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Real Estate Associate Broker

Broker-qualified licensee acting under the direct supervision of an affiliated responsible broker.

Licensing authority: West Virginia Real Estate Commission · Application information

Renewal on active status
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Ce exemptions
First timely renewal after passing national and state exams is exempt under 174-1-8.5.a. Continuous licensure since July 1, 1969 is exempt under 30-40-16(g). Comparable reciprocal nonresident CE credits may be accepted.
Continuing education
Seven approved continuing-education hours per fiscal year; brokers and associate brokers need three hours from the broker-level curriculum. Courses must differ from the preceding renewal.
Renewal
Pay renewal fees by June 30; license fiscal year starts July 1.
Supervision
Conduct brokerage business only in the name of and under the direct supervision of the affiliated responsible broker.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Initial licensure as a WV attorney
Application
Submit the Board online examination application with the WV State Bar good-standing letter and valid identification.
Attorney status
Active WV attorney; submit the WV State Bar good-standing letter and valid identification.
Fee waiver
Eligible applicants may request the initial-license fee waiver under 174 CSR 6 without changing the examination requirements.
Historical examination waiver
An attorney licensed as a broker before July 1, 1980 is exempt from the written examination under 30-40-5(c)(3); that historical eligibility is not a new 2026 issuance pathway.
Issuance deadline
The Board attorney instructions require applying for licensure within 90 days after passing both examination portions.
Statutory exemption
W. Va. Code 30-40-5(c)(3) exempts attorneys from the article except the written broker examination. The Board attorney pathway requests the Bar letter and identification rather than salesperson experience or prelicense coursework.
Supervision
Conduct brokerage business only in the name of and under the direct supervision of the affiliated responsible broker.
Test authorization
The Board attorney instructions give 90 days or two attempts, whichever comes first, before reapplication.
New licensure after cancellation for nonrenewal
Application
Submit the Commission application, identification, Social Security number, professional-license history, and criminal-charge/conviction disclosures.
Background check
Fingerprint-based state and national criminal history records check at applicant cost; request no more than three months before applying. The Board says the national check is valid for 90 days. An attorney may instead submit a WV State Bar good-standing letter.
Board two year statement
The Initial Broker/Associate Broker page states: "Have been licensed for a minimum of two (2) years as a salesperson." The statute and April 2026 rule allow the 40-transaction alternative regardless of years licensed.
Cancelled status
Did not renew by December 31 of the expiration year; prior license is cancelled.
Character and competence
The statute requires trustworthiness, good moral character, and competence to transact real estate business.
Criminal history
Prior convictions are considered under the rational-nexus criteria of 174 CSR 7, including rehabilitation evidence.
Education
180 approved clock-hours (12 semester hours), or an additional 90 approved clock-hours (six semester hours) for a current WV salesperson; courses must be completed within the preceding three years.
Exam score window
The handbook detailed instructions give 90 days after passing one part to pass the other. Its Quick Reference instead mentions one-year authorization and score validity; the controlling rule and Board page prescribe three months or two attempts for authorization and three months to apply after passing.
Experience
Show either at least 20 qualifying closed transactions during the preceding two years as a licensed salesperson, or at least 40 qualifying closed transactions regardless of years licensed. Qualifying leases last at least one year; brokerage managers must have active involvement in the transactions.
Experience documentation
Submit the Commission transaction list and affidavits from every responsible broker who employed or engaged the applicant; a deceased or otherwise unavailable broker may justify an affidavit waiver.
Fees
Pay required application and licensing fees. Eligible low-income applicants and military families may obtain the initial-license fee waiver under 174 CSR 6; examinations remain required.
Issuance deadline
Submit license fee and completed supporting documents within three months after passing; the Commission may grant one extension of up to three months for good cause.
Minimum age
At least 18 years old.
New issuance
Apply anew under ordinary examination qualifications. An applicant independently qualifying for statutory recognition uses that recognition pathway.
Schooling
High school diploma or equivalency diploma.
Supervision
Conduct brokerage business only in the name of and under the direct supervision of the affiliated responsible broker.
Test authorization
Approval to test lasts three months or two attempts, whichever comes first; reapply when exhausted.
Additional concurrent license
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Additional issuance
No additional qualifications beyond the additional-license fee.
Company application
For a new company, the Board requests its registration, officer/member designation, trust statement or waiver, and subordination resolution. Select Second License and leave examination pass-date fields blank.
Existing license
Already hold a WV license; each affiliated brokerage requires a separate license and certificate.
Supervision
Conduct brokerage business only in the name of and under the direct supervision of the affiliated responsible broker.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Conversion of a current WV broker to associate broker
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Send the current license signed and dated and complete the online Associate Broker application; affiliate under the new broker.
Existing license
Already hold a WV broker license.
Supervision
Conduct brokerage business only in the name of and under the direct supervision of the affiliated responsible broker.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Transfer to another responsible broker
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Existing license
Already hold a WV associate broker license.
Supervision
Conduct brokerage business only in the name of and under the direct supervision of the affiliated responsible broker.
Transfer
Notify the old broker in writing; submit the change application, new broker sworn confirmation and fee. Do not practice following termination until approval.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Renewal on inactive status
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Inactive status
Not authorized to conduct real estate business; continuing education is not required while inactive.
Renewal
Pay applicable renewal fees by June 30.
Supervision
Conduct brokerage business only in the name of and under the direct supervision of the affiliated responsible broker.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Initial licensure by examination
Application
Submit the Commission application, identification, Social Security number, professional-license history, and criminal-charge/conviction disclosures.
Background check
Fingerprint-based state and national criminal history records check at applicant cost; request no more than three months before applying. The Board says the national check is valid for 90 days. An attorney may instead submit a WV State Bar good-standing letter.
Board two year statement
The Initial Broker/Associate Broker page states: "Have been licensed for a minimum of two (2) years as a salesperson." The statute and April 2026 rule allow the 40-transaction alternative regardless of years licensed.
Character and competence
The statute requires trustworthiness, good moral character, and competence to transact real estate business.
Criminal history
Prior convictions are considered under the rational-nexus criteria of 174 CSR 7, including rehabilitation evidence.
Education
180 approved clock-hours (12 semester hours), or an additional 90 approved clock-hours (six semester hours) for a current WV salesperson; courses must be completed within the preceding three years.
