About the Massachusetts Real Estate exam
Massachusetts Real Estate Commission. Like every state, Massachusetts adopts the federal standards as a baseline and adds state-specific requirements, fees, and procedures.
- Exam / licence fee: approximately $54 exam fee; $103 license fee.
- Massachusetts requires 40 hours of pre-licensing education; the Board of Registration of Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons administers licensing.
To get started, read the official Massachusetts handbook (linked above), practice with the tests on this page until you consistently score above 75%, and then schedule your exam with the Massachusetts Real Estate Commission.
What's in the Massachusetts exam: Practice tests covering the national portion of state real estate licensing exams plus state-specific law portions. Topics include property ownership, contracts, financing, agency law, fair housing, and real estate math.