).
Georgia reciprocity for a Florida resident broker
Georgia Broker Supplement Examination
Application
Apply through PSI with certified license history no more than one year old and purchase the Georgia license at the test center after passing.
Background
Supply criminal-history and lawful-presence documents, disclose convictions and discipline and obtain Commission clearance where required.
Fees
Pay the current license fee; new brokers opening a firm also submit the firm application.
Georgia exam
Pass the Georgia Broker Supplement Examination; the prior licensing jurisdiction's own exam remains an applicant condition.
License elsewhere
Hold the corresponding real-estate license in good standing, obtained by examination in another jurisdiction. That jurisdiction's own examination is an applicant condition, not a Georgia requirement leaf.
License history
Submit an original certified license history issued within 12 months showing the appropriate examination, prelicense and continuing education, current good standing and no disciplinary action; the Commission may accept certified electronic data.
License status
PSI issues an inactive broker license. Activate it by opening a firm or filing a Change of Qualifying Broker application for an existing firm.
Residency
Applicant is a Florida resident seeking Georgia broker or associate-broker licensure.
Reinstate an inactive license to active within two years
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing education
Complete the CE that would have been required on active status.
Fees
Pay renewal and reinstatement fees.
Lapse
Previously inactive license lapsed for nonpayment, no more than two years ago.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Reinstate an inactive license to inactive within two years
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Lapse
Previously inactive license lapsed for nonpayment, no more than two years ago.
License status
Remain inactive and pay renewal and reinstatement fees.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Renewal of an inactive license
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Fees and dates
Pay renewal fees on the four-year individual renewal schedule; renewal alone does not authorize reactivation.
Status
License remains inactive; no brokerage for others is permitted.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Requalify as an original applicant after a lapse longer than five years
National Broker Exam — National Portion (Real Estate Principles and Practices)
Application window
Apply for the broker or associate-broker license within 12 months of passing; otherwise retake the qualifying examination.
Background
Provide the required criminal-history report issued no more than 60 days before applying and disclose convictions and occupational-license discipline; obtain Commission clearance and submit certified records where required.
Board experience instruction
The Commission website and July 2026 PSI bulletin state that all broker applicants need three of the previous five years on active status. The statutory five-year broker alternative controls the application qualification; applicants should provide certified license history showing active dates.
Course equivalency documents
Supply official transcripts and, if required, course descriptions, or certification of approved prior-jurisdiction courses, or satisfactory evidence of qualifying teaching. College correspondence courses and continuing-education-unit courses do not meet the college equivalency.
Exam experience
O.C.G.A. 43-40-8(c)(6) separately requires active licensure for at least three of the five years immediately before the examination.
Experience
O.C.G.A. 43-40-8(c)(4), as amended by signed HB 480 in 2021: an active salesperson license for at least three of the five years before applying, or an active broker license for at least five years.
Fees
Pay examination and license fees required by the current Commission and PSI applications.
General education
High-school graduation or a certificate of equivalency.
Lapse
License lapsed for nonpayment more than five years ago; requalify as an original applicant. A separately eligible reciprocal applicant can instead use the reciprocal route.
Lawful presence
Provide lawful-presence verification and a secure and verifiable document as required by the Commission application.
License status
PSI issues an inactive broker license. Activate it by opening a firm or filing a Change of Qualifying Broker application for an existing firm.
Military processing
Qualifying military spouses and transitioning service members may request expedited application processing; licensure qualifications still apply.
Minimum age
At least 21 at licensure; the Commission permits the broker examination at age 20.
Nonresident applicants
An applicant without qualifying reciprocity meets the ordinary education, experience and examination requirements; nonresident applicants consent to Georgia jurisdiction and agree to cooperate with Commission investigations.
Prelicense education
60 instructional hours of approved broker prelicense study, or an approved equivalency: 15 quarter or 9 semester hours of qualifying college or law-school study; comparable approved education from another US or Canadian jurisdiction; or qualifying instruction taught within two years under Rule 520-2-.04(12)(b).
Reinstate a lapsed license by qualifying examination
National Broker Exam — National Portion (Real Estate Principles and Practices)
Examination
Retake and pass the appropriate broker qualifying examination, expressly including its national portion.
Fees and status
Submit the required reinstatement application, pay fees and meet the requested-status affiliation and certificate requirements.