Exam score window
The handbook detailed instructions give 90 days after passing one part to pass the other. Its Quick Reference instead mentions one-year authorization and score validity; the controlling rule and Board page prescribe three months or two attempts for authorization and three months to apply after passing.
Experience
Show either at least 20 qualifying closed transactions during the preceding two years as a licensed salesperson, or at least 40 qualifying closed transactions regardless of years licensed. Qualifying leases last at least one year; brokerage managers must have active involvement in the transactions.
Experience documentation
Submit the Commission transaction list and affidavits from every responsible broker who employed or engaged the applicant; a deceased or otherwise unavailable broker may justify an affidavit waiver.
Fees
Pay required application and licensing fees. Eligible low-income applicants and military families may obtain the initial-license fee waiver under 174 CSR 6; examinations remain required.
Issuance deadline
Submit license fee and completed supporting documents within three months after passing; the Commission may grant one extension of up to three months for good cause.
Minimum age
At least 18 years old.
Schooling
High school diploma or equivalency diploma.
Supervision
Conduct brokerage business only in the name of and under the direct supervision of the affiliated responsible broker.
Test authorization
Approval to test lasts three months or two attempts, whichever comes first; reapply when exhausted.
Late renewal before cancellation
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Ce exemptions
First timely renewal after passing national and state exams is exempt under 174-1-8.5.a. Continuous licensure since July 1, 1969 is exempt under 30-40-16(g). Comparable reciprocal nonresident CE credits may be accepted.
Continuing education
Seven approved continuing-education hours per fiscal year; brokers and associate brokers need three hours from the broker-level curriculum. Courses must differ from the preceding renewal.
Inactive ce
Continuing education is not required while remaining inactive.
Late renewal
Pay renewal and late fees on or before December 31 of the expiration year.
Practice while expired
Do not practice on an expired license; practice or acceptance of such services may trigger discipline.
Supervision
Conduct brokerage business only in the name of and under the direct supervision of the affiliated responsible broker.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Activation of an inactive license
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Ce exemptions
First timely renewal after passing national and state exams is exempt under 174-1-8.5.a. Continuous licensure since July 1, 1969 is exempt under 30-40-16(g). Comparable reciprocal nonresident CE credits may be accepted.
Continuing education
Seven approved continuing-education hours per fiscal year; brokers and associate brokers need three hours from the broker-level curriculum. Courses must differ from the preceding renewal.
Status
Hold an inactive license and provide the CE that would have been required for active status when renewed, before activation.
Supervision
Conduct brokerage business only in the name of and under the direct supervision of the affiliated responsible broker.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Initial licensure after conviction based denial
Application
Submit the Commission application, identification, Social Security number, professional-license history, and criminal-charge/conviction disclosures.
Background check
Fingerprint-based state and national criminal history records check at applicant cost; request no more than three months before applying. The Board says the national check is valid for 90 days. An attorney may instead submit a WV State Bar good-standing letter.
Board two year statement
The Initial Broker/Associate Broker page states: "Have been licensed for a minimum of two (2) years as a salesperson." The statute and April 2026 rule allow the 40-transaction alternative regardless of years licensed.
Character and competence
The statute requires trustworthiness, good moral character, and competence to transact real estate business.
Criminal history
Prior convictions are considered under the rational-nexus criteria of 174 CSR 7, including rehabilitation evidence.
Education
180 approved clock-hours (12 semester hours), or an additional 90 approved clock-hours (six semester hours) for a current WV salesperson; courses must be completed within the preceding three years.
Exam score window
The handbook detailed instructions give 90 days after passing one part to pass the other. Its Quick Reference instead mentions one-year authorization and score validity; the controlling rule and Board page prescribe three months or two attempts for authorization and three months to apply after passing.
Experience
Show either at least 20 qualifying closed transactions during the preceding two years as a licensed salesperson, or at least 40 qualifying closed transactions regardless of years licensed. Qualifying leases last at least one year; brokerage managers must have active involvement in the transactions.
Experience documentation
Submit the Commission transaction list and affidavits from every responsible broker who employed or engaged the applicant; a deceased or otherwise unavailable broker may justify an affidavit waiver.
Fees
Pay required application and licensing fees. Eligible low-income applicants and military families may obtain the initial-license fee waiver under 174 CSR 6; examinations remain required.
Issuance deadline
Submit license fee and completed supporting documents within three months after passing; the Commission may grant one extension of up to three months for good cause.
Minimum age
At least 18 years old.
Previous denial
Prior denial because of a criminal conviction.
Reapplication interval
At least five years since conviction or release from incarceration, whichever is later, without subsequent conviction. Violent or sexual offenses may entail a longer Commission-determined disqualification.
Schooling
High school diploma or equivalency diploma.
Supervision
Conduct brokerage business only in the name of and under the direct supervision of the affiliated responsible broker.
Test authorization
Approval to test lasts three months or two attempts, whichever comes first; reapply when exhausted.
Licensure based on licensure in another jurisdiction
West Virginia Real Estate Broker Licensing Examination — State Law
Application
Submit the Commission application, identification, Social Security number, professional-license history, and criminal-charge/conviction disclosures.
Background check
Fingerprint-based state and national criminal history records check at applicant cost; request no more than three months before applying. The Board says the national check is valid for 90 days. An attorney may instead submit a WV State Bar good-standing letter.
Board both portions statement
The Non-Resident Broker page says "You have ninety (90) days to apply for a license after you pass BOTH portions of the exam." W. Va. Code 30-40-15(b)(2) and 174 CSR 1 section 7 require the WV state-law examination for this pathway; the page also lists passing only the state portion.
Character and competence
The statute requires trustworthiness, good moral character, and competence to transact real estate business.
Criminal history
Prior convictions are considered under the rational-nexus criteria of 174 CSR 7, including rehabilitation evidence.
Fees
Pay required application and licensing fees. Eligible low-income applicants and military families may obtain the initial-license fee waiver under 174 CSR 6; examinations remain required.
Issuance deadline
Submit license fee and completed supporting documents within three months after passing; the Commission may grant one extension of up to three months for good cause.
License history
Submit certifications from every jurisdiction of licensure, obtained within 60 days, showing status, initial issuance, how licensed, examination type, and discipline.
Minimum age
At least 18 years old.
Nonresident service
A nonresident must irrevocably designate the Commission executive director as agent for service.
