The Pennsylvania State Real Estate Commission is responsible for regulating the practice of providing real estate services through licensure, registration, certification and discipline of those engaged in the practice of real estate in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The Commission regulates brokers, salespersons, cemetery brokers, cemetery salespersons, campground membership salespersons, time-share salespersons, builder-owner salespersons or rental listing referral agents as well as the unlicensed practice of those professions. Also, any school which offers instructions in real estate must obtain the Commission’s approval and follow the rules and regulations of the Commission. Under this authority, it is the role of the Commission to determine on a case-by-case basis whether a professional under its jurisdiction engaged in immoral or unprofessional conduct by departing from, or failing to conform to, an ethical or quality standard of the profession. All Pennsylvania licensees are reminded to review the requirements of professional licensure as set forth in the Real Estate Licensing and Registration Act and Commission Regulations to aid in their exercise of good faith judgment and to provide client services that are consistent with the standards of acceptable and prevailing practice.
Laws & Regulations
- Regulations
- Law- Act of Feb. 19, 1980, P.L. 15, No. 9
- Act 48 of 1993 - Schedule of Civil Penalties
- Fees
- Burial Ground Act
- Seller Disclosure Law
- Seller's Property Disclosure Statement (PDF) (statement only)
- Written Consumer Notice (PDF)
- Written Consumer Notice Applicable to Leasing (PDF)
- Written Consumer Notice Applicable to Time-Shares (PDF)
Examination Information
In order to be approved to sit for the Broker or Cemetery Broker examinations, you must visit www.pals.pa.gov and submit the application for the initial broker license that you wish to obtain once you have passed your examinations. The application will require you to pay the $40.00 examination fee and provide the educational transcripts, experience charts, and other documentation necessary to determine your qualifications. When you have been approved, you will be notified that you may register for the exam as outlined below. Once you have passed the exam, you can upload the passing score sheets to your broker license application.
For examination registration visit Pearson Vue's website.
Examinations are offered daily. The Candidate Handbook has a list of all local testing facilities. You may contact Pearson Vue to obtain a list of out-of-state testing facilities. To download a copy of the candidate handbook, please visit Pearson Vue's website.
If your license has been inactive or expired for five or more years, you must retake the licensing exams before you can reactivate. Please complete the Real Estate Reactivation (PDF) form, log into pare.useclarus.com, apply to sit for the examination(s) and upload this completed form to that application. If you have been actively licensed as a salesperson in another state within the last five years, you must also upload a current letter of good standing from that state's licensing agency to waive the "National Portion" of the examination.
To retake the broker examination, please complete the Real Estate Reactivation (PDF) form and email it to ra-realestate@pa.gov. You will be notified by email when you have been authorized to schedule your exam(s).
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Board Member List
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Licensure Processing Guides and Timelines
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Military and Veterans Licensure
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Act 53 of 2020 Best Practices Guide
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Veteran-Owned Business Exemptions
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