Start with the official requirements.
Your regulator is West Virginia Real Estate Commission. Verify eligibility, approved schools, application timing, background checks, fees and any sponsoring-broker requirements directly before committing to a course.
Official regulator ↗- Regulator
- West Virginia Real Estate Commission
- Prelicense education
- 90 hours
- Exam provider
- Pearson VUE
- Questions
- 130 questions (80 national + 50 state)
- Time
- 210 minutes
- Passing rule
- Scaled 70 on each portion
The steps, in order.
01
Confirm eligibility
Check age, education, background review and other requirements with the regulator.
02
Complete approved education
Confirm the current 90 hours education requirement and approved providers. LicenseIQ does not replace required prelicensing education.
03
Apply and schedule
Follow the regulator’s application and testing authorization sequence; submit required documents and fees. Exact sequencing varies.
04
Prepare and take the exam
Use the Pearson VUE candidate handbook for check-in, accommodations, allowed materials and current scoring.
05
Complete license issuance
After passing, complete remaining regulator requirements. Do not practice until the license is issued and active.
06
Maintain your license
Verify post-license education, renewal deadlines and continuing education with the regulator.
Post-license education
None
Continuing education
7 hrs annually
What’s on the state portion?
Topics from your LicenseIQ state course; the official exam outline controls.
- The West Virginia Real Estate Commission: Powers, Complaints and Discipline4 lessons
- Licensing: Who Needs a License, How to Get One, and How to Keep It4 lessons
- Real Estate Practice: Contracts, Fees, Advertising and Trust Funds3 lessons
- Agency Relationships and the Notice of Agency Relationship Form3 lessons
- West Virginia Fair Housing3 lessons
- West Virginia Property Law: Transfer Tax, Property Tax, Landlord-Tenant and Severed Mineral Estates4 lessons
Try three practice questions.
Question 1
An attorney licensed in West Virginia since 2015 wants to obtain a broker's license. What must the attorney do?
- A. Complete 90 hours of education but no exam
- B. Obtain a waiver from the State Bar
- C. Nothing; attorneys are automatically licensed as brokers
- D. Pass the written broker examination
Question 2
Who may sue in a West Virginia court to collect a real estate commission?
- A. Anyone who can prove the services were performed
- B. Only a person who held a valid license at all times while performing the services
- C. Any licensee, even if the license lapsed during the transaction
- D. Only the seller's attorney
Question 3
What is the minimum age for a West Virginia real estate license?
- A. 16
- B. 21
- C. 18
- D. 19
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