Other jurisdiction license
Hold a current comparable broker-level license obtained by examination in another jurisdiction. Ordinary reciprocity requires that jurisdiction to afford the same privilege to WV licensees. Prior examinations required there are licensing evidence; the state source does not identify an exact registered nationwide exam.
Prelicense education
The Commission page expressly says no prelicensing education is required for an applicant licensed in another jurisdiction.
Schooling
High school diploma or equivalency diploma.
Supervision
Conduct brokerage business only in the name of and under the direct supervision of the affiliated responsible broker.
Test authorization
Approval to test lasts three months or two attempts, whichever comes first; reapply when exhausted.
Universal license recognition (military spouse)
West Virginia Real Estate Broker Licensing Examination — State Law
Application
Submit the Commission application, identification, Social Security number, professional-license history, and criminal-charge/conviction disclosures.
Background check
Fingerprint-based state and national criminal history records check at applicant cost; request no more than three months before applying. The Board says the national check is valid for 90 days. An attorney may instead submit a WV State Bar good-standing letter.
Criminal eligibility
No disqualifying criminal history under the Commission determination.
Criminal history
Prior convictions are considered under the rational-nexus criteria of 174 CSR 7, including rehabilitation evidence.
Discipline
No revoked license or surrender while under investigation. Other disciplinary matters must be resolved and corrected to Commission satisfaction before it may issue the license.
Eligible applicant
Be married to an active-duty US armed-forces member and accompany that member on an official permanent change of station to a military installation in West Virginia.
Fees
Pay required application and licensing fees. Eligible low-income applicants and military families may obtain the initial-license fee waiver under 174 CSR 6; examinations remain required.
Issuance deadline
Submit license fee and completed supporting documents within three months after passing; the Commission may grant one extension of up to three months for good cause.
Jurisdiction of practice
A license issued under section 30-1-27 is valid only in West Virginia; no interstate compact privilege follows.
Origin qualifications
The issuing state must verify its minimum education and applicable experience/supervision criteria were met; previously pass examinations required by that state, if any. No exact registered nationwide exam is named by this provision.
Same level license
Currently licensed in the same discipline and practice level in at least one other state, with all licenses in good standing.
State law examination
Section 30-1-27(d) allows a state-law examination. 174 CSR 1 section 7.6 requires WV-specific exams for broker applicants licensed elsewhere, while section 7.8 requires applying section 30-1-27 or its rule, whichever is more favorable. Ordinary reciprocal-privilege conditions do not displace universal-license eligibility.
Supervision
Conduct brokerage business only in the name of and under the direct supervision of the affiliated responsible broker.
Test authorization
Approval to test lasts three months or two attempts, whichever comes first; reapply when exhausted.
Universal license recognition (resident)
West Virginia Real Estate Broker Licensing Examination — State Law
Application
Submit the Commission application, identification, Social Security number, professional-license history, and criminal-charge/conviction disclosures.
Background check
Fingerprint-based state and national criminal history records check at applicant cost; request no more than three months before applying. The Board says the national check is valid for 90 days. An attorney may instead submit a WV State Bar good-standing letter.
Criminal eligibility
No disqualifying criminal history under the Commission determination.
Criminal history
Prior convictions are considered under the rational-nexus criteria of 174 CSR 7, including rehabilitation evidence.
Discipline
No revoked license or surrender while under investigation. Other disciplinary matters must be resolved and corrected to Commission satisfaction before it may issue the license.
Eligible applicant
Establish residence in West Virginia.
Fees
Pay required application and licensing fees. Eligible low-income applicants and military families may obtain the initial-license fee waiver under 174 CSR 6; examinations remain required.
Issuance deadline
Submit license fee and completed supporting documents within three months after passing; the Commission may grant one extension of up to three months for good cause.
Jurisdiction of practice
A license issued under section 30-1-27 is valid only in West Virginia; no interstate compact privilege follows.
Origin qualifications
The issuing state must verify its minimum education and applicable experience/supervision criteria were met; previously pass examinations required by that state, if any. No exact registered nationwide exam is named by this provision.
Same level license
Currently licensed in the same discipline and practice level in at least one other state, with all licenses in good standing.
State law examination
Section 30-1-27(d) allows a state-law examination. 174 CSR 1 section 7.6 requires WV-specific exams for broker applicants licensed elsewhere, while section 7.8 requires applying section 30-1-27 or its rule, whichever is more favorable. Ordinary reciprocal-privilege conditions do not displace universal-license eligibility.
Supervision
Conduct brokerage business only in the name of and under the direct supervision of the affiliated responsible broker.
Test authorization
Approval to test lasts three months or two attempts, whichever comes first; reapply when exhausted.

Real Estate Broker

Broker license, including sole proprietor and designated broker acting for an entity. Inactive status and concurrent certificates are statuses or issuances of this license identity.

Licensing authority: West Virginia Real Estate Commission · Application information

Renewal on active status
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Business registration
The Board instructs a broker forming a company to register it with the WV Secretary of State and list the broker as an officer or member.
Ce exemptions
First timely renewal after passing national and state exams is exempt under 174-1-8.5.a. Continuous licensure since July 1, 1969 is exempt under 30-40-16(g). Comparable reciprocal nonresident CE credits may be accepted.
Continuing education
Seven approved continuing-education hours per fiscal year; brokers and associate brokers need three hours from the broker-level curriculum. Courses must differ from the preceding renewal.
Entity broker
For a broker acting for an entity, the broker must be a member or officer, and every other member or officer engaging in real estate business must hold the applicable license. Submit the sworn, notarized subordination resolution granting designated-broker authority.
Renewal
Pay renewal fees by June 30; license fiscal year starts July 1.
Trust account
Submit the trust fund statement/consent or waiver. A trust account is required when the broker holds transaction funds rather than immediately delivering them to the principal or neutral escrow depository.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Initial licensure as a WV attorney
Application
Submit the Board online examination application with the WV State Bar good-standing letter and valid identification.
Attorney status
Active WV attorney; submit the WV State Bar good-standing letter and valid identification.
Business registration
The Board instructs a broker forming a company to register it with the WV Secretary of State and list the broker as an officer or member.
Entity broker
For a broker acting for an entity, the broker must be a member or officer, and every other member or officer engaging in real estate business must hold the applicable license. Submit the sworn, notarized subordination resolution granting designated-broker authority.
