Illinois real estate license
What it takes to get licensed to sell real estate in Illinois, from the state's official commission and exam vendor.
- Salesperson hours
- 75 (called "Broker" license in Illinois: 60-hour Broker Pre-License Topics + 15-hour Applied Real Estate Principles, live/interactive)
- Broker requirement
- Called "Managing Broker" in Illinois: 45 hours (30-hour Managing Broker Topics + 15-hour Applied Management/Supervision) plus 2 years of licensed-broker experience within the last 3 years
- Exam vendor
- PSI
- Exam structure
- National portion 100 items + Illinois state portion 40 items, scored separately (plus 5-10 unscored pretest items each); ~3.5 hours total
- Passing
- Scaled score of 75 on both national and state portions
Preparing for the Illinois exam
PrepTempo's Salesperson and Broker courses cover the national portion — property, contracts, financing, agency, and practice — which is the same in Illinois and the larger share of the exam. Study your Illinois state-law portion from the commission on top of the core.
Official sources
Educational information only, researched July 2026 — not legal or licensing advice. Requirements change; confirm with the Illinois real-estate commission. PrepTempo is not affiliated with any state commission or exam vendor.