A salesperson must work under the supervision of an active Georgia broker — never independently.
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Test yourself first: 5 questions
Question 1 of 5
Which Georgia agency is responsible for licensing and regulating real estate brokers and salespersons in the state?
Answer: A. The Georgia Real Estate Commission (GREC) is the state regulatory body that licenses and oversees real estate brokers, salespersons, and community association managers. Trade associations like the Georgia Association of REALTORS are private membership groups, not licensing authorities.
Question 2 of 5
Which Georgia agency is responsible for issuing real estate licenses, setting education requirements, and disciplining licensees?
Answer: B. The Georgia Real Estate Commission (GREC) is the state regulatory body that licenses brokers and salespersons, approves education, and enforces license law through investigation and discipline.
Question 3 of 5
Which agency licenses and regulates real estate licensees in Georgia?
Answer: A. The Georgia Real Estate Commission (GREC) licenses and regulates real estate salespersons, brokers, and firms in Georgia.
Question 4 of 5
How many hours of pre-license education are required for a Georgia salesperson license?
Answer: B. Georgia requires a 75-hour approved salesperson pre-licensing course before taking the licensing exam.
Question 5 of 5
After obtaining a Georgia salesperson license, the licensee must complete a post-license course within:
Answer: B. Georgia requires new salespersons to complete a 25-hour post-license course within their first year, or the license lapses.
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Must-know rules
- Regulator: Georgia Real Estate Commission (GREC) — oversees licensing, education, and enforcement.
- License levels: Salesperson, Associate Broker, and Broker.
- A salesperson must work under the supervision of an active Georgia broker — never independently.
- Pre-license education: 75 hours of approved coursework before sitting for the exam.
- Post-license education: 25 hours required within the first year of licensure.
- GREC issues, renews, suspends, and revokes licenses for license-law violations.
- License law and conduct rules are enforced under the Georgia license law statutes and GREC rules.
- Disciplinary tools include citations, fines, license suspension, and revocation.
Georgia License Law & Regulator Quick Sheet: FAQs
Is Georgia License Law & Regulator Quick Sheet on the real estate exam?
Yes. State License Law is a scored domain on the Georgia real estate licensing exam, and this topic appears in the state license-law portion.
Is this cheat sheet free?
Yes — every page on Cinna RE's resource library is free to read, print and share. The app adds practice questions, mock exams and a readiness score.
Does Georgia test this differently?
Georgia applies its own license law on top of the national portion. This page covers the Georgia rules specifically, which is what the state section of your exam tests.
