How to Get a Real Estate License in Vermont

Vermont requires only 40 hours of pre-licensing education — among the lowest in the country — and uses PSI for its licensing exam, administered under the Office of Professional Regulation. Vermont's real estate market is highly seasonal, with ski resort communities like Stowe, Killington, and Mad River Glen driving significant second-home and vacation property demand that gives the state an outsized market for its small permanent population. Vermont's strict environmental and land-use regulations (Act 250) shape what can be built and where — making local zoning and permitting knowledge genuinely essential for agents working anywhere in the state.