Massachusetts Online Real Estate Broker License Course

Take the next step in your real estate career, open your own brokerage, and hire agents. Take your 40 hour Massachusetts broker course online.

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Why get your Massachusetts real estate broker license?

Open your own brokerage

Open your own real estate office, hire agents to work for you, and build your own brokerage business. It's only possible if you have your broker's license.

Stand out with clients

A broker license shows you've put in the years and spent time on extra education. Stand out to future clients by upgrading your salesperson license.

Brand new possibilities

A broker license opens up new options, like being paid commissions through your own LLC. Ask your accountant if this makes sense for you.

Keep your options open

Not quite ready to fly solo? A broker license keeps your options open for when the time is right. Many brokerages also look for a broker license when filling management roles.

Weighing it up? Read the pros and cons of becoming a real estate broker.


Is the 40-hour broker pre-licensing course right for you?

The broker license is an upgrade for licensed and experienced Massachusetts real estate agents. Do you qualify? Check below to learn more.

To get your broker license, you'll need:

  • A current Massachusetts salesperson license
  • At least three years' working experience under an active Massachusetts broker (at least 25 hours per week)
  • The 40 hour broker course (that's us)
  • A passing score on the Massachusetts broker exam
  • A broker's bond and insurance
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Don't have a real estate license yet?

You're in good company. Lots of people search for a "broker license" when what they really need first is a salesperson license. Every new agent in Massachusetts starts there.

Get started with our salesperson course

Licensed, but not at three years yet?

You can take the broker course early but your course certificate expires after two years, so we recommend waiting until you have your three years of experience.

Licensed as a broker in another state?

You may qualify through reciprocity instead. Check out our Massachusetts reciprocity study course.

Why take your Massachusetts broker course online with us?

Freedom Trail Realty School, Inc. is a Boston-based Massachusetts real estate school, and we teach our Massachusetts real estate broker classes online statewide.

The full broker course online, on your schedule

We offer all 40 broker hours online on a regular rotating schedule, with livestreaming sessions on weekdays and weeknights. Pick the scheduled sessions that fit around your showings and closings, instead of waiting for the next quarterly session and trying to fit your business around it. Want more flexibility? Mix in up to 19 hours of on demand classes to make progress when you have free time.

Learn from State-approved broker instructors

Our Board approved instructors are licensed Massachusetts brokers with backgrounds in residential sales, real estate law, mortgage lending, and management. You'll hear more than one take on how brokerage works, and learn to pass the exam from people who have been in your shoes before.

The first approved online pre-licensing school in Massachusetts

Freedom Trail Realty School, Inc. (Massachusetts school license #1266) was the first school authorized to teach Massachusetts licensing courses online. We design our own course materials, use our own patented class platform, and have been named a best real estate school in Massachusetts by several leading industry publications.


Live classes that feel like a classroom

Our livestream broker classes aren't pre-recorded videos. Ask your instructor questions, chat with classmates, and get answers in real time. Need to review something from class later? Every session you attend is saved to your account for study and review.


Review your topics on demand

Every broker class topic is also available as an on demand class. Catch up or review before exam day, and take up to 19 hours of on demand time that can count toward your 40-hour requirement under state regulations.


Pass the broker exam, or your money back1

Our broker classes include exam prep, practice tests, over 1,000 practice questions, and our in-house study guide. And we stand by our study materials: if you study with our prep materials and don't pass your exam on the first try, we'll refund your course fee.1

1 Requires a class plan that includes the Pass or Don't Pay Guarantee and completion of study practice tests. Pass or Don't Pay Guarantee terms and conditions apply.

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Upcoming Live Online Massachusetts Broker Class Schedules

Broker livestreams run on a regular rotating schedule. You can take all 40 hours live, or combine scheduled livestream classes with up to 19 hours of on demand classes.

