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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 18. Professional And Occupational Licensing
Agency 135. Real Estate Board
Chapter 20. Virginia Real Estate Board Licensing Regulations
4/4/2026

18VAC135-20-361. Certification of instructors.

A. Every applicant to the board for certification as an instructor for prelicense education must meet two of the qualifications outlined in subdivisions 1 through 7 of this subsection:

Prerequisite Credential

Education

Experience

1.

Active real estate broker license

Baccalaureate degree or higher

Two consecutive years of active real estate experience immediately prior to application.

2.

Active real estate broker license

N/A

Five consecutive years of active real estate experience immediately prior to application.

3.

A professional designation that has been approved by the board.

N/A

N/A

4.

Fully designated membership of the Real Estate Educators Association holding the Designated Real Estate Instructor (DREI) designation.

N/A

N/A

5.

Valid teaching credential issued by the Commonwealth of Virginia, or any other state with qualifications that are equal to or exceed Virginia teacher qualifications.

N/A

N/A

6.

N/A

N/A

At least five years of teaching experience in the real estate field or at an accredited university, college, community college, or educational institution, or their equivalent.

7.

Attorney member of the Virginia State Bar who is engaged in the field of real estate-related law.

N/A

N/A

The board may waive the requirements of subdivisions 1 through 7 of subsection A upon review of proof of substantially equivalent qualifications.

B. Every applicant to the board for certification as an instructor for continuing education and post-license education must have expertise in a specific field of real estate with at least three years of active experience in that field in the five years immediately preceding the date of application and must teach only in the area of such applicant's expertise. Such applicants must furnish proof of expertise. Proof of expertise may include (i) educational transcripts, (ii) professional certificates, (iii) no more than three letters of reference, (iv) a resume, or (v) any other type of documentation that verifies an applicant's experience.

C. The board has discretion to deny an applicant who has been the subject of a disciplinary action.

Statutory Authority

§§ 54.1-201 and 54.1-2105 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 42, Issue 14, eff. April 1, 2026.

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