LICENSING

The Kentucky Real Estate Commission protects the public through the regulation, examination, and licensure of real estate sales associates and brokers. If you still have questions regarding licensing after reviewing the website, please feel free to contact KREC at (502) 564-7760 or PPC.KREC@ky.gov

• Apply for a License
• Modify an Existing License
• Maintain a License
• Search for a Licensed Professional
  
  

Requirements for Licensure

Sales Associate: (Applicants must be at least 18 years of age and have a high school diploma or GED before taking steps to obtain a license.)

• Completion of the Kentucky 96-hour pre-license course or six (6) academic credit hours from a college or university in real estate courses
• National Criminal History Checks
• Proof of passing the sales associate licensing exam through PSI
• How to Challenge and How to Obtain Your FBI Identity History Summary
  
  Additional information on:
  National Criminal History Checks
  Candidate Testing Information
  
  Graphic: Apply for a License in 4 Steps

Broker: (Applicants must be licensed as a Kentucky sales associate, averaging at least twenty (20) hours per week for a minimum of 24 months immediately preceding the filing of the application.) 

• Completion of 336 classroom hours or 21 academic credit hours in KREC-approved broker course
• National Criminal History Check
• Proof of passing the broker licensing exam through PSI
• How to Challenge and How to Obtain Your FBI Identity History Summary

Additional information on:
Broker Education Hours
National Criminal History Checks
Candidate Testing Information

Reciprocal Licensing

KREC currently has reciprocity agreements with Florida, Ohio, Tennessee, and West Virginia.

• Florida Reciprocity Agreement
• Ohio Reciprocity Agreement
• Tennessee Reciprocity Agreement
• Illinois Reciprocity Agreement
• November 2024 West Virginia Update

Additional Information on:
Reciprocal Licensing

Information for Existing Licensees

KREC forms pertinent to maintaining a license
Access your eServices account

eServices: Licensees in good standing with KREC can access their eServices account to update personal contact information, place the license in inactive status, renew the license, and check their education record. Principal brokers can also update escrow account information, change brokerage contact information, and release or accept a license.

Inactive Status
More information regarding placing a license in inactive status and/or activating a license.

Canceled Licensees

KREC may cancel a license for numerous reasons, including:

• failure to complete education
• failure to maintain errors and omissions insurance
• failure to renew a license, and
• failure to affiliate a license with a principal broker.
  
  If your license is canceled, it can be placed into inactive or active status within one (1) year of cancellation.
  Steps to Reinstate a Canceled License

To cancel a license, log on to your eServices account and select "Request Cancellation" from the Other Services section. 

Need to find a licensee?

License Verification Database
Active License Directory