Massachusetts Broker License Course upcoming live classes

Date & Time (ET) Topic Length
Monday 11/16 at 9:30 AM EST Limitations on Property Rights Part 2 1 hour 45 minutes
Tuesday 11/17 at 9:00 AM EST Transfer of Property Part 1 1 hour 45 minutes
Thursday 11/19 at 9:30 AM EST Transfer of Property Part 2 1 hour 15 minutes
Thursday 11/19 at 6:00 PM EST Contracts 1 hour 30 minutes
Friday 11/20 at 9:00 AM EST Contracts in Practice 1 hour 30 minutes
Monday 11/23 at 9:30 AM EST Leases 2 hours 30 minutes
Monday 11/30 at 9:30 AM EST Property Valuation Part 1 1 hour 30 minutes

More classes added every month!

Meet Your Instructors

Our Massachusetts instructors are Board approved real estate instructors, and licensed Massachusetts real estate brokers, who bring years of experience into every class they teach.

Bob holds a brokers license for both MA and NH. He has business background in sales and training, along with private experience in real estate investing. He loves to share his real estate experience and mentoring upcoming real estate agents.
Bob
Bob Raiche
12 Years Experience
Massachusetts Broker
New Hampshire Broker
Mortgage Loan Originator
Jane has been working in the real estate industry for over 22 years as a residential real estate broker south of Boston. She is also a licensed Mortgage Loan Originator, and lives with her husband and two sons. She looks forward to having you in class!
Jane
Jane McCarthy
22 Years Experience
Massachusetts Broker
Mortgage Loan Originator
Caron has been in the real estate industry for over 24 years working in finance, new construction, luxury sales, management positions, mentor programs, and education. Her extensive professional background offers valuable knowledge in many diverse areas of the practice of real estate.
Caron
Caron Pelletier-Renik
24 Years Experience
Massachusetts Broker
New Hampshire Broker
South Carolina Broker
David has been licensed as an agent in Massachusetts for over 16 years, starting with his salesperson license and later obtaining his broker license. David is also licensed to practice as an attorney in Massachusetts and has focused mostly on real estate transactional law since 2011. In his spare time, David enjoys spending time with his family, traveling abroad, studying Japanese and playing golf.
David
David Schnock
16 Years Experience
Massachusetts Broker
Massachusetts Attorney
Janiece Robles is a licensed broker, and is certified in financial coaching, housing counseling and homeownership Education. She began her career working in nonprofit community development and affordable housing. Prior to becoming a broker, she worked as a Housing Counselor educating and assisting first time homebuyers. She has extensive knowledge of down payment assistance and First Time Homebuyer Programs and enjoys sharing that knowledge.
Janiece
Janiece Robles
10 Years Experience
Massachusetts Broker
Janice MacDonald is a seasoned real estate professional with over 20 years of experience. Her background includes roles in high-tech marketing, corporate recruitment, and legal administration. She and her husband, childhood sweethearts, adopted their daughter from Korea, and are now the proud grandparents of an 8-year-old granddaughter.
Janice
Janice MacDonald
20 Years Experience
Massachusetts Broker
Dawna started in real estate over thirty-five years ago in the mortgage industry. Later, after retiring from a career with the FAA, she received her New Hampshire salesperson’s license in 2008. Dawna has experience working with both buyers and sellers, as well as rental investments, distressed properties, foreclosures, and rehabs. She is the principal broker at Foundation Realty Group, which serves clients in New Hampshire and Massachusetts.
Dawna
Dawna Banks
17 Years Experience
Massachusetts Broker
New Hampshire Broker

What will you learn in our Massachusetts Broker License Course?

Learn everything you need to know to pass the Massachusetts broker licensing exam in this state-approved 40 hour online pre-licensing course. Massachusetts real estate school license #1266.

