Which source controls each answer?
| Priority | Source | What it owns |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PSI Georgia Candidate Information Bulletin, 7/1/2026 | Candidate operations, exam outline, results, test centers and PSI licensing instructions. |
| 2 | GREC Rule 520-1-.04 | Obtaining a license, fees, passing method, veterans and application deadlines. |
| 3 | GREC Rule 520-1-.05 | Post-license education, CE, active and inactive status, lapse and reinstatement. |
| 4 | Department 520 rules | Department 520 reviewed within the Georgia Secretary of State rules portal, current through rules filed August 7, 2026. |
| 5 | Georgia statutes and agency guidance | BRRETA, license law, taxes, fair housing, attorney-closing boundaries and other tested law. |
| 6 | Federal agencies and statutes | Fair housing, lending, environmental, antitrust, telemarketing and national-outline rules. |
Known conflicts and claims we do not make
You need 75% on the Georgia real estate exam
GREC sets no fixed percentage. Rule 520-1-.04(3)(a) says candidates must make a passing score determined by psychometrically sound criterion-related methods, and that the minimum is published before each administration. Sites quoting a flat 75%, or 75 of 100 and 39 of 52, are not quoting a source.
Source: GREC Rule 520-1-.04(3)(a)
You must pass the national and Georgia portions separately
The bulletin's sample score report shows one total score with a pass or fail, and national and Georgia subtotals beneath it. Nothing in the bulletin describes a separate passing score for each portion. Its table of contents does list a heading called "Re-taking a Failed Portion", but the section itself only describes retaking the exam. Until GREC or PSI says otherwise in writing, we do not tell anyone they can bank one portion.
Source: PSI Georgia Candidate Information Bulletin, 7/1/2026
You get 4 hours for the exam
The 7/1/2026 bulletin states no examination time limit, so we do not quote one. If PSI or GREC publishes a figure, it goes here with the source.
Source: PSI Georgia Candidate Information Bulletin, 7/1/2026
What a GCIC criminal history report costs
The 60-day validity window is confirmed in the bulletin. The fee is not published there and varies by issuing agency, so we describe it as a small fee rather than quoting a number.
Source: Georgia Crime Information Center
Where PSI publishes the current minimum passing score before administration
Rule 520-1-.04 says the minimum passing score is published before administration, but the July 1, 2026 public bulletin does not state the number. We do not fill that gap with the widely repeated 75% claim.
Source: GREC Rule 520-1-.04(3)(a) and the current PSI bulletin
Update log
| Date | Source event or review | Site impact |
|---|---|---|
| September 19, 2026 | Rewrote every lesson and practice-test question, and rechecked the Georgia laws the site cites against the 2024, 2025 and 2026 sessions. | Replaced template quiz questions with scenario questions and explained answers. Added HB 399 (license exemptions), HB 586 (the 62-month line for the intangible tax), HB 404 (the two-month deposit cap and three-day notice before an eviction filing) and the rule in GREC Rule 520-2-.04(13)(a) that counts the post-license course as 9 CE hours. Corrected how the site describes BRRETA's fiduciary rule and the stigmatized-property statute. |
| August 22, 2026 | Reviewed every page, source link and search listing on the site. | Reconfirmed the July 1 PSI bulletin, reviewed the GREC rules current through August 7, checked 2026 Acts 628 and 715, refreshed provider price snapshots, repaired citations, and tightened page titles and descriptions. |
| August 14, 2026 | Reviewed the full web curriculum, practice bank, comparison pages, and downloadable resources against current primary sources. | Confirmed the July 1 PSI bulletin, checked Department 520 through rules filed July 29, reviewed 2026 Acts 628 and 715, refreshed provider snapshots, and normalized US English. |
| August 2, 2026 | Rechecked the core candidate-operations cluster against the July 1 PSI bulletin and current GREC rules. | Corrected ID, calculator, licensing wait, GCIC timing, CE hours, scoring, timing, and pass-rate claims. |
| July 1, 2026 | PSI dated the current Georgia Candidate Information Bulletin. | This edition is the working source for registration, examination, centers, security, results, veterans, outlines, and licensing at PSI. |
| July 1, 2025 | Broker education requirement became effective under Rule 520-1-.05(1)(f). | Active brokers and associate brokers renewing on or after that date need 18 hours of broker education within the 36-hour CE total. |
Correction policy
When a primary source proves a page wrong, the factual correction takes priority over preserving wording, rankings, or an old recommendation. We update the shared fact registry, find every dependent answer, run contradiction checks, and date the log. Material corrections explain what changed. Style-only edits do not pretend to be factual updates.
See editorial standards for question authorship, uncertainty, and legal boundaries. See the 2026 changes page for the candidate-facing summary.