180-Hr. VA Broker Pre-Licensing Standard Package
This 180-hour package is designed to provide you with the 180 hours of instruction required to be eligible for a Virginia broker license, as well as Exam Prep Edge.
These courses prepare you for the Virginia broker state licensing exam as well as provides the practical business knowledge and foundation necessary to be a successful real estate broker in Virginia.
Included in this package:
- Virginia Broker 45-Hour Real Estate Appraisal
- Virginia Broker 45-Hour Real Estate Brokerage
- Virginia Broker 45-Hour Real Estate Finance
- Virginia Broker 45-Hour Real Estate Investment
- Virginia Broker Exam Prep Edge
This course provides 45 of the 180 total hours of instruction required to be eligible for a Virginia Real Estate Broker's license.
The course covers the principles of investing in the real estate market, the pros and cons of real estate investing, feasibility studies, tax laws affecting real estate investments and financing options available to investor. The course also examines real estate investment by property types: residential, commercial, industrial, and other opportunities.
This course provides 45 of the 180 total hours of instruction required to be eligible for a Virginia Real Estate Broker's license.
Topics include loan terms, types and issues; government loan programs; defaults and foreclosures; instruments used in real estate financing; and government influence on financing.
This course provides 45 hours of instruction in real estate brokerage, required of all applicants for a broker’s license in Virginia. Applicants for a Broker License must complete a total of 180 hours of broker pre-licensing courses.
The course prepares learners for the Virginia Broker licensing exam and provides practice with both the multiple choice and scenario questions types found on the broker licensing exam. Topics include real estate license law, brokerage relationships, ethical and legal business practices, establishing a brokerage, running a brokerage, brokerage finances, and brokerage marketing and advertising.
This course provides 45 of the 180 total hours of instruction required to be eligible for a Virginia Real Estate Broker's license.
Topics include central purposes and functions of an appraisal, social and economic determinant of value, cost, sales comparison, and income approaches to real estate valuation, final correlations, and reporting. The course also includes case studies.
State Requirements For Virginia
Virginia State Requirement Details for Real Estate Broker Pre-Licensing Education
Hours Required by the State: 180 hours
Licensing Exam: The licensing exam is administered by PSI. Registration for the state licensing exam is an entirely separate process from proctoring for your course final exam. For instructions to register for your state licensing exam and further information, please click here. As of April 1, 2025, a digital photo is no longer required to take the PSI exam.
Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation Real Estate Board
Street Address: 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 400, Richmond, Virginia 23233-1485
Mailing Address: 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 400, Richmond, Virginia 23233-1485
Telephone: (804) 367-8526
Email: reboard@dpor.virginia.gov