OR real estate licensing guide
Oregon
Oregon does not issue a salesperson license: entry is broker after an eLicense $300 application (Applicant ID first), then 150 hours in seven named courses (Law 30, Oregon Practice 30, Finance 30, Contracts 15, Agency 15, Property Management 10, Brokerage 20) with 75% course finals at a private career school, then PSI $75 at 75% (80 national / 150 minutes + 50 Oregon / 90 minutes), PSI fingerprints $61.25, and a managing principal broker adding the pending license in eLicense. One license at a time. Birth-month 24-month cycle with a 13–24 month first period. First active renewal on or after January 1, 2026 is Fair Housing 2 + LARRC + Broker Advanced Practices, not 30 generic electives.
Verified 2026-09-02
The Oregon Real Estate Agency sits at 775 Summer St NE, Suite 330, Salem, OR 97301 (State Lands Building; moved September 2025 — the PSI bulletin still prints the pre-move 530 Center Street NE, Suite 100). Phone (503) 378-4170. Email orea.info@rea.oregon.gov. Hours 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Monday–Friday excluding holidays. Statute: ORS 696 and OAR chapter 863. PSI delivers the exam under Candidate Information Bulletin 3376 (test-takers.psiexams.com/orre, (833) 892-5441, fetched 2026-09-02). The live Broker Licensing page fetched 2026-09-02 is the hour bible: a broker license is the entry-level license in Oregon; apply in eLicense and pay $300 first; then 150 hours from an Agency-approved school. OAR 863-022-0010 names the seven courses. A Washington 90 is not that 150.
PSI seats 80 national items in 150 minutes and 50 Oregon items in 90 minutes at 75% each, $75 per attempt. Pass one section and it lives 12 months. Scores and fingerprint clearance each live one year. Fingerprints at the PSI center after you pass in person, $61.25 on the bulletin ($46.25 OSP + $15 PSI). A managing principal broker must add the pending license in eLicense. First license period is 13–24 months by birth month, then 24. Active renewal $300; inactive $150. HB 3137 as of January 1, 2026 puts a 2-hour Fair Housing course inside every active renewal; first active renewal also wants Broker Advanced Practices with a proficiency assessment.
Principal broker is three years of active licensed experience plus 40-hour BASS (15 supervision + 25 principles review) at a 75% course final, then PSI 75 items/80 points/150 min + 50/90 min at 75%. Out-of-state principal-broker applicants also take the 150. One license at a time. Washington's 90, Idaho's Module 1+2, and California's salesperson 135 are neighbor comparisons, not Oregon's thesis. This paper cannot be renamed to another state: there is no salesperson title, you apply before you sit class, and disclosed limited agency, Oregon water rights, and tenancy by the entirety are scored items.
Licensing authority
Oregon Real Estate Agency
OREA / REA
An agency that licenses brokers, principal brokers, property managers, and timeshare sales agents — not salespersons. Live Broker Licensing page (fetched 2026-09-02): a broker license is the entry-level license in Oregon; a licensed real estate broker conducts professional real estate activity while associated with and supervised by a managing principal broker. Apply in eLicense and pay the $300 nonrefundable application fee FIRST; the school cannot make you PSI-eligible without your Applicant ID. 150 hours in seven named courses. PSI delivers the sitting ($75) at 75% on both sections. Fingerprints at the PSI center after you pass, $61.25.
ORS 696 (including 696.010 professional real estate activity, 696.022 trustworthy and competent, 696.375 Agency). OAR 863-014 (licensing) and 863-022 (education), including 863-022-0010 (150 clock-hours in seven named broker courses), 863-022-0020 / 0021 (Advanced Practices first active renewal), 863-022-0025 (40-hour BASS for principal broker). PSI Oregon Real Estate Agency Candidate Information Bulletin at test-takers.psiexams.com/orre (bulletin 3376, fetched 2026-09-02). Email orea.info@rea.oregon.gov. Hours 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Monday–Friday excluding holidays. 775 Summer St NE, Suite 330, Salem, OR 97301 (State Lands Building; moved September 2025). PSI bulletin 3376 still prints the pre-move 530 Center Street NE, Suite 100 — this hub follows the live REA pages. (503) 378-4170
Official commission siteLicense types in Oregon
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Oregon Real Estate Broker License (entry-level — no salesperson license)
150 clock-hours in seven named courses: Real Estate Law 30, Oregon Real Estate Practice 30, Real Estate Finance 30, Contracts 15, Agency Law 15, Property Management 10, Real Estate Brokerage 20 · PSI Services (test-takers.psiexams.com/orre; (833) 892-5441; bulletin 3376). $75 per attempt. Not Pearson. School notifies PSI only after you have an Applicant ID and have finished the 150.
Verified 2026-09-02
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Oregon Principal Broker License
40-hour Brokerage Administration and Sales Supervision (BASS: 15 brokerage-business/supervision + 25 principles review); out-of-state applicants also complete the 150-hour seven-course broker study · PSI after the BASS provider (or school, for out-of-state) notifies eligibility. Sit the principal-broker series, not the entry-broker 80-item national paper.
Verified 2026-09-02
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