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Real Estate Licensing Virginia Real Estate Salesperson Exam Overview :

Exam Name: Virginia Real Estate Salesperson Exam
Exam Code: Virginia Real Estate Salesperson
Certifications: Real Estate Licensing Exams Certification
Actual Exam Duration: 120 minutes
Expected no. of Questions in Actual Exam: 80
Exam Registration Price: 60
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Real Estate Licensing Virginia Real Estate Salesperson Exam Objectives :

Section Weight Objectives
Property Ownership A. Real and personal property; conveyances
B. Land characteristics and legal descriptions
1. Metes and bounds method of legal property
description
2. Lot and block (recorded plat) method of legal
property description
3. Government survey (rectangular survey) method of
legal property description
4. Measuring structures (linear and square footage)
5. Land measurement
C. Encumbrances and effects on property ownership
1. Types of liens and their effect on the title and value
of real property
2. Easements, rights of way and licenses, including their
effect on the title, value and use of real property
3. Encroachments and their effect on the title, value and
use of real property
4. Potential encumbrances on title, such as probate,
leases, or adverse possession
5. Property rights that may be conveyed separately from
use of the land surface, such as mineral and other
subsurface rights, air rights, or water rights
D. Types of ownership
1. Ownership in severalty/sole ownership
2. Implications of ownership as tenants in common
3. Implications of ownership in joint tenancy
4. Forms of common-interest ownership, such as
Timeshares, Condominiums and Co-ops
5. Property ownership held in a trust or by an estate
6. Ownership by business entities
7. Life Estate ownership
Property Ownership A. Real and personal property; conveyances
B. Land characteristics and legal descriptions
1. Metes and bounds method of legal property
description
2. Lot and block (recorded plat) method of legal
property description
3. Government survey (rectangular survey) method of
legal property description
4. Measuring structures (linear and square footage)
5. Land measurement
C. Encumbrances and effects on property ownership
1. Types of liens and their effect on the title and value
of real property
2. Easements, rights of way and licenses, including their
effect on the title, value and use of real property
3. Encroachments and their effect on the title, value and
use of real property
4. Potential encumbrances on title, such as probate,
leases, or adverse possession
5. Property rights that may be conveyed separately from
use of the land surface, such as mineral and other
subsurface rights, air rights, or water rights
D. Types of ownership
1. Ownership in severalty/sole ownership
2. Implications of ownership as tenants in common
3. Implications of ownership in joint tenancy
4. Forms of common-interest ownership, such as
Timeshares, Condominiums and Co-ops
5. Property ownership held in a trust or by an estate
6. Ownership by business entities
7. Life Estate ownership
Land use Controls A. Government rights in land
1. Government rights to impose property taxes and
special assessments
2. Government rights to acquire land through eminent
domain, condemnation and escheat
B. Government controls on land use
C. Private controls
1. Deed conditions or restrictions on property use
2. Subdivision covenants, conditions and restrictions
(CC&Rs) on property use
3. Condominium and owners’ associations regulations or
bylaws on property use
Valuation A. Appraisals
1. Appraisals for valuation of real property
2. Situations that require appraisal by a licensed or
certified appraiser and brokerage-related actions that
constitute unauthorized appraisal practice
3. General steps in appraisal process
B. Estimating Value
1. Economic principles and property characteristics that
affect value of real property
2. Sales or market comparison approach to property
valuation and appropriate uses
3. Cost approach to property valuation and appropriate
uses
4. Income analysis approach to property valuation and
appropriate uses
C. Comparative Market Analysis (CMA)
1. Competitive/Comparative Market Analysis (CMA), BPO
or equivalent
2. Automated Valuation Method (AVM), appraisal
valuation and Comparative Market Analysis (CMA)
Financing  A. Basic Concepts and Terminology
1. Loan financing (for example, points, LTV, PMI,
interest, PITI)
2. General underwriting process (e.g., debt ratios, credit
scoring and history)
3. Standard mortgage/deed of trust clauses and
conditions
4. Essential elements of a promissory note
B. Types of Loans
1. Conventional loans
2. Amortized loans, partially amortized (balloon) loans,
interest-only loans
3. Adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) loans
4. Government Loans
a. FHA insured loans
b. VA guaranteed loans
c. USDA/Rural Development loan programs
5. Owner financing (for example, installment or
land contract/contract for deed)
6. Reverse-mortgage loans
7. Home equity loans and lines of credit

