Regulating Real Estate Professionals. The Division of Real Estate and Professional Licensing is part of the Ohio Department of Commerce. This division is responsible for licensing Ohio's real estate brokers, salespeople, appraisers and foreign real estate dealers and salespeople.
All complaints must be delivered to: Ohio Division of Real Estate and Professional Licensing, Enforcement Section, 6606 Tussing Rd, PO Box 4008, Reynoldsburg, OH 43068 or emailed to Licenseplaints@com.ohio.
You must be an active real estate agent for at least two years and complete at least 60 semester hours of post-secondary education. Completing the required 120 hours of broker education typically takes 3 to 6 months, depending on whether you attend full-time or part-time.
You must be an active real estate agent for at least two years and complete at least 60 semester hours of post-secondary education. Completing the required 120 hours of broker education typically takes 3 to 6 months, depending on whether you attend full-time or part-time.
Ohio offers two license levels: salesperson and broker. Only brokers are required to have previous real estate experience.
Real estate agents are licensed to help people buy, sell, and rent real estate and must work for a sponsoring broker or brokerage firm. Brokers have additional training and licensing requirements and can work independently or hire other real estate agents to work for them.
The Ohio real estate exam consists of 120 multiple-choice questions, with 80 questions focused on national real estate laws and 40 on Ohio-specific laws.
(A) Request for inactive status - An individual holding a valid and un-expired current license issued pursuant to Chapter 4740. of the Revised Code may request that the license be placed in inactive status. The request shall be in writing on a form prescribed and furnished by the appropriate specialty section.
A new Ohio law effective today drastically changes how Ohio real estate licensees represent clients, including when a prospective buyer wants to view a residential property. Licensees are now obligated to enter into a written agency representation agreement with a buyer before they can show a property to a buyer.