How to transfer your Kentucky real estate license to a new brokerage
In Kentucky both principal brokers can release and accept you in KREC eServices, or you can mail Form 200 with $10. Once released, you have 30 days to affiliate or your license is canceled.
Your old broker's part: signs the releasing section of Form 200. Process checked against the Kentucky Real Estate Commission's own forms and portal on September 19, 2026. Boards change forms, so confirm there before you file.
How the Kentucky transfer works
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Get your current principal broker to sign the release. It is the Releasing Principal Broker section of Form 200. The form stalls without it.
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Your new principal broker completes the accepting section. You sign to certify you told your current broker.
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Faster: use KREC eServices. Both principal brokers can release and accept online instead of mailing anything.
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On paper, send $10. Payable to the Kentucky State Treasurer: 500 Mero Street 2NE09, Frankfort, KY 40601.
Where Kentucky transfers get stuck
The 30-day clock
Once released you have 30 days to affiliate or go inactive, or Kentucky cancels your license.
What to sort out before you switch
The state filing is the easy part. These are the things that cost agents money when they skip them.
Read your contract with your broker
Your independent contractor agreement sets your notice period, any fees you owe on the way out, and how deals that close after you leave get paid.
Listings stay with the brokerage
A listing agreement is a contract between the seller and the brokerage, not you. You can only take a listing with your old broker's written release and your seller's agreement.
Pending deals
Deals under contract usually close with your old brokerage, and your agreement decides how you are paid on them. Get it in writing before your last day.
MLS and association
Move your MLS and REALTOR® association membership to your new office so your access does not lapse.
Update every ad the same day
Signs, your website, social media and business cards must show your new brokerage once you move. State ad rules require the brokerage name.
CE and E&O
Several states will not complete a transfer while your continuing education is overdue or your errors and omissions cover has lapsed. Check both first.
What changes if you move to AXEN
No commission split. You keep 100% and pay a flat fee per closing instead.
AXEN charges a flat fee per closing ($500 on the Pro plan; less on smaller deals) that caps at $6,000 a year, or $12,000 on the Elite plan, plus a $295 per-file admin fee and a $50 a month platform fee. There is no commission split.
Revenue share and equity depend on plan and participation. Earnings examples are illustrations, not guarantees; your income depends on your own sales.
Compare the math on AXEN vs eXp vs Real fees, or look inside the AXEN portal for free. Our Kentucky broker handles the new-broker side of this for agents joining AXEN. See the Kentucky guide.
Kentucky license transfer questions
How long does it take to transfer a Kentucky real estate license?
You can start working with your new brokerage once KREC processes it. How fast that comes depends mostly on how quickly both brokers act.
How much does it cost to transfer a Kentucky real estate license?
The fee is $10 on paper.
Does my old broker have to do anything in Kentucky?
Yes. Your old broker signs the releasing section of Form 200.
What happens to my listings when I change brokerages?
Listings belong to the brokerage, not the agent. You can only take one with your old broker's written release and the seller's agreement.
How long do I have to join a new broker in Kentucky?
30 days from your release. After that Kentucky cancels the license unless you affiliate or go inactive.
Can I transfer my license to AXEN?
Yes. AXEN is licensed in Kentucky, and our Kentucky broker handles the new-broker side of the transfer. Start at axenrealty.com/join.