Moseley-Dickinson Academy of Real Estate of Roanoke and Lynchburg has been serving central and western Virginia for over 30 years! We have successfully trained more people for longer than any other Central or Western Virginia Real Estate School, and offers the most effective and flexible ways to obtain your Virginia real estate or appraisal license! We offer more Virginia State approved courses, and more instruction options then ANY OTHER school! Moseley-Dickinson comes with the highest recommendations from area real estate brokers, appraisers, and real estate sales persons. Check out the latest article about Moseley-Dickinson from the Blue Ridge Business Journal.


To become a licensed Real Estate Salesperson in Virginia, the state requires that you successfully complete a 60 hour Principles of Real Estate course. Our course makes it easy to meet all Virginia Real Estate Board requirements. There are 3 ways to complete the course: Full Classroom, Home Study, or FLEX.


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You must have successfully completed 180 classroom, correspondence or other forms of distance learning hours of instruction approved by the Real Estate Board (4-forty five hour semester courses).

Required:
Brokerage Management

Specific Courses:
Real Estate Law
Real Estate Appraisal
Real Estate Finance

Related Courses:
GRI
Property Management
Business Law
Real Estate Math
Real Estate Investments
Other Board approved courses

Students may substitute ONE Related Course for one of the Specific Courses. There are NO substitutions for Brokerage. It is REQUIRED. Moseley-Dickinson offers Brokerage, Finance, Law, Appraisal and Investments (Related Course) either through the classroom or through homestudy.

EXPERIENCE: You must have worked as an active licensed real estate sales person for 36 of the 48 months immediately preceding application for the broker licensing exam. “Active” is defined as an average of at least 40 hours per week.

EXAMINATION: You must have passed a state licensing examination within 12 months prior to application. Moseley-Dickinson offers a 3-day Broker Exam Prep course to assist you in preparing for the state broker’s exam.

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Every 2 years, Brokers and Real Estate Sales Licensees must complete 16 hours of continuing education to keep their license active. As well, effective July 1, 2008, Brokers are required to take an extra 8 hour Broker-specific Continuing Education course.

Here are the current 16 hour requirements:

(Please Note: If you received a new real estate salesperson license (active or inactive) AFTER December 31, 2004 , and this is your FIRST TIME RENEWAL , you will need to complete 30 hours of Post License Education instead of Continuing Education to renew your real estate license.)

    A. 2 hours of Fair Housing

    B. 3 hours of Ethics

    C. 1 hour of each of the following: Contracts, Agency, and Legal Updates

    D. The remaining 8 hours may be credited by taking Board approved "elective" or "real estate related" courses.

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If you received a new salesperson license (active or inactive) AFTER December 31, 2003 , and this is your FIRST TIME RENEWAL , you are required to complete 30 hours of Post License Education instead of Continuing Education. All other Brokers and salespersons who wish to retain active licenses, shall be required to satisfactorily complete 16 hours of Continuing Education courses.

You have some options of the types of courses you take to complete the 30 hour requirement.
There are mandatory Post Licensing course groups known as: tracks; and, elective Post Licensing hours.
You must complete one entire track to receive credit for your mandatory hours. The remaining elective hours may be taken from any Board approved courses within any track.

THERE ARE 3 TRACKS:

    A. Residential Real Estate Track
    Mandatory Topics (15 hours)

      1. Agency Law (3 hours)
      2. Fair Housing (3 hours)
      3. Real Estate Law (3 hours)
      4. Offer to Purchase (3 hours)
      5. Ethics and Standards of Conduct/Current Industry Issues and Trends (3 hours)

    Elective Topics (15 hours - approved courses are a minimum of 1 hour and a maximum of 4 hours)

      • Finance
      • Property Valuation/Listing Process
      • Selling Process
      • Technology
      • Business Planning
      • Land Use Issues
      • Other Board-Approved Real Estate Related Courses

