Real estate license requirements in Oregon
Oregon has no salesperson tier at all — “Broker” is the entry-level license, and it takes 150 hours of pre-licensing education to get there, more than almost any other state.
Education
The Oregon Real Estate Agency requires 150 classroom hours across seven specific courses before you can sit for the exam — confirmed directly against Oregon’s own licensing pages.
| Course | Hours |
|---|---|
| Law | 30 |
| Finance | 30 |
| Oregon Real Estate Practices | 30 |
| Contracts | 15 |
| Agency | 15 |
| Brokerage | 20 |
| Property Management | 10 |
| Total | 150 |
All seven courses come from an Oregon Real Estate Agency-approved provider. There’s no shorter path to the exam — 150 hours is the floor, not a maximum.
What Oregon calls your first license
Oregon doesn’t have a “salesperson” license at all. Your entry-level license is called “Broker” — Oregon’s own site explicitly describes it as “the entry-level license” in the state. Don’t confuse it with the higher “Principal Broker” supervisory tier; a first-time Oregon Broker still works under a Principal Broker, the same way a salesperson works under a broker elsewhere.
The licensing exam
Oregon contracts with PSI to administer the exam: 130 questions total (80 national + 50 Oregon-specific), and you need at least 75% correct on each section separately — passing the combined score isn’t enough if you fail either section on its own. The $75 exam fee comes from secondary sourcing only; the official PSI candidate bulletin PDF wasn’t parseable this session, so confirm the current fee with PSI before you schedule.
| Portion | Items | To pass |
|---|---|---|
| National | 80 questions | ≥75% on this section |
| Oregon-specific | 50 questions | ≥75% on this section, independently |
| Total sitting | 130 questions | Both sections separately |
Oregon's background check is required at the PSI test center, and the clearance is valid for one year — the same window as your exam score. Plan to finish your application inside that year rather than letting either one expire.
Fees
| Fee | Amount | Paid to |
|---|---|---|
| Application & license fee | $300, nonrefundable | Oregon Real Estate Agency |
| Exam fee | ~$75 | PSI (secondary-sourced, not independently confirmed) |
| Background check | Not verified | At the PSI test center — a commonly-cited ~$56.25 figure traces back to Oregon’s insurance exam bulletin, not real estate; ignore it |
The $300 application fee is confirmed directly from Oregon’s own pages. Confirm the exam and background-check fees with PSI and the Oregon Real Estate Agency before you pay — both are softer figures in our research.
How to apply, step by step
Oregon’s 150-hour education requirement means most of the work happens before you ever schedule the exam.
150 hours total, from an Oregon Real Estate Agency-approved provider.
Through the Oregon Real Estate Agency.
Both the national and Oregon-specific sections; you'll also complete your background check at the test center.
Each section is scored and passed independently.
Along with the $300 nonrefundable fee, within your one-year exam/background-check window.
You'll need a supervising Principal Broker to activate your Broker license.
After you’re licensed: staying current
Oregon appears to require post-licensing education at your first renewal — a Broker Advanced Practices course (roughly 26–27 hours) plus a Law and Rule Required Course, or LARRC (2–3 hours). This is time-sensitive: Oregon’s HB 3137 takes effect January 1, 2026, adding a new 2-hour Fair Housing course and reducing LARRC to 2 hours. Because these numbers are mid-change, confirm the current hour counts directly on the Oregon Real Estate Agency’s continuing-education pages before you plan around them, rather than relying on any number published before the rule change.
Reciprocity
Oregon lists reciprocity with Alabama, Georgia, Nebraska, South Dakota, and the Canadian province of Alberta — but this is worth reading carefully. Oregon’s own reciprocity page states explicitly that “there are no waivers of education or license examinations available” for those states. In other words, being licensed in one of them doesn’t shorten Oregon’s 150-hour education requirement or let you skip the PSI exam — the “reciprocity” here is a recognized application pathway, not a shortcut.
Common questions
Does Oregon have a salesperson license?
No. “Broker” is Oregon’s entry-level license — there’s no separate salesperson tier. A first-time Broker still needs to affiliate with a supervising Principal Broker.
If I'm licensed in Alabama, Georgia, Nebraska, South Dakota, or Alberta, does Oregon waive anything?
Not the education or the exam. Oregon’s own reciprocity page states there are no waivers of education or license examinations for those states — confirm with the Oregon Real Estate Agency exactly what the reciprocity pathway does streamline before assuming it saves you coursework.
How many hours of pre-licensing education does Oregon require?
150, split across seven courses: Law (30), Finance (30), Oregon Real Estate Practices (30), Contracts (15), Agency (15), Brokerage (20), and Property Management (10).
Where does my background check happen?
At the PSI test center when you sit for your exam. The clearance is valid for one year, matching your exam score’s validity window.
What's changing about Oregon's post-licensing education in 2026?
House Bill 3137 takes effect January 1, 2026, adding a new 2-hour Fair Housing course to the post-licensing requirement and reducing the Law and Rule Required Course (LARRC) from its earlier length to 2 hours. Confirm current totals with the Oregon Real Estate Agency since this is a live rule change.
Next step
Oregon Real Estate Agency — https://www.oregon.gov/rea
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