📚 The Basics for Brokers
📚 Property Rights
📚 Interests in Real Estate
📚 Limitations on Property Rights Part 1
📚 Limitations on Property Rights Part 2
📚 Transfer of Property Part 1
📚 Transfer of Property Part 2
📚 Contracts
📚 Contracts in Practice
📚 Leases
📚 Property Valuation Part 1
📚 Property Valuation Part 2
📚 Introduction to Real Estate Financing
📚 Real Estate Financing
📚 Government Financing Programs
📚 Government Financing Regulations
📚 Consumer Protection Laws
📚 Real Estate Agency
📚 Real Estate Agency in Practice
📚 Introduction to Fair Housing
📚 Fair Housing Law
📚 Fair Housing in Practice
📚 Massachusetts Real Estate Licensing Law
📚 Broker Special Topics

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Massachusetts Broker License Course Frequently Asked Questions

Broker license candidates need a current Massachusetts salesperson license and at least three years' work experience under an active Massachusetts broker. You must have worked at least 25 hours per week for the experience to count. You'll also need to complete the 40 hour broker course, pass the Massachusetts broker exam, pass a background check, and be bonded and insured. Read our step-by-step guide to becoming a broker.
No, not yet. Every new agent in Massachusetts starts with a real estate salesperson license, which is the license most people mean when they first search for a "broker" or "realtor" license. After three years of work experience as a licensed salesperson you can become a broker. Start with our salesperson course.
No. The three years' experience must be as a licensed Massachusetts salesperson. If you're already licensed as a broker in another state, you may qualify through reciprocity. See our reciprocity course.
You need at least three years' work experience as a licensed Massachusetts salesperson under an active Massachusetts broker, working at least 25 hours per week. The broker course itself is 40 hours, and you choose which regularly scheduled sessions to attend. After the course you take the broker exam. See every step to becoming a broker.
Yes. Freedom Trail Realty School, Inc. holds Massachusetts real estate school license #1266 and is authorized by the Massachusetts Board of Registration of Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons to teach the broker license course online.
The course is 40 hours of required seat time. Massachusetts requires at least 21 hours with a live instructor and allows up to a maximum of 19 hours on demand. No more than 19 hours of on-demand time can count toward your 40-hour course requirement under State regulations. We offer all 40 hours live, so on demand time is available but totally optional.
You don't need to take a fixed class track. Our broker livestream classes run on a regular rotating schedule, posted monthly, with sessions on weekdays and weeknights. You choose which scheduled sessions to attend, and if you miss a session you can make it up the next time it is offered. Eligible on demand time (up to 19 hours) can be completed when it works for you.
Yes. You can attend classes around client appointments and make up sessions the next time they are offered.
Topics rotate, so any topic you miss will be scheduled again. Just pick it up the next time it's offered. Schedules are posted monthly.
It's not easy, but if you pay attention in class and study you can pass. The broker exam has a general portion (75 questions in 150 minutes) and a state portion (40 questions in 90 minutes), and you need to score at least 70% on each. Our broker course includes exam prep, practice tests, and over 1,000 practice questions to get you ready.
No. The license exam is administered by PSI Exams on behalf of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. You can take it online after you finish our course.
Current pricing is available on the MA broker class plans page and starts from $299. Pricing depends on the class plan and features you choose.
Access time depends on the class plan you choose, so check the details of your plan for its expiration date.
Eligible class plans include our Pass or Don't Pay Guarantee, so be sure to check the details of the plan you choose. With this course feature, if you complete the required Exam Cram study milestones, take your exam in the required timeframe, and you do not pass on your first attempt, we will refund your class payment. Full details, terms, and conditions are available in our course terms of service.
Maybe. It depends on your goals. If you think a different license will differentiate you from other agents, want to open your own brokerage or hire agents, have been recommended it by your accountant, or just want to keep your options open, a broker license is the way to get there. Read the pros and cons of becoming a broker.
A salesperson must work under a broker. A broker can work independently, open a brokerage, and hire agents. Read more about salesperson and broker licenses.
You'll renew your Massachusetts license every two years, just like your salesperson license, with 12 hours of continuing education. We offer that online too. See our continuing education courses.
Our classes work on modern computers, tablets, and smartphones with a high speed internet connection. You can review our platform requirements and policies here.

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