    B. Commercial Real Estate Track
    Mandatory Topics (9 hours)

      1. Contract Writing; Handling Customer Deposits; Agency (3 hours)
      2. Listing Property; Leasing Property; Current Industry Issues and Trends (3 hours)
      3. Property Owners' and Condominium Association Law; Landlord Tenant Law; Real Estate Board Regulations and Statutes; Americans with Disabilities Act (3 hours)

    Elective Topics (21 hours - approved courses are a minimum of 1 hour and a maximum of 4 hours)

      • Leasing
      • Land
      • Sales
      • Finance
      • Market Research
      • Property Management
      • Consulting Services
      • Development
      • Franchising
      • Government Relations/Government Programs
      • Hospitality/Entertainment
      • Other Board-Approved Real Estate Related Courses

    C. Property Management Track
    Mandatory Topics (20 hours)

      1. Virginia Residential Landlord/Tenant Act and Fair Housing (4 hours)
      2. Board Regulations and Statues; Escrow Management and Accounting; Ethics (4 hours)
      3. Appraisals; Structures and Construction Process; Uniform Statewide Building Code (4 hours)
      4. Contract Writing and Agency (4 hours)
      5. Risk Management (4 hours)

    Elective Topics (10 hours - approved courses are a minimum of 1 hour and a maximum of 4 hours)

      • Contractor/Maintenance Employee Relationship
      • Current Industry Issues and Trends
      • Rental Marketing
      • Tenant/Landlord Relationships
      • Understanding Property Owners' and Condominium Associations
      • Other Board-Approved Real Estate Related Courses

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There are 4 category levels of Appraiser's Licenses in Virginia. Here are the 2008 requirements of each:

A. Appraiser Trainee
Trainees must work under the direction of a supervising appraiser.

    Complete 75 hrs of qualifying appraisal pre-licensing education, including 15 hour National USPAP course and exam (within the 5 year period immediatly preceding application for licensure).
    No experience required
    Pass state licensing exam.


B. Licensed Residential Appraiser
May appraise properties of 1-4 residential units with transaction value of less than $1 million, and non-complex, non-residential properties with transaction values up to $250,000.

    Complete 150 Creditable hrs of qualifying appraisal pre-licensing education, including 15 hour Hational USPAP course and exam.
    Obtain 2000 hrs of experience in no fewer than 12 months.
    Pass state licensing exam.


C. Certified Residential Appraiser
May appraise properties of 1-4 residential units regardless of transaction value and non-residential properties with transaction values up to $250,000

    Obtained Associate degree, or highter, from an accredited college, junior college, community college or university OR successfully passed a total of at least 21 semester credit hrs of collegiate subject matter courses in: English composition, Principles of Economics (macro or micro), Finance, Algebra, Geometry or higher Mathematics, Statistics, Introduction to Computers (word processing/spreadsheets) and Business or Real Estate Law.

    Completed 200 creditable hrs of qualifying appraisal pre-licensing education including 15 hour National USPAP course and exam.

    2,500 hrs experience during no fewer than 24 months
    Pass state licensing exam.


D. Certified General Appraiser
May appraise all types of real estate and real property regardless of value, complexity or type.

Must have obtained Bachelors degree or higher from an accredited college or university. OR successfully passed a total of at least 30 hrs. collegiate level subject matter courses in: English Composition, Micro Economics, Macro Economics, Finance, Algebra, Geometry or higher Mathematics, Statistics, Introduction to Computers (word processing/spreadsheets), Business or Real Estate Law AND 2 elective courses in Accounting, Geography, Ag-economics, Business Management or Real Estate.

  • Complete 300 hrs of appraisal education, including 15 hr National USPAP course & exam.
  • 3,000 hrs experience during no fewer than 30 months.
  • 1,500 or more must be in non-residential appraisals.
  • Pass state licensing exam.

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For many of our students, our traditional two-week day classes or eight-week night classes are the ideal way to prepare for the Principles Of Real Estate exam. But for many in today's demanding world, it can be difficult to commit that much time. For some, a traditional homestudy course can meet their education needs - but many find such courses cold and uninteresting. With our new FLEX program and Internet Courses, you will learn all you need to know with the convenience of independent study.

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