Washington Post-Licensing Course: 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