Fee waiver
Eligible applicants may request the initial-license fee waiver under 174 CSR 6 without changing the examination requirements.
Historical examination waiver
An attorney licensed as a broker before July 1, 1980 is exempt from the written examination under 30-40-5(c)(3); that historical eligibility is not a new 2026 issuance pathway.
Issuance deadline
The Board attorney instructions require applying for licensure within 90 days after passing both examination portions.
Statutory exemption
W. Va. Code 30-40-5(c)(3) exempts attorneys from the article except the written broker examination. The Board attorney pathway requests the Bar letter and identification rather than salesperson experience or prelicense coursework.
Test authorization
The Board attorney instructions give 90 days or two attempts, whichever comes first, before reapplication.
Trust account
Submit the trust fund statement/consent or waiver. A trust account is required when the broker holds transaction funds rather than immediately delivering them to the principal or neutral escrow depository.
New licensure after cancellation for nonrenewal
Application
Submit the Commission application, identification, Social Security number, professional-license history, and criminal-charge/conviction disclosures.
Background check
Fingerprint-based state and national criminal history records check at applicant cost; request no more than three months before applying. The Board says the national check is valid for 90 days. An attorney may instead submit a WV State Bar good-standing letter.
Board two year statement
The Initial Broker/Associate Broker page states: "Have been licensed for a minimum of two (2) years as a salesperson." The statute and April 2026 rule allow the 40-transaction alternative regardless of years licensed.
Business registration
The Board instructs a broker forming a company to register it with the WV Secretary of State and list the broker as an officer or member.
Cancelled status
Did not renew by December 31 of the expiration year; prior license is cancelled.
Character and competence
The statute requires trustworthiness, good moral character, and competence to transact real estate business.
Criminal history
Prior convictions are considered under the rational-nexus criteria of 174 CSR 7, including rehabilitation evidence.
Education
180 approved clock-hours (12 semester hours), or an additional 90 approved clock-hours (six semester hours) for a current WV salesperson; courses must be completed within the preceding three years.
Entity broker
For a broker acting for an entity, the broker must be a member or officer, and every other member or officer engaging in real estate business must hold the applicable license. Submit the sworn, notarized subordination resolution granting designated-broker authority.
Exam score window
The handbook detailed instructions give 90 days after passing one part to pass the other. Its Quick Reference instead mentions one-year authorization and score validity; the controlling rule and Board page prescribe three months or two attempts for authorization and three months to apply after passing.
Experience
Show either at least 20 qualifying closed transactions during the preceding two years as a licensed salesperson, or at least 40 qualifying closed transactions regardless of years licensed. Qualifying leases last at least one year; brokerage managers must have active involvement in the transactions.
Experience documentation
Submit the Commission transaction list and affidavits from every responsible broker who employed or engaged the applicant; a deceased or otherwise unavailable broker may justify an affidavit waiver.
Fees
Pay required application and licensing fees. Eligible low-income applicants and military families may obtain the initial-license fee waiver under 174 CSR 6; examinations remain required.
Issuance deadline
Submit license fee and completed supporting documents within three months after passing; the Commission may grant one extension of up to three months for good cause.
Minimum age
At least 18 years old.
New issuance
Apply anew under ordinary examination qualifications. An applicant independently qualifying for statutory recognition uses that recognition pathway.
Schooling
High school diploma or equivalency diploma.
Test authorization
Approval to test lasts three months or two attempts, whichever comes first; reapply when exhausted.
Trust account
Submit the trust fund statement/consent or waiver. A trust account is required when the broker holds transaction funds rather than immediately delivering them to the principal or neutral escrow depository.
Additional concurrent license
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Additional issuance
No additional qualifications beyond the additional-license fee.
Business registration
The Board instructs a broker forming a company to register it with the WV Secretary of State and list the broker as an officer or member.
Company application
For a new company, the Board requests its registration, officer/member designation, trust statement or waiver, and subordination resolution. Select Second License and leave examination pass-date fields blank.
Entity broker
For a broker acting for an entity, the broker must be a member or officer, and every other member or officer engaging in real estate business must hold the applicable license. Submit the sworn, notarized subordination resolution granting designated-broker authority.
Existing license
Already hold a WV license; each affiliated brokerage requires a separate license and certificate.
Trust account
Submit the trust fund statement/consent or waiver. A trust account is required when the broker holds transaction funds rather than immediately delivering them to the principal or neutral escrow depository.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Become designated broker of an existing company while WV licensed
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Board form instruction
The existing-company page tells an already WV-licensed Broker/Associate Broker to select Licensed In Another Jurisdiction and insert today's date in the national/state pass-date fields; this is its form instruction, not proof of newly passed exams.
Business registration
The Board instructs a broker forming a company to register it with the WV Secretary of State and list the broker as an officer or member.
Company designation
Become an officer/member and file the sworn subordination resolution and trust statement or waiver.
Company transfer
Submit signed outgoing licenses and employing-broker changes for affected licensees.
Entity broker
For a broker acting for an entity, the broker must be a member or officer, and every other member or officer engaging in real estate business must hold the applicable license. Submit the sworn, notarized subordination resolution granting designated-broker authority.
Existing license
Already hold a WV broker or associate broker license.
Trust account
Submit the trust fund statement/consent or waiver. A trust account is required when the broker holds transaction funds rather than immediately delivering them to the principal or neutral escrow depository.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Renewal on inactive status
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Business registration
The Board instructs a broker forming a company to register it with the WV Secretary of State and list the broker as an officer or member.
Entity broker
For a broker acting for an entity, the broker must be a member or officer, and every other member or officer engaging in real estate business must hold the applicable license. Submit the sworn, notarized subordination resolution granting designated-broker authority.
Inactive status
Not authorized to conduct real estate business; continuing education is not required while inactive.
Renewal
Pay applicable renewal fees by June 30.
Trust account
Submit the trust fund statement/consent or waiver. A trust account is required when the broker holds transaction funds rather than immediately delivering them to the principal or neutral escrow depository.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Initial licensure by examination
Application
Submit the Commission application, identification, Social Security number, professional-license history, and criminal-charge/conviction disclosures.
Background check
Fingerprint-based state and national criminal history records check at applicant cost; request no more than three months before applying. The Board says the national check is valid for 90 days. An attorney may instead submit a WV State Bar good-standing letter.
