Virginia Real Estate Licensing
FAQs & Requirements

Brokers must complete 24 hours of continuing dducation to renew their licenses. Of these 24 hours, renewing brokers must take:

• 8 hours in Broker Management & Agent Supervision
• 3 hours in Ethics & Standards of Conduct
• 2 hours in Fair Housing
• 1 hour in Legal Updates and Emerging Trends [including flood instruction]
• 1 hour in Real Estate Agency
• 1 hour in Real Estate Contracts.

Experienced Salespersons must complete 16 hours of continuing education to renew their licenses. Of these 16 hours, renewing experienced salespersons must take:

• 3 hours in Ethics & Standards of Conduct
• 2 hours in Fair Housing
• 1 hour in Legal Updates and Emerging Trends [including flood instruction]
• 1 hour in Real Estate Agency
• 1 hour in Real Estate Contracts.

1. Complete the appropriate amount of continuing education
2. Log on to Virginia's Online Services with your unique server ID
3. Pay the appropriate renewal fee through the Online Services site
   Broker $80 | Salesperson $65

• Broker: $80
• Salesperson: $65

Yes, licenses must be renewed by your expiration date, however, no continuing education is required to renew an inactive license.

No sooner than 60 days before your license expiration, send the renewal fee with checks payable to Treasurer of Virginia. Include your registration number on the check and mail it to:

Real Estate Board
Department of Professional & Occupational Regulation
9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 400
Richmond, VA 23233

The Board will accept up to 8 hours of approved continuing education courses that a broker or experienced salesperson completed in another state, as long as the licensee holds a current real estate license in that other state and completed these continuing education courses during the current two-year license term. These 8 out-of-state hours can be applied only to the "Real Estate Related Subjects" (elective) Continuing Education category.