Pass Your West Virginia Real Estate Exam the First Time

West Virginia requires 90 hours of pre-licensing education. The exam tests WV's disclosure requirements and mineral rights - coal and gas rights are often severed from surface rights here. Understanding these 'split estates' is essential!

Questions

130

80 NAT / 50 STATE

To Pass

70%

~91 / 130 TO PASS

Time Limit

3.5 Hrs

210 TOTAL MINUTES

Provider

Pearson VUE

WVREC

Exam data verified July 2026Licensed CC-BY 4.0

Pass your West Virginia Salesperson or Broker License

West Virginia’s state exam includes 7 dedicated math questions on prorations and closing statements, and candidates who cannot determine debits versus credits lose all 7.

National prep courses teach closing math from generic examples. West Virginia’s exam uses a specific format that reflects state practice, and candidates who prepared with standard materials discover the difference during the exam. Generic question banks cannot cover West Virginia’s state specific closing procedures accurately, and no AI tool was trained on enough West Virginia specific content to generate reliable questions.

The License Professor is written by licensed West Virginia professionals who know the Pearson VUE state portion’s priorities. Every question on West Virginia agency requirements, brokerage contract rules, and closing math is drawn from West Virginia law.

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Three Topics that Trip Up West Virginia Students Most

Agency Relationships

West Virginia requires written disclosure of agency relationships on a commission-promulgated form before any contract is signed — the exam hammers timing and the specific duties owed to principals versus customers.

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Brokerage Disclosures

Every brokerage contract must contain a definite expiration date with no auto-renewal provision — no clause can require the client to pay commission after expiration if they switch brokers.

Commission Powers

The WVREC has authority to refuse, revoke, or suspend licenses and impose fines, but only accepts written complaints and only has five commissioners (four licensed, one citizen) — the exam tests composition and disciplinary grounds.

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West Virginia Real Estate Practice Questions

Sample questions from the West Virginia real estate exam — with answers and explanations.

1. What is the state transfer tax on a property that sold for $225,000?

  1. A.$225.00
  2. B.$247.50
  3. C.$450.00
  4. D.$495.00
Explanation: The state transfer tax rate is $1.10 per $500 of sales price. The property sold for $225,000, which equates to $450 per $500 increment. Multiplying $450 by the $1.10 rate results in a total transfer tax of $495.

2. An exclusive listing expired August 31st with a protection period clause. On September 15th, the seller lists with a different broker and sells October 1st to a buyer from the original broker's July open house. Who owes commission?

  1. A.Both brokers, with dual protection periods if properly disclosed
  2. B.New broker only; protection periods are unenforceable in West Virginia
  3. C.Original broker only if new listing acknowledged the protection period
  4. D.Original broker, because buyer was introduced during listing period
Explanation: West Virginia prohibits carryover/tail clauses requiring commission after listing expiration when seller switches brokers. Once a listing expires, the seller may engage another broker without owing the original broker compensation, regardless of buyer introduction timing.

3. A complaint is filed with the West Virginia Real Estate Commission alleging that a broker committed misconduct three years earlier. What is the effect of the delay?

  1. A.None; West Virginia sets no limitation period on real estate licence discipline.
  2. B.The complaint is barred, because West Virginia allows two years from the acts or omissions alleged, subject to a discovery rule and to tolling.
  3. C.The complaint is barred, because West Virginia allows three years from the occurrence of the grounds of the complaint.
  4. D.The complaint may proceed only if the broker's licence has since expired.
Explanation: West Virginia is one of the minority of states that really does bar stale complaints, and the figure is two years, not three. W. Va. Code Section 30-40-20(a) provides that "no disciplinary action may be brought against a licensee upon any complaint that is filed more than two years after the acts or omissions alleged in the complaint or, where the licensee is alleged to have engaged in fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation, more than two years after the date at which the complainant discovered, or through reasonable diligence should have discovered, the alleged unprofessional conduct." Two refinements matter. First, the discovery rule applies only to fraud, deceit or misrepresentation. Second, the statute tolls the time limits "during any period in which material evidence necessary for the commission's evaluation or use is unavailable to the commission due to an ongoing criminal investigation or prosecution", so a three-year-old complaint is not automatically dead. Section 30-40-20 last amended 2023.
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West Virginia Real Estate Exam Structure: What to Expect

West Virginia's Salesperson exam combines 80 national questions and 50 West Virginia-specific questions — 130 scored questions total.

Question breakdown

National portion: 80 questions, $59

Contracts and agency (16 items) is typically the largest national category.

State portion: 50 questions, $59

  • General Powers & Duties of the Real Estate Commission (9 items)
  • Licensing (17 items) — the largest state category
  • Real Estate Practice (15 items)
  • Agency Relationships (4 items)
  • West Virginia Fair Housing (5 items)

Authorization window

Your authorization to test is good for 90 days or 2 attempts, whichever comes first. Once you pass a part, you cannot retake it — you have 90 days from that pass to pass the other part.

Cost structure

  • Pre-licensing (90 hours): $350-$700
  • Exam (both parts): $118
  • License application: $50
  • Background check: ~$40
  • Total: $558-$908

Retake rules

Retake only the failed part, within your 90-day authorization window. $59 per part per attempt.

If you're taking the Broker exam

The West Virginia Broker exam has a bigger state portion than the Salesperson exam — 60 state-specific questions instead of 50, for 140 questions total (80 national + 60 state) — with a higher passing bar: a scaled score of 75, up from the Salesperson exam's 70. Broker content shifts toward brokerage supervision and trust account management. Source: West Virginia Real Estate Candidate Handbook (Pearson VUE): "The state-specific examinations are comprised of ... fifty (50) scored items for sales candidates ... sixty (60) scored items for broker candidates," and "Passing score: Salesperson 70% / Broker 75%."

Topics Covered on the West Virginia Real Estate Exam

The figures below describe the Salesperson exam.

National Exam Topics (80 questions)

  1. Real Property Characteristics, Legal Descriptions, and Property Use (11 items)
  2. Forms of Ownership, Transfer, and Recording of Title (9 items)
  3. Property Value and Appraisal (11 items)
  4. Real Estate Contracts and Agency (16 items) — the largest national category
  5. Real Estate Practice (10 items)
  6. Property Disclosures and Environmental Issues (9 items)
  7. Financing and Settlement (7 items)
  8. Real Estate Math Calculations (7 items)

West Virginia State Exam Topics (50 questions)

  1. General Powers & Duties of the Real Estate Commission (9 items) — audits, disciplinary penalties
  2. Licensing (17 items) — over a third of the state exam: renewal, transfer, continuing education, exemptions
  3. Real Estate Practice (15 items) — scope of practice and fees, advertising rules, the Trust Fund
  4. Agency Relationships (4 items) — the Notice of Agency Form, types of agency
  5. West Virginia Fair Housing (5 items)

Why this list matters

Licensing and Real Estate Practice together are 32 of 50 state questions — nearly two-thirds of the entire state exam. Prioritize these two categories heavily.

What this list doesn't tell you

The Trust Fund (under Real Estate Practice) and the Notice of Agency Form (under Agency Relationships) are specifically named West Virginia items — study the actual named concepts, not just generic trust-account or agency-disclosure principles.

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