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Virginia licenses real estate salespersons through one PSI examination in two separately passed portions: 80 national questions in 105 minutes, passed with 56 correct, and 40 Virginia state-law questions in 45 minutes, passed with 30 correct. PassProfessor’s Virginia program gives you 19,983 original practice questions built on those same outlines — 11,514 on the national topics and 8,469 on Virginia law and Real Estate Board rules — in fresh, blueprint-weighted practice exams and topic drills, with per-question analytics that show you which outline areas are costing you points. A free sample exam is available now.
What’s included
A Virginia bank, not a national bank with a Virginia chapter stapled on. The state portion is 40 of the 120 questions on the real exam — a third of the test — and it covers material that exists only in Virginia: the license law in Title 54.1, Chapter 21 of the Code of Virginia, the Real Estate Board’s regulations, Virginia agency definitions and relationships, the Residential Property Disclosure Act, and the Virginia Fair Housing Law. Our bank holds 8,469 questions on those state-portion topics alone, so the portion most national courses cover most lightly is the portion you can drill the hardest here.
Fresh practice exams at the real exam’s weights. Each full practice exam is generated fresh for that attempt — 80 national questions and 40 state questions in the same proportions PSI uses, with the national topics weighted the way the official outline weights them (contracts carry the most, at 19% of the national portion; agency follows at 13%, and practice of real estate at 12%). Questions you have not seen come first, and you never sit the same exam twice.
Drills that match how the exam is built. Drill a single outline area — Virginia disclosure requirements, agency definitions and relationships, real estate calculations, financing — or sit the full 120-question simulation against the clock. Because the real exam passes its two portions separately, the program tracks them separately too: a strong national score cannot hide a weak state score in your practice data, just as it cannot on the real score report.
Per-question analytics that find the leak. Your results break down by outline area and by portion, so a weak area shows up in your practice data before it shows up on a PSI diagnostic report. Every item in the program is monitored from real student responses. Questions students find suspiciously easy or suspiciously hard are pulled for review, and anything found wrong is fixed or retired.
Two portions, two different kinds of studying. The national portion rewards understanding — how ownership, contracts, financing, and valuation work anywhere. The state portion rewards precision — what Virginia’s statute and the Board’s rules actually say about escrow accounts, disclosure timing, designated and dual agency, and the specific Acts that govern Virginia practice. The bank is organized so you can study each portion the way that portion is actually tested.
The real exam at a glance
Current as of October 2026, per the Virginia Real Estate Board (Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation) and PSI’s Virginia Real Estate Candidate Information Bulletin, last revised February 18, 2026. Full detail — eligibility, registration, fingerprinting, retakes, test day — is in our Virginia real estate exam guide.
| National portion | Virginia state portion | |
|---|---|---|
| Administered by | PSI, for the Virginia Real Estate Board (DPOR) | PSI, for the Virginia Real Estate Board (DPOR) |
| Questions | 80 (80 points) | 40 (40 points) |
| Time allowed | 105 minutes | 45 minutes |
| Passing score | 56 correct (70%) | 30 correct (75%) |
| Exam fee | $60 for the examination, paid to PSI (non-refundable, non-transferable) | — |
- You must pass both portions. They are scored separately. Pass one and fail the other, and you retake only the portion you failed.
- The passing standard is a raw count, not a scaled score. PSI’s bulletin publishes it directly: 56 of 80 on the national portion and 30 of 40 on the state portion. The state portion’s bar is proportionally higher — 75% against the national portion’s 70% — which is one more reason the Virginia-law topics deserve early, separate drilling.
- A small number of experimental questions may be mixed in. PSI’s bulletin says one to ten unscored experimental items — generally about 10% of the exam — may be administered. They do not affect your score, but they do count against your time, and you cannot tell which questions they are.
- Before you can test, you complete 60 hours. Salesperson applicants must finish a 60 class/clock-hour Board-approved Principles of Real Estate pre-license course and be at least 18 with a high school diploma or its equivalent. This program is exam preparation only — it is not that course and provides no pre-licensing credit.
- Fingerprinting is mandatory, and the clock matters. Every applicant is fingerprinted for a state and national criminal history check (the PSI-site fingerprint fee is $52), and your completed license application and fee must reach the Board within one year of passing — sooner, while your fingerprint results are still valid. Our exam guide walks through the deadlines in order.
How the practice maps to the real exam
Every question in the Virginia bank is tagged to an area of PSI’s current Virginia content outlines — the same outlines the real exam is built from. Counts below are the bank itself, counted question by question from the delivered workbook.
| Official outline area (real-exam weight) | Practice questions |
|---|---|
| National portion — Real Estate Principles and Practices (80 questions) | |
| I. Property Ownership (10%) | 1,070 |
| II. Land Use Controls (5%) | 542 |
| III. Valuation (8%) | 976 |
| IV. Financing (10%) | 1,350 |
| V. Contracts (19%) | 1,990 |
| VI. Agency (13%) | 1,079 |
| VII. Property Disclosures (7%) | 729 |
| VIII. Property Management (3%) | 296 |
| IX. Transfer of Title (6%) | 323 |
| X. Practice of Real Estate (12%) | 1,418 |
| XI. Real Estate Calculations (7%) | 1,741 |
| National subtotal | 11,514 |
| State portion — Virginia State Real Estate Laws and Real Estate Board Rules (40 questions) | |
| Licensing (8 items) | 1,315 |
| Escrow Accounts (2 items) | 252 |
| Disclosure Requirements (10 items) | 1,524 |
| Agency Definitions and Relationships (12 items) | 1,830 |
| Virginia Fair Housing Law and Regulations (4 items) | 495 |
| Specific Acts Pertaining to Real Estate Practice (4 items) | 3,053 |
| State subtotal | 8,469 |
| Total | 19,983 |
Coverage is honest, not uniform: every one of the 17 outline areas above is covered, and the deepest areas — the Virginia-specific Acts, contracts, agency definitions and relationships, and calculations — run into the thousands. The lightest areas are escrow accounts (252 questions), property management (296), and transfer of title (323), which are also among the smallest areas on the real exam (2 of 40 state items, 3% and 6% of the national portion). We publish the counts so you can see the bank as it is, not as a slogan.
