Real estate brokers can independently engage in real estate brokerage business; Assistant real estate agents can only engage in non-independent real estate brokerage activities.
To obtain the qualification of real estate agent, you need to participate in the "China Real Estate Agent Qualification Examination" organized by the whole country, and issue the "People's Republic of China (PRC) Real Estate Agent Qualification Certificate", which is valid nationwide;
The Ministry of Construction and the Ministry of Personnel shall formulate the outline of the qualification examination for associate practitioners of real estate brokers, and all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall organize the examination by themselves, and issue the "Qualification Certificate for Associate Practitioners of Real Estate Brokers in People's Republic of China (PRC)" with a unified national format, which is only valid within their respective administrative areas.
Real estate agents can initiate the establishment of registered real estate brokerage institutions; Real estate broker associate does not have this qualification.