Massachusetts Real Estate Broker License Requirements
What the state board actually requires: fees, renewal cycle, and requirements from official records.
Manages real estate transactions and may employ real estate agents.
What the Massachusetts data shows for Real Estate Brokers
To practice as a real estate broker in Massachusetts, the state licensing board requires 193 documented education or training hours, a passing score on State Real Estate Broker Exam, and 2 years of supervised work experience. A criminal history background check is also part of the application. Applicants must be at least 18 years old. The regulation sits under Massachusetts's professional licensing framework, which classifies the training track as "Broker Pre-License Coursework".
Upfront cost is $272, with renewal running $225 on a 2-year cycle. Renewal isn't the end of the cost: 16 hours of continuing education are due every 2-year cycle, a recurring time commitment worth planning for.
For real estate brokers, the reciprocity picture is: Reciprocal agreements vary significantly by state.
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A higher score means this specific license is LESS burdensome to obtain and maintain here than the national requirement corpus, based on education hours, fees, continuing education, and experience requirements, not an overall judgment of the profession or the state.
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Real Estate Broker in Massachusetts, with a documented reciprocity path, is one requirement row in a real estate broker-wide, 50-state comparison.
- See how Massachusetts's real estate broker requirements compare to every other state before relocating. Real Estate Broker in every state
- Confirm whether your out-of-state real estate broker license transfers under an interstate compact before starting a new application. Reciprocity guide
- See how Massachusetts's overall licensing burden compares to other states, not just this one profession. Massachusetts overview
Requirements shown are compiled from NCSL and Institute for Justice research; verify current rules with the Massachusetts licensing board before making career decisions.
Source: NCSL Occupational Licensing Database, Institute for Justice License to Work (3rd Ed.), state licensing board websites
According to the National Conference of State Legislatures and the Institute for Justice, the PlainCredential comparison corpus (current as of May 15, 2026) maps 4,947 state licensing requirement records; see the methodology.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.