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- Be 21 years of age *
- Complete a 45 classroom hour class
- Have a high school degree or equivalent (GED)
- Have no felony convictions
- Are not in default on student loans, income taxes or child support
- Pass the state examination (More state test information is available at www.goamp.com)
* An applicant could be as young as 18 years old, IF they have completed 2 years of college with the appropriate real estate classes taken.
After passing the state exam, the candidate must then be sponsored by a licensed real estate broker within 1 year.
Anyone who wants to become a real estate salesperson is required to complete a 45 hour real estate course before they can be licensed. This course covers the factors involved in real estate transactions from finance, real estate law, and private property rights to a variety of other topics including listing agreements, taxation, fair housing, property management, Illinois License Law, disclosure, environmental issues, agency law and ethics.
Classes are held in Bloomington, IL and generally meet on Monday and Thursday evenings from 6 -9:30 pm. There may be other live classes offered in your area, or you may chose a home study option. Check out these possibilities at RealEstateExpress or www.IllinoisRealtor.org.
PLEASE NOTE: Now is a good time to take this course.New legislation more than DOUBLES the required hours! Click here to download an overview of the new hours!
: Next Class: June 12, 2010
An All Day Review is held the Saturday before each final exam from 9 am to 5 pm. This class is a review of the entire class. It is a great exam prep for the salesperson exam as well as the broker exam. It is open to anyone, regardless of where you took your course. The cost is $75, which includes a 50+ page study outline, quizzes and lunch. Many students use this as their final study for their class or state exam.
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As a branch of the Illinois Association of REALTORS®, we are proud to provide each student who successfully passes the broker series or the prelicense live class with a free registration to either the IAR Convention in the fall or the Spring Conference in May.
- Attendance is mandatory – a student may miss only 10% of class time.
- Course completion requires a score of 75% or higher on the final exam.
- In the event of failure, students are allowed one retake within 30 days.
- If student is unable to attend at the regularly scheduled exam time, they must schedule with the instructor to take the exam within 14 days.
- Written cancellation of enrollment received prior to class start date will entitle the student to a refund of all other fees, if ALL materials are returned in new condition.
- 50% of the tuition will be withheld if registration is cancelled within the first week of class.
- There will be no refund if cancellation occurs that point.
- Students can apply the non-refunded portion to another class held by us within 1 year.
Testing for the state exam, salesperson and broker, is conducted by Applied Measurement Professionals (AMP). To learn more about the state exam, or to register to take the exam, please visit www.goamp.com.
Inquires regarding the course can be directed to:
Kerry Kidwell
IAR Licensing and Training Center , Bloomington Branch
203 N. Delane Drive
Heyworth, IL 61745
(309) 473-9119 or (888) 473-9119
If no one is available at the time you call, please be sure to leave your name, phone number and question on the answering machine
Inquires regarding licensing procedures in Illinois can be directed to:
Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
500 East Monroe, 2nd floor
Springfield, IL 62701-1509
(217) 785-3414 or (217) 785-9300
www.idfpr.com
The main page for real estate professions:
http://www.idfpr.com/DPR/RE/realmain.asp
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