How to get a Salesperson license in Delaware

Delaware real estate agent licenses

Delaware issues 3 real estate agent credentials. Each has its own section below; the table shows what each one covers and its headline requirements.

Applies to every license level

These rules are the same for several of the Delaware real estate agent licenses on this page, so they are shown once here, with the licenses they apply to. Each license's own section lists only what differs.

1. Every license level (all 3)

Requirements

Residency or citizenship

The application may not ask about citizenship, place of birth or length of state residency.⁴

Fees

Each line is a separate charge as the board lists it. The board does not publish a combined total, so none is shown here.

The board's pages we cite do not list the exam fee; check it with the exam provider, Pearson VUE⁹⁸, when you schedule.

How to apply

Apply online

delpros.delaware.gov⁹

Processing time

The Commission reviews complete applications at its monthly meeting (second Thursday of each month); no processing-time figure is published.¹

Renewal

How often

Every 2 years⁶

When it expires

All Delaware real estate licenses expire April 30 of even-numbered years and are renewed biennially in DELPROS.⁶

Continuing education

At least 21 hours each renewal period⁷

Required topics

Three (3) hours in agency and fair housing (Module 1).³
Three (3) hours in professional standards (Module 2).³
Three (3) hours in real estate documents (Module 3).³
Three (3) hours in office management (Module 4).³
Three (3) hours in legislative issues (Module 5).³
Three (3) hours in practices of real estate (Module 6).³
Three (3) hours in elective courses (Module 7).³

Approved courses

All CE must be pre-approved by the Commission under its Real Estate Education Guidelines.³

Exemptions

First renewal is prorated: no CE for fewer than six months of licensure (new licensees still owe the new-licensee modules).³
Inactive licenses renew without CE.⁶

If it expires

Expired more than 30 days but less than six months: reinstated on payment of late fees and completion of the seven CE modules.³
Expired six months to under two years: late fees, the Delaware pre-licensing law course and the state portion of the exam.³
Expired two years or more without one of the last two years of active practice in another state: full course and both exam portions.³

Renew online

delpros.delaware.gov⁹

2. Every license level except Salesperson

Requirements

Minimum age

23 years old⁴

Education or training

At least 99 classroom hours⁸
Delaware Associate Broker and Broker Licensing Course from an approved provider.⁸
Who may teach it: Commission-approved course provider; all 99 hours may be taken by distance education.²
Alternative: A broker actively licensed in another jurisdiction may count broker pre-licensing hours completed there.³
Alternative: Completing the Delaware broker course also gives 21 CE hours (Modules 1-7) for that renewal period.³

Experience

At least 5 years³
Actively licensed as a salesperson and/or broker (any jurisdiction) for 5 continuous years immediately before applying.³
License you must hold first: Active real estate license (salesperson and/or broker) for the 5 preceding years.⁸
Substitute: With Commission approval the 30 transactions may include real estate services performed for an employer while licensed, and a designated agent or team leader may count transactions of licensees they directly supervised.³

Experience

At least 30 sale or lease transactions completed in a licensed capacity in the 5 years before applying, listed on the Sales or Lease Transaction Listing form signed by the supervising broker(s); time share and property management transactions do not count.³

Exam

Broker real estate examination (general and Delaware/State portions)³
Given by: Pearson VUE⁸
Broker general portion⁸
Broker Delaware law portion⁸
Retakes: No more than 3 attempts; otherwise the broker pre-licensing course must be retaken.³
Time limit: Apply within 12 months of finishing the broker course or show prorated CE.³

Background check

Background check required⁴
No conviction or pending charge substantially related to real estate services, subject to Commission waiver; new convictions disclosed at renewal.⁴

Also required

License verification from each jurisdiction where you hold or held a license.⁸

Fees

Each line is a separate charge as the board lists it. The board does not publish a combined total, so none is shown here.

How to apply

1. Confirm 5 continuous years of active licensure and gather 30 qualifying sale or lease transactions from the last 5 years on the Sales or Lease Transaction Listing form.⁸
2. Complete the 99-hour Delaware broker pre-licensing course.⁸
3. Pass the broker general and Delaware law exam portions through Pearson VUE and have scores sent to the Commission.⁸
4. Submit the application and fee in DELPROS and arrange license verifications from every other jurisdiction.⁹ delpros.delaware.gov⁹

Who needs a Salesperson license

A salesperson sells, buys, leases or negotiates real estate transactions for others while licensed under a Delaware broker.⁴

Requirements for a Salesperson license

More rules for this license are shared with other levels: group 1 under Applies to every license level.

