How to Get Broker License

Apply for your inactive real estate broker license and activate it with your first broker.
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Already licensed?

How to Transfer Your Real Estate Broker License
Apply for License
Apply for your inactive license online after your test.
Activate License
Your new firm adds your license and you approve.
Join NWMLS
Your new firm adds you to NWMLS and CBA (optional)

Step 1.
Apply for your license

Log in to your Secure Access Washington (SAW) account, which you should have for your driver's license.

Click "Access Now" on Professional and Business Licensing.

Add Professional and Business Licensing

If you do not see this service, click "Add Service"

Select from a list of services by name.

Scroll down to Professional and Business Licensing and click Add. It must start with the word "Professional"

Apply for your inactive license

Once you have accessed Professional and Business Licensing, click "Apply for New Professional License" and follow the prompts.

Note: this will not work for at least four days after you pass your test, and typically 1-2 weeks after you complete your fingerprints.

Step 2.
Activate your new license

At the end of your online application, you will receive an inactive license number and an expiration date.

Give this information to the brokerage you are joining or the designated broker at the brokerage.

They will add your inactive license to the brokerage and you will receive an invitation to join.

You can find the invitation by clicking "Home" in the top left corner while you are logged in.

Click "Accept" and you're done!

Step 3.
Your firm does the rest

Join NWMLS

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If you are a member of NWMLS, your new firm will submit a transfer request with your LAG number.

If your previous broker has already removed you on NWMLS this will be instant, otherwise it can take up to 24 hours for NWMLS to verify the DOL info.

Note: be sure to double check your auto fill information on your first offer. For listings, if your NWMLS email does not match your Zillow profile, your listing may not populate.

CBA Office Transfer

If you're a member of the Commercial Broker Association (CBA)—useful if you list commercial properties—your new firm can transfer you by submitting a roster change firm.

Firm-Licensee Agreement

Your new firm will send you paperwork for signing.

At Pellego, we send you a DocuSign packet which includes a credit card form (so we get paid), direct deposit and W9 forms (so you get paid), and an optional order form for signs and cards.