Becoming a Real Estate

Salesperson
Apply for Salesperson Registration
Salesperson Registration Application
Individuals who wish to join the industry as a salesperson must fulfil the
prevailing registration criteria, which include passing the Real Estate
Salesperson examination, and approach a licensed estate agent to
submit a salesperson registration application to CEA. Refer to Section
B below for the registration criteria for salespersons.

Estate agents will need to submit the salesperson registration

application request via CEA’s e-services. The registering salesperson
will have to log in to CEA’s e-services to complete the application after
receiving an auto generated email from CEA. Please refer to the image
below for details.
Salesperson Registration Application
Salesperson Registration Application
Note: Salespersons are not allowed to join more than one estate agent
at a time. CEA will take approximately 4 to 6 weeks to approve an
application from the date of receiving the application and all the required
supporting documents. Upon approval, CEA will send a notification to
both the estate agent and the registering salesperson.

You can download the FAQs on paperless submissions (PDF,382KB) on

the paperless submission for salesperson registration applications from
CEA website.
Registration Criteria for Salespersons
The criteria for salesperson registration are as follow:
The information also applies to the practising partners in General
and Limited Partnerships, and practising directors in Companies.
Registration Criteria Additional Information
i. Must be a Singaporean or a) If you are a SPR for less than 10 years,
a Singapore Permanent you will be required to submit either a
Resident (SPR) for over Certificate of No Criminal Conviction or a
10 years. proof of stay in Singapore for 10 years or
more.

b) If you are a foreigner, your estate agent

must approach CEA for a preliminary
assessment of your registration eligibility
and submit the required supporting
documents e.g. type of Employment
Pass held by you. You must also fulfil all
other salesperson registration criteria as
shown below
 Registration Criteria for Salespersons
Registration Criteria Additional Information

ii. Must be at least

21 years old.

iii. Must have a a) If you do not have the minimum 4 GCE ‘O’ Level passes, you
minimum of 4 may submit a Level 5 and above Workplace Literacy and
GCE 'O' Level Numeracy (WPLN) assessment in these 5 components
passes or (Reading, Listening, Speaking, Writing and Numeracy). Find out
equivalent. more about the WPLN assessment.

b) You may also submit your qualifications (e.g. overseas

qualifications, private diploma etc.) for assessment to determine
if you would meet the educational qualification requirement
through the Approved Course Providers (ACPs) whom you
intend to enrol for the Real Estate Salesperson (RES)
course. Check if you meet the RES course requirements.
 Registration Criteria for Salespersons
Registration Criteria Additional Information
iv. Possess a pass in
the Real Estate
Salesperson (RES)
examination or
equivalent.
v. After attaining iv., be Please approach a licensed estate agent to submit
registered with CEA your salesperson registration. The estate agent will
through one licensed submit your salesperson application to register you as
estate agent. their salesperson.

vi. Must not be an If you are an existing KEO of a licensed estate agent,
existing licensee/Key you will need to resign from the KEO position, before
Executive Officer of joining the new estate agent.
another licensed
estate agent
 Registration Criteria for Salespersons
Registration Criteria Additional Information
vii. Must not hold a
moneylender's
licence and not be
an employee,
director, or partner
of a licensed
moneylender
 Registration Criteria for Salespersons
Registration Criteria Additional Information
viii. (Applicable only for For KEOs/ Practising Directors/ Partners/
returning and Salespersons:
renewing (a) If you have de-registered for up to 2 years,
salespersons) you are required to fulfil the same number of CPD
Complete at least 6 hours as if you did not leave the industry, before
credit hours applying for registration.
of continuing
professional (b) If you have de-registered for more than 2
development (CPD) years, you are required to take the RES course and
courses for each pass the RES examination before applying for
CPD cycle. registration.

Learn more about the CPD requirements.

 Registration Criteria for Salespersons
Registration Criteria Additional Information
ix. Must be covered by a Learn more about CEA’s requirements for Professional
Professional Indemnity Insurance.
Indemnity Insurance
valid for at least one
year from the
commencement date
of the registration

x. Must not be in arrears Check if you are in arrears of CPF Medisave

with the Central contribution.
Provident Fund (CPF)
Board for Medisave
contribution.
 Registration Criteria for Salespersons
Registration Criteria Additional Information

xi. Fulfil the fit and CEA shall determine if the person is fit and proper for
proper criteria registration after considering all relevant facts and
under the Estate matters. In the circumstances listed below, a person
Agents Act shall not be fit and proper for registration, unless CEA
determines otherwise:
a) Where the person has been convicted of an offence
involving dishonesty or fraud, or any offence under
the Estate Agents Act

b) Where the person has had a judgment entered

against him / her in civil proceedings that involve a
finding of fraud, dishonesty or breach of fiduciary
duties on his / her part.

c) Where the person is an undischarged bankrupt or

has made a composition or arrangement with his /
her creditors.
 Registration Criteria for Salespersons
Registration Criteria Additional Information

xi. Fulfil the fit and d) Where CEA takes the view that a person is not fit
proper criteria and proper after considering any other relevant
under the Estate facts or matters.
Agents Act
The person is required to declare all prior convictions in
a court of law (including a military court), in Singapore
or in any other country.