Lapse
License lapsed for nonpayment; applicant elects examination instead of the fee-and-education routes in Rule 520-1-.05(4)(c)-(f).
Reinstate after a lapse longer than two and less than five years by prelicense course
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Course
Complete the Brokers Prelicense Course within one year before applying and paying reinstatement fees.
Fees
Pay renewal and reinstatement fees; obtain the required active-status affiliation and certificate.
Lapse
An active or inactive license lapsed longer than two and less than five years.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Reinstate a lapsed nonresident license with maintained resident state licensure
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Fees
Pay the fee required of an original applicant.
License history
Maintain an active license in the jurisdiction of residence throughout the Georgia lapse and meet that jurisdiction's continuing education.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Reactivation of an inactive license through continuing education
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Affiliation and certificate
PSI issues an inactive broker license. Activate it by opening a firm or filing a Change of Qualifying Broker application for an existing firm.
Commencement
Do not resume brokerage until the required certificate of licensure is received.
Continuing education
Complete the CE that would have been required on active status, or furnish proof that each inactive renewal period's CE was met. Current broker-specific and license-law requirements apply.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Reactivation by requalifying as an original applicant
National Broker Exam — National Portion (Real Estate Principles and Practices)
Application window
Apply for the broker or associate-broker license within 12 months of passing; otherwise retake the qualifying examination.
Background
Provide the required criminal-history report issued no more than 60 days before applying and disclose convictions and occupational-license discipline; obtain Commission clearance and submit certified records where required.
Board experience instruction
The Commission website and July 2026 PSI bulletin state that all broker applicants need three of the previous five years on active status. The statutory five-year broker alternative controls the application qualification; applicants should provide certified license history showing active dates.
Course equivalency documents
Supply official transcripts and, if required, course descriptions, or certification of approved prior-jurisdiction courses, or satisfactory evidence of qualifying teaching. College correspondence courses and continuing-education-unit courses do not meet the college equivalency.
Exam experience
O.C.G.A. 43-40-8(c)(6) separately requires active licensure for at least three of the five years immediately before the examination.
Experience
O.C.G.A. 43-40-8(c)(4), as amended by signed HB 480 in 2021: an active salesperson license for at least three of the five years before applying, or an active broker license for at least five years.
Fees
Pay examination and license fees required by the current Commission and PSI applications.
General education
High-school graduation or a certificate of equivalency.
Lawful presence
Provide lawful-presence verification and a secure and verifiable document as required by the Commission application.
License status
PSI issues an inactive broker license. Activate it by opening a firm or filing a Change of Qualifying Broker application for an existing firm.
Military processing
Qualifying military spouses and transitioning service members may request expedited application processing; licensure qualifications still apply.
Minimum age
At least 21 at licensure; the Commission permits the broker examination at age 20.
Nonresident applicants
An applicant without qualifying reciprocity meets the ordinary education, experience and examination requirements; nonresident applicants consent to Georgia jurisdiction and agree to cooperate with Commission investigations.
Prelicense education
60 instructional hours of approved broker prelicense study, or an approved equivalency: 15 quarter or 9 semester hours of qualifying college or law-school study; comparable approved education from another US or Canadian jurisdiction; or qualifying instruction taught within two years under Rule 520-2-.04(12)(b).
Reactivation
The licensee elects original-applicant qualification in lieu of completing accumulated inactive-status continuing education.
New application after denial or an affirmed denial
National Broker Exam — National Portion (Real Estate Principles and Practices)
Application window
Apply for the broker or associate-broker license within 12 months of passing; otherwise retake the qualifying examination.
Background
Provide the required criminal-history report issued no more than 60 days before applying and disclose convictions and occupational-license discipline; obtain Commission clearance and submit certified records where required.
Board experience instruction
The Commission website and July 2026 PSI bulletin state that all broker applicants need three of the previous five years on active status. The statutory five-year broker alternative controls the application qualification; applicants should provide certified license history showing active dates.
Course equivalency documents
Supply official transcripts and, if required, course descriptions, or certification of approved prior-jurisdiction courses, or satisfactory evidence of qualifying teaching. College correspondence courses and continuing-education-unit courses do not meet the college equivalency.
Exam experience
O.C.G.A. 43-40-8(c)(6) separately requires active licensure for at least three of the five years immediately before the examination.
Experience
O.C.G.A. 43-40-8(c)(4), as amended by signed HB 480 in 2021: an active salesperson license for at least three of the five years before applying, or an active broker license for at least five years.
