MI real estate licensing guide

Michigan

Michigan salesperson is 40 approved hours including 4 hours of civil rights law and equal opportunity in housing (MCL 339.2504(2)), then MiPLUS $88 with the certificate uploaded before PSI will seat you, then a combined PSI sitting of 115 items (115 points) in 180 minutes at 70% = raw 80 for $79 — not independently scored national and state portions. Broker is 90 hours including 9 civil rights in addition to the salesperson 40, 3 years of full-time related experience (builder, investor, developer, attorney, appraiser, lender, and title officer all on the live list), PSI 115 items carrying 120 points in 210 minutes at 75% = raw 90, MiPLUS $143, and a physical Michigan business address. Embezzlement or misappropriation bars a new broker. No escrow hanging. 3-year cycle, 18-hour CE with 2 legal + 1 fair housing in each year of the cycle. Elliott-Larsen, the Land Division Act, Right to Farm, MSHDA, and designated agency / transaction coordinator are scored Michigan items — this paper cannot be renamed to Ohio's 120 or Indiana's 90.

Verified 2026-09-02

The Michigan Board of Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons sits inside LARA's Bureau of Professional Licensing (michigan.gov/lara/bureau-list/bpl/occ/prof/real-estate). Apply and renew in MiPLUS (michigan.gov/miplus). Statute: Article 25 of 1980 PA 299, MCL 339.2501 et seq., and R 339.22203. PSI delivers the exam under the Candidate Information Bulletin at test-takers.psiexams.com/mire ((855) 579-4635; copyright 2026, updated 7/6/2026; fetched 2026-09-02). The live salesperson licensing guide (revision date 1/26/2026, fetched 2026-09-02) is the hour bible: 40 hours including 4 civil rights; file MiPLUS and upload the certificate first. MCL 339.2504(2) is the 36-month window. A neighbor 60 is not that 40.

PSI seats a combined salesperson paper of 115 items in 180 minutes at 70% (raw 80), $79 per attempt, PASS/fail only. The outline still splits 80 national + 35 Michigan; the live table does not print independently scored cuts. Exam results live one year. No fingerprint dollar on the live 1/26/2026 guides. Employing broker approves in MiPLUS. 3-year $78 renewal; 18-hour CE with 2 legal + 1 fair housing per year of the cycle; keep evidence 4 years.

Individual broker is 90 hours including 9 civil rights in addition to the salesperson 40, 3 years full-time related experience, PSI 115 items/120 points/210 min at 75% raw 90 without pre-approval, MiPLUS $143, and a physical Michigan business address. MCL 339.2505(2) bars a new broker who has been convicted of embezzlement or misappropriation of funds. Associate broker is a different hanging under a company. Ohio's 120, Indiana's 90, and Illinois's 75 are neighbor comparisons, not Michigan's thesis. This paper cannot be renamed to another state: the 40 includes 4 civil rights, MiPLUS is the salesperson gate, the cut is combined, and Elliott-Larsen / Land Division Act / Right to Farm are scored items.

Licensing authority

Michigan Board of Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons (LARA Bureau of Professional Licensing)

LARA / BPL / the Board

A LARA board that licenses salespersons, individual brokers, associate brokers, and broker companies. Live salesperson guide (rev 1/26/2026, fetched 2026-09-02): 18, 40 hours of approved prelicensure including at least 4 hours of civil rights law and equal opportunity in housing, MiPLUS application ($88 application + 3-year license fee) with the 40-hour certificate uploaded first, then a PSI Candidate ID email, then the salesperson exam, then an employing broker's 10-digit license number in MiPLUS after you pass. Brokers sit PSI without pre-approval. Michigan does not offer an escrow hanging — "No Employer" status or a holding company is the live product.

Article 25 of the Occupational Code, 1980 PA 299, MCL 339.2501 et seq., including MCL 339.2504 (40 salesperson hours with 4 civil rights / 90 broker hours with 9 civil rights in addition to the salesperson hours; 36-month education window), MCL 339.2505 (embezzlement or misappropriation bars a new broker), MCL 339.2510 (salesperson licensed to one broker). Mich. Admin. Code R 339.22203 (prelicensure equivalents: law degree 60 including 6 civil rights, MBA/finance master 60, bachelor's in business or finance 30). LARA Real Estate Salesperson Licensing Guide and Individual Broker Licensing Guide, revision date 1/26/2026, fetched 2026-09-02. PSI Candidate Information Bulletin at test-takers.psiexams.com/mire, copyright 2026, updated 7/6/2026, fetched 2026-09-02. Confirm the live LARA Real Estate Brokers & Salespersons page and MiPLUS (michigan.gov/miplus) for the current BPL filing address — the 1/26/2026 salesperson and broker licensing guides this hub fetched do not print a street line in the body. PSI examination (855) 579-4635; BPL help bplhelp@michigan.gov (assumed-name FAQ on the live individual-broker guide). Confirm any public Board phone on the live LARA page before you dial a school-blog number.

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Application, exam, and fingerprint fees we could confirm. School tuition is not estimated.

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Reciprocity, endorsement, recognition

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National vs state portions

Pearson VUE, PSI, DRE, and DOS — and what actually fails people.