Example: A person who was previously detained under

the Misuse of Drugs Act or served with a detention /
police supervision order under the Criminal Law
(Temporary Provisions) Act would generally be deemed
to be not fit and proper for registration, unless CEA
determines otherwise after considering all facts and
matters (including circumstances of the prior detention /
supervision)
Fees
The application fee to register a new salesperson and to renew the
registration of a salesperson is $53.50 (inclusive of GST) and the annual
registration fee per salesperson is:

Salesperson Registration granted for: Registration Fee

(excluding GST)
a. A full calendar year, or part of a calendar year $230
starting on or before 30 June and ending on 31
December
b. Part of a calendar year starting after 30 June $115
and ending on 31 December
Estate Agent Card
All salespersons are required to display their Estate Agent Card when
carrying out estate agency work. The Estate Agent Card will carry the
following information:

• Name and licence number of the estate agent;

• Name and registration number of the salesperson;
• Recent photograph of the salesperson; and
• Expiry date of registration of the salesperson. .

Non-compliance of this regulation is an offence against the Estate

Agents (Estate Agency Work) Regulations 2010. Offenders are liable on
conviction to a fine of up to $10,000, or imprisonment of up to 6 months,
or both
Sample Estate Agent Card
Portrait Format

Landscape Format
Becoming a Real Estate
Salesperson
E-Services & CEA Website
E-Services
Salespersons Functions
• Submit new salesperson application to estate agent

Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Matters

Visit the CPD microsite for the following CPD matters.
Key Executive Officers/Salespersons
• Track your CPD fulfilment
• Update non-core CPD attendance
• Check upcoming core CPD courses
Course Providers
• Publicise upcoming core CPD courses
• Update core CPD attendance
• Submit new courses
• Manage courses
Public Register
Strengthen professionalism and
upskill workforce
Publish property agents’ transaction records
CEA has worked with the industry to launch the first
phase of the Property Agents’ Transaction Records
Initiative in January 2019. In this phase, completed
resale transactions for Housing and Development
Board (HDB) flats closed by registered property agents
are made available on the CEA Public Register on
CEA’s website.

Next, CEA will publish property agents’ transaction

records involving the renting out of HDB flats, as well
as private residential sale/purchase and lease
transactions.
Strengthen professionalism and
upskill workforce
Publish property agents’ transaction records
Apart from strengthening professionalism, this will
inspire greater consumer confidence by providing
greater transparency in the track records of property
agents.

In the longer term, CEA also plans to work with the

industry to collect and publish consumer ratings of
property agents to improve their accountability to their
clients.
Salesperson Transaction Records
Becoming a Real Estate
Salesperson
Real Estate ITM
Real Estate Industry Transformation Map
(ITM)

The Real Estate Industry Transformation Map (ITM) provides a roadmap

for the transformation of the real estate industry to be future-ready. It is
one of the 23 roadmaps developed under the Industry Transformation
Programme (ITM).

Launched on 8 February 2018, the Real Estate ITM was developed to

transform the real estate industry so that it can continue to grow and
provide good jobs for Singaporeans.
Real Estate Industry Transformation Map
(ITM)
The government, together with stakeholders from across the entire real
estate value chain, collectively developed the Real Estate ITM. More
than 50 engagement sessions with stakeholders, including property
agencies, conveyancing lawyers, valuation firms, facility managers,
property developers, and property technology firms, were conducted
over a year since the start of 2017.

The Real Estate ITM focuses on the property transaction services and
facilities management* sub-sectors. Both sectors have been identified as
having immense potential for transformation.
Digitalised Property Transactions
Workgroup Initiatives
Roll out enablers to automate checks
Government agencies will progressively make available
Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) on property-
related government data.

The industry can then tap on these APIs to automate due

diligence checks (e.g. property ownership, validity of
passes for foreign tenants) and compliance without
compromising data privacy.

With automated processes, parties in the transaction can

be assured that due diligence checks have been carried
out using government-verified data. Property agents can
also save time and focus on higher-value work.
Digitalised Property Transactions
Workgroup Initiatives
Streamline property transactions
The DPTWG is developing digitalised standardised
contract templates for and identifying the steps involved in
residential property transactions.

The industry can develop new or enhance existing

portals/platforms by building in the set of action steps to
offer seamless and efficient transaction processes.

Property agents can expect to enjoy greater productivity

and efficiency. In addition, interests of all parties involved
in the transaction are protected as terms in the contracts
are designed to be fair to all
Becoming a Real Estate
Salesperson
Continuing Professional Development
(CPD)
CPD Framework (since 1 Oct 2019)
CPD Requirements (Previous vs Current)
 RCN
Membership Alumni Card
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 We are pleased to introduce our RCN
Membership Alumni Card, to date, we
have:

21,500 members

13,500 RES graduates

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500 REA graduates

Yearly 9000 CPD participants

Last year 2019, 22,380 CPD participants

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Benefits of RCN Membership Alumni Card

• Complimentary Lifetime RCN membership with barcode of your

NRIC number
• Attendance taking for classes at RCN
• You may also use this card for other purposes that requires
scanning of your NRIC number
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services including notifying you of our marketing events,
initiatives and promotions, membership schemes and other
promotions
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 RCN Thumb drive
Content:

• Real Estate Salesperson (RES) Paper 1

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• Real Estate Salesperson (RES) Paper 2

• RCN video

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Dear RES students

We are pleased to inform you that

RCN is going paperless! Hence our
learners’ guide materials will be
eNotes that will be given out in a
RCN thumb drive on your 1st day of
lesson.

Bring along your laptop or tablet

when you come for classes.

For those who prefer hardcopy

notes, you may printout on your own.

Thank you.
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