Minimum age

18 years old⁴

Education or training

At least 99 classroom hours²
Delaware salesperson pre-licensing course from an approved course provider (orientation, sales, law, mathematics, review).⁹
Who may teach it: Course must be taken through a Commission-approved course provider; all 99 hours may be taken by distance education.²
Alternative: If you do not apply within 12 months of finishing the course, you must also show prorated continuing education.³

Education or training

12 hours⁹
Post-license: 12 hours of new-salesperson modules within 90 days of license issuance (not required for reciprocity licensees), in addition to renewal CE.³

Exam

Salesperson real estate examination (general and Delaware/State portions)³
Given by: Pearson VUE⁹
When you can take it: Take the exam after completing the 99-hour pre-licensing course; apply for the license after passing.⁹
General (national) portion⁹
Delaware law (State) portion⁹
Retakes: No more than 3 attempts; after 3 failed attempts the pre-licensing course must be retaken.³

Background check

Background check required⁴
No conviction or pending charge substantially related to real estate services; the Commission may waive this after a hearing or document review if there is no unreasonable risk to public safety. Licensees must disclose new convictions at each renewal.⁴

Business requirements

Must be employed under a Delaware-licensed broker of record, who signs the Statement of Broker of Record form; an office in Delaware must hold an active office permit.⁹

Also required

License verification must be sent by every jurisdiction where you hold or held a license.⁹

How much a Salesperson license costs

Each line is a separate charge as the board lists it. The board does not publish a combined total, so none is shown here.

How to apply

1. Complete the 99-hour Delaware salesperson pre-licensing course with a Commission-approved provider.⁹
2. Pass both the general and Delaware law portions of the salesperson exam through Pearson VUE (3 attempts maximum before retaking the course).⁹
3. Find a Delaware-licensed broker of record to employ you and have them sign the Statement of Broker of Record form.⁹
4. Create a DELPROS account and submit the online application within 12 months of finishing the course, uploading the course certificate and original Pearson VUE score report, and paying the $149 application fee plus $25 Guaranty Fund fee.⁹ delpros.delaware.gov⁹
5. Arrange license verifications from every other jurisdiction where you are or were licensed.⁹
6. After the license is issued, complete the 12 hours of new-salesperson modules within 90 days.⁹

Renewal and continuing education

Moving to Delaware with a license from another state

These are the routes DPR publishes for the Salesperson license. The other real estate agent licenses have their own routes in their sections below.

Associate Broker

An associate broker holds a broker-level license but works under a broker and does not have primary responsibility for managing a brokerage.⁸

Requirements

Business requirements

Submit the Statement of Broker of Record form signed by the employing Delaware broker of record; a Delaware office must hold an active permit.⁸

Fees

How to apply

1. Have your employing broker of record sign the Statement of Broker of Record form.⁸

From another state

More rules for this license are shared with other levels: group 1 and group 2 under Applies to every license level.

Broker

The broker (broker of record) is primarily responsible for the day-to-day management and supervision of a brokerage organization and may have affiliated associate brokers and salespersons.⁸

Requirements

Experience

At least 3 years³
Actively practicing real estate as a licensed salesperson or associate broker for the 3 years immediately before applying.³

Business requirements

Apply for a Real Estate Office Permit with the broker application (Main Office or Branch Office).³

Business requirements

Show compliance with the escrow account rules.³

Business requirements

Replacement broker for an established office submits a letter from the current broker naming them (or a letter of explanation).⁸

Fees

Each line is a separate charge as the board lists it. The board does not publish a combined total, so none is shown here.

How to apply

1. If opening a new Delaware office, file the Real Estate Office application in DELPROS with the broker application (or, for an established office, a letter from the current broker naming you as replacement).⁸

From another state

More rules for this license are shared with other levels: group 1 and group 2 under Applies to every license level.

City and county rules

Associate BrokerStatewide license from the Delaware Real Estate Commission; no local real estate agent license was identified.⁴

Check a license or report a problem

Before you hire a real estate agent in Delaware, you can confirm the license is current on the board's own search. Every board we cover in Delaware is on the Delaware license lookup page.

Look up a license

delpros.delaware.gov¹

File a complaint

dpr.delaware.gov¹

Laws and rules

The requirements above come from these laws and board rules.

• 24 Del. C. ch. 29 (Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons)
• 24 DE Admin. Code 2900 (Real Estate Commission Rules and Regulations)
• 24 DE Admin. Code 2925 (Real Estate Education Guidelines)

Rule changes since January 2024

• February 26, 2027: From Feb. 26, 2027 the amended 24 Del. C. § 2902 counts wholesaling (or attempting a wholesale transaction) as real estate services, which require a Commission license.⁴
• June 1, 2026: Senate Bill 201 (signed June 1, 2026) adds requirements for real estate wholesaling, including a new Disclosure for Wholesale Transactions form.¹

Common questions

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