Board two year statement
The Initial Broker/Associate Broker page states: "Have been licensed for a minimum of two (2) years as a salesperson." The statute and April 2026 rule allow the 40-transaction alternative regardless of years licensed.
Business registration
The Board instructs a broker forming a company to register it with the WV Secretary of State and list the broker as an officer or member.
Character and competence
The statute requires trustworthiness, good moral character, and competence to transact real estate business.
Criminal history
Prior convictions are considered under the rational-nexus criteria of 174 CSR 7, including rehabilitation evidence.
Education
180 approved clock-hours (12 semester hours), or an additional 90 approved clock-hours (six semester hours) for a current WV salesperson; courses must be completed within the preceding three years.
Entity broker
For a broker acting for an entity, the broker must be a member or officer, and every other member or officer engaging in real estate business must hold the applicable license. Submit the sworn, notarized subordination resolution granting designated-broker authority.
Exam score window
The handbook detailed instructions give 90 days after passing one part to pass the other. Its Quick Reference instead mentions one-year authorization and score validity; the controlling rule and Board page prescribe three months or two attempts for authorization and three months to apply after passing.
Experience
Show either at least 20 qualifying closed transactions during the preceding two years as a licensed salesperson, or at least 40 qualifying closed transactions regardless of years licensed. Qualifying leases last at least one year; brokerage managers must have active involvement in the transactions.
Experience documentation
Submit the Commission transaction list and affidavits from every responsible broker who employed or engaged the applicant; a deceased or otherwise unavailable broker may justify an affidavit waiver.
Fees
Pay required application and licensing fees. Eligible low-income applicants and military families may obtain the initial-license fee waiver under 174 CSR 6; examinations remain required.
Issuance deadline
Submit license fee and completed supporting documents within three months after passing; the Commission may grant one extension of up to three months for good cause.
Minimum age
At least 18 years old.
Schooling
High school diploma or equivalency diploma.
Test authorization
Approval to test lasts three months or two attempts, whichever comes first; reapply when exhausted.
Trust account
Submit the trust fund statement/consent or waiver. A trust account is required when the broker holds transaction funds rather than immediately delivering them to the principal or neutral escrow depository.
Late renewal before cancellation
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Business registration
The Board instructs a broker forming a company to register it with the WV Secretary of State and list the broker as an officer or member.
Ce exemptions
First timely renewal after passing national and state exams is exempt under 174-1-8.5.a. Continuous licensure since July 1, 1969 is exempt under 30-40-16(g). Comparable reciprocal nonresident CE credits may be accepted.
Continuing education
Seven approved continuing-education hours per fiscal year; brokers and associate brokers need three hours from the broker-level curriculum. Courses must differ from the preceding renewal.
Entity broker
For a broker acting for an entity, the broker must be a member or officer, and every other member or officer engaging in real estate business must hold the applicable license. Submit the sworn, notarized subordination resolution granting designated-broker authority.
Inactive ce
Continuing education is not required while remaining inactive.
Late renewal
Pay renewal and late fees on or before December 31 of the expiration year.
Practice while expired
Do not practice on an expired license; practice or acceptance of such services may trigger discipline.
Trust account
Submit the trust fund statement/consent or waiver. A trust account is required when the broker holds transaction funds rather than immediately delivering them to the principal or neutral escrow depository.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Activation of an inactive license
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Business registration
The Board instructs a broker forming a company to register it with the WV Secretary of State and list the broker as an officer or member.
Ce exemptions
First timely renewal after passing national and state exams is exempt under 174-1-8.5.a. Continuous licensure since July 1, 1969 is exempt under 30-40-16(g). Comparable reciprocal nonresident CE credits may be accepted.
Continuing education
Seven approved continuing-education hours per fiscal year; brokers and associate brokers need three hours from the broker-level curriculum. Courses must differ from the preceding renewal.
Entity broker
For a broker acting for an entity, the broker must be a member or officer, and every other member or officer engaging in real estate business must hold the applicable license. Submit the sworn, notarized subordination resolution granting designated-broker authority.
Status
Hold an inactive license and provide the CE that would have been required for active status when renewed, before activation.
Trust account
Submit the trust fund statement/consent or waiver. A trust account is required when the broker holds transaction funds rather than immediately delivering them to the principal or neutral escrow depository.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Initial licensure after conviction based denial
Application
Submit the Commission application, identification, Social Security number, professional-license history, and criminal-charge/conviction disclosures.
Background check
Fingerprint-based state and national criminal history records check at applicant cost; request no more than three months before applying. The Board says the national check is valid for 90 days. An attorney may instead submit a WV State Bar good-standing letter.
Board two year statement
The Initial Broker/Associate Broker page states: "Have been licensed for a minimum of two (2) years as a salesperson." The statute and April 2026 rule allow the 40-transaction alternative regardless of years licensed.
Business registration
The Board instructs a broker forming a company to register it with the WV Secretary of State and list the broker as an officer or member.
Character and competence
The statute requires trustworthiness, good moral character, and competence to transact real estate business.
Criminal history
Prior convictions are considered under the rational-nexus criteria of 174 CSR 7, including rehabilitation evidence.
Education
180 approved clock-hours (12 semester hours), or an additional 90 approved clock-hours (six semester hours) for a current WV salesperson; courses must be completed within the preceding three years.
Entity broker
For a broker acting for an entity, the broker must be a member or officer, and every other member or officer engaging in real estate business must hold the applicable license. Submit the sworn, notarized subordination resolution granting designated-broker authority.
Exam score window
The handbook detailed instructions give 90 days after passing one part to pass the other. Its Quick Reference instead mentions one-year authorization and score validity; the controlling rule and Board page prescribe three months or two attempts for authorization and three months to apply after passing.
Experience
Show either at least 20 qualifying closed transactions during the preceding two years as a licensed salesperson, or at least 40 qualifying closed transactions regardless of years licensed. Qualifying leases last at least one year; brokerage managers must have active involvement in the transactions.
Experience documentation
Submit the Commission transaction list and affidavits from every responsible broker who employed or engaged the applicant; a deceased or otherwise unavailable broker may justify an affidavit waiver.
Fees
Pay required application and licensing fees. Eligible low-income applicants and military families may obtain the initial-license fee waiver under 174 CSR 6; examinations remain required.
Issuance deadline
Submit license fee and completed supporting documents within three months after passing; the Commission may grant one extension of up to three months for good cause.
Minimum age
At least 18 years old.
