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Florida Real Estate Exam Prep

What you need to pass the Florida sales associate exam: the official format, what's on it, and practice written to the DBPR outline.

Last updated November 11, 2026

Given by
Pearson VUE, for the Florida DBPR
Questions
100 multiple choice, 19 topics
Time
3½ hours
To pass
75 of 100
Pass rate
48% first time, about 31% on a retake (May 2026)

How to get your Florida sales associate license

  1. Finish the 63-hour pre-licensing course and pass the school's end-of-course exam.
  2. Apply to the DBPR for your license and get approved to test.
  3. Book the state exam with Pearson VUE. It's closed book; a silent handheld calculator is allowed at the test center.
  4. Score 75 or higher. You get an official result report as soon as you finish.

What's on the exam

All 100 questions count the same. Contracts and brokerage procedures are the two biggest topics; Florida license law and rules (sections II, III, IV and VI) add up to 18%.

Biggest topicsShare
Real estate contracts12%
Real estate brokerage activities and procedures12%
Residential mortgages9%
Property rights: estates, tenancies, condos, HOAs, time-sharing8%
Real estate appraisal8%
Authorized relationships, duties and disclosures7%
13 other topics46%

All 19 topics, the rules and what happens if you fail are on the Florida exam format page.

What trips people up

  • Florida's own rules: brokerage relationships (transaction broker, single agent), escrow, license law and the Commission's rules.
  • Vocabulary. Many questions are easy once you know the term exactly.
  • The wording: scenario questions where one word, like EXCEPT or a single term, changes the answer.
  • Computations and closing (6%): prorations and commissions are points you can bank with practice.

How PassNext will help

Practice questions written to the DBPR outline in Florida's terms, full 100-question timed exams, every answer explained, a readiness score, and a retake plan for anyone who has already tried once.

Questions people ask

How hard is the Florida real estate exam?
Hard enough that only 48% of first-time takers passed in May 2026, according to the Florida Real Estate Commission. You need 75 of 100.
Is the Florida exam harder than the school's end-of-course exam?
It depends who you ask: some people find the school's exam harder, others get caught by the state exam's wording. They cover the same outline but are written by different people, so practice in the state exam's style too.
What if I fail?
You can review the questions you missed within 21 days at a Pearson VUE center. Our Florida retake page explains how to use it.