New Hampshire real estate broker bonds.
$84 flat.
New Hampshire requires every principal or managing broker to file a $25,000 surety bond with the Real Estate Commission before a license is issued or renewed (RSA 331-A:14). Ours is $84 flat, issued instantly — The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does a New Hampshire real estate broker bond cost?
$84 at the $25,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Broker license bonds are about the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business and license details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the Real Estate Commission
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your broker license application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
New Hampshire licenses real estate brokers under the Real Estate Practice Act (RSA 331-A). Before a principal or managing broker license issues or renews, the broker must give the Real Estate Commission a surety bond of not less than $25,000 — it's the financial backstop behind the money you handle as a broker.
The bond is payable to the State of New Hampshire for the benefit of any person aggrieved, and is conditioned on the broker faithfully accounting for all funds entrusted to the broker in that capacity. If a broker mishandles trust money or earnest-money deposits, the harmed party can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The surety can cancel by filing 30 days' written notice with the Commission, so we track your bond and notify you well ahead of expiration to keep your filing continuous.
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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A court bond answers to the court and the party its order protects: if the judgment or order the bond secures is not satisfied, that party can claim against it, up to the penal sum the court set.
The surety pays a valid claim after the court rules, and you repay the surety. A court bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The carrier issues this bond for a single two-year term; the term cannot be changed at checkout.
Renewal falls on the statutory date, October 8, in the year your term ends.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with the Real Estate Commission. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your broker license application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $84 at the $25,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
No credit check.
One application, issued instantly.
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$84 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.