8. Construction loans
9. Rehab loans
10. Bridge loans
C. Financing and Lending
1. Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA),
including kickbacks
2. Truth-in-Lending Act (Regulation Z), including
advertising
3. Requirements and time frames of TRID (TILA-RESPA
Integrated Disclosures)
4. Equal Credit Opportunity Act
5. Lending Process (application through loan closing)
6. Risky loan features, such as prepayment penalties and
balloon payments
Contracts  V. (Sales 19%, Broker 19%)
A. General Contract Law
1. General principles of contract law
2. Elements necessary for a contract to be valid
3. Effect of the Statute of Frauds
4. Offer and a contract
5. Enforceability of contracts
6. Void, voidable and unenforceable contracts
7. Bilateral and unilateral contracts
8. Nature and use of option agreements
9. Notice, delivery, acceptance and execution of
contracts
10. Appropriate use, risks, and advantages of electronic
signatures and paperless transactions
11. Rights and obligations of the parties to a contract
12. Possible remedies for breach or non-performance of
contract
13. Termination, rescission and cancellation of contracts
B. Purchase and Lease Contracts
1. Addenda and amendments to contracts
2. Purchase agreements
3. Contract contingencies and methods for satisfying
them
4. Leases and rental agreements
5. Lease-purchase agreements
6. Types of leases
C. Proper handling of multiple offers and
counteroffers
Sales 13%, Broker 13% Agency and non-agency relationships
1. Agency relationships and how they are established
2. Types of listing contracts
3. Buyer brokerage/tenant representation contracts
4. Other brokerage relationships, including transaction
brokers and facilitators
5. Powers of attorney and other assignments of authority
6. Conditions for termination of agency or brokerage
service agreements
B. Agent Duties
1. Fiduciary duties of agents
2. Agent's duties to customers/non-clients, including
honesty and good faith
C. Agency Disclosures
1. Disclosure of agency/representation
2. Disclosure of possible conflict of interest or self-interest
Property Disclosures  A. Property Condition
1. Seller's property condition disclosure requirements
2. Property conditions that may warrant inspections or a
survey
3. Red flags that warrant investigation of public or
private land use controls
B. Environmental and Government Disclosures
1. Environmental issues requiring disclosure
2. Federal, state, or local disclosure requirements
regarding the property
Property Management  A. Duties and Responsibilities
1. Procurement and qualification of prospective tenants
2. Fair housing and ADA compliance specific to property
management
3. How to complete a market analysis to identify factors
in setting rents or lease rates
4. Property manager responsibility for maintenance,
improvements, reporting and risk management
(BROKER ONLY)
5. Handling landlord and tenant funds; trust accounts,
reports and disbursements (BROKER ONLY)
6. Provisions of property management contracts (BROKER
ONLY
Transfer of Title A. Types of deeds
B. Title Insurance and Searches
1. Title insurance policies and title searches
2. Potential title problems and resolutions
3. Marketable and insurable title
C. Closing Process
1. When transfer of ownership becomes effective
2. Process and importance of recordation
3. Settlement procedures (closing) and parties involved
4. Home and new construction warranties
D. Special Processes
1. Special issues in transferring foreclosed properties
2. Special issues in short sale transactions
3. Special issues in probate transactions
Practice of Real Estate A. Antidiscrimination
1. Federal Fair Housing Act general principles and
exemptions
2. Protected classes under the Federal Fair Housing Act
3. Protections against discrimination based on gender
identity and sexual orientation
4. Prohibited conduct under the Federal Fair Housing Act
(Redlining, Blockbusting, Steering, Disparate
Treatment)
5. Fair housing advertising rules
6. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) obligations
pertaining to accessibility and reasonable
accommodations
B. Legislation and Regulations
1. Licensees’ status as employees or independent
contractors
2. Antitrust laws and types of violations, fines and
penalties
3. Do
-Not
-Call List rule compliance
4. Proper use of Social Media and Internet
communication and advertising

C. Duties and Responsibilities
1. Protection of confidential personal information
(written, verbal or electronic)
2. Duties when handling funds of others in transactions
3. Licensee responsibility for due diligence in real estate
transactions
D. Supervisory Responsibilities (BROKER ONLY)
1. Broker's supervisory responsibilities (licensees, teams
and unlicensed assistants and employees) (BROKER
ONLY)
2. Broker relationship with licensees (employees or
independent contractors and governing rules) (BROKER
ONLY)
Real Estate Calculations  XI. Real Estate Calculations ()
A. Calculations for Transactions
1. Seller’s net proceeds
2. Buyer funds needed at closing
3. Real property tax and other prorations
4. Real property transfer fees
5. PITI (Principal, Interest, Taxes and Insurance)
payments estimate given loan rate and term
B. General Concepts
1. Equity
2. Rate of return/Capitalization rate
3. Loan
-to
-Value ratio
Real Estate Calculations  XI. Real Estate Calculations ()
A. Calculations for Transactions
1. Seller’s net proceeds
2. Buyer funds needed at closing
3. Real property tax and other prorations
4. Real property transfer fees
5. PITI (Principal, Interest, Taxes and Insurance)
payments estimate given loan rate and term
B. General Concepts
1. Equity
2. Rate of return/Capitalization rate
3. Loan
-to
-Value ratio

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