If you have a real estate license in Virginia, you will need to renew it every two years in order to continue operating legitimately. This is the case regardless of whether you are a real estate agent or a broker.

The cost of renewing your Virginia real estate license will depend on whether you do this on time — or have to pay a late penalty fee — as well as whether you are a broker or a real estate agent.

In this guide, we break down how you complete your Virginia Real Estate License Renewal, detailing how much this will cost, as well as what continuing education (CE) requirements you will need to complete before submitting your application.

Virginia Real Estate Renewal Cost

The total cost of your Virginia Real Estate License Renewal will depend on several factors, including how you go about filing and whether you need to pay a penalty fee:

Status	Real Estate Salesperson	Real Estate Broker
Renewal Cost Online	$65	$80
Reinstatement Fee (> 30 days after expiration)	$100	$120
Total Cost	$65 – $165	$80 – $200

On top of this, you’ll need to add the cost of purchasing a real estate CE course, as this is a legal requirement in the state of Virginia.

Virginia Real Estate Continuing Education

You will need to complete the following CE requirements in order to renew your real estate license in Virginia.

First Renewal

Salespersons in their two-year term are required by the Virginia Real Estate Board (VREB) to complete 30 hours of a board-approved post-license education (PLE) curriculum within a year of receiving their initial license.

This PLE means that salespersons do not need to complete their CE requirements in their first renewal.

Note: These PLE requirements do not apply to brokers, who are instead subject to the same CE requirements in their first renewal as all those that follow.

Second and Subsequent Renewals

Experienced salespersons and brokers are not subject to the same CE requirements in order to renew their licenses.

License Type	CE Requirements
Experienced Salesperson (e.g., renewed once already)	Total CE: 16 hours Mandatory courses: eight hours as follows: Ethics & Standards of Conduct: three hours Fair Housing: two hours Legal Updates and Emerging Trends: one hour Real Estate Agency: one hour Real Estate Contracts: one hour
Broker	Total CE: 24 hours Mandatory courses: 16 hours as follows: Broker Management: six hours Broker Supervision: two hours Ethics & Standards of Conduct: three hours Fair Housing: two hours Legal Updates and Emerging Trends: one hour Real Estate Agency: one hour Real Estate Contracts: one hour

Regardless of whether you are a salesperson or a broker, you will need to complete the remaining hours of CE by taking elective courses. These can be general real estate courses, or others such as:

• Virginia Legal Update
• Supervision Requirements
• Advocating for ShortSale Clients

Inactive Virginia Real Estate Agents

In Virginia, licensees with an inactive status do not need to complete these CE requirements in order to renew their real estate license, unless they want to reactivate it.

Keep in mind that you will not be able to engage in any real estate sales or brokerage activity with an inactive license.

Note: You will be able to renew your license for up to one year after its expiration date by simply submitting your renewal application online and paying the reinstatement fee (outlined at the top of this article).

Renew Virginia Real Estate License

You will be able to renew your Virginia real estate license online.

You can renew your real estate license online through the Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation (DPOR) online services. If this is your first time renewing online, you will need to register first.

We recommend that you complete your CE training at least 10 days before your license expires. This will ensure that there is enough time for it to be processed.