The agency pamphlet/disclosure must be provided to buyers and sellers before signing where required.
Before you read
Test yourself first: 5 questions
Question 1 of 5
Which agency licenses and regulates real estate brokers in Washington State?
Answer: A. The Washington State Department of Licensing (DOL) licenses and regulates real estate brokers and managing brokers in Washington.
Question 2 of 5
Which agency regulates real estate licensing in Washington State?
Answer: B. Real estate licensing in Washington is administered by the Department of Licensing (DOL), which oversees broker and managing broker licenses.
Question 3 of 5
Which Washington state agency is responsible for licensing and regulating real estate brokers and managing brokers?
Answer: B. Real estate licensing in Washington is administered by the Washington State Department of Licensing (DOL), which oversees broker and managing broker licenses.
Question 4 of 5
In Washington, which agency issues and regulates real estate licenses?
Answer: A. Real estate licensing in Washington is administered by the Department of Licensing (DOL), which oversees applications, examinations, renewals, and discipline for brokers and managing brokers.
Question 5 of 5
Which Washington agency is responsible for issuing, suspending, and revoking real estate broker licenses and for disciplining licensees who violate license law?
Answer: A. In Washington, the Department of Licensing (DOL) administers and enforces the real estate license law. The DOL issues licenses and has authority to investigate complaints and impose discipline, including suspension or revocation, on brokers and managing brokers.
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Must-know rules
- Agency is governed by Washington's real estate brokerage relationships statute (the agency law).
- Recognized relationships: seller agent, buyer agent, dual agent, and limited dual agent.
- Default: a broker working with a buyer represents that buyer unless otherwise agreed in writing.
- Default: a broker working with a seller (e.g., a listing) represents that seller unless otherwise agreed.
- Dual agency requires the informed written consent of both parties to the transaction.
- Statutory duties to all parties include reasonable skill and care, honesty, good faith, and disclosure of material facts.
- Duties to the represented client add loyalty, confidentiality, and accounting.
- The agency pamphlet/disclosure must be provided to buyers and sellers before signing where required.
Washington Agency Model Quick Reference: FAQs
Is Washington Agency Model Quick Reference on the real estate exam?
Yes. State License Law is a scored domain on the Washington real estate licensing exam, and this topic appears in the state license-law portion.
Is this cheat sheet free?
Yes — every page on Cinna RE's resource library is free to read, print and share. The app adds practice questions, mock exams and a readiness score.
Does Washington test this differently?
Washington applies its own license law on top of the national portion. This page covers the Washington rules specifically, which is what the state section of your exam tests.