Fees
Pay examination and license fees required by the current Commission and PSI applications.
General education
High-school graduation or a certificate of equivalency.
Lawful presence
Provide lawful-presence verification and a secure and verifiable document as required by the Commission application.
License status
PSI issues an inactive broker license. Activate it by opening a firm or filing a Change of Qualifying Broker application for an existing firm.
Military processing
Qualifying military spouses and transitioning service members may request expedited application processing; licensure qualifications still apply.
Minimum age
At least 21 at licensure; the Commission permits the broker examination at age 20.
Nonresident applicants
An applicant without qualifying reciprocity meets the ordinary education, experience and examination requirements; nonresident applicants consent to Georgia jurisdiction and agree to cooperate with Commission investigations.
Prelicense education
60 instructional hours of approved broker prelicense study, or an approved equivalency: 15 quarter or 9 semester hours of qualifying college or law-school study; comparable approved education from another US or Canadian jurisdiction; or qualifying instruction taught within two years under Rule 520-2-.04(12)(b).
Prior application
An earlier application lapsed after no hearing was requested within 60 days, or denial was affirmed after the hearing. Again pass any qualifying examination required and pay the required fees.
Licensure by qualifying reciprocal credentials
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Background
Supply criminal-history and lawful-presence documents, disclose convictions and discipline and obtain Commission clearance where required.
Fees
Pay the current license fee; new brokers opening a firm also submit the firm application.
License elsewhere
Hold the corresponding real-estate license in good standing, obtained by examination in another jurisdiction. That jurisdiction's own examination is an applicant condition, not a Georgia requirement leaf.
License history
Submit an original certified license history issued within 12 months showing the appropriate examination, prelicense and continuing education, current good standing and no disciplinary action; the Commission may accept certified electronic data.
License status
PSI issues an inactive broker license. Activate it by opening a firm or filing a Change of Qualifying Broker application for an existing firm.
Residency
Applies to eligible nonresidents and licensees moving to Georgia; Florida residents use the supplement-exam pathway.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Examination when reciprocal certification fails the waiver conditions
National Broker Exam — National Portion (Real Estate Principles and Practices)
Application window
Apply for the broker or associate-broker license within 12 months of passing; otherwise retake the qualifying examination.
Background
Provide the required criminal-history report issued no more than 60 days before applying and disclose convictions and occupational-license discipline; obtain Commission clearance and submit certified records where required.
Board experience instruction
The Commission website and July 2026 PSI bulletin state that all broker applicants need three of the previous five years on active status. The statutory five-year broker alternative controls the application qualification; applicants should provide certified license history showing active dates.
Course equivalency documents
Supply official transcripts and, if required, course descriptions, or certification of approved prior-jurisdiction courses, or satisfactory evidence of qualifying teaching. College correspondence courses and continuing-education-unit courses do not meet the college equivalency.
Exam experience
O.C.G.A. 43-40-8(c)(6) separately requires active licensure for at least three of the five years immediately before the examination.
Experience
O.C.G.A. 43-40-8(c)(4), as amended by signed HB 480 in 2021: an active salesperson license for at least three of the five years before applying, or an active broker license for at least five years.
Fees
Pay examination and license fees required by the current Commission and PSI applications.
General education
High-school graduation or a certificate of equivalency.
Lawful presence
Provide lawful-presence verification and a secure and verifiable document as required by the Commission application.
License status
PSI issues an inactive broker license. Activate it by opening a firm or filing a Change of Qualifying Broker application for an existing firm.
Military processing
Qualifying military spouses and transitioning service members may request expedited application processing; licensure qualifications still apply.
Minimum age
At least 21 at licensure; the Commission permits the broker examination at age 20.
Nonresident applicants
An applicant without qualifying reciprocity meets the ordinary education, experience and examination requirements; nonresident applicants consent to Georgia jurisdiction and agree to cooperate with Commission investigations.
Prelicense education
60 instructional hours of approved broker prelicense study, or an approved equivalency: 15 quarter or 9 semester hours of qualifying college or law-school study; comparable approved education from another US or Canadian jurisdiction; or qualifying instruction taught within two years under Rule 520-2-.04(12)(b).
Reciprocal exception
The certified prior-jurisdiction history does not satisfy every Rule 520-1-.04(3)(g) waiver condition; the Commission requires the qualifying Georgia broker examination.
