Reviewed by Casa Academy on August 2, 2026.
Virginia licenses salespersons through the Virginia Real Estate Board (DPOR). PSI administers one computer-based salesperson appointment: 80 national and 40 Virginia state scored multiple-choice items in 150 minutes when both portions are taken together (105 + 45), with independent cuts of 70% on national (56/80) and 75% on state (30/40). PSI lists a $60 examination fee per registration; confirm the live fee in Candidate Information Bulletin #466 before you schedule.
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Virginia salesperson candidates take a national portion and a Virginia state-law portion during one computer-based appointment administered by PSI. The national portion includes 80 scored multiple-choice items in 105 minutes. The Virginia state portion includes 40 scored items in 45 minutes, for 150 minutes total. Unscored experimental items may appear but do not affect your score. Virginia uses asymmetric pass thresholds: at least 70 percent on National (56 correct out of 80) and at least 75 percent on State (30 correct out of 40). A strong National score does not offset a State score below 75 percent. PSI displays your result on screen at the end of the exam and emails a score report. If you pass one portion and fail the other, you retake only the failed portion. You cannot schedule a new attempt on the same day you tested, but unsuccessful candidates may retest within about two business days when seats are available. Your completed license application must reach DPOR within one year of your initial examination date or you must retake any expired portion.
PSI Candidate Information Bulletin #466 organizes the Virginia salesperson exam into a national real estate principles block and a Virginia statutes-and-regulations block. Treat them as two study plans even though they share one appointment.
License exams test how Virginia statutes, commission rules, and candidate bulletins interact. Use the Statutes and regulations links on this page for primary sources, then confirm live fees and outlines with the regulator before you schedule.
Virginia salesperson candidates must satisfy DPOR education, examination, fingerprinting, and application requirements before the Real Estate Board issues a license. Review current DPOR and PSI instructions before applying because fees, forms, and processing rules can change.
The State plan unlocks unlimited blueprint-matched simulated exams, exam-day simulation, weak-topic mastery drills, spaced-repetition flashcards, and adaptive custom practice against the Virginia question bank for twelve months from activation. The State + National plan adds the national bank with combined practice, the AI tutor grounded in the Virginia product manual, and the pass-or-refund guarantee for eligible buyers. Access is English only. Renewal is manual (no automatic billing). A 3-day no-questions-asked refund policy applies. Prices and offer feature lists render from the shared catalog on this page.
Treat the national outline and Virginia state outline as separate study plans even though they share one PSI appointment. Drill Virginia statute topics such as designated and dual agency, escrow deposit timing, Transaction Recovery Fund caps, disclosure acts, and fair housing until the 40-item state block feels predictable. Pair that with timed national practice on contracts, financing, valuation, and fair housing under the 105-minute national limit. Start the free Virginia practice test on this page for a short email-gated readiness snapshot, then continue into unlimited blueprint-matched practice if you purchase Virginia exam prep. Pair paid drills with DPOR materials and the current PSI bulletin rather than treating any practice set as the live exam.
Use your passing score reports within the published windows: complete mandatory fingerprinting, then submit your license application and fees to DPOR within one year of your initial examination date. Keep PSI and DPOR fee pages bookmarked because exam, fingerprint, and license charges are billed separately. Confirm current forms on the Real Estate Board site before you submit.
Under Code of Virginia § 54.1-2139.1, a principal or supervising broker may assign designated agents for different clients in the same residential transaction; those designated agents are not dual agents when each represents only one client, while the supervising broker remains a dual agent or dual representative. Earnest money held in the firm's escrow account must be deposited by the end of the fifth business banking day following ratification unless the principals agree otherwise in writing (§ 54.1-2108.2), and identifiable broker funds in escrow must be withdrawn at intervals of not more than six months (18VAC135-20-181). The Real Estate Transaction Recovery Fund is capped at $20,000 for any one claimant, $50,000 aggregate per transaction, and $100,000 per regulant during a biennial license period (§ 54.1-2116). Hub summaries use official citations only.
Study these official statute, rule, and regulator sources for this jurisdiction. Confirm current text before exam day.
You must be at least 18 years old with a high school diploma or equivalent, complete 60 classroom hours from a DPOR-approved Principles of Real Estate provider, pass both PSI exam portions at 70 percent on National and 75 percent on State, complete mandatory fingerprinting before licensure, and submit your license application to DPOR within one year of your initial examination date. Reciprocal applicants licensed elsewhere take only the Virginia State portion. Confirm current steps on dpor.virginia.gov before applying.
Difficulty depends on your preparation, but the scope is broad because Virginia scores two portions with different pass thresholds. You need 70 percent on an 80-question national block and 75 percent on a 40-question state block covering Title 54.1 license law, designated and dual agency, escrow rules, disclosure statutes, and the Transaction Recovery Fund. A practical study plan gives extra time to agency disclosure scenarios and escrow deposit timing because those topics carry heavy weight on the state outline.
Under the current PSI format, you need at least 56 correct answers on the 80 scored national questions and at least 30 correct on the 40 scored state questions. That means you can miss up to 24 national questions and up to 10 state questions while still meeting the 70 percent and 75 percent thresholds on each portion independently. Unscored experimental items do not count toward pass or fail.
Virginia does not cap the number of PSI attempts, but you cannot schedule a new appointment on the same day you tested. Unsuccessful candidates may retest within about two business days when seats are available. If you pass one portion and fail the other, you retake only the failed section while your passing score on the cleared portion remains valid. Your completed license application must reach DPOR within one year of your initial examination date or you must retake any expired portion.
The national portion covers property ownership, land use, valuation, financing, contracts, agency, disclosures, transfer of title, practice of real estate, and calculations per the PSI national outline. The Virginia state portion tests licensing law, escrow accounts, property and HOA disclosures, agency definitions including designated and dual agency, Virginia Fair Housing Law, the Condominium Act, the Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, and the Property Owner's Association Act.
PSI lists a $60 examination fee paid when you schedule each attempt, whether you take one portion or both. PSI Virginia fingerprinting costs $52 at participating test centers according to the bulletin. DPOR license application fees and pre-licensing course tuition are separate charges listed on the Real Estate Board website. Confirm the current fee table on dpor.virginia.gov before booking.
The embedded practice test selects five questions from the Virginia exam prep product bank. Answer explanations stay locked until you submit a valid email for that attempt. The short practice test is a readiness snapshot, not a mastery score and not a substitute for full blueprint-matched practice exams.
Every plan includes twelve months of access with unlimited exams, flashcards, adaptive drills, and mastery tools. The State plan covers the Virginia bank, the National plan covers the national bank, and the State + National plan includes both banks with combined practice, the AI tutor grounded in the Virginia manual, and the pass-or-refund guarantee for eligible buyers. Prices and feature lists come from the shared offer catalog rendered on this page.
Casa Academy helps students prepare to pass real estate licensing exams for Virginia and other states. We build practice tests, study plans, and exam prep for national and state exams — with clear disclosures when a state product is not yet available.
If official requirements or exam scheduling guidance change, this page should change too. The current review date for this version is August 2, 2026.