WHICH COURSE DO YOU NEED TO COMPLETE?
QUEENSLAND
In Queensland there are 2 types of courses; Registration Courses and Licensing Course.
The Registration Course, when successfully completed, provides you with the educational requirements to work as a Real Estate Salesperson in Queensland.
Note: If you work for a real estate agency as a contractor or sub-contractor, you must have a full real estate agent licence, not just a registration certificate.
This registration certificate allows you to do any of the following activities that your real estate agent employer is allowed to do:
- buy, sell, exchange or let places of residence, business or land, or interests in them
- collect rent
- negotiate for the buying, selling, exchanging or letting of residences
- transact or negotiate property sale or rental
- show property
- inspect or appraise property for sale or rent
- advertise, place a sign or conduct an open for inspection on a property for sale or rent
- buy, sell or exchange livestock or an interest in livestock.
You cannot:
- operate trust accounts
- be the person in charge at a place of business.
The Licensing Course, when successfully completed, provides you with the educational requirements to become a Real Estate Agent in Queensland.
The real estate agent licence allows you to:
- buy, sell, exchange or rent houses, businesses, land or any interest in these
- negotiate for the buying, selling, exchanging or renting of houses, businesses or land
- show property to potential buyers
- inspect and assess property for sale or rent
- advertise a property for rent or sale (includes setting up signs)
- open up a property for inspection for sale or rent
- manage an apartment complex and sell any units independently, without having to work through an established agency
- operate a trust account on behalf of sellers and buyers
- buy, sell or exchange livestock or an interest in livestock.
own or manage a real estate agency
You cannot:
- auction property.