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What is a REAL ESTATE AGENT ®

? A REAL ESTATE AGENT ® is a certified realty representative( salesperson or broker )who is likewise a member of the National Association of REALTORS ®, a personal professional company.

The Real Estate Board licenses property salespersons, brokers, and firms. The decision to join any expert association is voluntary and unrelated to state licensure.

State law requires a license to practice property, however does not require any licensee be a REAL ESTATE AGENT ®.

How do I contact the Board workplace?

You may reach us by phone at 804-367-8526 (Licensing Section) or 804-367-2406 (Education Section), by FAX at 1-866-826-8863, or by email at REBoard@dpor.virginia.gov. Additionally, if you have info that you wish to mail to the Board, please send it to: Real Estate Board Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 400 Richmond, VA 23233

The Board members do not operate in the Board workplace. They enter into the Board offices for Board meetings and hearings, but are not here on a day-to-day basis. Board office employee can address your questions and are trained to process all information that comes into the Board workplace. Please do not get in touch with Board members directly.

What are the credentials for licensure by exam?

Salespersons need to finish a 60-hour course (" Principles of Real Estate") and pass the State and National parts of the sales representative assessment. Brokers should complete 180 hours of needed broker-specific and broker-related courses, pass the State and National Portions of the broker examination, and send confirmation of experience (actively engaged as a salesperson for 36 out of the 48 months preceding application for licensure). Also see Quick Reference Guide to Licensure.

What are the broker education requirements?

An overall of 180 class hours of Board-approved courses is needed. Proof of passing the course and a monitored final examination are needed for course approval. You need to complete at least three courses from the broker-specific courses below. Among the 3 should be a 45-classroom hour realty brokerage course.

Broker-specific Courses:

The staying hours might be broker-related courses.

Broker-related Courses:

Note: The optimum allowable credit for a single broker-specific course is 60 hours, and 45 hours for a single broker-related course. Any concepts of property course taken to meet the sales representative education requirement is not acceptable to satisfy the broker education requirement.

I am licensed in another state and wish to become certified in Virginia. Can I use through reciprocity?

Yes. Applicants for a salesperson license need to (1) pass the State part of the examination, (2) submit confirmation of conclusion of a 60 hour course called "Principles of Real Estate" and (3) send letters of accreditation from other jurisdictions where accredited. Also, in order to use through reciprocity, the sales representative MUST hold a current salesperson license in another state.

Applicants for a broker license must (1) pass the State portion of the examination, (2) submit verification of experience (actively engaged as a salesperson or broker for 36 out of 48 months preceding application for licensure), (3) submit original records or qualified copies of records from the university where the candidate finished 180 class hours of broker pre-licensing courses substantially comparable to Virginia's property education requirements, and (4) send letters of accreditation from other jurisdictions where certified. Also, in order to apply through reciprocity, the broker MUST hold a current broker license in another state.

How do I get the evaluation?

Contact the Board's examination supplier, PSI (1-800-733-9267).

I am licensed in Virginia, and making an application for licensure in another state.The other state is asking for verification of my Virginia license. What do I need to do?

Please finish the Certification Request Form (PDF) and send it with a look for $35.00, made payable to the Treasurer of Virginia. Specify where you would like the accreditation to be mailed.

My license is on inactive status. Do I still need to renew?

Yes, a non-active license should be restored. The renewal cost is the same, however, an inactive licensee is not required to meet the continuing education requirements.

NOTE: All sales representatives (active or non-active) renewing their licenses for the very first time need to complete 30 hours of post-license education (instead of continuing education).

How do I set about submitting a grievance against a realty licensee?

If you have a problem about a licensed realty sales representative, broker, or firm, initially try to settle it with management. If you can not fix the problem, you might submit a report with the Regulatory Programs and Compliance Section.

I require to restore my license, however I haven't received my renewal kind. What do I require to do?

No earlier than 60 days prior to your license expiration, send in the renewal cost, make checks payable to the Treasurer of Virginia, and include your registration number on your check. Please note that if you wish to renew on active status, you need to satisfy the education requirements. If you have had a modification of address, consist of a letter with your brand-new address. Mail this details to: Real Estate Board Department of Professional & Occupational Regulation 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 400 Richmond, VA 23233

You CAN NOT continue to practice in Virginia after your license has actually ended or if your license is on non-active status.

My renewal payment was one day late and I have actually constantly paid on time. Can you waive the late charge?

No. Board policies supply a 30-day duration after the expiration date in which a license might be renewed without penalty (therefore, your payment is in fact 31 days late). Staff can not waive the charge.

Regulations mention that if the requirements for renewal of a license, consisting of invoice of the cost by the board, are not total within one month of the expiration date, a reinstatement fee is required.

Once your license expires, you no longer have a license to practice real estate. The 30-day period is not a license extension, but only an additional 30 days to complete your education and send payment without having to pay the reinstatement cost.

I did not restore on time because I didn't get my renewal card. Do I still have to pay a late charge or reinstate my license?

Yes. Board guidelines mention that failure to receive the renewal notice does not ease the licensee of the responsibility to restore.

Does the Board workplace use the date of receipt or the postmark date to figure out whether an application or renewal was gotten on time?

The date the application or renewal was received in the firm figures out whether it is on time, not the postmark date. If the renewal charge is received after the due date, you will be needed to pay the reinstatement cost. If the reinstatement fee is received after the due date, you will be needed to reapply for licensure, meeting all present requirements.

My address and/or name has changed. What do I require to do to inform the Board?

Many Boards allow you to update your ADDRESS utilizing Online Services, so login to your personal profile to see if this is an alternative for your license type. The alternative is to complete, print, indication, and send an Address Change Form to the Board workplace by mail. Unless updated online, all Address Change Forms must be gotten by the Board in composing. When offering a post workplace box as the mailing address, it needs to be accompanied by the physical address.

To report a NAME CHANGE: total, print, indication, and submit a Name Change Form to the Board workplace. All name changes must be received by the Board in . Individual name modification requests must be accompanied by a copy of a marital relationship certificate, divorce decree, court order, or other official documents that confirms the name change.