WA Post-Licensing: Advanced Real Estate Practices
Newly licensed brokers in Washington are required to complete 90 hours of coursework before their first active renewal: 30 hours of advanced practices, 30 hours of real estate law, 27 hours of approved continuing education courses, and a three-hour core course.
This course fulfills the state's requirement for 30 hours of advanced real estate practices, and it’s divided into eight modules:
- Brokerage
- Agency
- Contracts
- Marketing, Negotiations, and Closings
- Problem Management: When Things Go Wrong
- Business Practice
- Property Management
- Current Topics
Course highlights include:
- Brokerage relationships and responsibilities, with a close look at conflict resolutions strategies
- Fiduciary and statutory duties, as well as a discussion of the differences between clients and customers
- Compensation agreements and related disclosures
- Agency disclosure requirements and required forms
- Risks related to liability, conflicts of interest, and breach of duty
- Complaints and disciplinary actions against state licensees
- Contract usage and management
- Marketing requirements and restrictions
- Negotiation best practices
- Common closing delays and how to manage them
- Commission disputes and resolution methods
- Property disclosure obligations
- Record retention requirements
- Property management and fair housing requirements
- Current topics, including affordable housing issues, the use of introductory letters, and referrals to third-party vendors
State Requirements For Washington
Washington State Requirement Details for Real Estate First Renewal Education
Hours Required by the state: 90 hours
Renewal for Brokers:
First Renewal:
- 30-hour Advanced Practices Course
- 30-hour Real Estate Law Course
- 3-hour Current Issues in Washington Residential Real Estate Course
- 6-hour Wasington Real Estate Fair Housing Course
- 21 hours of other approved continuing education
You must start these hours after the date you're first licensed. If you haven't taken the initial 6-hour Washington Real Estate Fair Housing course, you must take it first.
- Once you've taken the initial 6-hour course, you must take the 3-hour Washington Real Estate Fair Housing course each time you renew.
- At least 30 hours, including:
- 3-hour Current Issues in Washington Residential Real Estate Course
- 3-hour Washington Real Estate Fair Housing Course
- At least 24 hours other approved continuing education
- At least 15 hours must be completed within 24 months of your renewal date.
- You may also use up to 15 hours of unused continuing education completed within 48 months of your renewal date.
Inactive Renewals:
- No Continuing Education required to renew an inactive license.
- If you want to activate your license, you may need to meet the education requirements for an active license.
Renewal for Managing Brokers:
- At least 30 hours, including:
- 3–hour Core Course
- 3-hour Fair Housing Course
- At least 24 hours other approved continuing education
- At least 15 hours must be completed within 24 months of your renewal date.
- You may also use up to 15 hours of unused continuing education completed within 48 months of your renewal date.
- The hours must be started after the date of first licensure as a managing broker.
Washington State Department of Licensing
Street Address: 2000 Fourth Avenue West, Olympia, WA 98502
Mailing Address (Forms with no payments): P.O. Box 9021, Olympia, WA 98507-9021
Mailing Address (Forms with payments): P.O. Box 3917, Seattle, WA 98124-3917
Telephone: 360.664.6488
Fax: 360.586.0998