Welcome

The West Virginia Real Estate Commission was created in 1937 with the purpose of protecting the public interest from the unauthorized, unqualified and unregulated practice of real estate brokerage (agents and firms).

The WV REC is tasked with enforcing the WV Real Estate Licensing Act & related Legislative Rules. The Commission staff is prohibited from giving legal advice and is limited in scope to items only in the Licensing Act & Rules.

This web site is dedicated to providing you with the best and most current information on Real Estate License Law in WV. WVREC employees are working to improve our systems and business processes in order to better serve you.

changes to the wv real estate license act

With the passage of House Bill 3203, changes to Chapter 30, Artcle 40 went into affect June 9, 2023. A memo and several emails have been sent to licensees highlighting the changes. Legislative Rules were approved by the Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee and will now go to the Legislature.