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NV real estate licensing guide

Nevada

Nevada still issues a salesperson license after 120 named hours: Principles 45, Law 45 including 18 hours of Nevada law (NRS 113, 116, 119, 119A, 645, 645C, 645D), contracts 15, and agency 15.

Verified 2026-09-02

First license
Salesperson
Pre-license education
120 hours
Exam
Pearson VUE
Published state fees
$380
Renewal
Every 2 years
Exam questions
120

The Nevada Real Estate Division is at 3300 W. Sahara Avenue, Ste. 350, Las Vegas, NV 89102 ((702) 486-4033) and 1818 East College Parkway, Suite 110, Carson City, NV 89706-7986 ((775) 684-1900). Website: red.nv.gov. Governing law: NRS 645 and NAC 645. Pearson VUE delivers the exam under Candidate Handbook #092900 (July 2025; pearsonvue.com/us/en/nv/realestate.html; (888) 248-8055). Pay the $100 combination exam fee to NRED at red.prod.secure.nv.gov first. NRED's Salesperson Initial License Requirements page sets 120 hours in four named blocks, including 18 hours of Nevada law, and NAC 645.435 is the regulation behind those blocks. California's 135 hours do not satisfy the 18-hour Nevada requirement.

Pearson gives 80 national items in 150 minutes and 40 Nevada salesperson items in 90 minutes, and you need 75% on each. A passed section is valid for 12 months. Fingerprints expire in two months (Form 619). NRED's original salesperson fee is $140; NRS 645.830 and the handbook still list $125, and this guide uses NRED's figure. By statute, the ERRF is $40 at original licensing and $40 at renewal. First-year postlicensing is NAC 645.4442's 15 named modules (no clock-hour total in the text). Subsequent salesperson CE is 36 named hours under NAC 645.448.

A broker license requires 64 semester credits including 45-hour Nevada Broker Management (which experience credits cannot replace), 2 years active full-time within the last 4 years, Pearson exams of 80 items/150 min + 50 items/90 min at 75%, a $160 fee, Form 558 financials, and a credit report within 30 days. Broker-salesperson requires the same education but works under another broker. Oregon's 150 hours, Arizona's 90, and California's 135 are useful comparisons but do not apply in Nevada. Nevada keeps the salesperson title, fingerprints expire in two months, and Duties Owed, Consent to Act, SRPD and water rights are scored items.

Licensing authority

Nevada Real Estate Division (Department of Business and Industry)

NRED

The Division licenses salespersons, brokers, and broker-salespersons, and issues property-manager and business-broker permits on top of an active license.

NRS 645 (including 645.330 qualifications, 645.332 out-of-state national-exam exemption, 645.343 120 salesperson hours / 64 broker semester credits, 645.355 fingerprints, 645.575 36-hour CE minimum, 645.830 fees… 3300 W. Sahara Avenue, Ste. 350, Las Vegas, NV 89102; and 1818 East College Parkway, Suite 110, Carson City, NV 89706-7986 (702) 486-4033 (Las Vegas) / (775) 684-1900 (Carson City)

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License types in Nevada

Nevada compared with neighboring states

If you live near a border or plan to work in more than one market, check the first-license requirements next door. A license from one state rarely replaces the other state's course or exam, so most people who work both sides hold two licenses.

Nevada entry-level license compared with nearby states
Jurisdiction License title Pre-license hours Exam vendor Exam questions Exam fee Published state fees Renewal cycle Min. age
Nevada (this guide) Salesperson 120 Pearson VUE 120 $100 $380 2 yr 18
Arizona Salesperson 90 Pearson VUE 140 $75 $262 2 yr 18
California Salesperson 135 California DRE 150 $100 $599 4 yr 18
Idaho Salesperson 90 Pearson VUE 120 $83 $353 2 yr 18
Oregon Broker 150 PSI 130 $75 $736.25 2 yr 18
Utah Sales Agent 120 Pearson VUE 130 $69 $355 2 yr 18

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.

State hubs: Arizona · California · Idaho · Oregon · Utah · All 51 jurisdictions

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