What coursework is required if I want to apply for a license in WA?
According to the Washington State Department of Licensing requirements, an applicant must complete 90 hours of approved real estate education coursework within the past two years in order to be eligible to apply for the state licensing exam. The education requirement consists of a 60-hour course in Real Estate Fundamentals and a 30-hour course in Real Estate Practices.
The 60-hour course in Real Estate Fundamentals should cover real estate principles and fundamentals in the following subject areas:
Real estate as a career
Real property ownership, rights, interests and land-use controls
Contract law
Agency law and brokerage relationships
Listing agreements and procedures
The selling process
Real estate valuation
Real estate finance
Escrow and settlement process
Leasing, property management and the residential landlord tenant act
Real estate license law
Fair housing and consumer protection
The 30-hour course in Real Estate Practices should cover real estate practices in the following subject areas:
Business skills and procedures
Agency relationship
Listing property
Evaluating and pricing property
Marketing property
Negotiation and sales techniques
Purchase and sale agreements with earnest money provisions
Residential financing and the closing process
Real estate math
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Yes, you are required to have a high school diploma in order to apply for a Washington real estate broker license. A GED is acceptable in lieu of a high school diploma.
An applicant must complete 90 hours of approved real estate education coursework within the past two years in order to be eligible to apply for the state licensing exam. The education requirement consists of a 60-hour course in Real Estate Fundamentals and a 30-hour course in Real Estate Practices.
The 90-hour pre-license course may be completed via in-person classroom or through means of distance learning. Courses and school must be approved by the Department of Licensing, with a separate application required for distance education delivery method.
The final exam for the 60-hour Real Estate Fundamentals course consists of 200 multiple-choice questions, while the final exam for the 30-hour Real Estate Practices course consists of 90 multiple-choice questions. You will need to achieve a passing grade of 70% on both.
You may take the 90-hour coursework, but you must be at least 18 years of age to apply for a Washington real estate broker license and have achieved your high school diploma or equivalent.
Once you have successfully completed the required 90-hour broker pre-licensure course, you will be able to set up your free online student account with PSI, the testing administrator for the Washington real estate broker licensing exam.
Applicants are required to complete 90 hours of pre-licensure coursework before being able to submit a real estate broker license application and receive approval to take the state license exam.
Coursework completed at an institution of higher education or any degree-granting institution approved by the Department of Licensing may be substituted for required clock-hours of educational coursework at the discretion of the Department. Be prepared to provide documentation of course completion.
If you have military training or experience, you may satisfy the training or experience required for a real estate broker license. However, the Washington State Licensing Department would need to determine that the training or experience you received is equivalent to the state’s standards for licensure.
An attorney-at-law, in the performance of practicing law, is exempt from the licensing requirements otherwise necessary for providing assistance with real estate transactions.