Continue Georgia licensure after becoming a nonresident
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Apply for resident-to-nonresident status, sign consent to jurisdiction and agree to cooperate with Commission investigations.
Residency
An existing Georgia licensee moves out of Georgia.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Original qualification following surrender or revocation
National Broker Exam — National Portion (Real Estate Principles and Practices)
Application window
Apply for the broker or associate-broker license within 12 months of passing; otherwise retake the qualifying examination.
Background
Provide the required criminal-history report issued no more than 60 days before applying and disclose convictions and occupational-license discipline; obtain Commission clearance and submit certified records where required.
Board experience instruction
The Commission website and July 2026 PSI bulletin state that all broker applicants need three of the previous five years on active status. The statutory five-year broker alternative controls the application qualification; applicants should provide certified license history showing active dates.
Course equivalency documents
Supply official transcripts and, if required, course descriptions, or certification of approved prior-jurisdiction courses, or satisfactory evidence of qualifying teaching. College correspondence courses and continuing-education-unit courses do not meet the college equivalency.
Exam experience
O.C.G.A. 43-40-8(c)(6) separately requires active licensure for at least three of the five years immediately before the examination.
Experience
O.C.G.A. 43-40-8(c)(4), as amended by signed HB 480 in 2021: an active salesperson license for at least three of the five years before applying, or an active broker license for at least five years.
Fees
Pay examination and license fees required by the current Commission and PSI applications.
General education
High-school graduation or a certificate of equivalency.
Lawful presence
Provide lawful-presence verification and a secure and verifiable document as required by the Commission application.
License status
PSI issues an inactive broker license. Activate it by opening a firm or filing a Change of Qualifying Broker application for an existing firm.
Military processing
Qualifying military spouses and transitioning service members may request expedited application processing; licensure qualifications still apply.
Minimum age
At least 21 at licensure; the Commission permits the broker examination at age 20.
Nonresident applicants
An applicant without qualifying reciprocity meets the ordinary education, experience and examination requirements; nonresident applicants consent to Georgia jurisdiction and agree to cooperate with Commission investigations.
Prelicense education
60 instructional hours of approved broker prelicense study, or an approved equivalency: 15 quarter or 9 semester hours of qualifying college or law-school study; comparable approved education from another US or Canadian jurisdiction; or qualifying instruction taught within two years under Rule 520-2-.04(12)(b).
Previous license
A prior license was surrendered or revoked; apply as an original applicant, subject to Commission background and disciplinary review.

Real Estate Firm Broker License

License for a sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation licensed by the commission as a broker.

Licensing authority: Georgia Real Estate Commission · Application information

Activate an inactive brokerage firm license
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Broker
Affiliate a Georgia-licensed broker; meet that broker's CE reactivation requirement if inactive and applicable entity-role requirements.
Documents
Complete the Firm Activation form and required trust-account details or waiver; no firm activation fee is required.
Status
The firm already holds an inactive license; a lapsed firm instead uses the reinstatement application.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Continue firm licensure with a replacement qualifying broker
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
The former and new qualifying brokers complete the prescribed Change of Qualifying Broker application; provide the specified proof if the former broker cannot sign.
Broker qualification
The replacement must already hold or separately obtain the Georgia broker qualification and meet the entity-role requirements.
Replacement
Secure a replacement within 60 days after an unexpected death, resignation or discharge of the qualifying broker, or cease brokerage until a replacement is secured.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Original firm licensure: corporation
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Background and presence
Provide required broker lawful-presence and criminal-history documents and disclose owner and broker convictions and discipline.
Broker relationship
The broker is the sole owner of a sole proprietorship, an officer of a corporation, a partner of a partnership, or a member or manager of an LLC, and is authorized to bind the firm.
Entity documents
Supply the applicable Georgia corporate charter, organization or authority certificate, or partnership agreement, together with any required trade-name registration.
Entity type
corporation
Fees
Pay the separate firm license fee.
Qualifying broker
The firm's broker already holds a Georgia broker license, or separately qualifies under the applicable individual route. The firm itself does not sit the individual licensing examination.
Residency
For a nonresident corporation, LLC or limited partnership, attach the required Georgia Certificate of Authority; a nonresident individual broker must independently meet the Georgia licensing route.
