Real Estate Salesperson
- Exam
- State exam
- Education
- Specific course
- Experience
- Experience
- Background check
- None
A real estate salesperson is an individual who negotiates the sale, purchase, exchange or rental of another's interests in real estate, business opportunities and options. According to the Wisconsin Statutes, a real estate salesperson is an individual who is employed by a broker to perform any act authorized by Chapter 452, Wis. Stats., to be performed by a broker. No person may engage in or follow the business or occupation of, or advertise or hold himself or herself out as, or act temporarily or otherwise as a salesperson without a Wisconsin real estate salespersons license. A salesperson may engage in real estate practice only when employed by a broker.
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Stand-alone license
- Exam
- State exam required
- Education
- Specific course required
- Continuing education
- Continuing education required
- Certification
- No mention of certification
- Experience
- Experience
- Background check
- No criminal record requirements
- Military and veterans
- A temporary license available to military and spouses until formal license approval
Issuing body
- Department
- WI Department of Safety and Professional Services
- Division
- Division of Professional Credential Processing
- Address
- 1400 E. Washington Ave. P.O. Box 8935 Madison, WI 53708
- Phone
- (608) 266-2112
- Agency website
- https://dsps.wi.gov/Pages/Professions/Default.aspx
- Last updated
- December 2, 2020
Occupations (O*NET)
- Real Estate Salesperson 41-9022.00
Source and verification
This record is Wisconsin's report to the Analyst Resource Center, published by CareerOneStop (October 2024 export). Everything shown comes only from that report.
Before you apply, confirm every detail with Division of Professional Credential Processing — see the issuing body section above.
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