West Virginia Real Estate Exam Practice Questions
Practice questions covering West Virginia-specific topics including mineral rights, coal mining disclosures, WVREC regulations, and state agency law for the WV licensing exam.
West Virginia Real Estate Exam Practice Questions
The West Virginia real estate exam contains 120 questions: 80 national and 40 state-specific. You need 75% on each section to pass — 60 correct on the national portion and 30 correct on the state portion. These practice questions focus on the state section, which includes topics unique to West Virginia's economy and property law.
Agency and Licensing Questions
Q: Which body regulates real estate licensees in West Virginia?
A: The West Virginia Real Estate Commission (WVREC). The commission has 5 members appointed by the governor and operates under WV Code Chapter 30, Article 40.
Q: How many pre-license education hours does West Virginia require for a salesperson?
A: 90 hours, completed at a WVREC-approved school before sitting for the licensing exam.
Q: West Virginia real estate licenses renew every how many years, and what is the continuing education requirement?
A: Every 2 years, with 7 hours of continuing education required per renewal cycle.
Mineral Rights Questions
Q: A seller owns the surface rights to a 50-acre parcel but sold the mineral rights to a coal company 30 years ago. What must the listing agent disclose?
A: The severance of surface and mineral rights. In West Virginia, mineral rights and surface rights can be separately owned. The listing agent must disclose that the surface rights and mineral rights are severed, as this materially affects the buyer's use of the property.
Q: What is a "deed of severance" in West Virginia real estate?
A: A legal instrument that separates the ownership of mineral rights (coal, oil, gas, timber) from surface rights. Once severed, the mineral rights owner may have the legal right to access the surface for extraction, which significantly affects surface property value.
Q: Why are coal mining disclosures important in West Virginia real estate transactions?
A: Past underground coal mining can cause subsidence — surface sinking or collapse — that damages structures built on the surface. Mine subsidence disclosure is a required part of West Virginia property condition disclosures in affected areas.
Transfer Tax Questions
Q: West Virginia does not have a state-level real estate transfer tax. What does it have instead?
A: A county-level excise tax of $1.10 per $500 of the consideration (or fraction thereof). This is collected at closing and is typically paid by the seller.
Q: How much county excise tax is owed on a $250,000 West Virginia property sale?
A: $250,000 / $500 = 500 units. 500 x $1.10 = $550
Fair Housing and Disclosure Questions
Q: Lead-based paint disclosure is required for residential properties built before what year?
A: 1978. This is a federal requirement that applies in all states, including West Virginia. Sellers must provide the EPA-approved disclosure form and buyers have a 10-day inspection period.
Q: A West Virginia licensee learns that a property was the site of a methamphetamine lab. Must this be disclosed?
A: Yes. West Virginia requires disclosure of known material defects, and contamination from illegal drug activity qualifies as a material defect affecting property value and habitability.
Quick Review
West Virginia exam priorities: mineral and surface rights severance, mine subsidence and coal country disclosures, county excise tax calculation, lead-based paint requirements, 90-hour pre-license requirement, and WVREC's 5-member commission structure. These state-specific topics anchor the WV section of the exam.
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