How to use it
- Start with the free sample exam — a fixed set of questions across both portions, enough to see how the program works and where you stand.
- Drill the Virginia-law areas early. The state portion is a third of the exam with the higher passing bar (30 of 40), and it tests concrete Virginia material — disclosure timing, escrow rules, agency definitions, the condominium and property owners’ association Acts. Most candidates leave it for last; the score report is where that shows.
- Drill by outline area. Work your weakest national areas — contracts first, as the single largest block — until the misses stop repeating, and keep the two portions’ progress separate in your mind, because PSI keeps them separate on your result.
- Sit full generated exams against the clock. 120 scored questions in 150 minutes, plus any experimental items mixed in, is a pace of about 75 seconds per question. Practice the pace for each portion separately: 105 minutes for the national set, 45 for the state set.
- Book the real exam through PSI when your practice results sit comfortably above 56 of 80 and 30 of 40 on full simulations — then get fingerprinted and file your license application with the Board promptly, inside the deadlines our guide lays out.
Pricing
The Virginia program is $49 for full access to all 19,983 questions. Every PassProfessor program carries the same standard refund terms: 14 days, provided you have attempted less than 20% of the program (see the site Terms for the full policy).
Frequently asked questions
How many questions are on the Virginia real estate exam? The salesperson examination has 120 scored questions in two portions: 80 on the national portion (Real Estate Principles and Practices) and 40 on the state portion (Virginia State Real Estate Laws and Real Estate Board Rules). PSI may also administer a small number of unscored experimental questions — one to ten, generally about 10% — which count against your time but not your score.
What score do I need to pass the Virginia real estate exam? Per PSI’s Candidate Information Bulletin, you need 56 correct answers on the national portion (70% of 80) and 30 correct answers on the state portion (75% of 40). The portions are scored separately and both must be passed; passing one does not offset failing the other.
How long is the Virginia real estate exam? 150 minutes in total: 105 minutes for the national portion and 45 minutes for the state portion. That works out to roughly 75 seconds per scored question, before allowing for any experimental items mixed into your sitting.
Who administers the Virginia real estate exam? PSI administers the examination under contract with the Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation (DPOR), for the Virginia Real Estate Board. DPOR’s pre-license page lists PSI as the exam vendor, with a phone number of (855) 340-3910, and examinations are offered daily.
How much does the Virginia real estate exam cost? The examination fee is $60, paid to PSI, and PSI states that registration fees are not refundable or transferable. Fingerprinting at a PSI Virginia site costs $52. Your pre-license course tuition and the Board’s license application fee are separate payments, made to different parties at different steps — the exam guide separates them out.
What do I need before I can take the Virginia exam? You must be at least 18 years old, hold a high school diploma or its equivalent, and complete the required pre-license education first — for salespersons, a 60 class/clock-hour Board-approved Principles of Real Estate course. Your education provider submits your eligibility record to PSI, and then you register and schedule. Fingerprinting is mandatory before a license can be issued.
If I fail one portion, do I retake the whole exam? No. You retake only the portion you failed. PSI’s bulletin says a new appointment cannot be made on the same day you tested, and that unsuccessful candidates may be able to retest within two business days, depending on space availability. One deadline governs everything: your completed license application must be submitted within one year of the date you originally took the examination, or the expired portion or portions must be retaken.
Can I take the Virginia real estate exam online? Yes — PSI offers this examination both at test centers and by remote proctoring, and you choose the format when you schedule. Remote candidates must run PSI’s computer compatibility checks (audio, video, webcam, and system) before test day, must start within the window PSI sets around the booked time, and take the exam in a clear, quiet space with no breaks allowed. The bulletin’s remote-testing rules govern; read them before choosing that format.
Does this program count toward my 60 hours of pre-licensing education? No. PassProfessor is exam preparation only. It does not provide pre-licensing education credit and is not a substitute for the Board-approved 60-hour Principles of Real Estate course you must complete before testing. It exists to prepare you for the examination itself, alongside or after that course.
Are these the actual exam questions? No. Every PassProfessor question is written by us, from scratch, to PSI’s published Virginia content outlines and Virginia law. We never use real exam questions, recalled questions, or another provider’s bank — and using actual exam content would violate the candidate rules you agree to when you test.
I am licensed in another state. Does this program fit me? Partly — and efficiently. Reciprocity applicants take only the Virginia state portion, so the 8,469 state-portion questions — licensing, escrow, disclosure requirements, agency definitions and relationships, Virginia fair housing, and the specific Virginia Acts — are the part of this bank built for you. The full program includes the national portion as well.
How do I enroll in the Virginia program? Enrollment is open now. Enroll on this page for $49 and you get immediate access to the full program — all 19,983 questions, the topic drills for both portions, and the generated practice exams — starting with the free sample exam if you want to look around first.
Disclaimer
PassProfessor is an independent exam-preparation provider. This program is exam preparation only: it is not pre-licensing education, provides no education credit, and is not a substitute for the Board-approved 60-hour Principles of Real Estate course required for Virginia salesperson licensure. It is not affiliated with the Virginia Real Estate Board, the Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation (DPOR), PSI, or any state agency or exam vendor. All practice questions are original, written to the published exam outlines; they are not actual exam questions.