Licensing facts · 2026
Virginia real estate license timeline
Salesperson application fee $244.50 per form A490-0225SLIC-v15 (7/1/2026), single fee (license_fee = application_fee, do not double count); appears to be prior $230 plus 2 x $7.25/yr technology fee (HB30, 2026) - breakdown not stated; $230 likely includes ~$20 recovery fund (unverified). Fees regs (18VAC135-20-80) repealed/recodified eff. 4/1/2026. PSI exam $60; fingerprints $52 at PSI ($27 state + $25 PSI), background valid 45-90 days. Pass rates: DPOR 2024 school report gives tested/passed/failed (not split first-time): salesperson national 2,617/7,178 passed (36.5%), state 4,020/9,347 (43.0%); broker national 53.7%, state 72.6%. Rates are unusually low and include repeat takers. Broker: 36 of 48 months full-time + 180 hrs. Transfer: rate_per_1000 is grantor tax only. Totals exclude 30-hr post-license course.
- Required education hours
- 60
- Typical weeks low
- 5
- Typical weeks high
- 12
First-time pass rate: Not available% · CY2024 (salesperson national portion; state portion 43.0)
Sources
- https://www.dpor.virginia.gov/sites/default/files//boards/Real_Estate/A490-0225SLIC.pdf
- https://register.dls.virginia.gov/details.aspx?id=11226
- https://test-takers.psiexams.com/api/content/bulletin/466
- https://www.dpor.virginia.gov/sites/default/files/boards/Real_Estate/RE_Process.pdf
- https://www.dpor.virginia.gov/sites/default/files/boards/Real_Estate/Real%20Estate%202024%20Pass%20Rates%20by%20Schools.pdf
- https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title58.1/chapter8/section58.1-802/
- https://www.dpor.virginia.gov/sites/default/files/boards/Real_Estate/Real%20Estate%202024%20Pass%20Rates%20by%20Schools.pdf
Last verified: 2026-10-23