Previous denial
Prior denial because of a criminal conviction.
Reapplication interval
At least five years since conviction or release from incarceration, whichever is later, without subsequent conviction. Violent or sexual offenses may entail a longer Commission-determined disqualification.
Schooling
High school diploma or equivalency diploma.
Test authorization
Approval to test lasts three months or two attempts, whichever comes first; reapply when exhausted.
Trust account
Submit the trust fund statement/consent or waiver. A trust account is required when the broker holds transaction funds rather than immediately delivering them to the principal or neutral escrow depository.
Licensure based on licensure in another jurisdiction
West Virginia Real Estate Broker Licensing Examination — State Law
Application
Submit the Commission application, identification, Social Security number, professional-license history, and criminal-charge/conviction disclosures.
Background check
Fingerprint-based state and national criminal history records check at applicant cost; request no more than three months before applying. The Board says the national check is valid for 90 days. An attorney may instead submit a WV State Bar good-standing letter.
Board both portions statement
The Non-Resident Broker page says "You have ninety (90) days to apply for a license after you pass BOTH portions of the exam." W. Va. Code 30-40-15(b)(2) and 174 CSR 1 section 7 require the WV state-law examination for this pathway; the page also lists passing only the state portion.
Business registration
The Board instructs a broker forming a company to register it with the WV Secretary of State and list the broker as an officer or member.
Character and competence
The statute requires trustworthiness, good moral character, and competence to transact real estate business.
Criminal history
Prior convictions are considered under the rational-nexus criteria of 174 CSR 7, including rehabilitation evidence.
Entity broker
For a broker acting for an entity, the broker must be a member or officer, and every other member or officer engaging in real estate business must hold the applicable license. Submit the sworn, notarized subordination resolution granting designated-broker authority.
Fees
Pay required application and licensing fees. Eligible low-income applicants and military families may obtain the initial-license fee waiver under 174 CSR 6; examinations remain required.
Issuance deadline
Submit license fee and completed supporting documents within three months after passing; the Commission may grant one extension of up to three months for good cause.
License history
Submit certifications from every jurisdiction of licensure, obtained within 60 days, showing status, initial issuance, how licensed, examination type, and discipline.
Minimum age
At least 18 years old.
Nonresident service
A nonresident must irrevocably designate the Commission executive director as agent for service.
Other jurisdiction license
Hold a current comparable broker-level license obtained by examination in another jurisdiction. Ordinary reciprocity requires that jurisdiction to afford the same privilege to WV licensees. Prior examinations required there are licensing evidence; the state source does not identify an exact registered nationwide exam.
Prelicense education
The Commission page expressly says no prelicensing education is required for an applicant licensed in another jurisdiction.
Schooling
High school diploma or equivalency diploma.
Test authorization
Approval to test lasts three months or two attempts, whichever comes first; reapply when exhausted.
Trust account
Submit the trust fund statement/consent or waiver. A trust account is required when the broker holds transaction funds rather than immediately delivering them to the principal or neutral escrow depository.
Broker reinstatement while holding an active salesperson license
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
File the appropriate reinstatement application and fee; the rule expressly excuses the broker examination.
Business registration
The Board instructs a broker forming a company to register it with the WV Secretary of State and list the broker as an officer or member.
Entity broker
For a broker acting for an entity, the broker must be a member or officer, and every other member or officer engaging in real estate business must hold the applicable license. Submit the sworn, notarized subordination resolution granting designated-broker authority.
Status
Previously held a broker license, inactivated it and received a salesperson license under 174-1-10.2; still hold an active salesperson license.
Trust account
Submit the trust fund statement/consent or waiver. A trust account is required when the broker holds transaction funds rather than immediately delivering them to the principal or neutral escrow depository.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Universal license recognition (military spouse)
West Virginia Real Estate Broker Licensing Examination — State Law
Application
Submit the Commission application, identification, Social Security number, professional-license history, and criminal-charge/conviction disclosures.
Background check
Fingerprint-based state and national criminal history records check at applicant cost; request no more than three months before applying. The Board says the national check is valid for 90 days. An attorney may instead submit a WV State Bar good-standing letter.
Business registration
The Board instructs a broker forming a company to register it with the WV Secretary of State and list the broker as an officer or member.
Criminal eligibility
No disqualifying criminal history under the Commission determination.
Criminal history
Prior convictions are considered under the rational-nexus criteria of 174 CSR 7, including rehabilitation evidence.
Discipline
No revoked license or surrender while under investigation. Other disciplinary matters must be resolved and corrected to Commission satisfaction before it may issue the license.
Eligible applicant
Be married to an active-duty US armed-forces member and accompany that member on an official permanent change of station to a military installation in West Virginia.
Entity broker
For a broker acting for an entity, the broker must be a member or officer, and every other member or officer engaging in real estate business must hold the applicable license. Submit the sworn, notarized subordination resolution granting designated-broker authority.
Fees
Pay required application and licensing fees. Eligible low-income applicants and military families may obtain the initial-license fee waiver under 174 CSR 6; examinations remain required.
Issuance deadline
Submit license fee and completed supporting documents within three months after passing; the Commission may grant one extension of up to three months for good cause.
Jurisdiction of practice
A license issued under section 30-1-27 is valid only in West Virginia; no interstate compact privilege follows.
Origin qualifications
The issuing state must verify its minimum education and applicable experience/supervision criteria were met; previously pass examinations required by that state, if any. No exact registered nationwide exam is named by this provision.
Same level license
Currently licensed in the same discipline and practice level in at least one other state, with all licenses in good standing.
State law examination
Section 30-1-27(d) allows a state-law examination. 174 CSR 1 section 7.6 requires WV-specific exams for broker applicants licensed elsewhere, while section 7.8 requires applying section 30-1-27 or its rule, whichever is more favorable. Ordinary reciprocal-privilege conditions do not displace universal-license eligibility.
Test authorization
Approval to test lasts three months or two attempts, whichever comes first; reapply when exhausted.
Trust account
Submit the trust fund statement/consent or waiver. A trust account is required when the broker holds transaction funds rather than immediately delivering them to the principal or neutral escrow depository.
Universal license recognition (resident)
West Virginia Real Estate Broker Licensing Examination — State Law
Application
Submit the Commission application, identification, Social Security number, professional-license history, and criminal-charge/conviction disclosures.
