Washington Real Estate Broker Exam — All Questions
8 questions
How many clock hours of approved prelicensing education must a Washington real estate broker applicant complete?
- a.60 hours
- b.40 hours
- c.90 hours✓
- d.No education is required
Washington requires 90 clock hours of approved prelicensing education for a broker applicant, commonly divided into a 60-hour Real Estate Fundamentals course and a 30-hour Real Estate Practices course, before taking the licensing exam.
A Washington real estate broker license must be renewed on which cycle, with continuing education required?
- a.Every 6 months
- b.Only once, never renewed
- c.Every 5 years
- d.Every 2 years✓
Washington real estate broker licenses are renewed every two years, and licensees must complete continuing education, including a required core course, to renew. Keeping education current maintains an active license and up-to-date knowledge.
What prelicense education must a Washington broker applicant complete?
- a.A 60-hour Real Estate Fundamentals course and a 30-hour Practices course✓
- b.A single 63-hour salesperson prelicensing course, then the state exam
- c.Two 45-hour courses, one national in scope and one Washington-specific
- d.A 30-hour Real Estate Law course and a 30-hour Advanced Practices course
The Department of Licensing requires 90 hours of approved education made up of a 60-hour Real Estate Fundamentals course and a 30-hour Real Estate Practices course. RCW 18.85.101 sets the same 90 hours, taken within two years before the examination, and requires three of those hours to cover fair housing and consumer protection. Real Estate Law and Advanced Practices belong to the first renewal, not to prelicensing. Cite: RCW 18.85.101; Washington DOL, Get your license: Real estate brokers.
What licensed experience must a Washington managing broker applicant have?
- a.Two years as a broker at any time before applying
- b.Five years as a broker immediately before applying
- c.Three years as a broker, all of it inside Washington
- d.Three years as a full-time broker within the past five✓
RCW 18.85.111 requires a minimum of three years of licensed experience as a full-time real estate broker, in this state or in another jurisdiction having comparable requirements, within the five years previous to applying. The experience need not have been earned in Washington. Cite: RCW 18.85.111.
Which courses make up the 90 clock hours a Washington managing broker applicant must complete?
- a.Fundamentals, Practices, and Advanced Practices, 30 hours each
- b.Advanced law, brokerage management, and business management✓
- c.Real estate law, fair housing, and appraisal, 30 hours each
- d.Brokerage management, property management, and finance
WAC 308-124A-750 requires 90 clock hours in addition to any other clock hours completed: advanced real estate law, real estate brokerage management, and business management. Each course must run at least 30 clock hours, include a comprehensive examination, and be completed within three years before applying for the managing broker examination. Cite: WAC 308-124A-750.
What must a Washington broker complete for the first active renewal of the license?
- a.90 hours: Advanced Practices, Real Estate Law, core, and electives✓
- b.30 hours of continuing education, the same as every later renewal
- c.60 hours, plus a repeat of the 30-hour Real Estate Practices course
- d.90 hours, but only after two full renewal cycles have been served
The first active renewal is the heavy one. The Department of Licensing requires 90 hours: the 30-hour Advanced Practices course, the 30-hour Real Estate Law course, the 3-hour Current Issues in Washington Residential Real Estate core course, and at least 27 hours of other approved continuing education. Later renewals drop to 30 hours. Cite: RCW 18.85.101; WAC 308-124A-785; Washington DOL, Renew or reinstate your license: Real estate brokers.
After the first renewal, what continuing education does a Washington broker owe at each two-year renewal?
- a.30 hours, of which 20 must fall within 24 months of renewal
- b.15 hours, with the balance carried over from prior renewals
- c.30 hours, of which 15 must fall within 24 months of renewal✓
- d.45 hours, of which 30 must fall within 24 months of renewal
The Department of Licensing requires at least 30 clock hours for each two-year renewal, including the 3-hour Current Issues in Washington Residential Real Estate core course and at least 27 other approved hours, and at least 15 of the 30 must be completed within 24 months of the renewal date. Cite: WAC 308-124A-790; Washington DOL, Renew or reinstate your license: Real estate brokers.
How does the Washington real estate fair housing course requirement work at renewal?
- a.Three hours once, then no further fair housing course is due
- b.Six hours the first time, then three hours at each renewal✓
- c.Six hours at every renewal, with no shorter version offered
- d.Three hours the first time, then six hours at each renewal
A licensee who has not completed the initial 6-hour Washington Real Estate Fair Housing course must take it first; after that, the 3-hour Washington Real Estate Fair Housing course is required at each renewal. WAC 308-124A-802 defines the prescribed curriculum. Cite: WAC 308-124A-790 and 308-124A-802; Washington DOL, Renew or reinstate your license: Real estate brokers.