Missouri Real Estate Broker License requirements

Follow these steps in order. Deadlines and affiliation requirements can make a passed exam unusable if they are missed.

1. 1

   Hold an active Missouri salesperson license for 24 of the last 30 months

   Inactive time does not count. On the out-of-state broker path, 24 of 30 months as a salesperson or broker counts, plus a history certification issued within three months.

2. 2

   Complete the 48-hour broker pre-exam course (unless already a broker elsewhere)

   Not MREP. The certificate must be dated on or before the exam. It starts a new six-month deadline.

3. 3

   Take the $52 PSI broker exam: 90/100-point national at 75% / 150 min + 75 state at 75% / 120 min

   Get fingerprinted through MACHS 0004 again. Pay $50+$100. Calendar the June 30 even-year $75 renewal and the Fair Housing core.

Minimum age

18 years old

Identification

A Social Security number is required. An ITIN is not confirmed as a substitute.

Residency and identification

24 of the last 30 months as a current and active Missouri salesperson, plus the 48-hour broker course, plus both broker portions. Out-of-state brokers: 24 of the last 30 months as a salesperson or broker, the state portion only, a history certification issued within three months, and filing within six months of passing. Out-of-state salespersons upgrading in Missouri: 24 of 30 months, the 48-hour broker course, both portions, and a history certification issued within three months. Attorneys: education and experience waived on the terms in the Eligibility PDF.

Qualifying education

Not MREP and not a second salesperson 48. Certificate dated on or before the broker exam. Out-of-state broker applicants who already hold a current active broker license sit the state portion only and do not take this 48. Out-of-state salespersons upgrading do take the 48. Attorneys: education waived.

Education or filing deadline

Six months from the 48-hour broker-course completion date to submit the complete application. Out-of-state broker (state only): six months from passing the state portion.

Character review

Same MACHS/FBI review as original salesperson.

Background process

MACHS 0004 / IDEMIA $40.50 before the original broker application.

Experience

Current and active Missouri salesperson license for at least 24 of the last 30 months immediately preceding the broker application. Inactive months do not count. On the out-of-state broker path, 24 of 30 months as a salesperson or broker counts.

Broker affiliation

A Missouri broker may operate a firm, supervise affiliated salespersons, and serve as designated broker for an entity. Entity original is $100 issuance plus the $50 application on the CSR table; entity renewal $75. The salesperson license cannot be converted into a firm by renaming it.

PSI, same MORE handbook. $52. Broker exam, not the salesperson 100/40. · Fee: $52

The same $52 fee applies for any combination. Do not sit the salesperson 100/40 exam as a broker candidate. The six-month deadline still runs from the 48-hour broker course (or from the state-portion pass on the out-of-state broker path).

These are commission or testing-vendor amounts we can cite. School tuition and optional preparation products are private-market prices.

20 CSR 2250-5.020: $50 application plus $100 broker original issuance. Entity original $100 issuance. Renewal broker / entity / professional corporation $75. Late $50/month max $200. PSI $52. MACHS $40.50.

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  Booking the salesperson 100/40 as a broker candidate

  Different item counts, a different passing score (75% on both portions), and a different state outline. The same $52 fee does not mean the same exam.

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  Treating MREP as the 48-hour broker course

  MREP is the salesperson 24. Broker is a separate 48.

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  Counting inactive salesperson months toward 24 of 30

  Current and active. Inactive time does not count.

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  Letting the six-month deadline from the broker 48 pass while you look for office space

  The same receipt-date deadline applies as for salesperson. File in time or retake the 48.

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  Renewing affiliated salespersons before the broker/entity is renewed

  MREC will not issue the salesperson’s 2028 license until the broker (and entity, if any) shows 2028. June 30 is the broker deadline; September 30 is the salesperson deadline.

Out-of-state brokers take the state portion only and need 24 of the last 30 months, a history certification issued within three months, and filing within six months of passing; no 48-hour broker course is required. Out-of-state salespersons need the 48-hour broker course, both portions, 24 of 30 months, and the certification. A copy of the license is not acceptable.

Missouri vs neighboring states

Hours are the pre-license total printed in each guide; states that count credits or named courses show “See guide.” Published state fees add the application, exam, initial-license, and fingerprint amounts the guide can cite — tuition is not included.

Is MREP the broker course?

No. Broker is a separate 48-hour pre-exam broker course. MREP is the salesperson 24-hour practice course.

Is the broker exam the 100/40 salesperson exam?

No. It has 90 questions / 100 points at 75% in 150 minutes plus 75 state items at 75% in 120 minutes. The fee is the same $52. If you book the salesperson exam, you have booked the wrong one.

Do inactive months count toward 24 of 30?

No. Current and active Missouri salesperson license for 24 of the last 30 months.

When do brokers renew?

June 30 even years (2026 deadline June 30, 2026). $75. 12-hour CE with Fair Housing core. Salespersons renew by September 30 for $65; do not mix up the deadlines. The salesperson cannot renew until the broker has.

Out-of-state broker — do I take the 48?

Not if you hold a current active broker license: you take the state portion only, need 24 of 30 months and a history certification issued within three months, and apply within six months of passing. Out-of-state salespersons upgrading do take the 48 and both portions.