Trust accounts
Provide federally insured escrow/trust account information, or sign the no-trust-funds waiver; obtain required fidelity coverage if handling the covered community-association funds.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Original firm licensure: limited liability company
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Background and presence
Provide required broker lawful-presence and criminal-history documents and disclose owner and broker convictions and discipline.
Broker relationship
The broker is the sole owner of a sole proprietorship, an officer of a corporation, a partner of a partnership, or a member or manager of an LLC, and is authorized to bind the firm.
Entity documents
Supply the applicable Georgia corporate charter, organization or authority certificate, or partnership agreement, together with any required trade-name registration.
Entity type
limited liability company
Fees
Pay the separate firm license fee.
Qualifying broker
The firm's broker already holds a Georgia broker license, or separately qualifies under the applicable individual route. The firm itself does not sit the individual licensing examination.
Residency
For a nonresident corporation, LLC or limited partnership, attach the required Georgia Certificate of Authority; a nonresident individual broker must independently meet the Georgia licensing route.
Trust accounts
Provide federally insured escrow/trust account information, or sign the no-trust-funds waiver; obtain required fidelity coverage if handling the covered community-association funds.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Original firm licensure: partnership
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Background and presence
Provide required broker lawful-presence and criminal-history documents and disclose owner and broker convictions and discipline.
Broker relationship
The broker is the sole owner of a sole proprietorship, an officer of a corporation, a partner of a partnership, or a member or manager of an LLC, and is authorized to bind the firm.
Entity documents
Supply the applicable Georgia corporate charter, organization or authority certificate, or partnership agreement, together with any required trade-name registration.
Entity type
partnership
Fees
Pay the separate firm license fee.
Qualifying broker
The firm's broker already holds a Georgia broker license, or separately qualifies under the applicable individual route. The firm itself does not sit the individual licensing examination.
Residency
For a nonresident corporation, LLC or limited partnership, attach the required Georgia Certificate of Authority; a nonresident individual broker must independently meet the Georgia licensing route.
Trust accounts
Provide federally insured escrow/trust account information, or sign the no-trust-funds waiver; obtain required fidelity coverage if handling the covered community-association funds.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Original firm licensure: sole proprietorship
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Background and presence
Provide required broker lawful-presence and criminal-history documents and disclose owner and broker convictions and discipline.
Broker relationship
The broker is the sole owner of a sole proprietorship, an officer of a corporation, a partner of a partnership, or a member or manager of an LLC, and is authorized to bind the firm.
Entity documents
Supply the applicable Georgia corporate charter, organization or authority certificate, or partnership agreement, together with any required trade-name registration.
Entity type
sole proprietorship
Fees
Pay the separate firm license fee.
Qualifying broker
The firm's broker already holds a Georgia broker license, or separately qualifies under the applicable individual route. The firm itself does not sit the individual licensing examination.
Residency
For a nonresident corporation, LLC or limited partnership, attach the required Georgia Certificate of Authority; a nonresident individual broker must independently meet the Georgia licensing route.
Trust accounts
Provide federally insured escrow/trust account information, or sign the no-trust-funds waiver; obtain required fidelity coverage if handling the covered community-association funds.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Reinstate a brokerage firm license lapsed for fees
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Broker
The qualifying broker signs and certifies compliance with the individual broker's reactivation continuing education. If the broker changes, attach a Change of Qualifying Broker application.
Documents
Provide the firm's trust-account information or waiver and required background and lawful-presence documents.
Fees
Complete the Firm License Reinstatement form and pay renewal and reinstatement fees.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Renewal of a brokerage firm license
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Broker
Maintain the required Georgia-licensed broker or qualifying broker; individual CE and license renewal are separate requirements.