Background check
Fingerprint-based state and national criminal history records check at applicant cost; request no more than three months before applying. The Board says the national check is valid for 90 days. An attorney may instead submit a WV State Bar good-standing letter.
Business registration
The Board instructs a broker forming a company to register it with the WV Secretary of State and list the broker as an officer or member.
Criminal eligibility
No disqualifying criminal history under the Commission determination.
Criminal history
Prior convictions are considered under the rational-nexus criteria of 174 CSR 7, including rehabilitation evidence.
Discipline
No revoked license or surrender while under investigation. Other disciplinary matters must be resolved and corrected to Commission satisfaction before it may issue the license.
Eligible applicant
Establish residence in West Virginia.
Entity broker
For a broker acting for an entity, the broker must be a member or officer, and every other member or officer engaging in real estate business must hold the applicable license. Submit the sworn, notarized subordination resolution granting designated-broker authority.
Fees
Pay required application and licensing fees. Eligible low-income applicants and military families may obtain the initial-license fee waiver under 174 CSR 6; examinations remain required.
Issuance deadline
Submit license fee and completed supporting documents within three months after passing; the Commission may grant one extension of up to three months for good cause.
Jurisdiction of practice
A license issued under section 30-1-27 is valid only in West Virginia; no interstate compact privilege follows.
Origin qualifications
The issuing state must verify its minimum education and applicable experience/supervision criteria were met; previously pass examinations required by that state, if any. No exact registered nationwide exam is named by this provision.
Same level license
Currently licensed in the same discipline and practice level in at least one other state, with all licenses in good standing.
State law examination
Section 30-1-27(d) allows a state-law examination. 174 CSR 1 section 7.6 requires WV-specific exams for broker applicants licensed elsewhere, while section 7.8 requires applying section 30-1-27 or its rule, whichever is more favorable. Ordinary reciprocal-privilege conditions do not displace universal-license eligibility.
Test authorization
Approval to test lasts three months or two attempts, whichever comes first; reapply when exhausted.
Trust account
Submit the trust fund statement/consent or waiver. A trust account is required when the broker holds transaction funds rather than immediately delivering them to the principal or neutral escrow depository.

Real Estate National/General Examination for Brokers

Provider
Pearson VUE
Format
National/general portion of state real estate broker licensing examinations, scored separately from the state portion; every item is classified as knowledge, application or analysis; candidates who fail retake only the portion they failed
Exam questions
80 scored items plus 5 unscored pretest items
Examination outline
  • I. REAL PROPERTY CHARACTERISTICS, LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS, AND PROPERTY USE (BROKER 10 of 80 scored items; 2 KNOWLEDGE, 5 APPLICATION, 3 ANALYSIS)
    • A. Real property vs. personal property (3 Items): 1. Fixtures, trade fixtures, emblements; 2. Attachment, severance, and bill of sale
    • B. Characteristics of real property (2 Items): 1. Economic characteristics — a. Scarcity; b. Modification / Improvement; c. Permanence of Investment / Fixity; d. Area Preference / Situs; 2. Physical characteristics — a. Immobility; b. Indestructibility; c. Non-homogeneity / Uniqueness
    • C. Legal descriptions (2 Items): 1. Methods used to describe real property; 2. Survey
    • D. Public and private land use controls – encumbrances (3 Items): 1. Public controls – governmental powers — a. Police power, eminent domain, taxation, escheat; b. Zoning ordinances; 2. Private controls, restrictions, and encroachments — a. Covenants, conditions, and restrictions (CC&Rs), HOAs; b. Easements; c. Licenses and encroachments
  • II. FORMS OF OWNERSHIP, TRANSFER, AND RECORDING OF TITLE (BROKER 8 of 80 scored items; 2 KNOWLEDGE, 3 APPLICATION, 3 ANALYSIS)
    • A. Ownership, estates, rights, and interests (4 Items): 1. Forms of ownership; 2. Freehold estate — a. Fee simple absolute; b. Fee simple defeasible, determinable, and condition subsequent; c. Life estate; d. Bundle of rights; 3. Leasehold estates and types of leases — a. Estate for years and from period to period (periodic estate); b. Estate at will and estate at sufferance; c. Gross, net, percentage leases, and etc.; 4. Liens and lien priority; 5. Air surface and sub-surface rights
    • B. Deed, title, transfer of title, and recording of title (4 Items): 1. Elements of a valid deed; 2. Types of deeds; 3. Title transfer — a. Voluntary alienation; b. Involuntary alienation; 4. Recording the title — a. Constructive and actual notice; b. Title abstract and chain of title; c. Marketable title and cloud on title; d. Attorney title opinion, quiet title lawsuit, and title insurance
  • III. PROPERTY VALUE AND APPRAISAL (BROKER 10 of 80 scored items; 2 KNOWLEDGE, 4 APPLICATION, 4 ANALYSIS)
    • A. Concept of value (3 Items): 1. Market value vs. market price; 2. Characteristics of value; 3. Principles of value
    • B. Appraisal process (3 Items): 1. Purpose and steps to an appraisal; 2. Federal oversight of the appraisal process
    • C. Methods of estimating value and Broker Price Opinions (BPO) (4 Items): 1. Sales comparison approach (market data); 2. Cost approach — a. Improvements and depreciation; b. Physical deterioration, functional, and economic obsolescence; c. Reproduction or replacement costs; 3. Income approach; 4. Gross rent and gross income multipliers; 5. Comparative Market Analysis (CMA); 6. Broker Price Opinion (BPO); 7. Assessed value and tax implications
  • IV. REAL ESTATE CONTRACTS AND AGENCY (BROKER 15 of 80 scored items; 3 KNOWLEDGE, 6 APPLICATION, 6 ANALYSIS)
    • A. Types of contracts (2 Items): 1. Express vs. implied; 2. Unilateral vs. bilateral
    • B. Required elements of a valid contract (3 Items): 1. Voluntary; 2. Agreement / Promise; 3. Legally competent parties; 4. Lawful consideration; 5. Legal act / Purpose
    • C. Contract performance (2 Items): 1. Executed vs. executory; 2. Valid vs. void; 3. Voidable vs. unenforceable; 4. Breach of contract, rescission, and termination; 5. Liquidated, punitive, or compensatory damages; 6. Electronic contracts and digital signatures; 7. Statute of Frauds; 8. Time is of the essence
