• Applicants not licensed as a real estate salesperson in any state
• Applicants not licensed as brokers in any state
• Brokers and salespersons with expired DC Licenses
• Property managers
• Salespersons licensed in Maryland (1996-present) or Virginia (anytime)
  Brokers licensed in Maryland or Virginia
• Salespersons licensed in Maryland (before 1996)
  Salespersons and brokers licensed in any state other than Maryland or Virginia

Applicants not licensed as a real estate salesperson in any state

1. Take DC's 60-hour pre-licensing course. Go to the DC Real Estate Board website to get a list of approved pre-licensing schools.
2. Call ASI at (800) 274-2602 to schedule a DC licensing law exam.

Applicants not licensed as brokers in any state

1. You must be licensed for two consecutive years as a DC Salesperson prior to applying for DC Broker licensure.
2. Take a 135-hour DC Real Estate Board-approved broker pre-licensing course.
3. Call ASI on 1(888) 204-6192 to get a DC real estate statute to study for the exam.
4. Call ASI on 1(800) 274-2602 to schedule the DC licensing law exam.

Brokers and salespersons with expired DC Licenses

1. If you got your DC real estate license prior to 1984 (Sales & Broker) and your license expired, you must take the pre-licensing requirements (60hrs/Sales, 135hrs/Brokers), and also take the national and DC law exams.
2. Alternate Step: If your license expired after 1984 up to the present, you must:
   • Take a three-hour (DC) Fair Housing course. Get a list of approved continuing education courses on this website.
   • Get a Letter of Licensure from ASI by calling (888)204-6192
   • Take DC law exam only. Call ASI (800) 274-2602
   • Take the (DC) Fair Housing certificate and the Certification Letter to the exam site for entry.
   • Once you pass the exam, follow directions on application you get from the exam site.

Property managers

1. There are no pre-licensing requirements for property managers. Just take the DC Property Manager's exam to get licensure
2. Call ASI at (888) 204-6192 to get the DC Property Manager Study Guide.

Salespersons licensed in Maryland (1996-present) or Virginia (anytime) Brokers licensed in Maryland or Virginia

1. Take the three-hour (DC) Fair Housing course (this is a course approved by the DC Board - visit website for approved continuing education schools).
2. Get an Original Letter of Certification (letter of licensure) from your Board (get one original from each licensing jurisdiction if you are licensed in both Virginia and Maryland). Pocket cards not accepted
3. Call ASI at (888) 204-6192 to get the DC real estate statute to study for the exam.
4. Call ASI at (800) 274-2602 to schedule the DC licensing law exam.
5. Take the Original Letter of Licensure(s) and the Fair Housing certificate of completion to exam site for entrance, along with ASI's exam fee ($61), and other required documents. ASI will send you a confirmation sheet that states all documents that are required for entrance.
6. Once you pass the exam, follow directions on the application you get from the exam site.

Salespersons licensed in Maryland (before 1996)
Salespersons and brokers licensed in any state other than Maryland or Virginia

1. Submit a waiver application with all supporting documents to the Board. Visit the Board's website to download the waiver application, or call ASI to request one at (888) 204-6192.
2. The Board will review the complete waiver applications and send a Waiver Authorization letter to qualified applicants. The Waiver Authorization letter will state how to further proceed to get a DC Real Estate license. You may be required to take some CEs, but all applicants must take a DC Fair Housing course. The exam cannot be taken prior to Board approval for waiver applicants.