Renewal period
Pay the firm renewal fee every four years, by the last day of the month of the fourth anniversary of original licensure.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Georgia Broker Supplement Examination

Examination outline
  • I. State Laws and Rules (31 Items)
    • A. Unfair Practices
    • B. Trust Accounts
    • C. Substantive Regulations
    • D. Real Estate Practice in Georgia
    • E. Qualifications and Fees
    • F. Fair Housing Laws
    • G. Real Estate Education, Research and Recovery Fund
    • H. Complaints and Hearing Process and Attorney General’s Opinions
    • I. Commission Organization and Procedures
    • J. Required Licensure
  • II. Management (12 Items)
  • III. Closing and Calculations (5 Items)
Examination sources

National Broker Exam — National Portion (Real Estate Principles and Practices)

Provider
PSI Services LLC
Format
National portion of state real estate broker licensing examinations with its own minimum passing score; scenario-based questions with more than four options and one best answer, each option weighted zero, one or two points; candidates who fail one portion retake only that portion
Examination outline
  • I. Property Ownership (Broker 10%) (10%)
    • A. Real and personal property; conveyances
    • B. Land characteristics and legal descriptions: 1. Metes and bounds method of legal property description; 2. Lot and block (recorded plat) method of legal property description; 3. Government survey (rectangular survey) method of legal property description; 4. Measuring structures (linear and square footage); 5. Land measurement
    • C. Encumbrances and effects on property ownership: 1. Types of liens and their effect on the title and value of real property; 2. Easements, rights of way and licenses, including their effect on the title, value and use of real property; 3. Encroachments and their effect on the title, value and use of real property; 4. Potential encumbrances on title, such as probate, leases, or adverse possession; 5. Property rights that may be conveyed separately from use of the land surface, such as mineral and other subsurface rights, air rights, or water rights
    • D. Types of ownership: 1. Ownership in severalty/sole ownership; 2. Implications of ownership as tenants in common; 3. Implications of ownership in joint tenancy; 4. Forms of common-interest ownership, such as Timeshares, Condominiums and Co-ops; 5. Property ownership held in a trust or by an estate; 6. Ownership by business entities; 7. Life Estate ownership
  • II. Land use Controls (Broker 5%) (5%)
    • A. Government rights in land: 1. Government rights to impose property taxes and special assessments; 2. Government rights to acquire land through eminent domain, condemnation and escheat
    • B. Government controls on land use
    • C. Private controls: 1. Deed conditions or restrictions on property use; 2. Subdivision covenants, conditions and restrictions (CC&Rs) on property use; 3. Condominium and owners’ associations regulations or bylaws on property use
  • III. Valuation (Broker 8%) (8%)
    • A. Appraisals: 1. Appraisals for valuation of real property; 2. Situations which require appraisal by a licensed or certified appraiser and brokerage-related actions that constitute unauthorized appraisal practice; 3. General steps in appraisal process
    • B. Estimating Value: 1. Economic principles and property characteristics that affect value of real property; 2. Sales or market comparison approach to property valuation and appropriate uses; 3. Cost approach to property valuation and appropriate uses; 4. Income analysis approach to property valuation and appropriate uses
    • C. Comparative Market Analysis (CMA): 1. Competitive/Comparative Market Analysis (CMA), BPO or equivalent; 2. Automated Valuation Method (AVM), appraisal valuation and Comparative Market Analysis (CMA)
  • IV. Financing (Broker 9%) (9%)
    • A. Basic Concepts and Terminology: 1. Loan financing (for example, points, LTV, PMI, interest, PITI); 2. General underwriting process (e.g., debt ratios, credit scoring and history); 3. Standard mortgage/deed of trust clauses and conditions; 4. Essential elements of a promissory note
    • B. Types of Loans: 1. Conventional loans; 2. Amortized loans, partially amortized (balloon) loans, interest-only loans; 3. Adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) loans; 4. Government Loans — a. FHA insured loans; b. VA guaranteed loans; c. USDA/Rural Development loan programs; 5. Owner financing (for example, installment or land contract/contract for deed); 6. Reverse-mortgage loans; 7. Home equity loans and lines of credit; 8. Construction loans; 9. Rehab loans; 10. Bridge loans
    • C. Financing and Lending: 1. Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), including kickbacks; 2. Truth-in-Lending Act (Regulation Z), including advertising; 3. Requirements and time frames of TRID (TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosures); 4. Equal Credit Opportunity Act; 5. Lending Process (application through loan closing); 6. Risky loan features, such as prepayment penalties and balloon payments
  • V. Contracts (Broker 19%) (19%)