    • D. Sales contract (2 Items): 1. Offer and counteroffer; 2. Earnest money and liquidated damages; 3. Equitable title; 4. Contingencies; 5. Disputes and breach of contract; 6. Option contract and installment sales contract
    • E. Types of agency and licensee-client relationships (2 Items)
    • F. Creation and termination of agency (2 Items)
    • G. Licensee obligations to parties of a transaction (2 Items)
  • V. REAL ESTATE PRACTICE (BROKER 12 of 80 scored items; 5 KNOWLEDGE, 5 APPLICATION, 2 ANALYSIS)
    • A. Responsibilities of broker (3 Items): 1. Practicing within scope of expertise; 2. Unauthorized practice of law
    • B. Brokerage agreements between the broker and principal (seller, buyer, landlord, or tenant) (3 Items): 1. Seller representation – Types of listing agreements — a. Exclusive right-to-sell and exclusive agency listing; b. Non-exclusive or open listing; c. Net listing (conflict of interest); d. Multiple listing service (MLS); 2. Buyer representation; 3. Property management agreement — a. Accounting for funds; b. Property maintenance; c. Leasing property; d. Collecting rents and security deposits; 4. Termination of agreements; 5. Services, fees, and compensation
    • C. Fair Housing (3 Items): 1. Equal opportunity in housing; 2. Protected classes; 3. Fair housing laws; 4. Illegal practices, enforcement, and penalties; 5. Prohibited advertising; 6. Housing and Urban Development (HUD); 7. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
    • D. Risk management (3 Items): 1. Supervision; 2. Compliance with federal regulations; including Privacy and Do Not Contact; 3. Vicarious liability; 4. Antitrust laws; 5. Fraud and misrepresentation; 6. Types of insurance — a. Errors and Omissions; b. General Liability
  • VI. PROPERTY DISCLOSURES AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES (BROKER 9 of 80 scored items; 4 KNOWLEDGE, 3 APPLICATION, 2 ANALYSIS)
    • A. Property conditions and environmental issues (5 Items): 1. Hazardous substances — a. Lead-based paint; b. Asbestos, radon, and mold; c. Groundwater contamination and underground storage tanks; d. Waste disposal sites and brownfields; e. Flood plains, flood zones, and flood insurance; 2. Clean Air and Water Acts; 3. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) — a. Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA); b. Superfund Amendment and Reauthorization Act (SARA); c. Environmental site assessments (including Phase I and II studies) and impact statements; d. Wetlands protection
    • B. Environmental and property disclosure obligations and liability (4 Items)
  • VII. FINANCING AND SETTLEMENT (BROKER 8 of 80 scored items; 3 KNOWLEDGE, 3 APPLICATION, 2 ANALYSIS)
    • A. Financing concepts and components (2 Items): 1. Methods of financing — a. Mortgage financing – conventional and non-conventional loans; b. Seller financing – land contract/contract for deed; 2. Lien theory vs. title theory and deed of trust; 3. Sources of financing (primary and secondary mortgage markets, and seller financing); 4. Types of loans and loan programs; 5. Mortgage clauses
    • B. Lender Requirements (2 Items): 1. FHA requirements; 2. VA requirements; 3. USDA loan requirements and rural development financing; 4. Conventional requirements; 5. Buyer qualification and Loan to Value (LTV); 6. Hazard and flood insurance; 7. Private mortgage insurance (PMI) and mortgage insurance premium (MIP)
    • C. Federal Financing Regulations and Regulatory Bodies (2 Items): 1. Truth-in-Lending and Regulation Z; 2. TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosures (TRID) — a. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); b. Loan Estimate (LE); c. Closing Disclosure (CD); 3. Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) — a. Referrals; b. Rebates; 4. Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA); 5. Mortgage fraud and predatory lending
    • D. Settlement and closing the transaction (2 Items)
  • VIII. REAL ESTATE MATH CALCULATIONS (BROKER 8 of 80 scored items; 3 APPLICATION, 5 ANALYSIS)
    • A. Property area calculations (1 Item): 1. Square footage; 2. Acreage total
    • B. Property valuation (2 Items): 1. Comparative Market Analysis (CMA); 2. Net Operating Income (NOI); 3. Capitalization rate; 4. Gross rent multiplier; 5. Gross income multiplier; 6. Equity in property; 7. Establishing a listing price; 8. Assessed value and property taxes
    • C. Commission/compensation (1 Item)
    • D. Loan financing costs (1 Item): 1. Interest; 2. Loan to Value (LTV); 3. Fees; 4. Amortization, discount points, and prepayment penalties
    • E. Settlement and closing costs (1 item): 1. Purchase price and down payment; 2. Monthly mortgage calculations- principal, interest, taxes, and insurance (PITI); 3. Net to the seller; 4. Cost to the buyer; 5. Prorated items; 6. Debits and credits; 7. Transfer tax and recording fee
    • F. Investment (1 Item): 1. Return on investment; 2. Appreciation; 3. Depreciation; 4. Tax implications on investment
    • G. Property management calculations (1 Item): 1. Property management and budget calculations; 2. Tenancy and rental calculations
Examination sources

West Virginia Real Estate Broker Licensing Examination — State Law

Examination outline
  • I. General Powers & Duties of the Real Estate Commission (9 items)
    • A. Audits
    • B. Complaints, Investigations, Hearings
    • C. Penalties for violations and cost of proceedings
    • C. Penalties for violations and cost of proceedings — 1. Fines and other disciplinary action
    • C. Penalties for violations and cost of proceedings — 2. Suspension and revocation
  • II. Licensing (14 items)
    • A. License Maintenance
    • A. License Maintenance — 1. Renewal
    • A. License Maintenance — 2. Transfer
    • A. License Maintenance — 3. License Status (Active, Inactive, Canceled, Expired)
    • A. License Maintenance — 4. Continuing Education
    • B. Activities requiring license
    • C. Exemptions from licensure
  • III. Real Estate Practice (11 items)
    • A. Scope of Practice and Fees
    • B. Advertising rules
  • IV. Agency Relationships (4 items)
    • A. Notice of Agency Form
    • B. Types of Agency
  • V. West Virginia Fair Housing (4 items)
  • VI. Broker Management (18 items)
    • A. Trust Funds
    • B. Place of Business
    • C. Brokerage Operation & Management
    • D. Human Resources Management and Interpersonal Skills
Examination sources