Real Estate Licensing in Golden Beach, Florida

Who Needs a License

A real estate license is required for any person who, for compensation or the promise of compensation, sells, exchanges, purchases, rents, or leases real property, or who negotiates or offers to negotiate any of these transactions on behalf of others. This includes real estate brokers and sales associates.

Under Fla. Stat. § 489.105, a "broker" is defined as a person who, for compensation, employs, supervises, or manages sales associates or other brokers engaged in the sale, purchase, or exchange of real property. A "sales associate" is a person employed or contracted by a broker to perform real estate services.

How to Get Licensed

Broker License:
1. Apply to the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR)
2. Pass the state broker examination
3. Complete required pre-licensing education hours
4. Maintain an active office in Florida with a designated broker-in-charge
5. Maintain trust accounts and comply with record-keeping requirements per state law

Sales Associate License:
1. Sponsor relationship: You must be employed by or under contract with a licensed broker
2. Complete pre-licensing education from an approved provider
3. Pass the state sales associate examination
4. Apply through your sponsoring broker to DBPR
5. Maintain active sponsorship with a licensed broker at all times

The specific examination requirements, education hours, and application procedures are established by the Florida Commission of Real Estate Appraisers and Sales Associates under state statute. Contact DBPR directly for current fees and timelines.

Local Requirements

Golden Beach is located in Miami-Dade County. Real estate licensing is regulated at the state level; however, local municipal requirements may apply.

Consult the Golden Beach Municipal Code for any local amendments, business tax registration, or local compliance requirements specific to real estate operations within town limits.

For local permit or zoning inquiries related to real estate transactions or office locations, contact the Golden Beach Building Department.

Exemptions

Per Fla. Stat. § 489.105, the following are exempt from licensing requirements:

• An owner selling, exchanging, purchasing, or leasing their own real property (not on a regular, continuous, or successive basis for compensation)
• Attorneys licensed to practice law in Florida, when performing services as attorneys
• Persons employed by an owner to manage property (property managers under certain conditions)
• Salaried employees of financial institutions handling real property in connection with loans or security interests
• Public officers performing official duties

State Licensing Board Contact

Florida Real Estate Commission (FREC), Department of Business and Professional Regulation
- Phone: 850-487-1395
- Website: https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/real-estate-commission/

References

• Fla. Stat. § 489.105 — Definitions
• Golden Beach Municipal Code

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