West Virginia

Real Estate

Commission

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS

ARELLO CERTIFICATION REQUIRED FOR ALL DISTANCE EDUCATION COURSES - Effective January 1, 2012, all pre-license and continuing education courses offered through distance education formats, must have ARELLO Certification prior to being approved by the Real Estate Commission. The certification is based on a set of strict standards whose enforcement will positively influence the quality of distance education courses offered to real estate professionals in West Virginia.

FREE FLOOD HAZARD TOOL - The Real Estate Commission is pleased to announce the existence of a free "West Virginia Flood Hazard Determination Tool", which has been made available to the public by the WVU, GIS Technical Center. The tool is designed to help real estate agents, other professionals and the general public quickly, accurately and efficiently determine whether a building or property is in or near a flood plain. You may access this free tool at: http://www. mapwv.gov/flood.

300 Capitol Street, Suite 400
Charleston, WV 25301
304.558.3555
304.558.6442 fax

Commissioners

John H. Reed, III, Chairman
Vaughn L. Kiger, Vice Chairman
Cheryl L. Skiles, Secretary
Kathy L. Martin, Member
Kathy J. Zaferatos, Member

Richard E. Strader, Executive Director

The West Virginia Real Estate Commission has the principal purpose of protecting the public interest from the unauthorized, unqualified and unregulated practice of real estate brokerage through enactment of
WV Code 30-40
and to regulate the granting of such privileges and their use.