How to Become a Real Estate Agent in Delaware

Who can apply

• Be at least 18 years old.
• Have no criminal conviction or pending charge substantially related to real estate services, unless the Commission grants a waiver after review.
• Have no past real estate disciplinary action in any jurisdiction (fines, reprimands, suspensions, revocations, or consent agreements), unless the Commission decides after a hearing that it should not bar licensure.
• Have no drug, alcohol, or mental impairment that would keep you from practicing safely.
• Have written acceptance from a sponsoring Delaware-licensed broker.

Step by step

1. Complete the 99-hour Delaware salesperson pre-licensing course with an approved provider.
2. Book and pass the Pearson VUE general and Delaware law portions within 3 attempts. If you cannot pass in 3 attempts, you must retake the course.
3. Get your employing Delaware broker of record to sign the Statement of Broker of Record form.
4. Within 12 months of finishing the course, apply online in DELPROS with your course certificate, your Pearson VUE score report, license verifications from any other state, and the $149 application fee plus the $25 Guaranty Fund fee.
5. Within 90 days of getting your license, complete the 12 hours of required new-salesperson modules.

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Training and exam

Training: A 99-hour Delaware salesperson pre-licensing course covering real estate principles and practices and Delaware real estate law, from a Commission-approved provider. Apply within 12 months of finishing it, or you must show prorated continuing education. After licensure, new salespersons (except those licensed by reciprocity) must complete 12 hours of new-licensee modules within 90 days: professional standards, agreement of sale and buyer representation, real estate documents and seller representation, and real estate professionalism (3 hours each).

Exam: Pearson VUE. General portion: 80 scored items. Delaware state portion: 40 scored items plus 10 unscored pretest items. You have 4 hours. Passing scaled score is 70. Fee: $88. If you fail, retake only the failed portion, within one year of finishing the course; you get no more than 3 attempts before you must retake the course. Wait 24 hours before rebooking.

What it costs in Delaware

Fixed amounts are set by the state. Items marked “your quote” are priced by private sellers, so enter what you’re quoted.

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After you're licensed

Renewal: Licenses renew every two years and expire April 30 of each even-numbered year. The renewal fee is set at renewal time; late renewal (allowed for up to 30 days) adds a 50% late fee. Renewal requires 21 hours of CE across 7 three-hour modules: agency and fair housing, professional standards, real estate documents, office management, legislative issues, practices of real estate, and an elective. CE is prorated for new licensees: none under 6 months, 6 hours at 6-12 months, 12 hours at 12-18 months, 18 hours at 18-24 months. The 12-hour new-salesperson modules are extra.

Good to know in Delaware

Broker of record: You must be employed under a Delaware-licensed broker of record, who signs the Statement of Broker of Record form for your application. If the office is in Delaware, it must hold an active office permit. Moving to another broker costs $30 per transfer.

Reciprocity: If you hold an active salesperson license in another jurisdiction, you get a Pearson VUE waiver of the general portion and pass only the Delaware law portion. You also need one of: the Delaware law part of the pre-licensing course, another state's pre-licensing course of at least 99 hours, or three years of continuous licensure with 20 sales or lease transactions in the past three years.

Sources

• Delaware DPR — Salesperson Licensure
• Delaware DPR — Real Estate Fee Schedule
• 24 Del. C. Ch. 29, Subchapter I (§ 2907 qualifications; Guaranty Fund)
• 24 DE Admin. Code 2900 — Real Estate Commission rules
• Pearson VUE — Delaware Real Estate Candidate Handbook (January 2026)