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How do I get a real estate license in Delaware?

If you have never held a real estate license, you take a prelicensing course and pass the exam. You must be at least 18. The Delaware Real Estate Commission may set the course standards by rule. A license from another state has a separate path.

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The rule, fact by fact

Who needs it
At least 18 years of ageThis is the age rule for a salesperson applicant.
Verified. Delaware Code Online · Title 24, chapter 29, subchapter I, qualifications of applicants (opens state website) · checked Nov 13, 2026
Agency
The Delaware Real Estate CommissionThe statute calls this body the Commission.
Same source and date as above
Rule
The Commission may set prelicensing and continuing education standards by ruleThe statute leaves the course standards to the Commission's rules.
Same source and date as above

How to get it done

  1. Step 1. Check the basic rules. A salesperson applicant must be at least 18 years of age.

  2. Step 2. Check your record. An applicant may not have a criminal conviction record or a pending criminal charge that is substantially related to the practice of providing real estate services. The Commission can waive this by an affirmative vote of a majority of the quorum. It must find the waiver would not create an unreasonable risk to public safety.

  3. Step 3. Take the prelicensing course. It covers real estate principles and practices and Delaware real estate law. The Commission may set the standards by rule, so ask the school whether its course counts before you pay.

  4. Step 4. Pass the exam. It is a uniform national and state exam for salespersons. It is arranged by contract with a nationally recognized independent testing service.

  5. Step 5. Send your application with the fee the statute prescribes and a Guaranty Fund fee.

Before you pay

This page rests on the Delaware statute. We haven't confirmed a course price, the fee amounts, how many hours the course lasts, or whether a course can be taken online.

Before you pay a school, ask how long your access lasts. Ask whether the course counts with the Commission, and check that on its own pages.

Questions

How do I report a conviction or a pending charge?

If you have a conviction record or a pending criminal charge, you ask the appropriate authorities to send the information directly to the Commission.

Do penalties from another state matter?

They can. An applicant may not have received administrative penalties for real estate services in this or any other jurisdiction, such as fines, reprimands, suspensions or probationary limits. Revocations for nonpayment of renewal fees are excepted. After a hearing, the Commission may decide whether a penalty is grounds to deny the license.

How old must an associate broker be?

At least 23 years of age.

I hold a license from another state. What changes?

You also meet one of three criteria. First, at least 3 years of continuous licensure elsewhere. The rules specify the transactions you complete in those years. Second, the Delaware law part of the prelicensing course. Third, the equivalent of Delaware's prelicensing course in your state. Each also needs a pass on the state part of the Delaware licensing exam.

What to do next

Start with the Delaware Code on real estate licensing. Then look for the Delaware Real Estate Commission's own pages on courses and fees.

delcode.delaware.gov

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