Nevada 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

   Document 2 years active full-time within the last 4 years (Form 509) and assemble 64 semester credits including 45-hour NV Broker Management and 18 hours NV law

   Experience credits cannot replace those two blocks. Certified history must be < 90 days old.

2. 2

   Get Form 558 financials approved; obtain a credit report dated within 30 days; then file Form 549 with the $160 fee

   NAC 645.102: financial-condition approval comes before the broker application.

3. 3

   Pass the $100 Pearson broker exam: 80 items/150 min + 50 items/90 min at 75% (combination 130 items / 240 min)

   Do not sit the 40-item salesperson state exam. Scores are valid 12 months. OnVUE broker exams get no combination discount.

4. 4

   Get Form 619 prints (valid 2 months); open a brokerage (office, trust accounts, supervision) or work as a broker-salesperson under another broker

   Broker-salesperson requires the same 64-credit education, without the 2-in-4 experience requirement on NRED's page. Subsequent CE is 36 hours including 6 hours broker management (NAC 645.448).

Minimum age

18 years old

Identification

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

Residency and identification

Per NRED's Broker page, you need 2 years of active full-time experience within the last 4 years (Form 509). Experience used toward the 64 credits must be full-time, under a current license, within the past ten years, verified by the employing broker at the time, and documented by a certified license history less than 90 days old. Out-of-state applicants still need 18 hours of Nevada law from a Nevada school, and the 45-hour Broker Management course is Nevada-specific and not waived by experience. A broker license by reciprocity is issued only under a Commission reciprocal agreement (NRS 645.332(2)).

Qualifying education

Sources: NRED's Broker Initial License Requirements page and NRS 645.343. Under NAC 645.437, Broker Management must be Division-approved and include named hours (office policy/risk/E&O 6, business plans 3, brokerage forms 3, financing overview 6, state/local law 6, federal law 6, plus additional required blocks listed in the NAC). Unlicensed first-time applicants need 35 general college credits. Licensed out-of-state applicants need 37 general college credits and skip the extra 15-hour contracts and 15-hour agency courses. Use a Form 502 school. The salesperson 120 hours do not equal these 64 credits.

Education or filing deadline

Pearson scores: 12 months. Form 619 prints: 2 months. Credit report: 30 days. Certified license history: 90 days. The 45-hour Broker Management course is not waived because you already completed the salesperson 120.

Character review

The same NRS 645.330 honesty/integrity standard applies, plus Form 558 financial-condition approval before the broker application (NAC 645.102). Per NRED, the credit report must be within 30 days of application.

Background process

Form 619 prints (valid 2 months) plus Form 558 financials and a credit report within 30 days. Prints and scores each have their own expiration.

Experience

Per NRED's Broker page: 2 years of active full-time experience within the last 4 years (Form 509). Experience counted toward the 64 credits must be full-time, under a current license, within the past ten years, verified by the employing broker, with certified history < 90 days old. NRED's Broker-Salesperson page does not list the 2-years-in-4 requirement.

Broker affiliation

A broker may operate a Nevada brokerage (physical office, trust accounts, supervision). A broker-salesperson has the same 64-credit education and sits the 50-item state exam, but works under another broker and, per NRED's Broker-Salesperson page, does not need the 2-years-in-4 experience. You cannot hold both salesperson and broker licenses instead of choosing one. Cooperative certificates and branch offices are broker-only scored items.

Pearson VUE handbook #092900. Broker combination $100 (OnVUE broker exams are not eligible for the two-for-one combination). National 80 items/150 min + state 50 items/90 min at 75%. Do not sit the 40-item salesperson state exam. · Fee: $100

The same $100 retake fee and 12-month split-pass window as salesperson apply. After 12 months, sit both portions again. OnVUE broker exams do not get the combination discount, so budget accordingly.

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

NRED's Broker Initial License Requirements page lists a fee of $160.00. Application and initialLicense are that same $160, not two separate charges. The Pearson handbook still lists $145, and NRS 645.830 still lists $105 original broker + $40 ERRF = $145; this guide uses NRED's current figure. The renewal value is NRS 645.830's $180 broker renewal + $40 ERRF = $220, because NRED's renewal page did not display a fee. Exam $100. NRED's page does not list the Form 619 vendor fee. Confirm in My Account.

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  Sitting the 40-item salesperson state exam

  The broker state exam is 50 scored items. The combination is 130 items / 240 minutes.

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  Using 8 years of experience to skip 45-hour Nevada Broker Management or 18 hours Nevada law

  NRED's page and NRS 645.343 exclude those two from the 16-credits-per-2-years substitution.

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  Filing Form 549 before Form 558 financials are approved

  NAC 645.102. The credit report must be within 30 days of application.

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  Treating a Washington designated-broker or Oregon BASS certificate as Nevada Broker Management

  Nevada requires its own course. A reciprocal broker license requires a formal Commission reciprocal agreement (NRS 645.332(2)).

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  Renewing on the salesperson 36-hour requirement after upgrading (missing the 6-hour broker-management CE)

  NAC 645.448(2)(a)(5) requires 6 hours broker management; electives drop to 12.

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  Paying the handbook's $145 because NRS 645.830 still lists it

  NRED's Broker Initial License Requirements page lists $160. Confirm in My Account.

Under NRS 645.332(2), a broker or broker-salesperson license by reciprocity is available only if that jurisdiction has entered a reciprocal agreement with the Commission and your license is in good standing at filing. This guide does not list partner states. Out-of-state applicants still take 18 hours of Nevada law from a Nevada school and the 45-hour Nevada Broker Management course; experience cannot replace those two. Confirm any current reciprocal agreement with NRED.

Nevada 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.

How much experience?

Per NRED's Broker page: 2 years of active full-time experience within the last 4 years (Form 509). NRED's Broker-Salesperson page does not list that requirement.

What education?

64 semester college credits. The 45-hour Nevada Broker Management course and 18 hours of Nevada law from a Nevada school cannot be replaced by experience credits (16 credits per 2 years). NRED's page also lists Principles, Law, Appraisal, 15 related credits, contracts 15, agency 15, and general college credits (35 unlicensed / 37 licensed out-of-state).

Is the state exam still 40 items?

No. The broker (and broker-salesperson) state exam is 50 scored items in 90 minutes. The combination is 130 items / 240 minutes. Do not sit the 40-item salesperson exam.

Do I need new fingerprints?

Yes. NRED's broker page still lists Form 619, and fingerprints expire in two months. Form 558 financials and a 30-day credit report are additional broker steps, not a substitute for prints.

Can I keep the salesperson license and add broker?

Choose one license. Broker-salesperson is how Nevada lets broker-qualified licensees work under another broker. Confirm current status rules with NRED rather than planning to hold active salesperson and broker licenses at the same time.

What CE do brokers take after the first cycle?

NAC 645.448: 36 hours, including agency 3, NV law 3, contracts 6, ethics 3, broker management 6, risk reduction 3, and 12 electives. At least 50% must be live instruction. First-year postlicensing applies to first-time salesperson licensees; broker-salespersons who qualified under NRS 645.343(4) can be exempt from postlicensing (NAC 645.4442(2)(c)).