    • A. General Contract Law: 1. General principles of contract law; 2. Elements necessary for a contract to be valid; 3. Effect of the Statute of Frauds; 4. Offer and a contract; 5. Enforceability of contracts; 6. Void, voidable and unenforceable contracts; 7. Bilateral and unilateral contracts; 8. Nature and use of option agreements; 9. Notice, delivery, acceptance and execution of contracts; 10. Appropriate use, risks, and advantages of electronic signatures and paperless transactions; 11. Rights and obligations of the parties to a contract; 12. Possible remedies for breach or non-performance of contract; 13. Termination, rescission and cancellation of contracts
    • B. Purchase and Lease Contracts: 1. Addenda and amendments to contracts; 2. Purchase agreements; 3. Contract contingencies and methods for satisfying them; 4. Leases and rental agreements; 5. Lease-purchase agreements; 6. Types of leases
    • C. Proper handling of multiple offers and counteroffers
  • VI. Agency (Broker 13%) (13%)
    • A. Agency and non-agency relationships: 1. Agency relationships and how they are established; 2. Types of listing contracts; 3. Buyer brokerage/tenant representation contracts; 4. Other brokerage relationships, including transaction brokers and facilitators; 5. Powers of attorney and other assignments of authority; 6. Conditions for termination of agency or brokerage service agreements
    • B. Agent Duties: 1. Fiduciary duties of agents; 2. Agent's duties to customers/non-clients, including honesty and good faith
    • C. Agency Disclosures: 1. Disclosure of agency/representation; 2. Disclosure of possible conflict of interest or self-interest
  • VII. Property Disclosures (Broker 7%) (7%)
    • A. Property Condition: 1. Seller's property condition disclosure requirements; 2. Property conditions that may warrant inspections or a survey; 3. Red flags that warrant investigation of public or private land use controls
    • B. Environmental and Government Disclosures: 1. Environmental issues requiring disclosure; 2. Federal, state, or local disclosure requirements regarding the property
    • C. Disclosure of material facts and material defects
  • VIII. Property Management (Broker 5%) (5%)
    • A. Duties and Responsibilities: 1. Procurement and qualification of prospective tenants; 2. Fair housing and ADA compliance specific to property management; 3. How to complete a market analysis to identify factors in setting rents or lease rates; 4. Property manager responsibility for maintenance, improvements, reporting and risk management (BROKER ONLY); 5. Handling landlord and tenant funds; trust accounts, reports and disbursements (BROKER ONLY); 6. Provisions of property management contracts (BROKER ONLY)
    • B. Landlord and tenant rights and obligations
  • IX. Transfer of Title (Broker 6%) (6%)
    • A. Types of deeds
    • B. Title Insurance and Searches: 1. Title insurance policies and title searches; 2. Potential title problems and resolutions; 3. Marketable and insurable title
    • C. Closing Process: 1. When transfer of ownership becomes effective; 2. Process and importance of recordation; 3. Settlement procedures (closing) and parties involved; 4. Home and new construction warranties
    • D. Special Processes: 1. Special issues in transferring foreclosed properties; 2. Special issues in short sale transactions; 3. Special issues in probate transactions
  • X. Practice of Real Estate (Broker 12%) (12%)
    • A. Antidiscrimination: 1. Federal Fair Housing Act general principles and exemptions; 2. Protected classes under Federal Fair Housing Act; 3. Protections against discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation; 4. Prohibited conduct under Federal Fair Housing Act (Redlining, Blockbusting, Steering, Disparate Treatment); 5. Fair housing advertising rules; 6. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) obligations pertaining to accessibility and reasonable accommodations
    • B. Legislation and Regulations: 1. Licensees’ status as employees or independent contractors; 2. Antitrust laws and types of violations, fines and penalties; 3. Do-Not-Call List rule compliance; 4. Proper use of Social Media and Internet communication and advertising
    • C. Duties and Responsibilities: 1. Protection of confidential personal information (written, verbal or electronic); 2. Duties when handling funds of others in transactions; 3. Licensee responsibility for due diligence in real estate transactions
    • D. Supervisory Responsibilities (BROKER ONLY): 1. Broker's supervisory responsibilities (licensees, teams and unlicensed assistants and employees) (BROKER ONLY); 2. Broker relationship with licensees (employees or independent contractors and governing rules) (BROKER ONLY)
  • XI. Real Estate Calculations (Broker 6%) (6%)
    • A. Calculations for Transactions: 1. Seller’s net proceeds; 2. Buyer funds needed at closing; 3. Real property tax and other prorations; 4. Real property transfer fees; 5. PITI (Principal, Interest, Taxes and Insurance) payments estimate given loan rate and term
    • B. General Concepts: 1. Equity; 2. Rate of return/Capitalization rate; 3. Loan-to-Value ratio; 4. Discount points and loan origination fees
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