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How to Get Your Real Estate License in Illinois

Getting a real estate license in Illinois requires students to take a few steps before they can be allowed to perform licensed activities. In Illinois, the word broker and agent is used interchangeably, and sometimes even the word realtor is used in the same sense.

Illinois Real Estate License Requirements

To become a real estate agent in Illinois, there are education, exam and character requirements. We will explain each of these in turn here.

Our students need to attend an Illinois real estate school and complete 75 hours of required education. IBA is an approved real estate school by IDFPR to grant you completion certificates for the 75 hours of education.

IBA provides the 75 hours of reuired real estate courses for you to start a successful career in real estate.


After completing the 75 hours of education courses, students sit for the official state exam.

When you have passed the official Illinois exam, you have to apply for a license. But before doing that, you will have to find a sponsoring broker.

When your real estate license arrives

Armed with your real estate broker license, you are ready to assist buyers and sellers, landlords and tenants, and investors in realizing their objectives.