Colorado and Texas require the most classroom hours.

AZ requires you be of 'good moral character' and I'd like to see the actual measuring stick for that. LOLLLL!

A few years back I probably would have know the answer as we were working to up the education requirments etc here in AZ.  Alas we got shot down, again which is, in my mind so crazy. Do do somebody's hair you go through 1500 hours of training. To help people with typically their biggest financila purchase - 90 hours and pass an easy test I always thought an apprenticeship made sense - kind of like appraisers.

Colorado-168 hours. All states are relatively simple and require less study than barber.

Colorado State

Impossible to tell, but I have seen at least one that takes forever to go through the classes.

I wish Minnesota required more.

Idaho is too easy IMO. I don't know much about other states. -Kasey

it's not very difficult in MA....

I do not know, but getting a license is the easiest part of being a successful Realtor. 

I have not idea but have heard a TREC instructor said that Texas is one of the hardest to get a real estate license.

I wish we knew

I know California is putting me through HELL on my Broker Exam Qualifications. They keep changing the requirements.

Arizona

Hmm . . . 

The state of confusion.

CA, it's the only state I've worked in, so it's the only answer I can provide.

The vote is in for Colorado!  A

Oregon has high standards and every new licensee is a Broker or Property Manager. It takes 3 years of practice before you can take the 40 hour course and past the next test to become a Principal Broker. Before the first renewal (up to 2 years after becoming licensed originally), the Advanced Practices 30 hour course needs to be past as well.

Wydota. No one has passed the test yet.

I think it needs to be tougher.  I think some type of one the job training- following an agent from start to finish on several transactions would be good. Some type of negotiation class, some type of "dealing with difficult People class"   I do believe it is very easy to get a license and still not know anything about anything.  

CA has a few hoops to jump through

Colorado has lots of hours now compare to 20 years ago and cost lots.

I'm pretty sure you just need a clean felony criminal record and a pulse in California. 

No idea. But it's not FL.

Richard Weeks nailed this one!

Not Illinois or Florida.

Difficult to answer unless we all know about all the States, Luke Acree.

None of them require enough. It really isn't hard to get a license in any state.

 It's too easy in every state.

I have no idea, Luke! I just know the two states in which I'm licensed and still don't think everyone gets enough education to do the job right! 

I think where they fall down on requirements are with CE's - that's were so many of our local agents drop the ball - they take only the bare necessities and are not required to test after these classes. They spend the class texting and miss things that are critical to their jobs. It's so frustrating being on the other side of these agents - and it happens OFTEN!

That sounds like a research project that would produce entirely worthless results.  Good Luck to you on that. 

I believe Texas has it by a mile. I know it went past 700 hours but not sure exactly

Maybe NAR has the overview?

I haven't a clue... I only know about the state where I am licensed. Why do you ask?

I have no idea. This will be a good blog topic for you.

Did not know Colorado has the most requirements.

No idea.