In fiscal year 2021-22, DRE saw significant increases in a number of areas, including exams administered and, subsequently, licenses issued.
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California Real Estate License Exam Administration
DRE’s five examination centers (Sacramento, Oakland, Fresno, La Palma, and San Diego) continued to operate at 50 percent capacity throughout most of FY 2021-22 because of health and safety concerns associated with the pandemic. With the installation of acrylic dividers at all exam stations in June 2022, DRE exam capacity returned to 100 percent at all sites. In FY 2021-22, DRE administered 63,069 salesperson exams and 4,699 broker exams, a 59 percent and 22 percent increase respectfully, when compared to the prior fiscal year. The chart below compares the number of exams administered over the past three fiscal years.
Te chart below shows a 40 percent increase in the issuance of new salesperson licenses and a 20 percent increase in the issuance of new broker licenses in FY 2021- 22, as compared to the prior fiscal year, and a 76 percent and 19 percent increase respectfully when compared to FY 2019-20.
California Real Estate License Population
At the end of FY 2021-22, DRE’s license population stood at 435,267, which included 307,478 salespersons and 127,789 brokers. Tis was a 5 percent decrease from the prior fiscal year. Note: On July, 1, 2021, DRE’s license population stood at 423,874. Te 35,081 decrease from the close of FY 2020-21, the day prior, resulted from those licensees that fell under the Governor’s Executive Order that extended renewal dates but who did not satisfy those requirements by June 30, 2021.
How hard is the California Real Estate Exam?
From FY 2021-22, there were 63,069 exams administered, but only 30,670 people passed the California real estate exam and became a licensed salesperson. That’s around a 48.6% pass rate for test takers.
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